The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-06

10 be Pursued by the U.ited States.
Our Washington deepstch TO-DAY contains
very interesting recapituladon of the position
OF our relations With nearly every ose Of the
Spanish American republics; and some very i'm
portant revelations as 10 the policy adopted by
oor government IN the treatment of the pend
ing difficulties with them.
IL seems that the President has decided upon
pursuing ccncilistory but firm course i'd these
matters, and is determined to put stop to that
system OF psisveIiDg delay which has 80 loog
marked cur intercourse vita Spanish auo
Spanish American diplomatists. So critical is
the stste Of our relations with the Spanish
American republics now represented At Wash
ingtou, that in case Of the withdrawal Of any of
the present Ministers no successor would be ad-
mtted until satisfaction had been given for
past iSjuiiae, the settlements of which are still
pending. In the meantime, the expedition to
Paraguay ia being fitted out in tae most CON
plete and energetic manner, and 1t vii! be sent
down to the River La Plata, with instruction
and ample power TO eaforcc our demands
upon President Lopez. Tho tone which
our government has determined to exh,oi,
toward this inbecile tysaat will be held equally
toward all Of these countries, which condde in
their weakness and insigniGcacce TO p.uadcr our
citizens and insult US as . nation. The reign
of humbug at Washington is at an end for the
many worded Spanish d,piomaiists
The governments Of these countries will do
well to take into consideration the spirit to-
wards them prevailing at Washington. They
are NEST Of them insurgent governments, Ia
which some successful revolutioaist governs By
his own uncontrolled DEGREES; and though
claiming to be republics, there is nothing in
them republican in spirit or in reality. They
are all ephemeral in their existence, each ia
turn being supplanted BY some new rebel, who
rules VITA true absclutism. He pays an empty
compliment to the forms Of n repdbic, By
calling together few of his tools and adhe
rents, whom be diguifies with the name Of
constituent assembly, and whose only duty con-
siss in ratifying the DEGREES already iasued by
their master, and clothing him formally with
the power to issue any new ones that he
may deem fit. The aocelled constitutions
are as plentiful among these nations
as flies in summer. Each is pa.
rody upon some of its predecessors,
and all Of them are crude and impracticable to
remarkable degree. They are thus coutinu.
ally set aside in practice, and the so-callcd 60
vernment goes on for short season till its
own incompetercy is manifest, when its natural
result Is to Generate o new revolution.
II is impossible that governments SO consti-
tint an Il no abl IF int
tional Law aid friendly intercourse. Even where
We see some more permanent and constitutional
form of rule, as we do in an occasional instance
tie Ignorance and folly displayed by their le-
gislativc assemblies would lead one to suppose
that boys, and not men, were treating the grave
questions Of national duties and relations. This
state Of things should come to an end. The
governments Of Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica
New Granada, Venezuela, and all the rest OF the
list, should be brought to tense Of their duties
TO other nations. The plea that 1t was o Cemon-
fort Rivas, o Mallarino, or q Castro, or any
other Of the dcposed rulers who committed the
wrong, and that they have since been over
turned by better disposed men, should
be at once thrown out 1t is entire
ly fallacious. All Of these have been
succeeded by aZuloaga, or Martinez, or Cas-
tro, who follow the path lighted up by the an
tecedents Of their predecessors. All Of these
governments are ruled by the one man power,
ard he Is always overturned before he can be
brought TO account for his misdeeds
In sending out the Paraguay expedition 70
that IL shall be an example to all of these
Spanish American anarchies, Mr.. Buchanan has
determined to do good thing. His policy in
not renewing diplomatic relations with any Of
theee governments, when q minister Is super
ceded, unless the new incumbent comes prepared
to settle all difficulties, Is also eminenty praise
worthy. This policy has . corollary which
ehould be carried out As fast as diplomatic
relations with these countries stagnatc, Amer.
can guns should appear in their ports to protect
American interests. Our home squadron thouli
lie at once put upon an effective footing, and or
dered TO visit this winter every port from the
Rio Grande to the Orinoco. The Pacific squad.
ron should also be increased, and some &C
tivity Infused into 1t. Let our ships be seen in
every port from San Diego TO Cape Horn. Then
these one man govcrrme will soon understand
that W. win no longer consent to be triHed with.
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WORK CTR Orr roE THE METROPOLITAN
PoIICE or STATEN IsL,Np.-That estimabe aud
diligent body Of protcctiyes and detectives
the Metropolitan Police-havc been rather
scurvily treated by the authorities Wish such
an ample field for their labors as was afforded
by the Staten Island outraees, they were only
sent down there when all the mischief was
done, and they now run the risk OF being con
pared 70 that famous cohort whom French
monarch troticd up a hill and then trottcd
down again. Now, 10 body burning with
zeal TO distinguish themselves In the public SER