The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-08


ing the war. These chaps are too nervous aud
too easily frightened to fire pistol properly.
1t is doubtful if any one Of them could hit a
barn door during days shooting.
The Anglo-saxon and the Latin
Races.
France is alarmed for the fate of the Latin
race. 1t is not very certain what the Latin
race is; but the race that French writers intend
10 designate by that looseterm apparently in
'cludes the European nations whose languages
IRE least unlike the Latin-Italy, Spain and
France. Viewed ethnologically or philologi-
cally. the term is ridiculous. inasmuch as it as
serts an affinity between different peoples ON
points where they arc entirely antagonistic;
but viewed politically it is shrewd enough
Invention. 1t is an attempt to suggest to the
three nations named that they have something
In common among them, and that there is
point of view from which they can be regarded
rs q unit. II matters not whether the point be
In language, origin, history or habits; or
whether it be that they are the nations that did
not accept the reformation. 1t is sufficient il
they can be classed together for the moment
and told that another race-the Anglo-Ssxon-
is outstripping them in the struggle for domin-
ion throughout the earth, and told, moreover,
that Inc other race must be held in check In
this way the phrase may start some emulation.
1t is sn appeal to the pride and prejudices Of
rage, and may stimulate nation to hurry into
wild attempts that they would keep out Of if
argued on other and more material grounds.
Moreover, convenient use may be made OF it, as
apparently giving very grand motives for very
small schemes, and with the French people this
sort Of battery will 60 a great way.
But chasing those several peoples together
as the Latin race, and looking at their history
in the world, we may see that there is abundant
reason for the aforesaid alarm. Frances fears
for the supremacy Of that race are founded on
the hardest sort Of facts. Wherever it meets
the Anglo-Saxon, its inevitable antagonist, it
is compelled to give way; and thus it has lost
its hold on territorial possessions to the extent
and richness of which the ancient Roman EN-
pire was insignificant. The Latin race gave TO
the world the Western hemisphere, and now
the Anglo-Saxon has such predomnance here
that he can calmly look forward to the time
when it will be all his own. Down the ST.
Lawrence the Ohio and the Mississippi the
Latin race has been driven, step by step; out
of Canada, out Of the Mississippi valley and
out of its splendid dominions on the Gulf II
was the same in India. The Latin race held
there the wealth Of Asia almost; but the Anglo
Saxon came. and the Latin race was driven out.
II is only on foreign seas, in their grand colo
NAL schemes, that the two races, as such. have
come In contact, and there the victory has
always been with the Anglo-Saxon. Europe
has never been fairly divided for contest at
home. and when it is we shall see how infinitely
better n. ted is the northern race for all the
conditions of existence that prevail nov. We
shall see the.1 that in the present state OF the
world the Lath, race is well nigh as obsolete
as the Latin language
France, OBSERVING thas That the tide was
going against the Latin race, has taken certain
Steps to stem that tide. II ia amusing to OBJ
serve what those steps are. She has founded
an empire in Mexico, and sustains Is by twenty
i've thousand soldiers. This is to be the grand
rallying point for the beaten race, AID the
nucleus of the new system in which the Anglo
Saxon is to be put down. We might question
on various points whether Mexico was the best
country TO choose for the Inauguration Of the
new glories Of the Latin race; but one will
suffice. Mexico is a country with which the
Latin race has very little to do. OF its eight
million. of people more than five millions are
Of the original Mexican race, and the language
of the country is a great deal less like Latin
than even the French language l.. We may
observe also that the twenty-five thousand
soldiers who are to turn the tide in favor of the
Latin race are not enough. If the Latin race
has been recently threatened on th- continent
IL has been by the demonstration Of our vast
mili'ery power. This demonstration has shown
that th,, United States altogether can put three
millions oS men in the field as soldiers. Brave
AZ Freucbm,>u arc we doubt il twenty-five thou
sana of them can fight that number, even Tor
the sake OF the LATIN race.
Altogether we find that the French gable
about a Latin race u ridiculous; that il is
ridiculous to attempt tn struggle against the
Auglo-saxon with any combination Of races;
that to invade Mexico for the sake Of q so-called
Latin race is more ridiculous, and that TO send
tweut 1--we thousand men to hold the United
States in check is mos, ridiculous Of oil.
TUE Assertion op THE NoSRoE Docrnist--
An enthusiastic assemhlsgc Of citizens met o,
the Cooper Institute on Saturday night 10
asser, the reality and force Of the Monroe doc
,rine. They listened to some ,oIerable speeches,
heard read some good letters from prominent
men. Generals, Senator'S and Representatives,
,oc,ua;ng the sneaker of The House. end