The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-28
SUNDAY MORNING, DECKMBER %, 1885,

created sort Of royalty ts itself suries Of very
Violent and very absurd extracts froN American
journals. which went the round Of the newspapers a
few weeks past and Of which we inserted few OF
the most trucuert ut the time must not b. taen a
e enhsions OF rabid editors, faAming at tho mouth
with excitement and appealing TO the worst passions
q their most violent readers Those sentiments are
q n events, the whole soutb-six E millions 'e OF
wh~es ana three Of baacks-are compelled to endorse
tn4s - they have Supporters elsewhere, toH 1t
w. y . New York paper that the modest and
Ras forth 70 ssaa ss al ns aepes
tonof the doctrine now propOunded for the first time
In North America, that color has nothing to do with
slavery doesonein tse,f frghtfu sign of the time.
That the chansepf policy which is essential % the
continuance OF the Union may be effected without
violence, and in Tie spirit Of tie Constitution which
provides for its own is the most sincere
wish OF the Engiish nati0n but we cannot shut our
eyes to the magnitude Of the interests now depend
tality Of Mr.. Buchanan.
General Walkers Prospects and the Bu-
Chanan Regime.
From the Lvespooi Mercury. Dec IL
We never could understand the fears of those po-
lticians who fanced that they saw in Walkers fill
clustering successes In Central America the germs of
future danger to British interests in that part of the
world. Irrespectivsy Of the extreme uncertasty Of
his ultimate prospects, we could not make 0ut what
IL was exactly that England could have to appre-
bend from the fact Of Nicaragua, or any other
part Of the isthmns. happening to be governed
by military adventurer Of American rather
than OF Spanish extraction. When, some months
ago, on President Pierees hurried and unprinciped
recognition OF the puppet government set up by
walker in Nicaragua, most Of our contempo-
raries were making themselves and their readers
uncomfortable with visions Of American annex.
alton and Acknowledgement, we were totally unable
to share in their alarms. In the first place ii did
not appear to US at all likely that Walker would
pSo a.
stion Of an absolute military despot TO that Of
simple cftizen-with perhaps chance of being elect
ed g0vernor-of q little republican community;
and 1t was tolerably clear that his consent would be
urged the practical impossibility of introducing
institutions after the American model
among moOgrel population Of degenerate
Spanards and halfcaste Indians; and we showed
vision for the government Of dependent comnuni
ties conquered and ruled by the sword. As the
subject Of powerful military monarchy, man in
Walkers position might doubtless be only too glad to
exchange the insecurity of precariOus absOlutism
for the assured rank and dignity OF vicaroy; but
the United States constitution knows nothing Of
or Of dependencies" In the European
sense Of the word. The Union is simply fedora.
ton Of democratic republics, and without some ra-
American institutions, the annexation Of Walkers
c0nquests would have been simply the extinction of
Walker himself Under these circumstances we
thought il infinitely more probable that. in the
event of the new military ruler of Nicaragua being
able to keep bis ground. he would prefer going on,
as he had begun, on his own account, and paying
just as much ey - little respect to President Pierce
or any other President as might suit his own couve-
niencc.
Our anticipations have been more than realized.
By the latest accounts from America we learn
that Walkers schemes Of conquest have assumed
q character which has gravely disquieted the gov
ernmept at Washington, and It is even said that the
ia una io IN
mala with instructions to organize, II possible
league Of the Central American republics against
the filibusterine chief With what is nov known OF
his projects. the funaor is credible enough. Owing
TO quarrel between him and certain General Cor
couria-an exile from Cuba with whom he was en-
gagged in plotting an invasion of the island-a most
extraordinary correspondence has come ont, from
which It appears that Walker aims at nothing less
than the rupture OF the federal Union. and the for
nation Of a newtSouthern republic independent Of
and hostile 10 the Northern States. This man Col
couria was, IL seems in the course OF the past
mer, commissioned to undertake secret Daisson TO
England, with the hopeful design Of obtaining the
acquescence Of our government in attack Cuba.
on the express understanding that the conquered s
land not TO be annexed 10 the United Statcs bu.
to become the nucleus OF new, separate and antago
TO assure the British Cabinet that Eve are not en-
gagged in any scheme for annexation" You can
make them see" Gays Walker, writing to his emis-
sary on the 18th Of August last. that the only way
70 cut the expanding and expansive democracy of
the north is by a powerful and compact southern
federation based on military principles" He con-
adds with the lively plsyfulness charac
tcristic Of great minds in their more familiar
moods" Cuba must and shall be free, but not Tor
the Yankees. Oh, no: that fine country 10 not iit
for those barbarous Yankees. What would such
psalm singing set do in the islandgn IL appears
that General Gocouria, whose own political aspira-
tons are all for democracy awfuly scandalized
at this piece OF plain speaking, and resolved 10 ex.
We must confess however, that 10 us the prohigncy
OF walkers policy IL much more apparent than its
stupidity. One does not exactly see why the enter
prDg buccaneer should be bound to rsk his neck in
making conquests for the benefit of the Yankees and
II rather speaks well for his sagacity that he appre
cates the absurdy OF attempting 10 introduce demo
cratic institutions at the point OF the sword among
communities which have never known any lag but
thai OF the strongest. Walker Ia better political og
clan than those who affect TO be horried at his unde
nlabe want OF republican virtue. He that demo
cracy is ne for freemen, and military despotim for
slaves. He perceives that Cuba. like Central Ame-
rica, conquered by foreign invaders, can only be
beld and governed on principles having little in
sc mmon with Yankee notions Of republicanism as
with pealm singing, and he shapes his plans accord
iDgly. We have always contended that piratical
Of slavery can only end either in ts dis
iupton Of the federal Union in the extinction Of
freedom; and u says something for
walkers clesrheadedness that he understands and
accepts the lnevftaOie nccesA1btfh OF nH p0dluon
This revelation Of the essentially disunionist cha
racter and tendency Of policy Of annexation Ia as
instructive ~ IL is curious. II will probably do
much good on both sides OF the Atlantic. It can
scarcely fail greatly 10 strengthen Mr.. Bachanans
hands in resisting the pressure Of the more violent
section Of his swn parry; and u ought 70 be les
son 10 Englsh jounshsts and politicians not to
allow themselves TO be hurried by idle apprehen-
sions tito rssh meddrng with matters which
they can perfectly well Afford 70 let alone. IL was
supposed last summer, when President
Pieree's recognition of Walker was first known
in this country, that English interests were
somehow endangered, and that we were pro
foundly concerned in desiring, not In actively
acceIerating, the downfall or the usurper. Vet u
already turns out that IL Ia only the United States
that have any particular cause 10 dread and depre
cate his eventual success, and that II we really
wished III 10 the great American federation we
could not do better than lend him covert support.
IL Is pity that al the misconceptions which from
time 70 time disturb and embiter our relations with
or American kiusmen cannot receive IN equally
prompt and decisive correction from events Per
hAp~. however, We may gradually learn wisdom from
experience and ~ one bugbear after another is
found, on closer inspection, to be only q shadow
or ssarccrow, may poseibly come In time 10 dis
trust the alaymiees who are ebevnaly o. the look