The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-02

10 Paris OF April l5, 1851
arms ali the previous Information 70 had received With
respect the situAAo0 q that part Of the New Worid,
w ~ assSs AID
with special emphask MOT meaning thereby the govern
men q he United States: for The English s.1On race,
iason Of The United states s spirit Of sas
mother country nom whom they are sprung.
AmorE these aaoacious people OF America who are for
AMI agitation Hence arise those
and bold attempts made by such mon as Kinney Walker
and other 6libusers whose names have acquired pam
In ths or he American government and
ere seldom If ever dsavowed by it, One circumstance
tree u me obstnaacy with which the Americans adhere
lothe false pretexts which they put forward to gvea
color OF LEGALITY and justice TO their deeds Iney argue
"Amerioa and all It's islands (so they s,y) bolongy right
TO Yankees, and We are tho go ahead people THIS
caused such alarm Spain this the origin Of oil those
masaacres which laid waste Nicaragua; this the
o. oss q .
undry large tracts Of territory hence have arisen those
artfu, cunning loans Of money which are neither more
nor than much money paid TO buy up the indepon
depce Of smaller Ssaaes hence in the last place has or
cinated the seizure and occupation by Yankee nbusters
OF the island OF Navaza In the straits bet ween Jamaica
aud Hsyu belonging 10 the latter empire. 1t Is seizure
and which deserves 70 be compared in ts ma
with the occupation Of Perrin, in the Red Sea- by the
The larger portion Of acts Of this kind may be easily
proved 10 be violation Of the laws OF nations They are
dbustersm on large scale they land robberes, or
stealing land they extension OF the principle that
might makes right that the keerest aud most cunning
bave the best title But the o. saUa
the powers OF the first rank thereby ana e
equilibrium between the two worlds is threatened WIN
being disturbed If not with being altogether destroyed
III We reflect upon this simple fact, OF the seizure ana
occupation desert rock lying between Jamaica ana inc
Empire OF Hayu we shall nd in this act full confirms
NJ ALL
the present day the Antilles have been possessed psy
by European Powers and partly by the state wnn noN
ror Faustan l. They have afforded hitherto no field Tor
American attack ard she has had and has made no pre-
France Spain and England have always repealed with
energy every effort made to deprive them of these beau'
full colonies The Haytien government and even the Dom
mean goyernnent Notwithstanding its weakness, have as
we'll as the Powers Of Europe erny refusedto enter INTO
any treaty having its object to open the road to the
Americans OF the United States TO get footing on their
teriory Each Of these Powers saw plainly enough that
any establishment OF such kind made by the Americans
would give them formidable and dangerous point OF sup
mort fer any future project OF annexation conquest which
thew might into which they did not even give them
selves the trouble to deny as being their purpose
The ruin Of csetly establishments the destruction OF al
Furortau commerce with North America might result
from the pursuit of such schemes by he Americans
AS 10 the special act to which refer and Of which we
are now speaking the Americans In order to excuse Their
sezpg uron the island of Navaza pretend to say that
an island which belonged to any Power whatever
The sbsurdy Of such explanation of their act does not
stand in need Of any proof This island is dependency
Of the Island of Hayu and was given up to her by France
when the latter Power renounced al her colonial rgn.s
and claims upon her former colony OF Hspanola HHsyt
had not been unwilling to consent 70 such . measure
France would certainly have kept possession Of the
the channel whsh separates the Black Empire from the
island OF jamaica altogether too advantageous 10 admit
of losing sight for mOmert Of It's vast impoisnce
few Judgments Of guano on s top, which has tempted
the Americans seize upon the island Is true tina! the
island Of Navaza destitute Of inhabitants but Is not
by any means an unoccupied island in the political
OF the word II 81 were SO, all the small Islands around
cuped Islands such as the Isle ofCows opposite Cages
Of Turtles, opposite the Cape, &c, &C, &c From
to have been the policy OF the HaytIen government.
not to permit any settlements or establishments
10 be formed any OF these small islands, whether from
the desire OF concentrating all her population on the main
land whether may be from not Wishing to have TO
erect TO project the a asaDs sse an
from being made refuge for mAefartors or Tor Snug
An these Stands however, have nevertheless veen de-
tendencies Of the great island and every constitution
which has been framed in Hayt has always decsred
the Hayen territory TO consist Of the whole Of HAyt and
In this special respect alone occupation OF the island
OF Nav.za BY gang OF American nneusters and ID me
iaton Of int national law. Under more general view OF
the case, matter Of high Importance 10 the European
even upon angle desert rock OF the Antilles For from
the undoubed views and purposes manifested b. this race
peope-ffon lis avowed tendencies which not
scruple openly 70 proclam-thesc people would not
hesitate moment At Selling upon and swallowing up
The whole Archipelago Of the West Indies.
The two questions are intimately connected with
each ether and cannot be separated The Hsyten gov
eminent must protest sgans, the spoaiion committed
. against II. Europesn governments must support her
claims for their sakes and In view Of Their own nte
rests.
made whether the time Is not come when, consider
ing the condition OF anarchy into which Dominica has fer
long time past been plunged, would be proper give
minica TO H. such policy would pst Iayu in better
condition to resst the nyasons OF watch We see this sez
IRE of Nsvsato be only the prelgae Ths question
however, which has been ofien enough discussed 10
leave undoubted how ought 10 be settled must not nj
present engage attention. What want Is TO sette
tho point which have boon discussing. IN sland has
been sezad upop-has been stolen (the erro strictly
correct from state recognized and protected by the
great Powers The possession OF by the
lnercsns real danger for ali the colon
IL threatens ruin also 70 great part Of the trade aud
commerce Of these Poweu All this constitutes rupture
and overthrow OF the political and commercial equilibrium
which II has cost ages TO establish.
II hardly possible for The maritime Powers Of Europe
an ~. ~ ,s,. s@,ma ~ ny Usre
their government, contrary to the laws Of nations,
which acts are not rep,daed nor disovned by their
government The great Powers OF Europe have TO watch
the tendencies toward aggression and spolaton OF
the Eng sh Saxon 10 tie New World well as In the
0d ana especially does become their duty 70 DO
when this race Of people give evidence OF their plum
derlng propenstes by feizing FIRST upon Perrin, the
future Gibrser o. the Red Sea and then upon Nsvaza
situated in the very centre OF The Archipelago Of the An
tiles.
The Ne Mean min.gtsr nj the Court OF Spain
against the Zriosga Government.
ffarslaed from 10 Courier DC Paris Of April IL, Tor the
NEw YCxx HERALD
The last news received from Mexico is exceedingly
grave, inssmuch II foreshsrows stormy for the
country. Two documents, which have just been pub
lshed In Paris by Mr. Iafragua, the Mexican Minister
The Court q Spain, throw more gloomy aspect upon
thoee affairs.
despatch Of February 1. from Mr.. Luis @. Cuevas
nounced 10 Mr. Iafrsgua that the government established
Mexico had ended the mission which had been entrusted
10 him Al the court Of Spain.
On the 10th of March following, Mr.. Laagua answered
by refusal 10 obey the orders OF government which
yet the government OF the Mexican republic, for
says be, very iudcously such government could not
vet be considered q legitimate u itself sckpow
lodges that may be national Administration or only The
therefore, and 10 fhe very words Of the Euthentc
Documents long the republic has not pronounced s
decision the established In the city Mexico