The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-03-03
MR.. BENEFITS LETTERS FROM EUROPE.


MR.. BENEFITS LETTERS FROM EUROPE.
PARIS, Feb. l, lS47.
The Quarrel between France and Eng
1and--fts Influence on the mexican War
The Political Condition of France-AmerI-
can Influence IN Europe-The Character OF
Louis Philippe.
The estrangement between the English and
French governments, growing out OF the Mont
pensier marriage, seems to increase, not to di-
minish. The two ministers have almost pro-
ceaded to the length of calling each other any
thing but gentlemen, or men OF truth and verac-
ty. Their hackers and advocates call names, and
descend 10 the lowest language. While all this
90 much ado about nothing" is going on, the
young couple, themselves, are the only person.
ages who seem to take the matter cooliy, and en-
Joy life while they are young. The more private
gayeties of the palace are keptup on splendid
scale, and the prince and princess go frequently
10 the opera, and seem to relish everything in the
highest style.
With respect to the merits OF the controversy,
it is difficult to reach the rationale exactly, either
in documents or newspapers Of the two govern
ments. 1t seems, however, that Louis Philippe
and his ministers, have outgeneraled Victoria and
her cabnet-and that the vanity of the English
have suffered more than their pride will brook.
This quarrel, however, has led the way to some
singular results on foreign nations. 1t prevents,
for the present, The joint intervention of France
and England in the war between Mexico and the
United States and thus gives a fair chance to
our government to extend real republican insttu-
tions TO the vast regions in California and Northern
Mexico. The result of the Montpensier quarrel
II Europe is Of an opposite tendency for the pre-
sent. II is generally believed that the three des-
Potic northern powers have seized the same OPP
portunity TO put an end to the republic Of Cra-
COW, which, in fact, was more a republic in name
than in reality, and thus to create prodigous
sensation among the liberal governments and peo-
pie, that may produce a general movement
of the public mind in Europe in favor of some
ne crisis, similar to that which Lurher and Cal.
win created in religious liberty, or Rousseau and
his contemporaries did in relation to political free
dom.
France, at this moment, is in a most singularly
tranquil state, as regards religion and politics.
There are food riots In the provinces, as they are
called; but the singular talents of Louis Philippe,
who IS his own prime minister, have thrown the
city OF Paris and the whole country into mes.
merc condition, as regards the further progress
OF political rights and liberty. The character of
the French is rapidly changing They are APP
proximetng in their social condition to that of the
United States. In Paris, attempts are made 10
Introduce English customs, English ideas, and
English modes of life; but am persuaded that
ideas and habits, resembling those in the United
States, will prevail in process of time The king.
himself, has given to the court circles a tone and
syle that bear much greater smiltude to that
which he saw in the United States, during his
VISIT there, than to any of the other courts in
Europe The presentations at court--the balls
al the lulerles, the general style of society," are
somewhat more like those at Washington than of
those IN London II is said that the Due de Ne
mours, me regent that is to be, will Introduce, on
Inc death OF the present king, the exclusive re-
gtnre oil the English court and if he should do
80, he will render himself extremely unpopular,
and may put the dynasty in the same dangerous
position which the elder Bourbons did.
Louis Philippe seems to be the only monarch
who really understands how to manage the
French in time of peace, during the last two
hundred years. Louis the XIV, and Napoleon
could manage them only by being forever in wal;
but Louis Philippe alone, has guided them for fif-
teen years, in the midst OF <meutes and attempts
at assassnaticns, in peace at home and abroad
at cost, it is true, of about $500 900 oOO added
to the public debt. He has increased the splendo,
and magnifcence of Paris-added vastly to their
works of artflled Versailles with hundreds O
paintlngs-openedn new and beautiful streets in the
inetropois-commenced magnificent system of
railroads radatng in all directions, created great
navy Oh steam power, and given to the arid plains
oil barbary over one hundred brave Frenchmep.
who would have made half a dozen revolutions
1t they had been permitted to remain in Paris.
instead OF fighting the Arabs and Abdel Kader.
Louis Philippe is decidedly the most remarkable
and original man of the age, now occupvjno his
high position-and | am constrained to beIieve
that large portion of his political and social
wisdom was picked up during his soioura in the
United States. European statesmen become
new men by visiting and studying human nature.
as II Is broadly developed in the United States
Inc TWO most promising men at present i'm Eng
."nu' are Lord Morpeth and Lord Stanley. and
States WAC NAV
nulppe has profed much by his adven-
''ue' ~ 'ne "est-but lie is now getting old. and
wears tue marx OF age. He is rather feeble in
u's movements, although his mind is full of life,
VIII, 8ayey, ana good humor / was nev., s,rrol
with me TACT agd good sense of any man IN
more favorable degree, than during the nre.sn,a
tons at court, and ut the grand couy, hail
pefso nmust have wonderful fertility. "a wall
presence OF mud, to be able to hold a hr,st ..~a
pointed conversation with two thousand ner,on,
of both sexes, from all nations and coun,ri..
none OF whom he had ever seen before. r.,
every person from the United States, be il from
New York, Boston, Baltimore, New Orleans. or
any other town, tho king generally makes pert.
ne M emaTks, indicative Of his narson,l L,a,.