The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-13

HsAtSo una inc European COAltf1Ons
There is no longer any doubt concerning
the intended action of England. France and
Spain towards Mexico; and within a very short
time it is semi-officially announced, the com
bincd naval force of the three Powers will oc-
cupy the principal ports on the Gulf, and will
sequestrate the customs revenue of such ports,
retaining one-half and paying the rest to the
Mexican government. 1t is further stated that
there is no intention of waging territorial war;
but that if Mexico sets the allied Powers ut de-
fance an effective blockade will be instantly
established. 1t will thus be seen that nominally
only naval interference in the affairs of that
| long distracted country is premeditated, and
that after the Powers forming the coalition
! have exacted from Mexico PREPARATION for past
/ injuries and robberies suffered by their sub
jects at the hands Of Mexcans as we'll as
payment Of the debts due to English.
| French and Spanish holders Of Mexican stock,
the allied fleets will return home again. Vir-
tually, however, tho case is very different
The design OF these nations, in assuming the
control of Mexico, is not so much to obtain repa-
ration for the losses and injuries suffered by their
representatives and subjects, but to obtain pos
session Of Mexico for political reasons Great
as has been the anarchy there prevailing, nu-
mcrous as have been the murders and atrocities
committed upon foreigners by the banditti Of
the republic, and insulting and dishonest as has
been the conduct Of the governments of both
factions England, France and Spain would not
at the present time have formed this coalition
had the Southern States not been engaged in
struggle to establish a separate confede-
racy. As it is, these Powers, looking
forward to the possible success Of the
rebel arms, dread the extension of the slave
powerovcr m-sfco, vrnerui america ana Cuba.
They well know that all the iilibustering expe-
ditions directed against the last two have sailed
from Southern ports, and that Walker and his
predecessors were the practical opponents of
that sentiment which has now eliminated in
secession from the Union. They remember the
conference of Southerners several years ago at
Ostend, and the objects there avowcd; and very
reasonably they feel suspicious of what the South
might do if it only did succeed in making the
rebel States something more than an insur-
rectionary sham. They are, therefore, naturally
anxious to avert the danger arising from such
contingency, however remote it may at present
appear, by thus early making themselves com
| plete masters Of Mexico; for the real object of
the coalition is to retain a permanent
| hold of Mexico by military occupation as well
| as naval force. There will then be no danger
of the extension Of slavery and complete mo-
| nopoly of all the great cotton and sugar and
tobacco markets Of the world by a conlederacy
! Of slaveowners.
| 1t is the boast of the South now. that
cotton is king and upon cotton they de-
| pend for their ultimate success in the in
| glorious war they are waging. But if they had
realized the prospects which their demagogues
| have held out to them, tobacco and sugar would
also be elevated to similar pinnacles Of power
This would never do for the maritime Powers
OF Europe, whose aim and interest are to acquire
fresh influence in American waters. With Mexico
under their thumb this may be done, and they
are accordingly preparing to do it. Upon
the blind enthusiasts Of the South this
must fall as heavy disappointment.
No longer hope can exist Of the wild dreams
Of Southern tilbusters ever being realized
| The conviction that the agitators of secession
| have built their foundations upon a chimera
must gradually impress itself upon the dis
loyal mind. and the weary pilots of the
rebel States will find, on brief survey, no
better harbor of refuge than the Union. The
obvious policy of the Southern community is
to rcnounce the teachings of their demagogues
| and, under the guidance of their statesmen
return at once to recognition of the fede
| raj authority, into which, in any event. they
must be, sooner or later, forced, and join hands
with the North in resenting this threatened
European interference in the affairs of this
continent. In unity we should then find
| strength, and the exploits of the combined
armies would add fresh lusire and new power
to the great republic of the New World.
PRINCE NApoLEoS's LETTERS UPoS AMERICAN
AFFAIRs.--The effect which the letters writ
ten under the inspiration OF The Prince Napo-
leon to the Opinion Rationale newspaper, of
Paris, have produced in this country is not
less than that created in Europe. There is
! a very natural curiosity to learn what the
correspondents Of foreign journals say Of us;
and this curiosity will appear far from singular
or unreasonable if we consider that upon The
! representations of these correspondents the
foreign public found their Opinions of us
! and OF our doings. These letters of The Prince
! Napoleon have been very valuable in forming
public opinion in France, and they have proven
not less valuable in encouraging confidence
here, and in giving lis also an insight into the
| cause and the remedy for our national troubles
! The high rank of the author adds to the inte-
rest of his views and it adds to their import
ance also; for what the Prince writes to his
Partisan organ he will verify to the Emperor
Napoleon, and thus these letters will greatly in
| fuence the action Of France towards this coun-
try, and, through France, will influence every
governmental Europe. We long ago pronounced
Louis Napoleon the greatest newspaper man of
the age, aud we must now acknowledge the
Prince Napoleon to be the greatest newspaper