The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-28

anu HOilr iIom lul5 country LOT tue next LWciI q
months will be large.
The Eject OF the Commercial Crisis on ths
Fiiibuatsring spirit OF the United States
A little common sense is beginning to enter
into the European view of the position of affairs
in some Of The Spanish American republics as
will be seen by a short but telling extract from
the London Times, which we publish elsewhere
But neither Europe nor our own country seem to
be at all properly impressed with the true tone of
public feeling, and the evident combinations and
tendencies of public questions, among the thirty
millions of active, ambitious enterprising, ener-
getic, and must-be employed population that
these thirty one republics contain.
Some OF the truths that are daily forcing them
special remark. We have repeatedly called ct
tention to the hundreds OF thousands Of men, in
the vigor oil youth and prime of manhood, that
are now thrown out OF employment in our midst,
and who are ready for any enterprise, any pros
pect of advancement that may present itself to
them. Their condition here is not like the condi-
ton Of the poverty stricken classes of Europe
There are no standing armies, no admitted social
organization of superior and inferior classes, TO
keep them down and force them to euiEtr ia
silence aud inaction. Individual enterprise is
free, ard every man may 30 where he likes
and a. he likes, with arms in his hands or with
out them, provided be does not infringe the laws
hy making an armed organization within our
territory. To this We have to add the facility
with which every man among u abar don one
vocation and takes up another. and those mill
tary tastes that lead all our youth to plsy the
soldier, and practice the use Of arms at bis lei
sure, aud merely as matter of amusement. Ever
since we were a ration our people have gone on
martializing Themselves. till nov we are the most
military people on the face of the earth and our
volunteer service il the most popular army in
the world.
While such j. the condition OF the people, .he
position Of our public and representative men i
equally striking. During the political canvas
year ago, Mr.. Buchanau's opponents dared not
Use against him. to any great extent, his psrtici
patton In the Ostond manifesto for they well
knew that it would operate much more TO his
bcrcft than TO hi injury among the masses
Now when tnaucal revulson has swept away
all the old political issues that once divided par
tics among u, and new forms Of public agitation
IRE .pringing into life, clique Of shrewd sec.
tional leaders are selling upon certain popular
cries, in order, if possible, 10 force
the administration into carrying oat
the policy of the Ostend manifesto.
Hunter, Dayis, aud many other of the Southern
ultas, entertain fierce determination TO cndca-
vor 10 control the course OF the government.
While the North is extending itself over the far
West, and the new free States of Minnesota, Ne.
braska ard Kansas are already knocking at the
doors OF the Union the South Is eiiervesciug with
the feeling that the equilibrium in the Senate
must be preserved. To do this new States parti-
cpa.ing in the same social organization mus. he
brought in; and this is the aim and object Of the
Southern ultras
Cuba stands temptingly at the door, and all
the old arguments in favor Of it, acquisition not
only hold good, but have been strengthened by
The lapse OF time. She ia equally, Il not more,
necessary to our political security. She has
taxed us for millions of dollars upon sugar, one
Of the necessary Injuries Of our people She Is
the instrument. Of an unwisc European policy
that seeks 10 establish a free African bartarism
in central and insular America. With her present
social organization shc would bring perhaps tso
States into The * nate. aud fifteen or twenty
Southern members into the House Of Repre- senta-
;vcs TO this movement While the central poger
is rapidly ctumbling to pieces, the project Of the
Republic OF the Sierra Madre, and the annoxa-
ton of piece Of Sonora to the Arizona
purchase, are bs coming more and more things
that are to be; st. Domingo, Hayti Central
America and Jamaica arc all obcyinp The law
Of grayitaiion that brings small masses to
union with large ones, and wide field il thus
left open TO the operations Of our Southern DO
lticians and cur unemployed masses every
where.
While this il The condition of our o yn and The
neighboiing States, what is the position occu-
pied towards Us by the governments that rule
them? Spain bas continuously refused, with the
single exception Of the Black Warrior affair, to
entertain the just claims Of our citizens against
her. Sbehas virtually insulted us by using TIE
most studied discUurtesy towards our Minister
Hie representations have been ignored his ap-
peas have not bscn listened to- his demands
have not been needed; and our mission a. the
Court OF Madfid bas been virtually mn oPpro.
briuin 20 the country. During all this time che
has betn urging the cabineis Of Europe TO Join
her in o crusade against be United States their
iosti'utioos ud their influences 4 usgosIc