The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-06-01

and stopping these outrages, be may put on an
impudeut front and press bis demand.
tisvell Known that Louis Napoleon and
Pslmerston have long sympsthized aud labored
together against the progress of liberal ideas in
the world. add particularly In Europe. and that
they look upon the United States as the con-
slant prcpagsDdst Of freedom aud the ulti-
uate destroyer of the monarchical theories Of
the Ord World, unless their union be first
destroyed They are constantly seeking for the
means Of tbwartipg our progress, either by OPP
p"sing end incorporating US In other coun.
triee, or BY endeavoring to fomeut sec.
t'oosl discord here. The new schemes of
Monsieur Belly in Central America are
evidence of this fact, for Beliy's plans were
forged long before Palnersten was driven from
Office; and with the intense entente cordsale
existing between him and tho French Emperor,
be could hut have been made aware of them.
Should Palmerstou, therefore, succeed in re.
turning to Office In Eogland, 1t is not at all
improbable that these two crusaders against
liberty may undertake campaign against the
United States
Such an event as naval war With England,
or even with England and Frauce-aud no
other than naval war is within the bounds of
probsbili'y-would not only alter the entire
condition and policy of the United States, but
would change the face Of the whole world. Its
effects in q material point of view upon this
country would be most extraordinary. Our OK
terpal commerce stopped our domestic industry
would receive an unparalleled impulse. Not
only would our artisans aud manufacturers
bave to supply the ordinary domestic demand,
but would be called upon to meet the requisi.
tioDs OF great and active war. This we could
do with ease, for we possess within ourselves or
in our immediate vicinity every soil and eli
mate, aud every element and skill requisite for
the most immease production. Grains and
meats for food, cotton and wool for raiment
iron aud coal for mechanical appliances, gold
and silver for trade sugar and coffee for luxury,
salts ard alkalies for the arts, and our inven-
tive faculty and energy of enterprise for their
employment equal to every possible emergency.
Home production would be increased thousand
fold. Shut us out from the European markets
for only short season, and we would show to
them that we need neither their skill, their
labor, nor their capital, to attain even the very
highest purposes of production and enjoyment
But the immense industrial impulse that
naval war with England would give to us, is
not, by any means the whole effect it would
produce. Close our markets for short season
to England and France, and they would lose at
once one-third of their entire foreign trade, and
one balf of the elements of their industry, which
they do not and cannot produce. Such an event
would deprive the powers of Western Europe of
the greater part of their means of revenue and
Of paying the interest on their enormous debts
and produce social and political revolution in
every country there, upheaving the very foun-
dations of society in all OF them except Russia,
which possesses almost the same elements of
self sustt nance as ourselves.
The political results Of such war would be
even more vast than its industrial effects The
first effect upon the United States would be to
heal all our sectional disputes, and setthousands
at work developing our coal, iron, silver, gold,
wheat and other natural productions and
manipulating them for adaptation to use.
Then our five millions of tons of ship
ping would be driven home, and turned at
once into O volunteer navy, to cruise upon every
sea. As in the Mexican war we saw
two hundred thousand volunteers offered to the
President in six weeks, 30 should we see, then,
Eve hundred thousand men offered, ready to
march and take possession of every harbor on
the continent ard its adjacent islands, frem
Greenland to the isthmus Of Panama. Before
the fret year Of war had expired, we should find
Ourselves in possession Of Canada, Cuba, ia
maics, st Domingo, Mexico and Central Anne.
RIGA All Of these would bring new sourcee of
supply, open new avenues Of Industry aud In
ternal trade, and augment the fountains Of our
strength, while their accession to our Union
would sepsibly diminish the strength of the Eu-
ropean Powers. When the war ended, II would
exhibit results similar to those Of the Crimean
struggle, but on vaster scale. We should
come out Of II first in tie world, as France came
out Of the Eastern war first in Europe.
No one can foretell what may be the results
Of the present irritation of the public mind here
against England and Of the political complica-
tons there. A naval war Is not the most i'm
probable result, and every rejecting man must
see that II is far from being very undesirable
thing to this country. 1t may be that II Is one
OF the inscrutable designs Of Providence for
working out the true and manifest destiny of
this great republic.
The POSTMASTER GENERAL. AND HIS IN
PROVED INTERNAL MAIL FAcLrrus.-Postmas-
ter General Brown Is evidently a practical
business man In his department, and h working
earnestly to bring up Its extcndve and comylIcat.
ed machinery to the demands of the day. For ex-