The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-04
The French Press and American Filibus-
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from the Paris organ of Louis Napoleon, lie
| Constitutional, in which the writer took the
| United States in general and the New YORK
HERALD in particular to task for their pro-
| gressive and flibuster tendencies. 1t seems
that a journalist in Paris, who has resided some
time in this country, undertook to correct the
| views of the Constitutional and to set the whole
matter right, on the ground that the HERALD,
though the paper most read, is the journal Of
| least influence in America. The result was a
very pretty bit of sharp writing between the
two French gentlemen, which will be found
elsewhere in our paper this morning.
| The Constitutional very justly and properly
scouts at the old and hackneyed idea that
| although the HERALD is the journal most read,
it is the one of least influence in this country;
and truthfully says that such an idea is not
only illogical but carries contradiction within
itself. The truth is that it is merely an old
and favorite phrase of the petty cliques that
| are to be found in every community and
| which, finding in the comprehensive and indie
pendent utterances of the HERALD views entire
| ly beyond their own short sighted vision, seek
consolation in piece of sophstry that falls of
| itself to the ground. The HERALD in all things
pursues an unbiased course, treating the topics
of the day as they come up, by the light of
| sound. practical common sense, and contem-
plates from high stand point the great march
| of the increasing millions that hive under the
wings of the American Union.
Wehave no need to go far back, nor to point
| to many instances to show that we view things
here as they are, and that we do not fear to
speak of them as an Independent journalist
! should speak. Without touching upon recent
financial events here, we will only recur to the
views which we have expressed in regard to
| coming popular movements in this country, and
which have so alarmed the French press. From
| the first we saw the effect which a want Of en-
| ployment would produce upon the young, &C
/ tive, enterprising. energetic and ambitious
population here: and We said they would turn
filibusters, and that they were only waiting for
an opening and leader. Events are already
| demonstrating the truth Of our views Walker
! has departed tor Nicaragua, and the govern
ment, as We have before explained, was power
less to stop him. At this moment thousands of
men are watching his course hoping that he
has learned something from the past and
ready to join him the moment he has got foot
| hold.
| Then there is Mexico, crumbling to pieces
and clamoring for a leader. The northern part
of her territory prey to the savage, while the
inhabitants are praying even for the filibusters
to save them-the south (Yucatan) sending
| pressing letters to Walker to abandon Mica
ragua and to come and restore order there
the west, Sonora, inviting them from Califor-
MIA, and its Governor making solemn contract
with Crabbe, whom he afterwards shot-Cuba,
| hating Spain with hatred most cordial, still
| keeps up La Verdad in this city, and is watch
| ing for favorable chance to bring the filibus-
tiers to her shorcs-Dominica longing to conquer
Hayti, and seeking here the means of doing it
everywhere around Us the same elements and
the same spirit rife In our midst filibuster
| cannot be convicted by any jury that can be
empannelled. O'Sulivan is tried in New York,
acquitted, and sent Minister to Portugal Lo-
PEI is tried in New Orleans, acquitted.
and departs on a second expeditions; Quit
man il arrested by federal Judge, but Grand
Jury refuses to find against him, and he is sent
| to Congress- narrowly escaping the nomination
at Cincinnati for the Vice Presidency; Walker
acquitted in California, slips through the wide
meshes of the law at New Orleans, and goes of
on a third expedition. Not o man running
for Office, from Maine to the farthest confines
! of California. dare announce that he is not
flibuster, and hope to be elected. The Ostend
manifesto is a strong card for the Presidency
| and ''hurrah for Cuba or Nicaragua, or
| wherever else the ilibusters aim happens to
be, Is the winning shout at every popular
! election.
| II requires only little common sense to put
| this and that together to show what the people
| Of the United States will do when the times be-
| gin to squeeze them little And there Is a
deep philosophy in IL all. Ii Is the march of a
| free people, where man is indyidualized, intel
lect is free, energy unencumbered. enterprise
unrestrained and hope strong. The people of
every country unite in It, Ii Is not alone the
Americans that are flibusters; but the men of
| the Old World, too, become flibusters rs soon
as they get here and find that their old chains
are broken-that willing mind stout heart and
hrawny arm are free to develope their energies.
Irish, English, Scotch, French, Germans,
Italians Spaniards-it is oil the same; and the
C5naihdiopnd has only to look to the list of
killed and wound q to be convinced Of this. In
a word. it Is tho path Of the free dovclopcmcnt
Of man in HE highest condition, and carrying
with him the iorlns Of a free representative
government; ard we advise the Journalists and
| rulers Of the old World to look IA II and
| PONDER over 1t.
MOVEMENTS os GOVERNOR WArKER.-We IN.