Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-11-26
SPAIN AND MOROCCO.
EFFECT OF THE FRENCH INTERVENTION.

be London Tiues
Il reported from Paris that the request of the
Spanish Ambassador, the French Government has placed
materials of the disposal of SPAIN and that the
Emperor has declared his intention Of supporting the OPP
erations against Morocco by advances to ,c Govern
ment OF Madrid similar to those made TO Piedmont in
the late war. Whether or not this news be literally true
there canot be much doubt that France preparing
intervene in the quarrel more actively than origin
ally expected. The commanders in Algeria have con-
ccntrated strong bodies of on the frontier under
pretencc of checking the ncursons of Ger cain unruy
tribes aud IL is quite possible that the French and Span
sh forces may combine to carry other plans than
obtaining redress for insults Ccua the pundering
OF an African model farm. II disposefto feel
cause OF satisfaction in finding gloomy antcpations
azed we might remind readers of the many times
that we asserted the impossibiy of period of quiet
following upon the martial of French army
Whether be from the necessity of the Emperors po-
ston, or the wants of his sodiery, the of
absolute power Europe Is witnessing and seems DOOM
ed for long time to witness, series of international
II Queen Isabellas army could learn in warfare with
the hoors how TO defend Cuba and how TO bud defiance
to an enemy in the Pyrenees would rejoice at It
than Englishmen. But the case Is different when
the Cabinet of Madrid undertakes Operations una.r the
direction and with the help of great aud ambitious
Power We cannot avoid perceivng that in those ALI
ances the stronger State have complete control over
the weaker and that Is Spain which goes TO war;
but France under the shelter of her name and perhaps
with the intention OF reapng the fruits of the war We
have before said that this country should avoid the slight
est meddng in this dispute, should il result only
punishment of an obstinate Court the taking Of secu
ties Tor the future, and such addition the Spanish
territory will make Ccua secure That more than this
will be willingly undertaken by Spain is be beey
cd. Nothing could make the Spanish Government at
tempt absurd enterprise the conquest Moroc
expect the njudcious interference of this
British Minister making feeble circumstances which
public opinion would not allow him to follow up
by action, would be certain to put the continental ma
tons their mettle. They would do ANYTHING TO seem
regardless and disdainf of English ntsssacs Ii the
SpAnards were alone in this affair and wsse ndisurbed
by any foreign interference, for against them,
might be that three months woud nut an end to the
whole quarrel IL is the obgp lions under which Spain
lays herself by accepting Preach sSst nee which const
tu'e the CHIEF evil OF the Present alliance Against such
an alliance OF course, W. can saw nothing automatically
Spain has right ally herself with France a wei. as
with any other Power But members of the European
community We are bound TO notice any conjunction
"Meh appears ominouS of future disquet.
may prove that the present Joint ac of these two
States against Morocco is but mart of the system which
mas already been inaugurated Rome and Turin. To
place the secondrate States Europe under his control
Al one ume by udcious assistance mother by sudden
severity; TO keep them always wanting something,
dreadng something from him: to make more especially
what are called the Latin nations the satellites of his
throne Is imperial theory which has often been pro-
pounded and now seems in process of accomplishment
The nearly deSpotic Government of Spain expec
ted to have objection TO such an union with France
and only some i'll judged OF violence would rouse the
SP@n.TdS INTO their old jealousy OF French domination
There thus two points in this question which de-
serve the attention of the public One is the result
Morocco ITSELF the other is the eec on European policy
OF excessive French influence in S,au On the first We
have lew misgyings France has enough African terri
tory on her hands and Spain with difficulty keen
few remaining colonies which belong to the crown But
the subsection of Spain French influence and the for
nation of system in which rance is the chief and
Spain, Piedmont, the Papal States, and Naples are
dependents, deserves the attention of every politician
among