The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-29


fnere is something more ir these magnt-
ceot plans than the mere sphjection ct bar
barian States and tribes to tbe dominion OF a
greet Power like Britain. Right oG che heel
q the movement IN the very midst Of the most
gigantic schcmes Of revolution aud conquest
ever coucocted by man, we are severely lee
tured upon the lswless tendencies of our peo-
pile aud tier offensive disregard eff the rlgasS
of weaker States. This is not done to divert
the atteation OF our government from the scene
Of contemplated operations in the East, bat it
embraces a purpose 70 control the popular ae-
ton Of this country, as well Is the dominions
OF the poor savages who are about to b. rob
he'd in Asia. 1t ia not our policy to inter-
fere with Great Britain or France in such mat
tiers. We have enough to do to attend to onr
own afiairs--to superintead the action of our
own people. If England has the power to be
Supreme in the East--if France has the power
to be supreme in Europe-the United States,
surely stronger than either, with more re-
sources in peace and in war, more unity in go.
verpment, has the power to be supreme in
America That power sheuld now be exercised
by ue, and exercised with will.
THE Next PRESIDENCY LET
TER FROM PRINCE JOHN VAN BUREN.-We pub
lish elsewhere an interesting letter from
Prince John Van Buren, on the subject of the
next Presidency and the National Democratic
Convention to nominate candidate. The
Prince, in his speech at Buffalo prior to the
late election in this State, expressed wish to
70 as a delegate to the National Democratic
Convention to be holden at Cincinnati. He
expected then to be able to shake his fist al
the convention, If occasion required, with
tbirty-fvc votes in it, The result OF the cleo
ton he's shown him that SO far from that, he
would stand at the door of the Convention
with his own State pulling at his coat tails to
keep him out; so the Prince, like a wise man,
resolves not to go at all
The kicked lion, however, is not subdued.
He will not 60 to the Cincinnati Convention
but he exercises thus early the privilege of
growing ard showing his teeth at home. No
person and no press, he says, has or will
have, any authority to commit him to any
action the Cincinnati Convention may choose
to take. He recognizes the constitution
al rights of the shareholders, as establish
ed by the decisions Of the Supreme Court
of,the United States and even their right
to ask that the subject should not be dis
cussed, unless the discussion tends to some
practical result; yet, if the South wish to re-
open the discussion, he is ready to go in and
give then-the same as General Taylor told
his men to give the Mexicans at Buena Vista
The funniest portions of the Princes letter
are those in which he speaks Of the suggestion
in hesitate Convention that the whole SUBJ
ject of slavery should be dropped, (incluaing
the national Administrations which latter, &C
cording to the strict rule of grammar, being
wholly .unimportant, he puts in parenthesis;
and his unique proposition to give bonds, with
good sureties, (perbaps Brady and Sickles,)
that he will not hold any office, either State or
national, for ten years, and will pay to the
Democratic State Committee two hundred and
fifty dollars year for the same period, pro-
vided the .hards and softs will unite upon
single delegation to Cincinnati. After this,
who can doubt the patriotism of the Prince?
1t is not exactly fifty thousand majority, but
it is the best the circumstances admit Of
Read the Princes letter, and call round at
Undertook before making the nomination.