The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-06

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diation when . people are gcaded by misgov-
eminent or NE weight of debt becomes
indispensable. The danger is greater when the
law-making power is in the hands OF the whole
people-the taxpayers, who woald have little
sympathy with the bosdholders or capitalists
should they find themselves deceived OF op-
pressed. We say, Hen, to Congress; 10 the
administration, and to all Interested IN the
payment of the debs,. beware what you do, or
yOu will hear that teprfble word, reDudisiion
uttered sooner and louder than you nay
believe.
The Uaifed States and tho. Osher Repr&qics ~
America.
Mr.. Seward, we believe, in one Of thoeS
grandiloquent smiles in which he delights to-
indulgc, spoke Of the other republics and States
of America as the buttresses Of this great rcpub-
lie. We never could see that they were mach
of buttresses to this country. and our late ex-
perience shows that they are anything else
than that. The truth is all these petty States,
from Mexico TO Cape Horn, and from the
Atlantic to che Pacific, are iniIcical to us, and
hardly ever lose an opportunity Of showing
their bad feeling. After backingthe republic
of Mexico against one of the greatest Powers
OF the world, and forcing that Power to with
draw, when the republican government was
driven to o few miles Of territory in remote
corner on our bOrder-after having saved that
republic from aAnihilation, in fact, il politely
tells us to. mind our own business, when we
ofrar Gr:a 81, r. %
mediation between tho republics'o of Chile and
Peru and Spain, in order to stop the effusion
Of blood, and in the interests OF commescc, were
secuted. It was the same on the Atlantic side
of South America, when we kindly rendered
our services to settle the difficulties Between
Paraguay and Brasil and her allies The gov
eminent of New Grenada shows itself hostile
TO American interests on the Isthnus of
Panama. And now we see that Peru has mani
tested unfriendly conduct again by realpoint-
ing the rebel Tucker Admiral of it's feet.
Looking at the hostility Of this man TO the
country that gave him birth and
his profession, and. to his conduct toward Ad-
miral Dahlgren and our flag, we regard his re-
appointment as an insult, especially as il was
made about the time ons offer Of mediation was
rejected. We might ennmente other cases in
which one or other Of the South aud Central
American States, have snubbed our govern
ment or exhibited unfiendly feeling to our
country; but these cases are some Of the most
recent, and prove strongly enough the necessity
of pursuing avery different policy toward Ar.
Stewards "buttresses"
Unfortunately we have had lately no one In
the State Department who. eomprehended, the
position; dignity or interests of this great repnb
lie. We have had no comprehensive American
policy. Mr. Seward has positively degraded
che United States-as far a. he was able to do
so-by q timid, time-serxing course. Evenour
naval. commanders, gallant and patriotic as
they are, have been afraid to take o bold stand
in defending the honor and maintaining the
prestige Of their country, 50 feebly and in such
humiliating manner have our foreign affairs
been managed. The petty States of this hemi-
sphere have seen this and presumed upon 1t.
They have acted as monkeys or other small,
presumptuous animals might act before the
noble lion when he Is bound or Gagged by his
keeper.
This republic has been bound in such
manner by the miserable policy Of the State
Department, and the little republics have chat
tered at and Knocked US. 1t is high time that
all this should be changed. We must have a
bold and comprehensive American policy. We
must make the other governments and people
Of this hemisphere respect us. To do this we
want another and a different stamp of man in
the State Department-n0t q man Of words
and platitudes merely, but one imbued with
American pride and patriotism, who will cause
our power to be felt and our influence para
mount. In the meantime 1t would be well to,
let our naval heroes have littls latitude in
making the flag and their country respected.
The people of Spanish America can be whipped
into proper regard for us IL they are insen-
sible to our kindness and forbearance.