The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-31

succession Of power for active candidates. that had
not yet united all their means Of suooess-such for ex
ample, as Fremont. ~
An the world knows the history Of the sudden tranfor
nation Of this Pope who passed in an instant after his
those who had elected him as dying man.
Mr. Buchanan has just renewed that clever trick OF
clever Italian He has, in his message return youth
well calculated to upset the calculations Of his heirs pre-
sumptive. The latter were preparing for fight among
W. % s @
poses, to retain this power, all the means Of influence
which power gives.
come to Mr. Buchanan At his debit all the journals
Of the country felicitated themselves with the mode
ration and with the that the detachment
from the things of this world could not fail to give to
presidential politics II Is certain that MI Buchanan mas
modified his IDEAS. To be exercised IN republic, power
has none the less its charms and its pleasures Besides,
has servants partisans friends who are by the con-
stuon obliged to yield up their positions when the Presi
that he is indispensable in power. Finally ambitious
spirits who have for long number Of years acquired the
noble habit Of mixing up in the control OF the affairs OF
the country do not easily admit that the time for retreat
has definitely arrived
This desire Of continuing in power that the Presidents
of the United States have successfully manifested is in
our opinion, natural enough This an involuntary ho
mage to monarchal forms OF government sustained by
experience in the kingdoms Of the Old World.
But that which is not Justifable is the means which
they employ attain the object Of their ambition.
this attery that panders to the evil tendencies Of the
American character it is this expression Of avdty for
conquess and territorial anncxatons destitute Of every
scrupe this reiterated assertion Of this Monroe doc
COntempOf
9nonsly said reaches the sublime and descends to
violence.
We do not recover from surprise when we arrive at
the eoe Of the theories OF the message on the subject
of Mexico, of Nicaragua, and particularly Of Cuba. Be-
this great colony would be very convenient for the
ought h. tn be- t@e
those who founded it, enriched 1t and possess 1t leei
ma,ey. true that they talk about restraining them
selves to pacific means in seeking the acquisition Of Cuba
But what means can be pacific in obtaining that which
proprietor does not wish to part WITH Spain is not dis
means Of taking il from that Power if the calculation
is not TO revoutonze her. The Message indicates clearly
this tendency aud, learn, in fact by the American
journampatiently ndiscreetthat there exists that
island the nucleus Of insurrectona prOpagandsm. OF
whom they, the agents. 1t may easily be OWNED.
Is fec prqfui Behold the pacific and morals
to which it is hoped to owe the annexation of Cuba!
1t is not however, that certain action, Or one
that appears such, is renowned The enumeration OF
complaints against Spain, equally contained in the mes
sage proves that if need be- and certain Of opposition
from the generality of European Powers they would will
propagandsm has not many chances in Cuba The Span
sh Catholics have great sympathy for the Purans Of
Philadelphia They have monarchal traditions and the
example of the ancient colonies of Span who proclaimed
their independence is not 1t must be admitted very en-
gaging Besides the government Of the Queen OF Spain
could very probably repress every attempt of this cha
racter SO much the more cupabe from its foreign origin
Decidedly is easily that the pacific means spoken
of in the message have not much chance of success The
others pcrlous, for the government OF Cuba would
easily deal with 1lbusters
But from what does all this spring. The pursuit Of popu
man like Mr. Buchanan who has lived long enough to
know the human hcart-does he not know that Is not
given to every to rise and make himself popular by
the CT powcip That il visible ut this moment in
France but that is because we are of the Old World and
people afflicted with the monarchical instincts But in
republic where power subject the assaults and to the
coveousness of the opposition authority infaiby takes
down him who exercises IT, and not more than his prede
cessor Mr. Perce-another unfortunate candidate for the
conservation of presidential functionscan Mr. Buchanan
hone TO escape from this common law of republics where
envy the dominant vice aud nvectve an irresistible
Instrument
There is therefore no reason for conceivng any nqui-
etude the err of principles so bold those of the
message The mass OF the American people is infinitely
better than the turbulent parties whom necessary
please to raise ones self to power. But the occasion is
good for compare institutions and to consider which
those that fatally allure men Of the best minds into
the ways Of fatality.
THE INEyITABLE TERRITORIAL EXPANSION OF THE
UNITED STATES
Par;s LJan 10Y pondence of the london Times1
We Isavs a French writerl could not submit to The an
nexaon OF Cuba with the same facility as TO the progress
sye and inevitable ABSORPTION of Mexico: but we cannot
disguise from ourselves that in presence of The ardor of
Mexican and the power of expansion of the
finest colonial possession.
The best mode of resisting the United States in America
would be to abolish slavery in Cuba II would be mea-
sure Of high policy as well of humanity All that could be
said has been written upop this abomnable traffc-ths
ulcer of the United tateshjs shadow 10 their greatness
II is not merely for the interest of the slaves will ever
loudly demand their emancpaop but in the interest Of
morality and regiont is even in the interests of their
Nn,hins calculated to obscure and to
soute domination of man over his fellow creature-the
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