The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-04

We are to be fenced in. Some Of our neigh
bors, who think us too expansive, are going to
do it. The plan has the merit Of economy to
US, for 1t will cost us nothing. Anglo-Saxon-
ism is devouring monster that must be held
in check, and the fencing in will do the business
The contractor for the job is one Mosquera,
who by good luck has got himself into the
Presidential chair of the republic Of Colon
bia, in South America, formerly known by the
name Of New Granada. He is evidently
great man. His title is the Great General II
took the illusirious Don Quixote, of happy
memory, full three weeks to invent name for
his war steed, Rosinante. How long it took
Don Tomas Mosquera to find q suitable title
for himself is not on record, but when he calls
himself great general the thing is settled.
He is also the selfappointed apostle Of rather
new ''ism,' called Panlatinism. The followers
of this creed believe in the final supremacy Of
the Latin race over the entire globe. South
America is all Panlatnist though the exact
quantity Of Latin element in the population is
much vexed question. The chronic defect in
that country is way they have Of mixing
things up, and the population has got as much
mixed as ANYTHING else. But they are Panlat-
inists, and think they see their manifest des-
tiny. They think that the head and front of
their creed in Europe is the Emperor Napo-
leon, and that his expedition to Mexico had
something to do with it. Their programme is,
as might be expected, Of as mixed and uncer-
tain q color as the majority Of themselves.
Thus they should include Spain and other
European Latins in the grand alliance but
they do not like Spain, and they say so plainly
in good Castilian. Apostle Mosquera. however,
has hit upon a compromise by which the great
objects of his mission may be carried out with
out hurting the prejudices Of his compatriots.
This Bolivar the Second proposes to form a
grand confederation of the three powerful,
populous and prosperous republics Of vene-
zuela, Ecuador and New Granada, thus recon-
shutting the Colombian republic Of Simon
Bolivar, which was dismembered in 1880,
while the European Latins are to be invited to
play an outside part in the great game Of de-
Gliding supremacy Of race.
Now the hobgoblin which IL to be fought to
the death by this combination is Anglo-Sax-
onism, as represented and embodied in the
people of the United States 1t matters not
how much we may disclaim any such distinc-
ton. We may insist that we are largely Latin,
with goodly proportion Of Greek and no
mean allowance Of Dutch. Don Quixote Mos
quera has said we are Anglo-Saxons of the
worst type, and must take the consequences. No
sooner had he said so than his organ fastened to
print 1t, and there is no help for 1t but to meet
our fate like men. The republic Of Colombia,
under Don Bombastes Mosquera, with its IT.
resistible fleets and armies, oyster boats OK
teams and all, is to stand guard on the north
ern frontiers Of South America and hold in
check the monster Anglo-Saxonism, while the
European Latins shall make mincemeat, of us.
We shall be ruined. We shall have no ship
canal at Panama. We shall attend no more
fandangoes in Mexico. What Is to become Of
us! We might ask the influential republic Of
Nicaragua or Of Costa Rica to take us under
| its protection. Better still, Congress NIGH
| appropriate . few hundred thousands as .