The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-05
The Future of Hsysl and Caba-The Entente
CortlSaIe OF the United sratos and France.

| The Future Of HaySl and Caba-The Entente
CordsaIs OF the Unuted states and France.
The great question that agitates the mind of
Europe at this time is to know what lie the OBJ
ject of the immense military and naval prepa.
rations that France Is now makiog
1t is not little suspected that Louis Napo.
leon aims to carry ont the great circle of events
begun by the elder Napoleon, and reconstruct
the map of Europe. To this design the Coburg
interest in England is not sverse, provided its
own position upon the Continent Is made that of
leading Power ard it is supposed that it
has already consented to the occupation Of Italy
by France, to the utter exclusion Of Austria
and King Bomba. In Spain, too, there is no
little uneasiness and excitement at the constant
intrigues of the French Court Not only does
the Empress Eugenia maintain most lively ia.
terest in the affairs about the Court Of Madrid
but constant exertions are made to attach the
Spanish politicians public writer's and even
poets to the train of her admirers To so great
an extent is this carried that Paris now almost
disputes with Madrid the palm of Spanish lite
nature, and is in reality the centre of Spanish
intrigue. In all these combinations for the
future extension Of the empire to the bounda-
ries established by the first Napoleon, the
great difficulty to be encountered is the tone
and temper of the British people. They pos-
sess an hereditary jealousy of France, which
the entente cordiale has only been able to gloss
over, but not to affect in the slightest degree;
and the ancient hatred upon which Pitt founded
bis policy, and which kept him go long in
power, has recently broken out in certain
marked and unmistakeable instances Although
the plans Of the houses Of Romanoff, Bonaparte
and Coburg may be we'll digested aud arrang-
ed, there is great danger that the British public
may not only refuse to consent to them but
insist again upon substituting the nations of Eu-
rope TO resistance.
In this position of affairs In Europe we have
some advice to give Louis Napoleon as to q
proper thing for him to do. He has shown him.
self TO be practical man. far above the fansti-
cal tendencies Of European humanitarians, and
capable of rightly estimating the true elements
Of civilized well being. A recent effort of his
in endeav curing to reinvigorate the French
colonies of Martinique and Guadalupe with
African labor has failed and the great advan-
tages that were to accrue to France there
from have fallen through. We would, there
fore, advise him to direct his attention to
the former French colony of Hayti, or
ST. Domingo. Sixty years Of freedom
have carried the Haytien empire back to bar
barism, and made the fertile fields of ST. Do
mingo wilderness The skill and energy of
the white race have abandoned the island: the
negroes have been reduced to quasi state o.
slavery by their own kind, who lord 1t over
them under the copied titles Of emperor, dukes.
counts and lords; the mechanic arts are nearly
Loot among them production has fallen almost
to its minimum point, and the entire community
does not present one redeeming point for the
future.
France now holds mortgage over Hayti of
some one hundred and eighty or two hundred
millions Of francs, which will never be paid.
70 view Of this state Of things we advise Louis
Napoleon TO send out portion Of the feet and
srmy be has prepared and take possession Of
The once rich colony 20 foolishly thrown away
Ivy toe first French Directory. BY so doing, be
VIII do great GOOD 70 civilization, give EN-.
ploymeDi to the armament that now alarms
Europe, and augmen. the power OF France with
9 colony containing thirty thousand square
iniles OF territory, ard capable Of unlimited ex
pansiou IN al industrial Sense Now. the island
Of ST. Domingo is blot uIUn the civilization
Of the world and standing condemnation Of
The false idess OF the mission Of humanity
that found their early opponents 10 the Jsco-
bins ri the Grst French revolution. Under
social end political rule such as he might or.
gapize there. II would again become an element
in the civilization Of the world: it, present
fetisbsm would give way before the teachings
Of Christianity. and the cordi,on Of its ia.
babitauts would he in every way improved
To such course on the part Of France there
oau he only one objection. Thi. IL found In the
possible opposition the step might encounter
from the United States. But such an opposition
can he easily overcome. by combining with Il
the true necessities Of THE country. We do not
wants. Domingo upon any terms Our political
theories and institutions are united for The
black races there. aud we could never nv their
operation. reduce those races to the only DO.
sition they arc fitted 10 hold Ia the community
But the highest eNirelcies of t5is country both
10 military and commercial sense, require
that Cuha shall bccope pat q orr political
system. Il Lies in in mediate cpn,iguity to our
chores, commands the approaches to thousands
of miles Of them. IL their natural outlying sen
iipel. ard possesses IN every way the Requisites
Of tropical complement 10 our domestic pro.
dUction aid consumption. We bsve consented
for tine that weak and impoverished Spain
should hold IL. lut the time IL rapidy approach
ing when The feeling ~ national security and
the necessities ~ national defence will imoeri-
ou,ly demand that n shall unite With ibis unioo.
Already he pubic mind. both in tbi. co1utr9
ssd in Cuba, looks forward to socb a co1sum
nation.