New-York daily tribune., 1856-09-30

Ever since the Spanish American trade was hrst
opened to any other than SpanardS, and especially
since the establishment of the independence OF the
Spanish American States, there has been u great
competition between us and the British for com
mercia and political influence in that quarter.
The British have had the adv antsge in their com
mand of capital, but till recently our less arrogant
MANNERS have rendered us much the greater favor
ties of the two. But since the Mexican war; and
especially since the irruption of those various prl-
yate fbusiering expeditions which followed upon
that war, this state of feeling toward us has
undergone marked and rapid change.
Taking Walker and other similar tillibus-
tiers az fair specimen of the American people
and We must say not altogether without reason,
considering the cOuntenance and support which
these adyenturers have received from presses from
which better things might have been expected-our
Spanish American neighbOrs are beginning to look
at US much with the eyes with which flock of
sheep regard pack of wolves-as only waiting a
convenient opportunity to eat them up.
OF this state of feeling abundant evidence ap-
pears not without the weight of an official charac.
ter AT banquet given to the Minister of Equa-
On the Goth Of July last, the anniversary Of
declaration Of independence of that Republic, Mr.
JHstO Arosemena one of the New-Granadian Min
istry, delivered strong speech, OF which the bur-
den was the danger TO the Spanish American race
from North American enerOachment, and the ne
cessity of taking of selfdefense. In this
speech he calls for nothing short of the union of the
Ii. Al /.
indeed, permanent confederacy. In this way
alone, he thinks can the Isthmus of Panama, upon
which the North Americans have already laid their
hands be saved to the South American race. The
following terms, N which he speaks of the
Panama Railroad Company, afford evidence that as
so frequently happened even among US in like cases.
the people of New Granada are actually sick Of
their bargain:
" Prodigal in concessions TO the Inter-Oceanc Rail.
road Company; generous to fault with inaPpeasabe
speculaors we did not comprehend .ha; to grant
rtory 10 grant dominion, and that to bestow soil
for permanent and costly works almost to give
away the territory"
Senor Manuel Murillo Toro, while be fully ad.
mitted the need Of such union at the same tune
expressed the opinion that it could only be made
effectual for the purpose intended by being based
upon the free and full adoption of all the Coneder-
ated States of system of freedom political and
religiOus-freedOm of conscience, of speech and of
the press--thOse democratic elements which in bis
opinion, were the real source of the superior en-.
ergy and enterprise exhibited by the North Aneri-
cans. He was aiso of opinion that the proposed
union must begin with the members of the late
Columbian Confederacy; and as Venezuela was not
III political position to come into it Immediately,
il must begin with New-Granada and Ecuador
Since Walker made his appearance in Central
America, strong disposition has been exhibited TO
revive for defense against him and other hllibus-
tiers. that Central American confederacy, which
previous TO that event had fallen entirely into abey
lnce: and now We see the same cause leading
70 the proposal to revive the former Republic OF
Columbia, at present split into the three ndepend-
ent States If Venezuela, NewGranada and Equa-
dor. and even TO embrace the whole Of Spanish
An erica in one great defensive federal union.
Norare these movements for common defense