The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-02-19


wonders, 1s4s, was preceded by reform dis
cussion in England, and was fastened by thu
parading of Charles Bonapar'e, Prince Of Ca
nino, through the towns of Italy in his uniform
as an officer of the National Guard of France
haranguing the people in their cafes and piazzas
Reform in England is again under discussion
and Bonapartist aims are again mixed up with
Italian agitation. But there is one great fact
that shows where all this popular ferment tends,
whatever may be the immediate form which it
takes. The European press already complains
of the evil influence exercised by the present
disputes upon the increasing necessities of inter-
national commerce. People are beginning to
comprehend the great fact that the selfish int
rests and dynastic ambitions of the governing
families of Europe are detrimental to the natural
and commercial development of national and
international interests. Political economy is
rapidly and steadily mining the foundations of
thrones built upon family claims to rule, and
they must all, sooner or later, fall When all
begin to talk of the necessity of their neighbour
reform, it is certain evidence that change at
home is coming. This change may begin with
a war, but it will end with a revolution, that
will sweep away every throne in Europe.
IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT on
PROTECTION TO AMERICAN INTERESTS Pre-
sident sent to Congress yesterday special mes.
sage on one of the most important subjects en-
braced in our foreign policy, and the one where
our government is weaker than that of all other
civilized nations, and which constantly tends to
embroil our relations with some of the anarchi-
cal Powers south of U.S.
On no subject is the American Executive so
weak as on that of protection to the lives, pro-
perty and rights of our citizens abroad. 1t has
been the opprobrium of our country and our
citizens ever since we have been a nation; it has
crowded the archives Of the State Department
with the unredressed claims of our citizens
against foreign governments, which the Execu-
tive Department has no power and Congress no
time to press to settlement and this fact, we'll
known to the revolutionary leaders of Mexico
and Spanish-America, has given to them sense
of impunity whenever it suited their purposes to
lay hands upon American citizens or American
property.
Mr.. Buchanan has nobly met the emer gency of
the case, and the outcry that will be raised
against his patriotic motives in calling the at
tention of Congress to this subject, and asking
them 10 confer upon him the necessary power in
the premises-a power which is possessed by all
other civilized governments. 1t now rests upon
Congress, and upon each member of Congress, to
act in the matter and to remove 80 great q
source of anxiety and trouble as is this weakness
of the American Executive, to all of our citizens
whose interests occasionally lie in the countries
in question, or who are compelled in their tran
sit between our Atlantic and Pacific States to
cross the various Isthmus routes The bill in
troduced by Mr.. Mason at the close of last ses-
sion, and which he has several times endeavored
to call up during the present one, covers the re-
quisite points, and the whole country will conf
IDENTIFY expect that Congress will pass it before
adjourning. Let us have protection to American
interests abroad