New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-18
INTERVENTION IN SPANISH AMKRIO ca

rect exponent Of the ideas and l6tentIons OF Tue
nis,ration-as We suppose IT may be-the
Cuba project must at less. have the credit OF beng
attended b, the abandonment, or at least the post
poneuent, on the part OF our Government. OF some
absurd pretensions in another quarter. The ab
surdity of claiming q right to compel Spain to cell
Cubs, whether che will or not, is thought we sup
pose snd very reasonably too, quito burden enough
for any Administration to stagger under. The Cab
iLet therefore, would seem, for the time, judic-
ou,ly disposed to drop their claims to protector
ate over Mexico and Nicarsugs, and TO power
residing in US, and in Us alone to intermeddle with
the concerts Of those nstions to make war upon
them.
Tie late action OF the Sp.ui,h feet on the coast
Of Mexico, and the presence there just nov of q
combined French and English squadron have been
made the occasion. on the part Of our flioussering
and protectionist journals, Of very loud complaints
that those nations were acting in violation Of ths
Monroe doctrine, ard were in danger Of eIercis-
ipe control over Mexican affairs which belong,
exclusively to us. Not so, ,syi the UHion. These
fleets a. cur Government i, well assured, have not
the least intention TO intervene in the politci Of
Mexico. The Spanish feet has left the Mexican
coast already, and the French feet would have
dore the ssne before now, had not the tbres ened
march Of Mramon upon Vera Croz occ.soned
some delay for the purpose Of extending protection,
should it be necessary to the French residents of
that city, But, even in that case, i. is not the in
tention either Of the French or the English or
both together TO act independently ofus, Ansrranse-
ment ba. been entered into with Captain Turner,
Of our Gulf squadron, that if it becomes necessary
to land troops men Of all the threee squadron, shall
be landed, and shall act together
Moreover as The Union thinks some of our
fEibuster and protectiooist journals, not content
with the Misrepresentation of facts, indulge
themselves in crude specustioDs" as to the
meaning, operation and extent of the Mon
roe doctrine. That doctrine, properly understood,
according to the views now pregaling in the
Cabinet, Coca no further than this: To US belongs
the exclusive right Of conquering and snneIing
Mexico. Oar Government, while strenuous of ts
own right to subdue and protect, will never allow
the Spanish South American States to fall again
under European dominion II they arc to be
dominated over we must be the nation to do it.
But this does not exclude the European nations
from the privilege of making war upon them for
the collection of debts, cluims and 30 forth-.hat
IT, if they coffee themselves to extorting payment
in money, or through the Custom House, we being
the only nation that has the right to levy on the
real estate-sn operation which, however loudly
thrt a.ened, and even formally proposed by Presi-
dent Bucbansn seems DOW to be tactly put aside
in favor Of the "pur chase" Of Cuba. 1t is very
plain that the Administration, having that inpor.
tant negotiation on hand, do not care just now
Mexico, and that, j1st now, they have no DISPOSE.
ton to accept the invitation earnestly rendered
by the newspaper. in that interest.
Then again, as to Nicsragusn affairs. The 6lli.
buster journals are trying to get up an excitement
about the Belly Canal as though the grant of that
canal and the threatened commencement Of it.
were an interference with special right on our
part TO have the sole and exclusive control of the
Nicaragua Transit Route. The Union, the unratified
Cass irissarri treaty to the contrary n0twthstand
irg, wholly disclaims any such pretensions on our
part. The United States have no objections to q
canal or even to twenty canals across the Isthmus;
but, says The Union they do assert and do mean to
maintain, that contracts already made with our
citizens, shall rot be violated. Now inasmuch q,
the alleged contract with our citizens, to which
Tn. Union refers, gives them an exclusive right to
transportation across the Isthmus for tenn of
years it would seem that this disclaimer of
objections to carals was rather equigoca.
But then there is this consolation, on which The
Union dwelIs at lei 9Th Belly is humbug, just as
likely 10 build canal in the moon as one 10 Near
sgua. The whole enterprise is ck,jobbing
bubble. The London Times advises English CAPT
tssts not to invest in it. Mr. Secretary Cass, in
his instructions to Mr. Lamar, declares that there
are physical and financial obs aces, as well as
political ores, in its way. Barring Brothers do not
believe in it. Belly cant get anything out Of the
French Treasury. BE ha, left France in tower
ing rage with Napoleon AMI on the whole, The
UrioH does not believe that he will be able to raise
in Paris the $4,000 900 which the canal is est.
mated TO cost. Under all these circumstances,
that journal does not think that the starting of
Belly for Nicarogus imposes any such imme
date necessity as the flliouster journals
seem to .uppose OF seizure, cOnques. or
occupation on our part. There is also another
reason calculated to have weight both with the lli
buster, and The Union, which that journal omit,
to mention. If Belly can raise the money to make
the canal, why not let him 20 on and make i. ?
Nicaragua with tie canal would be much more
valuable than withou! it. Why not wait then till
the canal is finished Neither viii The Union