The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-04

EW YORK HERALD, MO
TAs Msnarehisal snl Rspuhlieaa Prin
-e1plss I'm ConAiet On the Annerfcsn Con
ttnsnt-Ths War In South Ansriea.
Az our own war b over, and a. The healing
measures Of President johnson are fast restor
ing the country to healthfdl condition, VIC
can turn our attention to what Il passing
around uA Indeed It Is important that we
should do so, particularly as to what Is going
on in other States Of the American continent
All the countries Of the New World must In
time have similar destiny, and therefore the
future Of each will be more or less impressed
with what may transpire in the Others. The
greater States will always exercise most in
react and produce important effects upon the
greatest Our future and the future Of the
other American States are 90 mixed up to-
gether that they cannot be separated. This
seems to be established By the peculiar con-
dillon and situation of these new communities.
The sentiment everywhere is republican, and
the desire to be emancipated from the forms,
restraints, inequalities and exclusivensss Of
society In the Old World h universal. Even
in Brazil, which Is the only monarchy on the
American continent, for we do not think it
necessary to include the ephemeral concern in
Mexico the institutions assimilate those Of .
republic. And the same may be said Of nearly
all the colonial possessions of European
Powers in America. This country, as the first
power, exercises the greatest influence, un-
doubtedly, in stimulating and giving direction
to public sentiment; still 1t may be acted upon
very seriously by the other States, particularly
if their influence be combined with that Of
Europe. Hence we may perceive the motive
that led the monarchical governments of the
Old World to eagerly seize the opportunity our
civil war afforded for attempting to destroy
our influence and establish their own. They
hate republcanism, in the general sense of that
term, fear Its growth, and dread Its action upon
their own people, and they impatiently took
advantage of our troubles to commence mon
archizing the American continent.
If we look back two or three years only, and
observe what has been going on, and what Is
still transporting in both North and South Amer
lea, we shall discover remarkable unity of
action and purpose on the part Of this new holy
alliance Of monarchs against republication.
Even the liberal Dom Pedro of Brazil appears to
have caught the contagion of this royalist cru
sade 1t looks, indeed, as II he had joined the
cause of bis brother monarchs in another hemi-
sphere against the republics Of America. The
initiation and developments Of tho war be-
tween Brazil and Uruguay and Paraguay at
first, and now against Paraguay alone, look
very much like part Of the general plot
assigned to and accepted by bis Imperial
Majesty Dom Pedro.
The remarkable movements 70 which We
refer commenced at an early period Of our
war, when the South appeared strong and tho
contest doubtful. After having given oil the
aid they could to the rebels, by recognizing
them as belligerents and furnishing them with
cruisers to destroy our commerce, these
European Powers began to attack this
republic and republican institutions in
another manner and all round by o
flank movement. Indirectly supported by
the British and other monarchical governments,
France and Spain assailed Mexico on the pre-
tence, first Of collecting some olains and OBJ
tanning redress for grievances. This, as was
soon shown, was a mere pretext to destroy the
republic and erect an empire on the ruins.
Napoleon finally took the business In hand
alone, and accomplished the object by making
Macmillan Emperor. The brother monsrchs
of the new Emperor, including his Brazilian
Majesty, made haste to recognize the suddenly
improvised Mexican dynasty. Spain, ON sim
liar pretext, attacked the Dominican republic,
with view of subjugating and bringing it un-
der colonial rule. She threatened at the same
time the republics Of South America on the Pa
cifc, and she would have proceeded further,
both with them and st. Domingo, probably, had
she not met an unexpected stubborn resistance,
and had not the progress Of events here warned
her to drop her part Of the Quixotic scheme.
England started the scheme of confederation to
build up q consolidated colonial empire
sort of vice royslty-all along our
eastern and northern border. She COM
menced this project, and ID still engaged in
IL with great earnestness Of purpose; and she
is making the most formidable warlike prepa-
rations to defend this vice-royal empire. Even
Sardinia has not kept her hands or the Ameri.
can republics. By some stratagem she OBJ.
tanned . lease of an island Of great strategic
importance near Montevideo, the capital Of
Uruguay, for ten years. This island is at the
mouth Of the river aud entirely commands
Montevideo, and IL Is said that Immediately
after obtaining the lease she commenced to
erect formidable works Of defence. Add TO thif
record (and perhaps there are many Others o.
q secret character, that we are not yet informed
about) the war of Brazil against the Souti
American republics, and we think there is thu
stron0eat evidence of n matured and we'll un