The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-03

Tie New and Important Foreign Questions
Before the Administration.
1t will be seen from our Washington
| desI atches, published elsewhere, that many
important points are being suddenly developed
there in American questions. First, we have
the assurance that England and France are de-
lighted with the new Nicsraguan treaty; then,
that the President will send in special mes
sage on Monday, in which he will condemn the
conduct of Commodore Psulding; that he will
reiterate the sentiments of his late message in
regard to dlibustering in general; and finally,
we are told that Mexico is rapidly breaking up,
and that the government must look out and
save the pieces.
In regard to the first Of these items, the
| gobe mossehes who believe in the honesty of Eng
land and France in their course on Central
American questions may swallow it whole if
| they choose to do 30 /; but we shall do no such
thing. We have long since published the
comments of Palmerstons organ-the Lon
don Poa-and also Of the French press
upon this treaty, and they gave expression to
the true spirit that animates those governments
in regard to it. That diplomatic assurances
may be given that its provisions are
satisfactory, is all very we'll and in proper
order; but they are nothing more than diplo-
matte assurances for the facts of the case are
quite the reverse. The London Post saw at
once the true tendency of the new Nicaraguan
treaty, and denounced it as being the initiatOry
step of American influence over all Central
America. But England and France have dis
covered that there is q scat in the meal tub" Of
larger dimensions than they had dreamed of,
and 30 we have the happiest of diplomatic as
surances.
The course the administration has determined
to pursue toward Commodore Paulding, in
the face of recent dispatches, is another
proof, to our mind, of the great size of
the "cat in the meal tub" The energy
and decision displayed 10y the government
in treating this exciting question shows
that there is something more behind it than
mere determination to censure an officer in the
navy, or to arrest a single flibuster. The
Cabinet arc we'll aware of the immense popu-
lar favor that the idea Of Americanisipg Cen
trail America receives, North as well as South.
lie members know full we'll that the stopping OF
General Walker would have little effect upon
the extension of our influence southwark;
for If he we're taken away there would
be ten RichmCnds in the field 10 lead
the movement. They know, also, that
the support Of Commodore Paulding in his
seizure Of Walker, and thus securing for while
longer the duration of the Martinez govern
ment in Nicaragua, would involve the establish
ment of new precedent, under which our army
and navy would be led into sustaining every
ricketty government south of us. d this view
Harvey would have to be sent into Sonora after
Brigham Young; some active Commodore would
be obliged to catch Carbajal in Tamaulipas,
Cuba Yucatan or Tehuantepec. And hundred
other places are filled with the germs of 6ibus-
terism, that would sooner or later blow into
the full grown filibuster.
Then there is Mexico The coup detat of Co
monfert may save her for time, if be can
Intervention is already pronered, and We stand
ready TO pick up the fragments of her dissolu-
ton. The simple fact announced by our
Washington correspondent, ina; a scheme il on
foot among the European diplomatists in
Mexico to establish monarchy, and general
alliance to save Cuba from its inevitable destiny
Of admission into the American Union, shows
how active are the operations of the dipio-
matsts in endeavoring TO weave another en-
tangled web in the path of our progress.
There, too, there is q cat in the meal tub" Of
our Mexican policy which will show itself
sooner or later We have fortunately, an able
representative there in Mr., Forsyth, who is not
blind to the events that are passing around
him.
All of these things indicate to us that the adj
ministration has matured its policy in the Anne
rican questions, and that it will soon be ready
to act. This energy and decision are indicative
Of confidence that when its policy shall be-
come known il will command the popular sane
ton. We await the Developments Of the COM
ing week in Washington.