The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-01-21
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Americas AHAirs ~ EHrsPe.
IL Nord II Dee Is, gives tho Rassisn view c'
A.. p,..,asn,,s Mcs.are It aceords to II the
merit Of trankuese. AMI regards IL - an ones'
,,.o.,.,,.,,nc ~ new ara 10 the political history
- che uctt~a stases--shs notihcation OF rev
= .,,,,.., ,,ss--,he svowed ain OF which viii be
she r.coe,srucs,ou Of political eqaiiibrium on the
aus,,-.. continent. The Kuropcsn Cabinets II
,>,arAs. A. ia no less positive manner, an'sEo-
>,.sie 10 the alleged schemes and tendencies Of
A.. Americans, II says that u 10 here their
nosition respecting Central America has been
st,nu,stsd 10 lie resistance 10 the United States:
ta.s spsss hes bees threatened 10 the British
Parliament 10 case that Power should part with
(uba aud renounce its Influence Ia Mexico, aud
that fleets are nov 10 the 0ulfo Mexico aud the
Caribbean Sea.
'sThs war;" aays Le Nord "whch might result
from these questions would be FIR more disastrous
than that CrImean war, which has cost 20 much
gold and blood 10 the world II would DO war
with nation whose prodacts are the first ele.
ment Of industry 10 all the parts Of the world aud
whose commercial intercourse makes An fmpor-
tan. branch OF income for most govern ments. 1t
would be violent rupture OF all the arteries OF
commercial circulation; II would be fatal seps.
rattan be.ve.u Europe, which needs America, and
America, which can dispense with Ecrope. Take
from Eag!.od the gold Of California and the cotton
of Louislaaa, AMI her industry will at once be
stopped In Its prosperous action. We sincerely
hope that such terrible occurrence will not take
place"
The Paris press speaks In Its usual insoieot tone
aud its stereotypsd phrases OF Insult. La Patrie
says the "cisiliEsd people have, up to the present
time, believed that each had right to possess his
own property, aud that to take the property OF
smother was . robbery Mr. BuchanAn shows them
their error. In the special code Of the United
States every person has right to take what
suits him, and you are only proprietor 30 long as
yonr property docs not suit more powerful
nsighbor.
."Europe imsginss that Spain has some claim 9
upon Cuha. Il was there that the nrst European
put bis feet on American soil, and 1t vas the Span
ish Gag which was nrst unfurled over the cross of
Christ on that then unknown island. The laws,
ell Spanish in Cuba. Nevertheless, Cubs 10 Amer.
lean property uBjustly detained by Spain. Cuba
II desirsels fr the United States she 10 near
neighbor aud commands the mouth of the Missis.
SsppE bno - CONSTANTLY HeQucntoQ Dy American
merchants aud tourists: she may become a couple
of very prosperous slave States; therefore Spain
has no right TO keep It. Mr. Buchsnan certainly
offers pecunisry recompense, but should Spain
believe that she was mistress, keep her property
and refuse any propositions Of purchase, the Uni.
ted States would take possession of Cuba 'iu the
name Of the imperative aud overrulng law Of self
preservation."'
Le Pays wiods mp a column of caumDy by de-
elaring that 'the policy OF Mr.. Buchanan may be
summed up IN a few Words
"Abssnce of morality.
Imprscticable ambition.
Egotisticni tendencies.
II 10 those qualities we add the constant norr-
ishmsnt of ssifesteem; the thirst Of popularity
Which declines with OUT ever having much existed,
ahaughsiness Of language, the more inconsistent
- DO greatness exists to justify it, and duplcity
forever condsmnable, We will have . faithful
picture. believe it, Of the character Of the policy
inspirsd BY American ideas and directed BY Mr..
Buchsnan."
The ConsitutionneI says that the youngest bro
Their Of John Bull shows himself worthy of the
head OF the family. 1t, however, has the sagacity
TO zee 10 the Presidents message .the expression
OF an individual thought, rather than snifssto
unanm0usy approved of as . national policy"
Tho imperative language employed by the
French press in general towards Americans, and
their President will not provoke retort from
this side the Atlantic 1t will not disturb the
amiable relations and courtesies that ought to
exist between the press of both civilized aud bar
baroas countries. We fully under stand, on this
side the water, how hard up our Paris brethren
are for subjects, and We know that they would
like to say Of Louis Napoleon all that they declare
with such ccmmendabls courage Of James Bncha.
nan, bat discretion forbids. Their polished irony
about our want Of civilization is very much ad.
puirad on thia aida fha nfar Tho
Berger, seventy years old, declared 10 q French
court Of Justice, that France had gone through
seventeen changes of government in his time
This, We suppose, 10 q high proof of the superior
eivilisstion Of France, over this country, which
has had no revolutions since the establishment of
our government; and, if ary more proof we're need
ed the scenes Of the French revolution as contrast
cd with our OWL, would satisfy candid world how
far below the French We are In civilization, aud
what scandalous llbeller their phi.osophic
oountryman was when he declared French hui.
man nature to be shalt monkey, half tiger
80, "put Us under the ban of civilized people,
~ soon a. you please, oh, fres aud independent
poteatatss Of the Paris press, whose honesty that
csn swallow the camel of French conquest aud
aggrandissmsnt, strains at the gnat of American
annexation, and whose civilization, that fills the
streets every ten years with barbados and slaugh
tered men, women and children, is Mortified by
the peaceful barbarian of the American ballot
box
Tho English press has also copious comments
upon the message of the President. The London
Chronicle moderate Conservative 10 Of opinion
that II the doctrine of soifpreservation REQUIRES
tho United States to obtain Cuba it may also iu.
cite Us to seize Canada
IF this be So" Gays the Chronicle, ct ia time
That III he L.
ciAily-that the American Union ia prepared to
seize By force on tha rich possessions which border
on lis country unless their rishtful owners can be
caiolei into parting with them for money. The
provinces OF Canada absorb great portion of the
lucrative trade Of the lakes-the river st. Lawrence
10 natural mode Of ipgress for American ship
ping-ths gold hs!ds of Columbia are temptipgIy
near to Oregon. aud attract the enterprjss of Cal
ifornia-ths island of Jamaica may be dangerous
ana OBNOXIOUS, as holding Cuba in check, when
Cuba 10 Amsrnsa-the 'existng'' colonial govern.
Asnt OF cur colonies in the Western Indies would
90 ssAidin canre OF jeopardy to the friendly re
iaticns between England and the American stats
once allow this dang, rous principle. and there Is
no Limit to its possible application Circumstance
would be always occurring which would render an
aggression UNSUITABLE under The imperat;vc ana
overruinR law of ssf presei vaticn ~
The London Timer says Of the sright of sea, Oh >,
suggested by the case Of the Washington, that il
h"an error which owes its reception to iss nsmen
We are too easily inclined to believe, when dis.
pate - to such q phrase is frat submitted to rs.
that the question must be a, to the def ai,ion OF
the right, and not ~ to whether the right itself
ever had existence. Yet the moment it comes 10
10 regarded steadily. uriss aud statesmen are all
agreed that We have no more right to visit
French ship than We have to force an entrance
into Srsnch town; that we haes no more rtQh. 10
sesea Yankee stteer tan ace hare to land upon The
coo" % Tie S0atarn States and to set free he ne,
9'ats zoe might fni worthy there. 1t startles orr
popular prejudice to 30 told thar this is so. John
boii mas general notion that If he fl dds any one
doing manifsst wrong anywhere it IL his right and
ms du'y 10 thrash him. There mingles also with
snis belief that, inssmueh as Britannia 10 the