The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-08

spce has already made Itself manifest In the
political ipsrigues which are being organ rsd to
snticipste ,he decisio Of those vital questions
which are to be submitted to the Cortes. Our
own m meter, Mr.. Sule, and the English Am
ba sss6or, l. I'd How'd n, are laid to be--eaco
in bis way-sct vey engaged in pushing
he views of their respective cabinets. The
English government, contemplating the inc
vitaLle results Of the proceedings about to be
sdop ed against the Queen Mother, are seek
ing to provide against the probability OF
Isabt lla's abdicatioD. by strengthening that in
terest whi,h they believe viii be most favor.
able to mir traditional policy. They will be
for either raising the intact daughter of the
present Queen to the throne, or for uniting the
crowns of Spain and Portugal in the person OF
Don Pedro. Should they find the current OF
popular feeling to run too strongly against the
present dynasty to accomplish the first OF these
PROJECTS, they will fan back upon the second;
hut in both they win be thwarted by the French
Emperor. Sooner than again place'a Bourbon
upon the throne, or consent to the creation OF
an Iherian kingdom, he viii take no steps 10
Illustrate the efforts Of the Spanish republicans.
Curious to say, bis policy and that of our
present administration are nearly identical.
NJ Sou,e is not only secretly encouraging and
stimulating the movements Of the republican
TO offer them pecuniary aid when the proper
time arrives for it--that is to say, when their
chances of success impart something like
validity to their promises. In the meanwhile
stipulation will be made that on the event of
their coming into power, Cuba shall be de
livered over to this country as security for
the sums advanced. As it is not probable that
they will ever be repaid, the island will
remain quietly in our hands. Such, in a few
words, is the Spanish policy of our present
administration.
But, it will be asked, what has the French
Emperor TO gain by allowing the Spanish re.
publicans to uproot the existing order of things,
and to plant the red flag upon the Escurial
We answer that nothing could be better calcu-
lated to further his views. Before twelve
months Of such regime would have expired,
the suicidal differences that would arise be-
tween the moderate republicans and the social
lists would afford him pre,ext for marching
an army to Madrid, and placing one Of his own
family upon the throne. "What has been,"
as the Spanish proverb says, may be again."
This time we trust that it Is one Of the Ame
rican Bonapartes that will have the chance of
the windfall. What singular confederation
Of roy ally would that be which presented to
us an American sovereign and a Spanish mo-
march in the same person! King Jerome would
probably have enough Of the old leaven left
in him not to be in hurry TO redeem the
pledge deposited in our hands by his repubi-
can predecessors AS the chances OF fate
might, some day or other, drive him back
amongst US to resume his fractional share Of
popular dominion, he would, no doubt, leave US
the Queen Of the Antilles by way of what the
Irish lawyer called "a contingent reversion in
his own favor