The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-02


ceived the answer TO his demands from the
Chilean government, ahostilities have already
begun" This Is the present war between Spain
and Chile. A more scandalous course OF diplo-
macy than this Of Spain for the redress Of petty
offences it will be difficult to find in the records
of modern times. In its denunciation tho
English press speaks with proper spirit OF
indignation; but we hear nothing Of the sort
from France.
Here we may, perhaps, In the progress Of
events, find out the solution Of this Chilean
mystery. There is something more in 1t than
the offended dignity of Spain. II il Of the same
piece Of cloth as her recent attempt TO recover
Dominica by forcible seizure; and though
more fragrant, it is but another attempt in Chile,
like that in Peru, to put in the entering wedge
to some comprehensive European scheme of
Intervention in the affairs Of all the republics
of this continent In this view greater objects
than those put forth by Spain are the moving
causes On the eve Of our late rebellion General
Carlos Butterfeld, fresh from long residence in
Mexico, in q correspondence with General Cass,
Secretary Of State, appealing for liberal en-
enlargement to the Mexican republic, present
ed as tho consequences Of . neglect of that
duty the very events which have since come
to pass in that country, and the European COM
plications threatened in other quarters. The
facts embodied in that correspondence show
that these influences, French and Spanish, of
the present day, in the affairs Of the weaker re-
publics of this continent are not the results of
accident, but are the developments Of q pre-
meditated programme of Intervention.
What. then, is our policy! Some Of the lead
ing English journals suggest the joint interpo-
sition of England, France and the United
States for the rescue of Chile from the scandal
GUS hostilities Of Spain. But it is not a Euro
pean association with us that is wanted against
such European aggressions. We want no such
entangling alliance. We want the Monroe doc
trine, and it ought to be established by an
American coalition Sooner or later it must
come to this, and the sooner the better. Our
sympathies, institutions and substantial inter-
ests, political and commercial, are linked with
our sister republics, from Mexico to Chile and
Peru.
We are not without the hope that these views
will be sustained by the Presidents forthcom-
ing message. In any event. we are satisfied
that he will support the broadcast solution and
application Of the Monroe doctrine consistent
with our existing international obligations, and
such is the will Of the American people.
Tho Congregational Programme or tho
New Political Firm of Seward, Weed
and Raymond.
Formerly the style and title of the great po-
litical firm was Seward, Weed and Greeley;
but that firm went to smash over large trans
action at Chicago in 1860. Since that violent
dissolution Greeley has done business on his
own hook, and has got so mixed up that
half the time he cannot tell where he is. Just
at'present he is at rest in the bosom of Fernan-
dy Wud, and has changed his name from
Horace Greeley to Misther O'Greeley. Mean
time the former firm has been reorganized as
above and comes before the world as Seward,
Weed and Raymond. Seward is candidate for,
President Weed is to occupy the position Of
Oliver lie Dain, barber and executioner, and
Raymond desires to represent the Empire State
in the United States Senate.
The new firm has just put forth its prospec-
tus in the Times Of this city, which is its organ
This prospectus is fitting commentary on
the ambiguous speech delivered by Mr.. Sew
ard at Auburn some time ago. II outlines the
reconstruction programme of the firm, and
shows it to be directly in the teeth of the Presi-
dents policy-as exactly opposite as possible
to the plan for the reorganization of the Union
that the President is endeavoring to carry out
This prospectus Of the new firm proposes to
indefinitely postpone the admission ofthe South
ern members-to fight it off until everything
else is settled-to put last that which the in
terests Of the country require to be first. 1t ad-
verts to the precipitancy with which the South
ern members left Congress at the commence
ment of tho troubles, and endeavors to invoke
to the aid OF the new firm the prejudces Of that
former period, the bitterness of spirit, the
party and sectional hste--things which the
country supposes have been atoned for and
best part of the country is content shall be for
gotten as bygones. How much this is in con-
trast with the Presidents policy all can see
The President looks at all in large spirit, and
sees that for the good of the whole country
these narrow views must be given up, and the
States restored at once by the admission of
their members. Thus the issue is clear--imme-
diate admission on one hand, indefinite post
ponement on the other-and this issue is made
with the Presiden. by the head of his Cabinet
The very first measure that should be taken
up by Congress is the admission Of the South
ern representatives All other measures are
secondary to 1t. II is the topic Of great i'm
portance before the country; it Is the subject
that gives to this Congress q greater interest
than has ever attached to any other. It is
above all topics the one that Congress meets to
act upon. Congress should act upon II boldly