The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-07
Our Foreign Policy rs II should he.

Our Foreign Policy ~ II should he.
The rejection of the Dallas Clarendon treaty
by the British Cabinet at the present juncture is
one Of the most fortunate occurrences for us that
could possibly happen. 1t will enable Mr.. Ba
chansn to get rid Of that standing anomaly in
our foreign relationship Clay toni Bal wer treaty
and to correct the great mistake of Marcy in
his reply to the French and British Cabinets on
the four propositions Of the Conference at Paris.
The Clayton Bulwer treaty has been al entsng
ling alliance from the day of It's inception. In
stead Of conducting to the good relationship of
the two governments, 1t has been q cont nued
source Of pickering and contradictory iuterpreta
ton, marring the harmony that should exist be.
tween the t~o Cabinets, and Earring harshly upon
the continually increasing good feeling between
the American and Britsh people. Tue truth is, we
want no treaty stipulatiOns between US AS soon
as theee are laid down constant fear arises that
one or the other party will get moro than its fair
share Of the advantages and there Is created
perpetual effort to cheat one another A new tie
has been discovered between nations and govern
ments, aud one that has been put in most success
full practice between Great Britain aud France.
Good relationship during good behavior is nov
the rule in the political world
The successful manner in which this new and
wise theory has been acted upon by France and
England during the recent arduous contest, and
more recently during the manifold negotiations
that have followed the establishment Of peace Is
an unanswerable argument in favor Of its adpp-
ton. No treaty stipulstioDs could have pro-
duced that happy cooperation between those 10
great Powers-no treatyStipulated cooperation
could have produced 50 little mutual complaint
az has been seen for the last few years between
the Cabinets of st. James and ST. Cloud The
same practice is the only one that can operate
tremendously between ourselves and the Powers
Of Europe. In fact, We have had no serious diff
Guilty with any Of them, except where We have
tried TO conine each others course by treaty.
Another source Of future evil 10 us Is the great
mistake of Marcy in his reply 10 the propositions
OF the Paris Conference. II is all very well to
talk about doing away with privsteering IL other
nations will give up the right Of capture of pri-
vate property on The ocean But such a stipuls-
ton between one nation having an immense mer-
camille marine and little or no navy. aod one
with an immense navy and commercial feet, Is
pure folly, unless the right Of blockade Is also
given up. So long a. the right TO blockade our
ports exists, tho privilege OF freedom from cap
ture 10 our ships woald be nugatory, unless our
navy could cope with that OF our belligerent, aud
secure free egress and ingress 70 our ports.
Under these circumstances there is but one
course for Mr.. Buchanan to pursue, and we hope
that, rising superior to the petty prejudices of
the occasion, he will seize the favorable juneture
and place our foreign policy on the high ground
where II should stand Entangiing alliances aud
treaties are only the fruitful cause Of war. This
fact il demonstrated by the history of all inter
course between civilized nations Every COLI
sion between them has grown out of treaties
Let us accept, then, with pleasure, the rejection
Of The Dalles-Clsr ndon treaty, and send back
10 England the Clayton-Bulwer mistake, with the
message that good friends need no written com
pscts or pen and ink boundaries TO their rule of
conduct.
Leave the cultivation Of good relationship 10
the people Of both eouh.ries Thoy will do Il
far moro skilfully and far more successfully than
thefios, experienced diplomatists eau ever do.
Should the interests of the two nations require
cooperation, the men Of State can then follow In
the wake Of the people. That they will do this
Is abundantly evident from the tenor of the pub
lie speeches delivered In the late electoral can.
vass In England, and the glow Of satisfaction
with which Lord Napiers recent co operation
speech was received here. In the conduct of the
late English canvass the spokesman of oil par
ties-consdvatives and liberals, Pcelists and re-
formers--have We'd with each other 10 exprcs-
sons Of good will 10 the United States. ADD of
desire 10 cultivate arnicsble relations with US
The people of England will admit OF nothing
else; and the same feeling has grown up In our
midst, whatever demagosues and petty polld-
clans, who think we are stI living in the era OF
'76, mey say 10 the contrary.
We have ono word TO say in relation 10 Lord
Eepicrs cooperation speech which VIC have not
said before, AS IL might have been interpreted
as reflection upon young and we hope rising
diploms.iA His discourse on tia, occ aston was
evidently intended moro for TIE American people
than for the gentlemen who feed Ut the mabora-
ny Of St. George; aud when these cheered 80
Justify his invitation TO Us 10 cooperate, they en-
dorsed bis words with hearty appreciation. 10
accepting that invitation 10 co operate for the
extension OF the benefits OF European civilzato,
The swermlng East we understand that there
Is reciprocal tender Of cooperation for the OF
tension Of our bcnenccnt influence also. Already
have Texas, New MeAco, ond California accepted
that influence, and urdcr it, shield ara pouring
their mighty streams OF wealth lnto the lap Of o
worldwide commerce. New guarantees for ihis
erosing stream arc still required and the isthmus
routes TO Western America and Eastern Asia ere
demanding them Of us The tue Interests Of
Englsnd and Of the world require that wo should
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