The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-30

viewed with the President and those bad advisers
who have brought about THE inc xtrieable dismssa
DO wonder, therefore, the majority cheersd loudly
At the declaration Of the minister, and when he
read the bellicose recall Of the French Ambassador
from London. 1t was fictitious joy; it was the JOY
ful shout Of drowning man, who sees a straw be-
frre him al which he may catch The Gasehs
the Left, the real republicans, were silent. They,
no doubt, saw through the whole but the Mountain,
the Socialists Of the house, as blind as the majority
and as dangerous as them, joined in the shout of
exulA,sn.
Thus, then, though the occasion istrvial, the mo-
tive inadequate, and the cause insufficient fora war
between England and France, there is now more
fear OF ach event than we have yet
seen lowering upon the horizon since the days
Of Waterloo. Louis Napoleon seems to aim at
bringing about this matter in the same style, and
with the same dignity with which, ia 1902, the
elder and greater Napoleon quarrelled with Lord
Whitrorth, the British Ambassador, and the war
ensued which ended not till the Bellerophon re-
ceived Napoleon on board, and carried him cap
tive 10 England. But the two cases will not bear
comparison or parallel. Napoleon never brought
himself, by mad and passionate measures Of GO
vernment, into such odium and disgrace at home,
az 10 require the fciat and blood of war to wash
out the stains Of domestic disgrace. Napoleon
took repressve measures indeed, but he never went
against the nation; he only repress.d distinct
parties, and not them even, till after they had be-
come obnoxious and hateful 10 the nation. He
made the nation bis subject il is true, but not by
force, not by crushing, but by elevatng them till
they intoxicated with his glory, and willingly
yielded TO him as to god.
In another point Of view, the eases are not
analogous nor similar. England is now in no
humor for a war with France, any other nation
She has not such men as William Pitt now to
guide the helm. She has men at her head who
almost equal the French ministry in folly and i'm
potency. For what but stupidity and folly OF the
lowest grade could have induced such wanton,
useless and absurd step as that petty quarrel with
Greece, and that low bullying with which Lord
Palmerston attempted TO bully weak and inferior
people The question, however, does not 50
much depend upon the aptitude or willingness Of
England, whether this rupture shall rpen into war;
il depends more upon the necessities and detemi-
nation Of the French government to pick quarrel
at all events with England Nothing, at this pre-
sent moment, but war with England can save the
Present French government from disgrace aud ruin,
from the now combined opposition Of the Mountain,
the socialists, and the republicans, who necessarily
are for time united together against it, and against
the atrocious paricidal attack made upon the fun
damental law Of the republic.
In the event Of war, there is no saying how far
| the United States may become hereafter involved.
In the first place, its effects upon our commerce
would be great, and no doubt beneficial; but, in
the second place, we could hardly avoid after some
tire, becoming mixed up and complicated in the
complications which would spring up out Of such
an event.
Really il looks menacing, when we consider the
real situation Of things as they exist behind the
curtains, and when we consider the passions, the
necessities, the impulses, and we might say the
madness Of French and English statesmen.
BAD PROSPECT OF THE CoMpEoMIsR-SrArE OF
Tunes WASHING ros.-ln spite of all the predic-
tons given out by Washington letter writers, that
Mr.. Clays Compromise has favorable chance OF
being passed by Congress, cannot coacur in such
an opinion, after looking the recent events and
present position of men, parties, factions, ism.,
ideas, principles and other influences, at Washiag-
ton and throughout the Union There 10 tide in
the history OF nation-and we verify believe that
General Taylor will soon occupy position in con-
nection wh the future history Of this republic and
the civilized world, that will resemble that Of
Alexander the Great, in ancient Greece, Of julius
or Augustus Caesar, in ancient Rome, of Charlie
msgne, in the middle ages, or Of Napoleon in the
last century. We are on the turning point Of great
principles and great events Hitherto in this coun-
Try, for the last twenty years, the spirit OF anti
slavery internal impulse, and the spirit ofer-
tension annexation, have been contending for the
mastery over the American mind. Recent events
with the election Of General Taylor, have thus Gar
annexation, while the spirit Of nii-slavery, under
the auspices and secret support of the present cab
net to spring into power, sufficient TO carry
out its purposes and in time to overwhem the
Southern States and the Southern institutions.
The South are divided, disuniied, deficient in poll
teal and moral courage as community, and we
do not believe that things look favorable for the
passage OF any compromise at the present session.
PuTLosorHY IN FusY.-In reply 10 modest
question, whether he had contributed any money
to Cuban patriot, last SUMMER, the philosopher OF
the Fourieriies flee into viol.n passion, like the
veriesi loafer of the Five Points, baws out "liar"
"hbeller," and, we suppose, If he had room, would
have added, as he did once in reply TO Bryant,
villain" I" scoundrel,' "rascal," and all those
terms Of reproach which hardly belong TO either
modern or ancient philosophy. Philosopher Greeley
and Madame swisshelm consider themselves per-
feet patrons Of propriety and philosophy. but yet
they let their tcmpers out in strange way.
Whether their pens their mouths are the dirtest
is tie problem to be solved Our philosophy does
not authorize us TO use the vcrnsculer Of the Five
Foinis, as the Fourier leader does What we slid
Is True, and we can prove il. that he contributed
slC0, according TO his own confession, to Cuban
patriot, last summer, and received back afterwards
eco II he told a hlsehood. he has himself to
thank for il.
EXAMINATION ~ rHE CAsE on ONE.EYrp Tno,rr-
soS.-The first days proceedings in the case OF
onc-Eyed Thompson, charged with the torpedo
business, will be found reported ~ length in our
columns. Singularly enough, we fud that Mr..
MCkson, the District Attorney. has given UP the