The New York herald., 1867-05-24
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
AMERICAN MEDIATION.


Are We % Have "EntaugIlng Alliances sss-
Reported bicdtatien Of the United states IL
tho Asxowourg Queseion-Kuropean Dfple-
macy In FIurry-The Naval Supremacy el
tho Western Powers Thrcatsnsd-German
Notions Of = Russo-A merican Alliance
Nsafralizatien Of the Balsic, go.
BRLm. May .. 1851.
dsspatsh from New York announcing that rssolu-
oa had been brought forward in the Senate proposing
the mediation Of the United States mot only in the
Asxioaa. but in the Luxembourg question, has thrown
tas Oad world diplomats into cold perspiration.
ths young giant Of the West whose growth has long
nllsd them with anxious msgivin about 70 cross the
Atlantic and take decisive part in the politics OF
Europss The apparition Of tho American iron-clads
last year In the Baltic and the Mediterranean had
already created an uneasy suspicion that the great
republic might perchancs, re,aliase ON the European
Powers for their intermeddiing in the affairs Of the
Western hemisphere by renqushng the passive atti-
tude she has hitherto maintained In respect 70 the
Eastern and the sympathy expressed for the Chnsiaa
races In Turkey was particularly alarming to England
VINO has quite enough to do a. il is to keep her Mussu
man rotos on their legs and is seriously alive to any
thing that threatens TO increase their diflcultieG
TO Louis Napoleon the Intervention Of America In the
Luxembourg business would be equally unwelcome for
he must be aware that his conduct in Mexico has
entitled him TO expect much favor at her hands, and
although she may be too highminded to remember
grievances for which she has since received ample sa
faction guilty conscience always induces fear
retaliation from those he has wronged and disrust
magnannity which he 10 unable TO appreciate. Be-
sides, her very appearance in the role OF mediator
would remind the world Of his frutless endeavors to
break her power, and be- living memeno of his failure
For the Prusslan government the entrance OF the
United States into the Of European politics would
have no other terrors than what would be inspired by
proof or the strength and stability Of republican ns
tutonS In other respect its effects could only
De @ advantageous M to the country would limit not
exercised by France and England and restore real
balance OF power BY raising up third maritime State
which, clustering the smaller navies around her,
would be fully competent to oppose combination Of the
two Others "Qui Ia mer, Ia tcrre," says French
proverb; and II Prussia yields Luxemburg ques-
tion II WILL perhaps be much from the fear Of having
her commerce destroyed and her seaboard ravaged
French fleet as for any other reason.
andt5t Petersburg Is further motive Tor Prussia 10
favor the action or the United States
impossible 70 persuade people here that the sale
OF the Russian possessions the north of
America is not simple mercantile transaction in which
the Muscoves have had the best Of the bargain They
already contracted thepoint Of being contracted
between the great transatlantic republic and the great
hyperborean aespotism SO hanghty monarch as the
ton OF his territory for mere pecunary consideration
The prospect Of political advantages alone could
"
his family and government, and with his
ton oath, which binds him to maintain uninpared the
territory Of the empire handed down 70 him BY his an.
cestora They point TO the compliments nterchanged
between the White House snd the Winter Palace the
special embassy sent 70 congratulate the Emperor on
his escape from assassination; TO the brilliant
reception OF the Russian sQuadron In New York and Of
tho Americans In Cronstad and ssk triumphanty whe-
ther after all these Demonstrations the OF Rus
sian America can be looked upon simpy 'smercan
tile uansAcston," and not as the unmstakabe express
sion OF N essesss caie the benefits Of winch wl ex
tend to Prussia. $500 &ea
AZ any II the United States should only support
the proposal Of ssa Tor neutralizng the Baltic In the
event OF ~ any time between France and Prussia,
she will have ndisputabie claims TO the gratitude Of the
Prussian government, IL will not only prevent the
breaking mp Of this trade and the destruction OF their
naval arscnals at Kie, Asen, Straisund and Danzic
but relieve them from the necessity OF sationing
army Of 100000 between the Oder and the vstula
TO guard against the landing OF French corps, which
would serious diversion in he Prussa
might easily STIR up revolt in Poland
But just for these reasons seems highly improbable
that Napoleon would scquesce In such arrangement