The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-30


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Oar Relations with Observation-Disclosures OF
Rupture.
Il will be seen from our special despatch
irom Washington this morning that We are ia
considerable danger of another diplomatic rap
lure with England.
There some curious coiacidcnccs in the
present state at over relations with England
and those which existed in the fall and winter
OF 1866. At that time Lord Aberdeen WAS
| rime Minister aud Lord Palmerslnn was Mia-
is,cr Of Foreign Affairs ia England. Palmers-
ton, with his usual lneddlesome ard overbear-
ing policy, had got into difficulty with US on
he enlistment question, and hud at the same
time the Chinese difficulty on his hands. lie
euueavored to browbcat Secretary Marcy into
| an aceuiescence with his flibustering enlist
m.nt policy, but Marcy was not to be blaifed
Off and not only maintained his position with
power and logic, but finally sent the British
Minister and couple of Consuls home to help
Lord Famerston see the position Of the
United States in its true light. A par
liameniary crisis followed, and Aberdeen
aud Palmerston were obliged to go before
he country on the American and Chinese
questions. The people Of England elected
,i,s.,, atax So .,
Derby ministry. The difficulties with us were
settled as soon as Palmerston's braggadocia
manner was stopped, and Lord Napier, who
succeeded MIR. Champion, was the most popular
british Minister that has ever been seen in this
country.
Palmerston is again in Office, not as Secretary
for Foreign Affairs, but as Prime Minister, with
Lord John Russell in the Foreign Department
Again the American and Chinese questions are
up in England, and both of them likely to lead
to trouble. Our Washington correspondent as
sures us that Lord John Russell's despatch to
our government, in regard to San Juan island,
is peremptory, and anything but peaceful We
have no doubt of the fact. The British states
men have been much more communicative to
the English journals than ours have been to the
papers here, and from their tone we have been
well aware that strong game of brag on their
part was going ON. They are not at all afraid
to let the people of England see the stand
they have taken, and have exhibited
no doubt good show of pluck. We
do not see any good reason why
our government should be 80 DESTROYS of hid
ing what they have done, if they have done
what is right The day Of secret diplomacy
has long since gone by, and it is only when
public man has taken position which he fears
he cannot hold, or that he is afraid will not
meet the spirit Of the people, that he resorts to
the old fogy system of secret diplomacy.
In this matter of San Juan Palmerston is
playing the braggadocia again towards us, as
he did in the enlistment question, and as he
would have done in regard to the right of
search, had he not slipped his official wind just
as bis scheme came out Now, in the matter of
San Juan, our claim is beyond bubble, and
Gen. Harvey has done perfectly right in taking
possession, acting, no doubt, under instructions
of the government, but instructions given in that
vague and mean. much or-mean. nothing style
usual in government orders. The spirit of the
whole country sustains Harvey, and we trust
the government is not going to disavow what
he has done. If the dispute had not turned on
San Juan Island it would have come
up on some other point We might
have given up island after island,
and yet Palmerston would have found
ground for dispute and farther claim, and the
old British plan, 80 successfully followed in the
Northeastern boundary and the 54 40 line,
would have been pursued. There is no other
way Of meeting this game Of brag than to show
to Palmerston that he can have fight if he
wants it. He is one of those kind of DULLES
that is always belligerent till he finds some one
who is perfectly willing to knock him down at
sight, and then he is as mild as a lamb. We
trust our government are not committing the
mistake Of endeavoring to pacify him with soft
words and plain reasons. Such course will
only bring about the rupture they are designed
to prevent.
THE DEMOCRATIC VIGII.ANT ASSOCIATION AND
CHEvALER WEBB.-The Democratic Vigilant