The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-04

| The Southern F1re-Eaters and Our National
Policy.
Several of the ultra fre-eating Southern
journals have dropped the discussion of the
Kansas question, and taken to moaning over
| General Walker and the failure Of his Mica
ragua schemes. They have been relieved from
the difficulties attending the first named by the
Pr esident, and they turn round and carp ut his
policy in the conduct of Nicaraguan affairs.
The time has passed by when Walker and
ssch AS he can settle the Central American
question. He had one opportunity, and more
than one, during his sway in Nicaragua, to have
opened a n CIV phase Of American progress; but
through hiA utter want of capacity as states
man, and his ignorance as a soldier, he not only
let the cpporsn uity slip, but placed us as a ma
ton in y far wof sc position in those countries
than we had ever before occupied. The ques-
ton which he claims the right to manage has
grown far beyond the ability of mutually jeal-
GUS petty leaders cr squabhing steamboat cap
tains to maaage, and Walker is of about as
much account in their consideration as is Dan
Rice, who rides the YhiEocerOs ut horse opera
on Broadway; though unlike DezS Rice, the rhi-
noceros he attempted to mount has completely
thrown him.
Cuba Mexico ard CeRaTa' America are three
great questions intimately connectea With the
future of this county, but they are not simply
and purely American quersiOns; they involve,
in a great degree ous- international relations
with the Powers of Fvrope, and each in its
phase has a strong bearing upon our diplomatic
intcrce4rse with England. Frs@oe or Spain, as
the case may be. For their proper working
out they require high degree of diplomatic
s,Eill and statesmanlike ability Our interra-
toDal relWtions must not BE- compromised; the
great interests of our citizens go widely ex
tended in every part of the world, must not be
placed in jeopardy; and the true march of or
progress must nos be delayed by an wnwise treat
me1t of either Of these three questions in les
separate Development. The Highest powers Of
mind must be brought to bearupon them, and
not upon each alene, but upon the bearing it
may have upen the vast range Of our domestic !
and International questions. They are in many
things different from each OttT, and a few |
more aich bungling pieces of work'as Walker |
has made in his Central American proceedings |
would get us back fifty years in tho settlement |
of all CT them.
The fse-eating journals that are go ready to |
attack the President because Re takes |
proper view of Waller, would dowell TO con-
,ider the grounds of high national policy that |
Ill Of these questions rest upon, end not en-
leavor, BY an irsurudent advocacy Of their
ause, to retard She progress Of The country. |
There are high principles of international law
involved which mxss be respec ted, end which
an be respected without delay ing he extern
ion of OF. influence sonshwarol a single day.
But our own domestic broils mus be settled be-
ore these questions can be tax, N Up With that |
almness cad attention which theT. require |
md though the Southern ultra fire-eeters may |
eel relieved from their pressuI e byth Presi- |
ienSe assuring the hrunt Of the fray, they can
10 no good to themselves by rging the con-
Liberation cf questicas-whieh ar mob yet ripe
That Of Cuba requires much 81 ill in its treat |
nsnt with Spain. Mexico is not in ocondition
1t this moment to carry on any Kind of diplo-
matte negotiations; and in Cen trail America
favorable treaty aweits oonfiri nation, solely
because of he disorder recent, ca used there
~ Walker. lie is played out, and we ad-
rise the fir s-eaters 10 reconsider their position
a regard to him, aad to take mere truthful
ssimate botA of men and neasur es.
Nnr A. Ntrtt