The New York herald., 1862-12-26

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Chinese Emperor.
Greece and Meysco-Firebrand nds In the
Old and the New World.
The American rebellion has shaken the peace
and prosperity of this continent, while to add
to the troublesome complications which sur.
round us we find France endeavoring to obtain
. foothold in America This schems-the con.
quest of Mexico-is as oil poured upon ths
flames which are consuming us. In Europe
new question has arisen, which must sadly
complicate the already greatly endangered
equilibrium Of her great Powers. We refer to
the question as to who shall be the future ruler
of the Greeks.
A singular analogy exists between the results
to occur from the French expedition to Mexico
and Englands intended assumption of the
throne of Greece In both cases the people are
to vote upon the question of who shall rule
them; but in both cases the results of such .
vote are defined beforehand. Who can doubt
that to English intrigue Otho Of Greece owes
his fall from power-that the election of an
English prince to the throne vacated by Ohio
was foregone conclusion, and that England
will thereby secure the undoubted domination
of the Mediterranean? Having possession of its
extremities, to say nothing of her commanding
the Dead Sea, she will, with characteristic
greed, seize upon the throne of Greece and
await the results Of her bold step in mingled
fear and stubbornness, relying upon her
wealth to buy of hostility, and determined to
use, as she has always done, deceit
and treachery to carry out her pur-
poses. But Greece by her geographical
position, would assist too much the progress Of
Great Britain, aud as surely as she seizes upon
that throne, 80 surely will she light the brands
Of discord and strife throughout Europe.
Francois is clearly stated in the Constitst-
tioanel, ssmi-oficial organ-will not oppose
England's taking possession of Greece; but
and here is the thfeat-of course all entente COR
dale would be at an end the moment England
did so This means that France would then be
the overt enemy of England.
Russia has such a claim to Greece ~ we have
to Mexico. Neither can tolerate the assump-
ton Of those weak governments by great and
powerful nations Russia cannot let England
block up and command the Dead Sea, and, in
fact, ali of her southern commerce. We cannot
allow France to obtain hold in Mexico and
the consequent command of the Gulf England,
assuming the throne Of Greece, would thereby
draw upon herself the anger and opposition Of
the great Powers Of Europe, who would forget
their differences and jealclsiss to join issue
against England's encroachments.
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tanning a foothold upon the American CONT
nent. would become dangerous to US q .
neighbor, intending to interfere with and en-
barrass our movements; and the result would
most likely be making up Of our family quar-
rel aud a joint attack upon the intruder, who,
taking advantage Of our intestine troubles,
sneaks into dangerous proximity to our terri
tory. We should, North and South, alike feel
the insult and together we would punish the
flibuster. Our forces joined would reach the
enormous figure of million and half, COM
posing the best troops in the world. while our
navy would sweep that of France from the
seas. How can Napoleon LII. be blind to these
certain results Of his attempt to obtain foot
hold upon this continent! Does he suppose
that he can successfully contend against such
a people as we are, with greater population
than he reigns over, with resources which he
cannot estimate, and with the advantage on our
side of three thousand miles of sea We
can build feet while he would be
constructing a frigate; ws can raise millions
of men where he could scarcely find thousands;
and what is more to the point, and matter we re-
commend to him for careful consideration, We can
take him down from his throne and place thereon
those princes who fought for the maintenance Of
our nationality. All this we can surely do; and
yet this man, impellsd by some sad fatality, is
each day widening the breach which he made +
between us whom he did not, as Spain and Eng.
land did, accept the overturss Of Mexico and rs-
tire from this continent
Napoleon pirates to England about the equi-
librium Of the great Powers Of Europe and the
danger Of its disturbance. We may, with equal
propriety and with far more reason, call his |
attention to the equilibrium Of our great Power,
which he has already done SO much to sndan-
ger, but which we will uphold and firmly esta-
blish, and which will remain unshaken when |
time shall have passed its resstless waves over
the fragile structure he has reared so suddenly
All the dire consequences which France predicts
as the results Of England's sncroachments shsl
must apply to herself as the inevitable resultsA
Of her attempt to establish her power on this
continent in manner so discreditable, hashing
up, ss she has done, claims known to be un-
founded. Taking the two cases as they now
stand, France certainly appears in much
worse light in her Mexican expedition than
does England in her attempt to seize upon the
throne Of Greece. Frame conquers her hold
upon Mexico. England awaits the result Of
The vote Of the Greeks She, of course, in.
trigues and buys; but at any rate she does not
lake by main force. Mexico will vote with
hundred thousand bayonets at her throat.