The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-08

that is st this moment impOsing upon Russia the
necessity Of holding the Bosphorus, and upon
us that of holding Cuba and Central America for
the respective defence Of our material expansion
Ii was the conviction Of this great truth that
led the American people to sympathise so strong
ly with Russia in her recent conflict with the
Powers Of Western Europe; and it was the fear
OF the results that might spring from il that made
the Cabinets Of London and Paris so careful to
keep their tool, Spain, out of the war with Russia.
tlad they made Spain member of their alliance
the whole world would have been drawn into the
va against it, Arrangements were made in
this country between Russia and the American
filibusters under which, so soon as Spain declared
war against the former, the Cuban expedi-
ton would have had the use of the Rus
sian fag and Russian ships would have
swayrned in the waters of Cuba. The necessities
Of England and France had caused them to with
draw nearly all their ships from the American
waters. and the alliance between Russia and
free Cubs would have given & practical form to
American sympathy and abundant ports to the
Russian feet; ana together they would have
swept the ocean When the present truce was
hatched, our sympathy took new form. We
saw that Russia wanted the same mechanical
deTelopenent to triumph in the East that we
possess 10 enable us to triumph in the West
American engineers, American machinists, Anne
riean railroad contractors, American shipbuild-
ers. American inventors and American wreck
rai-ers swamed to Russia. Russian contracts
suddenly appeared among US on every side. We
undertook TO equip the Russian railways with
engines, 70 stretch telegraphs across the Russian
empire to build Russian frigates and river
steamers, to raise the sunken navy at Sebastopol,
and to forge the chains of commerce between our
aew empires on the Pacific.
This Is the work that Is now going on between
Russia and America and that is preparing them
for the coming conflict between the Russo-Ame
rican and the AngloFrench alliance. Its causes
lie deep in the foundations Of that republic of
trade which is forcing US all forward in the paths
of industrial deveiopement and material expan-
sion. The Western Cabinets Of Europe may
dream Of establishing balance of power through
out the world, which, like that of Europe, shall
prevent other nations from expanding, and leave
them free to expand at will But it cannot be
done; and their pursuit Of their present jealous
policy in Turkey and intercontinental America
will only lead to conflict that will change the
face of the world. We hope that the material
interests OF the people in England and France
will yet force their Cabinets to abandon their
autocratic schemes, and the antiquated theory
that the material Development Of any one ma
ton is inimical to all others. The true duty of
government is now recognized to be the social
Development and elevation Of the people, and
not to increase the renown or extend the arbi-
trary power Of any one man or his dynasty.
England, in playing second fiddle to Louis Ma
poleon is false to herself and to the progress Of
that republic Of trade which she has so largely
heIped to inaupurate