The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-28

of tie Public Mind in Ffance-"7ne Posterior Neps'
Of the Parts Wags-Prcjecs Disesssed al the Con-
ferences beoee~ Lord PaImerston dad Louis Napoleon
Prospects of q General War-Positiom Likely TO be
7h1en By tie Federated States Of Germasy-Austria
7ricking the Confedera.ion-Au the Popers Playing
at Le0erdemain.
You aware that although the second of December
is the date OF the restoration Of the French empire
its anniversary publicly celebrated The Emperor
evnced the tact for which he is remarkable when he
decreed that his subjects should observe but one
tional hoday-the 18th of August, the fate of Saint
Napoleon.
If the French are to retain the title which Paul Louis
Courier their Junius conferred upon hemthat Of the
plus rdle DIES peups-f they voluntarily condemn them
selves to servitude they must recognise in politics the
axiom which is fundamental in religion, that nation
like individual, "cannot serve many masters" They
must admit that the tyranny of is preferable
to that of a multitude But indispensable the adj
vantages which dictator may substitute for the dreaded
chaos Of anarchy-patent and extraordinary is the
administrative ability of the ruler whose reign would be
immortalized If it could claim other distinction
than that Of having in three years. transformed the
pect Of Paris by surprising series of embellishments,
not all the genius of the First Napoleon could
secrated popular holiday the anniversary Of the
second Of December
Even if it regularly appointed holiday, it would
cent battles in the Crimea had hardly cleared away
leaving frghtful heaps of slain and wounded in sight,
when London fog of diplomacy stole the chan
mel with Lord Pamerston and Paris is enveoped in 1t
thcky Frankfort the Maine, Berlin and Vienna,
each in its misty atmosphere Of tho consis-
tency If it is chilly it cannot be less clear st.
Petersburg than here. 1t would require brilliant
illumination indeed, to dssipate the gloom which pre-
walls among Parisans. The ray Of hope that Austria
will at length dccide-that she has, perhaps this very
day decided-to enter definitely into alliance with the
Western Powers only GO makes the darkness visible"
The additional details which continue to arrive res.
pectng the bloody sterile battle of Informant have
not relieved the general depression Of spirits in France
That battle, it is universally felt, resembed duel
which both the combatans fall grevously il not fatally
wounded. The allies side and the Russians
on the other, fought with equal fury, and neither
have gained any advantage 80 decisive and com
ter on both sides. The forced suspension Of hostii-
ties until the arrival Of renforcements may precede
like lull in storm, still more terrible shock Of arms;
but the suspension absolutely necessary. The hos
tile ceased to the survivors had leisure to
bury their Dead the combined fleets prepare for
sisng they may such destructive tempests on
the Black Sea they experienced the 14h General
Canrobert and Lord Raglan to write their dispatches
and Prince Napoleon to his unlucky dysentery
and receive unprecedented visit from the Sultan
Constantinope. This unfortunate prince has been
mercfully might almost add ungratefuy) treated by
those wicked ways the newspaper correspondents Has
he not supplied them with full extra budget Of what
they nOuteles p0SeTteurcS IL must be confessed
however, that his tardy and awkward apologists (by
special order) have done him more harm than those
who have openly attacked him in England, and else
There is then lull in the storm Of war Meanwhile
the sword being half sheathed the pen busy Diploma
fists the place which generals with their armies
and admras with their fleets had occupied before the
public eye. Now to follow the mysterious evoutons Of
the Eastern question must leave and hurry
to and fro from St Petersburg Berlin from Berlin to
Frankfort the Maine and to Vienna from Lsndon to
Paris and again to Vienna You will at perceive
Of event. Whether it will result in strengthen
ing relaxing the ties of the Anglo French alliance
it cannot fail Of decisive consequences can well spare
you and myself the fatigue OF considering the absurd
and contradictory rumOrs which has occas0ned; for
have secured from entirely different and reliable
source programme as 1t were Of the main topics Of
discussion which to be preached by his lordshp in
his interviews with the Emperor and with the members
Of the imperial Cabinet Among these topics figure
The plan of military operations to be followed in
The interior political ~ stem Of France;
The questions of alliances;
And the bases Of the aid which England is to lend to
the
As to the first point, the English are too pract
cal and clear-slghted not to perceive that seri-
profound modification must be made in the plan Of
military operations against Russia. Lord Palmerston
ADHESION Of the ermanic States to the policy Of Eng
land and France, to substitute, for exclusively
Oriental and maritime war an open and continental
war; which will necessarily become . general
As to the second point delicate and difficult it is,
Lord Psmerston not to conceal the fact that the
English have been struck with surprise at seeing their
allies the French almost indifferent to the war
France inert body In the hands Of its government
however II. resorson Of ssrtan Ssres ~hs
the French have been deprived and partial transform
alton Of the purely dctatoral regime of the empire into
somewhat more constitutional reGime-in word, to
counsel concessions Of q kind like those which
made BY the first empire during the Hundred Days. and
other similar means Of enlistng the sympathy of the
As to the third point the question Of alliances to
be wholly, resolved anew. England and France
standing alone the line against Russia, for Tur-
key without administration, capable of courage
but not Of sustained efforts, scarcely be
counted Pozzo d Borgo did not err, in 1921 when
he described the Turks bad allies for any defender
Whatsoever" II England and France fail to attract
Europe their side Of the quarrel with Russa thsy
in vain to Sweden Prussia and Austria that
the is Of civilization against barbarsm-if Ere
derrick William win not forget that Nicholas is his bro
Of Austria that the Gar quelled rebeous Hungary-
fine the governments Of Europe persist in admit
Europe not believing that France and England are the
sole representatives of civilization Why then desperate
remedies must be tried AT any cost whatever issue
must be attempted out Of the disastrous pecant posi-
ton which has lasted more than year. Uncertain al
iances must be renounced. Sure allies must be found
The constitutional governments Piedmont,
Begium-must he grouped together. Austrian Italy
must be revolution'zed the necessity which MAJ
zni and his friends Of military dictatorship to begin
with suggesting at pretext for appeal to the
Italian democrats and hope that such dangerous
allies may be ultimately outwtted II necessary. Hun
ogue of possii le allies Poland be reconstructed
not from revolutionary motives but to restore the equ
Ii yrium of Europe; and then the Western Powers will
r.h trunphantly against Russia, with Germany
without her, in spite of her.
As to the fourth point public not mistaken
in saying that England counted upon contributing her
quota with money rather than With II be
concealed that the voice Of pitched 1T quite
angry tone in saying this Whatever bargain the
nephew Of Napoleon may strike with the vctors at Wa
teroo-with the "DatiOn of shopkeepers''-he would
hastily accept, in the Of France, what the
people could hardly fail to out against the price
| of blood
Many coniectures have been made as to a loan, the
raising Of which Lord Pamerston also propose
The conjecture fixes the OF this loan at milliari
guaranteed by the two powers-France engaging itsel
| for two hundred and Atty millions, and England for
seven hundred and fifty millions rumor to this edec
in Paris has occasioned quite rise at the Bourse
Two other rumors must mention afoat and likely
to produce little oscillation at the Bourse-one that
the visit Of Lord palmerston Is to result declaration
of against AUSTRIA and another that ia to result