The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-01

SPAN AND 1ENO0-ARB WE 10 HAVE Want
There hes been considerable entertainment a.
fored Of h e, on both continents, by the magnilo-
quent threats in which old Spain has thought at
to indulge against her qIondam colony, the pre-.
sent republic Of Mexico, and by the show Of hos
tile preparations which the mother country has
been making to bring to terms or crush out the
somewhat deriGve and direspectful Juvenile re-
public. The origin of the animosities has refe-
renee to that root Of all evil money. A large
amount of Mexican securities is held by Spanish
subjects; and Mexico, like other insolvent firms
or nations, does not find 1t convenient t. meet
her liabilities She therefore resorts to the plea
Of fraud in reference to many Of these bonds
perhaps because it is a legal and equitable plea,
and perhaps because she Wishes like other hti-
giants, to obtain time. The Castilians become in
dignant and send an Envoy, backed by feet, to
insist on payment The Envoy is wheedled into
q new agreement with Mexico; but his acts are
repudiated by Spain, which will hear Of nothing
but practical recognition and settlement Of the
claims of her citizens
The bitter feelings thus engendered by means
of these Mexican bonds and Spanish bondholders,
come to be still further exasperated by an at
tack by q party of bandits on q hacienda held by
some Spanish citizens in Mexico, and by the
murder of some Of it's occupants The govern
ment is called upon for the immediate punish
ment of the culprits; but it is no easy thing in
Mexico to bring these mountain bandits to JUS
tice. The thing is found, in fact, to be an inn
possibility, and because it is 60 the choleric
Spanish Minister demands and receives his pass
ports This is the horrid casus belli, in all its
length and breadth and depth. For this it is
that new Spanish armada is to be directed on
Vera Cruz. For this it is that the base, miser-
able, degenerate sons of Mexico Gas the Spanish
papers call them) are to be swept away before
the resistless impetuosity and valor of the Chi.
valry of Spain.
Our readers will be apt to think that this is a
very small matter to raise such q tremendous
fuss about Well, 80 it Isl but it is the experience
of human nature that the animodties Of relatives
spring from the most trivial causes and are ever
the most bitter and relentless. If there be any
doubt entertained Of the imminency Of the dead
ly struggle, perusal Of the extracts from
Spanish, French and English papers on the SUBJ
ject, which we publish to-day, will dispel the
doubt The Spaniards are to invade Mexico, to
seize the fortress and city of Vera Cruz, (by the
aid Of Santa Anna and his partisans,) and, if
need be, to suhjugate entirely the Mexican ma
ton, erect it into monarchy, and place Spa
nish prince upon the throne.
This, at least, is the splendid programme. We
doubt, however, whether the first act Of the dra-
ma will ever be represented England and
France, on whose aid Spain had some reliance,
respectfully decline to be drawn into the quarrel
The attitude which the government of the United
States might assume in the event Of aSpanish
descent on Mexico, has its wholesome terror for
Spain The course of ilibusterism she affects to
despise; but it is only when fifty or a hundred
thousand American volunteers would present
themselves on the Mexican territory, and when
an organzaton-ofw whose existence We are made
aware through our advertising columns-should
despatch expeditions against the islands Of Cuba
and Porto Rico, that Spain would awaken to the
real dangers by which che was environed We
have no faith, however, in the sincerity of Spa
nsh clustering and warlike preparations The
movement We believe 10 be a purely political
one. 1t is the dodge Of Narvaez TO retain power
in his own hands; and after the election, which is
soon to take place in Spain, we believe We shall
hear no more of hostilities against Mexico.