The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-15

Central Railway may not, some day, AFFORD IN
admiring public another chef d'Gume from
the facile pen Of Mr. Jefferson Brick.
As we write, the battle is going on betweea
the harmonious democracy. 1t is the old fight
which broke out just after the election Of poor
Pierce, and resulted in the split of 1853. Juss
six years ago, to a day, there was grand row
at the Salt Works, an account Of which We
have reproduced from our files and printed, to
show how the democracy progresses IN
purely physical point Of view. In 1858
there was great struggle for the tenn
porary organization of the Convention, and
the hards, complaining that tho softs brougAt
muscle to overawe mind, retired from the con
yention under protest and through fear Of tAelr
lives, as appears by the Official record of their
proceedings. There was good deal OF noiss.
and some respectable old gentlemen were bon
netted, had their -corns trodden upon and re-
ceved other indignities; but the retreat Of the
hards, like Mr. Bricks at Solferina, relieved
them from further dangers, real or imaginary.
But shoulder-hitting, like other branches Of The
fine arts, improves with age, and now there
Pewter Mug knocks in which there has beea
much unterrified blood spilled, all, we presume,
for the harmony of the party.
An eminent American poet says of one a.
his heroines, "Her heart and morning broke -
gether" If the Muscle men at Syracuse would
do Two smashing jobs at the same point Of
time, like the unfortunate young lady above
-
the Convention system rs well, it would be a
inestimable boon in more ways than one.
Spanish American Presidents In Now
York-Presidcnt Mora's First Visit and
Its COnsequc noes.
Another Of the leading names Of Spanish
America has been added to the list of public
men from the republics south Of us whose
visits and presence here have converted New
J ork into the metropolis of Spanish-Amercaa
politics and trade.
Don Juan Rafael Nora who was until few
days since, the unquestioned ruler of Costa
RIGA, and is now an exile, arrived here yester-
day. We had already in the city, as voluntary
visitors, General Paez, of Venezuela; Senior
Lerdo de Tejada, of Mexico, and numberless
minor names. Not long ago President Comon-
fort was here and but little while before
ex-President Echenique, of Peru sought aid
and sympathy in Wall street Ex-President
Mallarino, of New Granada, looked in upon IA
short time since. Ex-President Caballos, Of
Mexico, has been several times here; and d
we were to carry the list back for few years
we might add great number of other names,
all of which preserve the connections and
friendships they have formed in New York.
Santa Anna is almost the only one of the baa-
ished Spanish-American rulers that have not
come here to prepare for future movementa
1t may be laid down as general rule that all
of them who really have at heart the liberal
principles they profess come to us, while those
who belong to the school Of despots, such ~
Santa Anna and Monagas, seek some obscure
refuge where they can indulge their love of
power through the social degradation of their
surroundings.
Whatever may be the causes that are thus
making New York the centre of Spanish-Ame-
rcan agitation, the effect cannot but be a good
one on the affairs of those republics. These
public men on coming among us find very
different people from what they had imagined
us to be. Instead of red-haired, red bearded
and hungry set OF land stealers, whose sole
policy is to get hold Of other peoples posses
sions, they find an active, rich and business
driving community, with little time to listen
to their longwinded explanations of poll
teal distractions, and still less disposition
to invest their fortunes in distant forest
covered lands, or to enter into vision
airy schemes of revolution. When they
go to Washington, instead of meeting set Of
long headed and astute statesmen, bent upon
pushing our sway to Cape Horn, and intently
watching the multitudnous changes of Spanish
American politics in order to find crack in
them, they are astonished to encounter q set Of
scheming politicians, guiltless of any know
ledge OF geography, and innocently inquiring
if frigate can lie within range of Bogota, or
whether Guayaquil is not the capital of vene-
zuela. The consequence is . mutual feeling Of
establishment; on one side. that men from
Spansh-America should wear broadcloth and
comprehend the forms Of logic and on the
other, that there really are Americans who are
not constantly con.riving to get a foothold
| south of our present boundaries
| This mutual undeceiving is rapidly producing
| change in the policy of the Spanish-American
| republics In the lapse of time the exiles re-
| turn to their homes having learned to Judge
the people of the United States by another
standard than the loose Adventures who drift
| down among them. and the policy of its govern
ment by other ideas than those enter
tanned by William Walker. Little by little,
hey admit the practcabili.y of friendly
policy between the several countries, and aba1-
dor their formerly entertained idea that they
must necessarily oppose everything that origi-