The New York herald., 1874-08-20
A French View.


We have sad elsewhere that it was impossible
the French should allow themselves to be blinded
by policy which, in hate OF the Republic, delivers
to the Germans the key OF our southern frontier
The Americans themselves, who some time ago
cordially applauded the victories OF Germany and
the disasters OF France-Mr. Bancroft at the head
begin to perceive the dangers that created tor
the whole world, and Tor themselves particularly
by the policy which has accumulated upon our
heads so many calami ties. "It is not the French
aone,' cries the HERALD ''but the Americans
also who were beaten by the Prussians at sedan"
Inis alarm breaks out to-day IN consequence ofa
Journal, taken up recently By the HERALD
and confirmed confirmed since by the first OF
in doubt whcn would necessitate the suppos,t,on H
OF unequalled audacity, joined to an eXtraordi-
narily iecund imagination. IL deals win nothing
less than negotiations by the terms OF which spain
would cedc the Island OF Porto Rico TO the German
Empire as price OF the services rende Ell by her to
| the spanish Republic Tor the suppression of the
Carllst lnsurrecLi0n.
The courier goes on to say that to make the
| HERALD and FreeDadnS J0WnG,, and remarks
! upon thcm:-"We shall add nothing at present to
this aar-lf the published facts true. and tnat
the projected cess'on shah take place-great COM
that Mr. Bismarck should retire thunderstruck al
any animation OF the Monroe doctrine ~
A German Papers Sapient Opinion.
We have recently noticed that local paper
which employs the device OF liberal tendencies
with Catholic propensitles gave couleur de rose
interview Of one OF its CORES pondents with Don
Carlos and at the same time In its leader warned
in Cassandra tones the administration at WASH
lngton and the people of the United States OF tine
present greed OF glory and territory and develop
ment of German power. We perceive in all this
suspicious symptom that an ultramontane in
trigue is in progress the object of which is to
many because the German government has taken
the Spanish Republic under protection and secured
Tor her the recognition OF the European Powers
through the medium Of the distrust the parties
the Bourbon egitmists and their clerical support
ers-whO are the deadly Toes the Republic.
1t Is very possible that the dispatches on
which the papers nave founded their suspicious
against the German Empire are in every way
genuine, but the conclusions drawn false
in essence. For SerranOs continuance IN power
1t Is question OF life and death to subdue the
Carists aud he knew that the German govern
ment could not view the arming OF the uliramon-
tame element without concern and must desire its
through the transaction alluded TO tine cessiOn OF
Porto RlcO) he could overcome them without I'M
periliing Spanish interests, and at the same time
give Germany an unimportant pledge. 1t was with
this view that he uesred Admiral Polo to discover
the feeling OF the government at washington, but
Polo delayed and let the opportunity pass. and ap-
peared In doubt as to executing the instructions.
For this reason is only now nat the news OF th,s
matter has been received in WASHINGTON. IL the
German government really entertained such pro.
ject 1t Is very probable that Mr.. Bancroft would
have been the first to have obtained a knowledge
OF It, We think, with these deductions. the ultra
montana sOap-bubble has burst. The German En-
pre- will never do anything that give
the American people OCCASION for well founded
dlstrust. The Empire knows well the justice oil the
Monroe doctrine, and 1t Will never DO anything
directly indirectly, which could be construed
into an attack upon that doctrine.