The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-11

feeeste, untried government, separated by q
wide ocean from the great powers of the ca tn,
and possessing ample territorial space for all
practical purposes for fifty years OF the most
rapid progress and development But that
BALI century has long since passed away; and
our saving foreign policy of tfsy years ago is
no more adapted to the United States at the
present time than were the swaddling clothes
Of Hercules in his cradle to Hercules de-
velOped into giant Of strength, muscle and
courage. Steam has made us, as it were, one
of the family of the great European nations.
The Western Powers feel it, and, jealous Of
their present alliance extends not only to the
regulation Of the expansion OF Russia, but to
balance of pOwern in the Gulf of Mexico
against the United States.
The time has then arrived for the practical
adoption of a more positive American foreign
policy than that OF passive neutrality and nom
intervention. 1t was so declared substantially
derstood by Mr.. Soule in his mission to Spain,
and by the conference Of our ministers at Os-
tend but our vascilating and feeble admins
tration failed at the sticking point. We must
look to the new administration to be elected ia
1856 for the fulflment of the Pierce's inaugu-
raj, and we are well satisfied that the American
people will be sure of their man this time. II
England and France have discovered that for
the perpetuation Of their commercial and naval
supremacy it is essential to put check upon
the expansion, not only of Russia, but the
United States, we shall yet give them to I'M
derstand that non-intervention must be their
policy towards us, as it is ours in their affairs
with other nations. Upon this retaliatory rule
of action, we may hereafter fud it necessary,
in our European diplomacy, to take an active
hand in the regulation of continental affairs, SO
far as it may be useful in defeating this Anglo
French scheme of their balance of power in this
hemisphere.
To bring the matter to definite point, Eng
land and France feel and recognise these United
States as one of the greatest Powers of the
earth. Jealous Of our increasing internal and
commercial strength it has become their in
terest and their policy to arrest it. They are
making this question part of their European
system Of a" balance of power" and thus iden-
tilted with their European diplomacy, we must
meet them upon their own ground. Our in
fuence with Russia is admitted; our Influence
with the German States will be vouched for by
over hundred thousand Germans in this single
city of New York. In the approaching Presi-
Dental campaign, therefore, we apprehend that
bold and positive foreign policy will counter
balance the slavery agitation; and that in the
next administration we shall very likely have
this new policy developed in proposition to
the Central States of Europe whether they will
prefer an American balance of power" with
the Americans themselves, or consent to yield it
to the grasping maritime ambition of England
and France.
Involved as we are in the network OF a Euro
pean balance Of power in America, we can
have no other alternative than hand in the
game among the Cabinets Of Europe, or the
ultimate arbitrament of war.