Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-24
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
N. c.. MONDAY. nov. 60, 1s54.
The AngIo-French Alliance.

The Ang1O-French Alliance.
Tn spite of all external manifestations and high
sounding words an Anglo French Alliance must al
ways be an affair more or less hollow, which some
unforeseen circumstances or unexpected kck-up may
at any time blow sky-high The truth is that the ma
tons don't cordially like each other at the bottom OF
all their specous pretensions OF mutual friendship,
turks spirit of jealousy and mistrust and no real
genuine Frenchman has attempted to keep up
the force of an entente cor1le with Great Britain
That great political trader Louis Philippe, kept up
for short time, but never sincerely the affair of
the Spanish marriages showed and he oVerreached
himself Having sacrificed his popularity at home TO
his Anglican afinities he lost what support British
alliance might have given him, by his overweaning
desire for the extension of the dynastic alliances OF
his family, and he fell. Whatever abilities Louis
Napoleon may have his life is standing evidence OF
his character as a trickster, who holds him.
self superior all obligations, save those imposed
upon him by his own interest ambition. He is
not genuine man-not man to be trusted ana
the British know it. His alliance with them will be
perfectly sincere long as he can use in further
ance of his own ends, as he knows that similar mo-
tive alone prompted their alliance with him.
The fare-up about Mr.. Soule, even, threatens to
expose this alliance to as tension as it can
BEAR The interests of England and France both de-
mand peace with the United States, but with Eng
land it is paramount consideration, of vital import
anCe 10 her commercial and financial existence. while
France, as a continental power, has other connec-
lions and may have other schemes TO forward more In
accordance with the views Of the ambitious man al
the head of her goVernment-o concllate and eStaO-
rsb an influence in Spain-to fatter Austria by in
sutng the United States-in fact by generally making
interest with the continental governments superior
10 that of England rendering the alliance with that
power no longer necessary. as 1t has never been
hearty or sincere The mere rumour OF the dlhcul-
ty with Mr.. Soule caused fall OF in the English
Funds, and we think it is evident that thaaGovern
ment cannot be dragged in as party 10 the evident
design OF It's ally to make breach with this country
for the simple that it cannot afford the luxury
not that it would not regard it as luxury were 1t
not too costly for enjoyment.
Tr1es, in themselves unimporant, 60 to show the
jealousy existing between the services OF France anu
England in the East The cold mention or total neg
ect of credit to each other the reports of their res
peclye commanders especially marked in the French
reports of the battle of the Alma, the main brunt OF
which fell upon the English, while the credit is CLAIM
ed for the French, by M. St. Arnaud The alluslon
by Louis Napoleon in his letter of coincidence to
Madam ST. Arnaud, published in the Monlteur' IN
which he speaks of g tmid councils" with evident
reference to the British commanders associated with
NJ ST. Arnaud in the East, has given grave offence
in England.
AS matters stand we think no allied movement
against the United States need be expected to grow
out of the present difficulty. The British Govern
ment will, no doubt be anxious to patch things up,
with what success remains to be seen. She has evil
IDENTIFY everything to lose and nothing to gain by
hostile event to the pending disagreement between
France and the United States.
CHERAw AND DARLINGTON RAIL RoAD.-We notice
in the last Cheraw Gazette, that the Annual Meet
ing of the Stockholders in the above Road, is to be
held at Cheraw on the 2lst inst. The Gazette says
that the grading trestle and bridge work, timber anc
every thing is ready for the iron, from the junction
to Darlington Court House, and nearly so up to So
ciety Hill, which, believe is about half way t.
Cheraw or perhaps little more. The iron to lay
the road from the Junction TO Society Hlll-a dis
lance of 25 miles, has been purchased, and most of
reached Charleston ard the laying of the iron will
commence in few days, and be pushed forward a
the rate of about mile a week. From Society Hi
TO Cheraw the grading trestling and bridging
progressing rapidly and will be ready for the iro
before the laying can reach Society Hill. Accordin
to that calculation, the road may be finished aboU
the close of next year. Like every other work, i
progress depends the state of the funds and time
are hard.