The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21

this port, without an exequatur- his govern
ment not being recognized by tho United
States. The other Is letter from Colonel Juan
Fogao, valIsntly defending General J. G.. Or
taga against the insidious and malevolent in
Situations of q hungry French sheet of this
city We commend these documents to the at
tention Of our readers, for they go To- show that
both sides Of the Mexican question are yet
strong enough and Of sufficient influence to
invoke and secure the aid OF resolute sup
porters. This is precisely the principle that
unhappy country during the last half Of a
century. .. ~ ~
The Proposed Congress OF All Nations.
The governments OF Europe and on this
continent are fast drifting into complication
alarming In their proportions. It is essential
that some joint action should be taken TO avoid
tho threatening danger, or revolution will
soon break out more extensive than any known
to the history of tho world, and involving In
its maelstrom every nation Of Europe. We
know Of no better mode for maintaining peace
and order than BY q congress Of all nations, to
assem- BILE either in Paris or New York, at as
early day as possible. Az regards the United
States, however, no danger need be aprre-
hended. We have just gone through struggle
of over four years. duration with rebellion
and conspiracy the greatest the world ever
saw, and q rebellion which would have
destroyed the strongest thrones extant. Our
generals have overcome, routed and destroyed
hou Ii
doms and changed the destinies Of empires.
Upon the heels Of all this we have witnessed
the cold-blooded assassination Of our President
and yet we have come out OF 1t all without the
least jar or change In our mighty strides
onward. We now occupy the foremost rank
in the family Of nations, and fear no one. But
VIC have deep interest in the peace, the law
and order of the whole world. Nor is it posi-
BILE for US to view the rapidly occurring events
without seeing in tho gathering clouds fore
bodings Of coming political storm appalling
In its magnitude.
At the close of the Crimcan and Italian wars
Napoleon proposed. . congress Of all nations Of
Europe for the sake of the peace of the whole
continent But the other governments refused
to unite with him, and the result has been that
complications and revolutionary proceedings
extended into Germany and other nations, and
have not, as yet, fully subsided. The sudden
collapse of the great rebellion in this country,
and the signal triumph of the principles Of
democratic rcpublicanism, and that, too, IN tire
face of the combined secret opposition Of
the monarchies the world over, will rebound
I'LL rAclwn 90 ta
centre every throne in the Old World. 1t Is
impossible to tell what revolutions, now in
embryo, will be fred into fife and break forth
with full blaze as the directresul The excite
men in our midst in reference to Mexico, the
alacrity with which the soldiers of our war are
Selling upon that movement, bids fair to soon
force the affairs Of Mexico into complication
that will seriously embarrass France, and,
through the French, every other empire in
Europe The fact that our Canadian neghboS
| have been harboring rebel refugees, who have
while there been organizing all manner Of plots
| and conspracies to destroy our government, has
made our relations with Canada somewhat
pyroiechnical, and they may at any moment
explode thus directly involving England. We
Cuba and the West India islands may break
forth in alarming proportions, and some rest
less American advcn urcrs, accustomed to war,
will consider the pear ripe, and only needing
a shake at the tree for it to drop into their
laps This in turn will bring Spain into new
complications, and through that nation involve
many others.
Thus 1t Is tina. the natural results Of the
rebellion in this country will bring about COM
plications among the governments Of Europe,
| which In themselves will be momentous.
Followed as these will be by the rapidly
| occurring events on this continent, the natural
| sequel of our fonr years war, there is every
| prospect that all Europe will be convulsed
will, revolution and twenty years. war. In
view Of these facts II becomes tho duty of Presi
| dent johnson To reorganize his foreign policy
ON more vigorous and decided basis AT tho
same time he should send feet Of our vessels
| of-war TO Europe, with special commissioners
on board, with directions TO visit every capital
| and invite each government TO participate In n
congress of ell nations to arrange for the peace
| Of the world. We have one Of the largest
| fleets of vessels In existence, and there Ia 70
longer any work for II TO do here. The
appearance Of these vessels in European waters
will have wholesome effect and will 60 a
great way towards convincing the Powers Of
the Old World Of the folly Of attempting to in
tertere with the affairs of tho republics on this
continent Aside from this, it will place the
United States a. q nation, In q moral stand
point. the FIRST Of all nations on the globe,