The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-26
Tas State OF Europe-rhe Fourth or July
in London and Paris.

The arrival OF the mails Of the A neries from
30 ton, enables to publish largely from our
European correspondence and xchanges, this morn.
ing
Over the whole face Of Europe, from thc frozen
Barriers Of Northern Russia TO the Mediterranean,
and from the Bay Of Biscay to the Golden Horn, a
pese, unnafuraly profound "a deep heavy, i'm nov.
abic slumber seems to prevail. Il Is the complete
>eac;ioa from the terrible JoplerTsemen Of lSiS.
The moaarshies, by the plausible stratagems Of
political concessions, gained all they reauired-tim
70 organize and eonny,ne their forces. The reiuc-
to- OF the continental republican movement was
then rapidly effected AID kings, AMI thrones, aud
powers and poontates, and prineipalites, have now
4 sense OF security aud Of confidence, which vaunts
itcef il acts Of retaliatory pains and penalties
against all things revolutionary or republican,
from the prisoner Of the Sultan 70 the lazzaroni Of
Rome. How long this state Of things--this peace,
or armistise, betseen the power Of kings and the
right Of the peopls-is 10 last, or when the people
ore again to stir up the slambcrous earthquake of
revolution, We have nothing afordng The slightest
indication. The day may be near-it may be
distant. We I'm only wait, and watch events as
they pass
The repor, Of II DE Tocqueville, on the re-
vision Of the constitution, appears to have given
increased confidence in the Assembly TO maintain
itself against the supposed designs Of Louis Nspo-
leon. The weight Of the argumcn; is, indeed,
directed sgains. the BCn3plrtis. President, as
the great point Of danger to France. The Presi.
dent, however, has performed his part, and pursued
his policy, with remarkable degree Of skill, tact
aad address; aud whether, bet yccn him sal the
Assembly, the French people would gain most in
Iosrg the former or the latter, does no, appear TO
be very concl1sivcly established. Whether sa.is-
factory or net-in poin, Of fact, Washer change
would be bensfsial or prciuiicial-Franee must
modify little her late experiments, for all France
seems 20 demand il. Ba; the work OF revision,
and, above all. the election o. l-52, upon the
vised =, Institution, will be work o. some spirit,
contention, and Importance 10 France, AMI
perhaps, TO Europe. The revise-s Of tho constitu-
<iou will hardly venture 70 postpone the election Of
'52 year Or two years longer. i he Assembly. in
doco. instead of frightening, seem rather anxious
20 shorten the term Of Louis Napoleon; and the
French people voulf be apt to revolt Il cheated Of
the carnival " the election upol any terms, or for
any purposes whatever. The prospects, upon the
~boie, are favorable for the triumph Of Law and
order in Fran,e, Of seme sort. over the rcvolu-
tionsry elements.
IN the meantime, thousands e Americans are
trsversing The continent, in every direction. except
the territories Of his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor
II all The Russius, from which IL seems all outside
baIbarians from the West, and their revolutionary
doctrines, are faithfully excluded. Bat over the
continent, generally our travelling Americans. ia
search Of health pleasure, scien,o, or the sights
will not fail to leave behind them some very inte-
resting impressions Of this republican country and
she practical working of it, { &C institutions.
England IL evidently resolved TO maintain The
..,ente cordiaie with the United states, by all
ner Of means, and az long a. possible. John Bull
affect, 70 turn up HE nose ut the Yankee notions in
shc glass house q Prince Albert but FOR all that,
his admiration Of the nitei states is absolutely
unbranded, especially when every steamer arriving
from saores brings him from half a million to
,nilion % California gold, or its equivalent in
specie In tho way Of filing up the balance Of ie
a state OF smi;y and REQ iprociiy like that, makes
sbe otberwise clustering John Bull extremely so
sisble ami agreeable. he does not hesitate a mo-
,nent in sending the Duke q ellington and host
az the British nobility to the grand dinner by Mr..
George Peabody, the Americas banker, 60 the
American Minister and his vic, On the fourth day OF
July lie will even hunor the snkecs, jlst as they
wish it. lie will not only sanction the celebration
sfthe Fourth Of JulytLc most disastrous day in the
calendar TO the British but, Just for The fan
II The thing, he will lend the Americans a helping
hand ia he British metr polls, and the Iron Oak.
himself viii icign TO be there. bis j. agreeable
this Is returng with interest The social receptions
a. Sir H,ary Bulwsr in the Jatel s'ate' s'r
Hcpiy. Josirg mseG yasly 'ulcri = lao ln DE
vocation, mas been trer7 = accordingly, aad t1h
hi ia.be' geeaist % -or1iry g. lie .''