The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-12

hhrdiJ dare TO MS a hh9of % nst IL, On the
ground of irreguiarity. The rights secured to
our trade, our ships, and our citizens will
our Cabinet to submit tot eirstructions
which they tn m civ have received from their
neglected Minister at London. Mr.. Buchanan
las thus been singusarly fortunate in his pecu-
liar position 1t is well known that his pre-
eminent character and inAuenc' !, as one of our
lealing democratic statesmen, made it impera-
tive upon Gen. Pierce to appoint him to Eng.
land. But Secretary Mar, y, with his charac-
teris tic meanness in great things and small, as
if to disgust Mr.. Buchanan with is missien,
retained in the hands of the Stat Department
the business of settling the fishery difficulties.
This offensive eviden of distrust at first in
clined Mr.. Buchanan to throw up his commits
sion in scorn; but the coun els Of his friends
and his better Judgment prevailed. He &C
cepted his app intment--he left the fishery
question IA the hands of the Premier, and re
solved to. abide the opportunity for something
which heznight turn to the advantage of his
country, with or without instructions. The
opportunity has served kim; he has seized it,
and, without ins tructions, has turned it to the
highest advantage What the results may be
in his behalf in the shaping sout the
campaign for 1856 time alone can de-
termine. 1t may suffice him for the pre-
sent to be assured that this treaty
places him head and shoulders above the
administration intriguers and all concerned in
their efforts to sink him in diplomatic obscurity.
II Jxxy;fh IL,
neutrality arrangement, appears the Koszta
letter-hsw disgusting the corrupt abortion of
the Gadsden treaty--hew small the little plots
and projects of the administration compared
with the quiet craftsmanship of our Minister at
London.
Mr.. Buchanan has truly seiz ID the golden
opportunity. The war in Europe now opening,
cations, threatens TO be the most bloody and
frightful, If not the most protracted, which has
wasted that continent through all its eventful
history, to the remotest ages. The very fact
that England has low so quietly made these
concessions to the United States, which, rather
than surrender forty years ago, she went to
war with us, notwithstanding she was then
engaged in lie and death struggle with Napo-
leon Bonaparte---the very fact that now
she makes these concessions stringently
withheld or dcxterously luibbled away in
her diplomacy from 1914 down to this time
is proof Of the alarm with which she contem-
plates the tremendous contest before her. Eng
land feels at length the imperative necessity Of
with this country at almost any
sacrifice. The single article of Southern cot
ton places her under bonds to keep the peace
with us. Hence the friendly manifestations in
Parliament and from the leading journals of
the realm towards the United States at this
pOrtentous crisis.
There is yet another seenideration calcu-
lated to eIliven the desire Of both England
and France for the friendly neutrality of
this country through the coming struggle.
The possible contingency Of the reactonary
Using of the revolutionary elements of the
with the first grand outbreak
Of the regular war, is suggestive of the most
fearful revolutionary changes. AS the active
ally of Russia we could make but little impress
sion upon the battle fields of Europe; but as
the ally of the revolutionary party to the ex-
tent OF furnishing them with the implements
and munitions Of war, who can measure the
havoc which might result to the monarchical .
systems OF the continent and the British islands
In this view we may, peradventure, account t.
some extent for the friendly sympathies o.
England and France towards the great Ameri-
can republic. They are entering into trial
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for the balance of power in the Old World, in
Guiding Europe, Asia and Africa; and the CON-
prehensive exigencies and issues involved die
tate the policy Of securing our neutrality in the
outset. Hence the treaty Of Mr.. Buchanan, and
a similar convention with the government of
France
Thus we shall be enabled to contemplate the
terrible melee in Europe with comparative COM
posure. Our commercial ships, in all articles
not contraband Of war, will be the common car
riers Of the belligerents. The impetus thus
given to our transatlantic carrying trade will
mpart a stirring activity to our shipyards,
lumbermen. and all other branches OF industry
in commerce and navigation. The
general effect will extend to all the industrial
interests of the country. More than this-in
the progress Of the European convulsion poor
old Spain may tumble to pieces and be par
celled out among the victorious parties leaving
Cuba, without opposition, quietly to fall into
our possession.
Such are the reflections naturally suggested |
by Mr.. Buchanan's new treaty in connection |
with the fearful storm which is lowering over
all Europe. We expect by the next steamer a I
COPY of the text Of his highly important treaty
from q London correspondent, who is we'll
Informed Of what i transpiring in that capital
If we receive the treaty we shall give it to our
readers as promptly as we furnished the Gads-
den treaty, which is now winding up its inglo-
rious career in the Senate. We can afford to
be neutral between France, England, and
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