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by hnd against the possibility of q French hostil
expedition. Yet, when he found that England
without ile least scrupIc or delay to that very
Power which lie had just before been treating moi
suppose that he could win the Of the ruler Of France
AZ al Tor propofok not unlike those which England had
Jus, before rejected, he must have been prepared to
make those sacrcts TO the supposed ambition Of Franco
which he may have conceived 30 be most calculated to
obtain her alliance lgypt and Gambia had been offered
to England the brbc best adapted the
of this country Perhaps could name brt we should
Ike to know with certainty what the tempa zion Ia
which France was exposed Unless we are mi taken It
not only to the dsmemberment Of the Turtish en-,
1 pire that Russia pointed that occasion and
we suspect that she included in her schemes
the aggrand7ement Of France by the incorpo-
ration of some portion of that very kingdom which
he had before passed over in contempuous silence,
herent of Russian policy beyond the FstuIa. The King
Of Prussia, whose conduct has been regulated by no
higher principle than senseess confidence in Russ
and an unmanly dread OF France, may yet live long
enough to learn that il is to the forbearance of
that he owes his safety To gain her ends Russia
would have Chartered away province OF Prussia az
easily island in the Greek Archipelago; and If
alliance between Russia and France had been established
the basis of spolaton Of their neighbors,
that second Tlsit would have been fatal to the nde
pendence of Germany the first. We have not the
sbsr 70 ses IN ~
to compel them to share the booty, terms which
would have left the continent at the mercy of the two
Had 1t been for the deliberate and honest policy of
this country and for the less straight forwardand
the East but Of all Europe, would unqucstionabS hyo
been settled without asking tDe German PoveH,for.
lips Of the Emperor Nicholas himself that he considered
the interests OF Austria 10 he Identical with his own and
those ofIrussia to deserHeno notice at all Had either
of the Western Powers consented to sacrifice the interests
Of Germany this question. can il be doubted what
would have been the res.lts Germany must either have
engaged in desperate struggle both her frontiers
she must have succumbsd to policy which placed her
at the feet of Russia But what return is Germany
prepared to riake to the Western Powers9 What
ledg
Of her existing rights She sends i thiS moment cont
Dental enroy General Lindeim to 81 PcterSJay to ten
DER no Doubt fresh assurances Of neutrality and conf
deqce TO Po,eer schch that ii a return
ans,yer at all to the summons IF the Wssern Cabinets, and
learn continues firm the course she has hitherto pur-
sued in conjunction with her allies and it is not their
the policy of the Western Powers There reason 70
attach credit to the report that separate offensive and
defensive alliance has been concluded between Prusss
and Austria for the purpose Of maintaining armed
neutrality for in all the recent part of these trans
actions the wavcring conduct Of Prussia has offered
hlducement to found any alliance her pro-
mises. The real principle which must ultimately make
its strength felt through all obstacles, Is the public
opinion and national spirit of the German naton,
that which must long dispe these uncertainties and
yndicate the independence of the country, and, al
though we observe that even our observations
these subjects garbed before they allowed TO cir
culac through the German press rs hare no doab that
enough escapes and sdibused abroad to make the people
Of Germany feel hnt England and Fdnce look to them
allies in ourcomzaon cause
While acknowledge with satisfaction the effect pro-
duced throughout EDropc Dy the pubAcation OF the 6e
cret and confidential correspondence o. Russia with
this country not less gratihed by the additional
proof ii has afforded of the sincerity of the French
alliance. The Emperor of Russia, doubt, expected
when he challenged the British Ministers to produce
these documents either that they had been kept secret
from the French Cabinet or that they would in
contribute impair the mutual confidence the
two States Not only has this malignant anticipation
been utterly disappointed, but the contrary, the Incl
dent has furnished to both governments and to the pub
lie in both countr rreragabe evidence to each OF the
good faith of their respective ally and the is
dered stronger by the fact that the propositions Of Rus
sia in both instances made separately and sepa-
ra;ely rejected We do not hesitate TO declare that the
conduct Of the Emperor Louis Napoleon in this
transaction deservsdy raises him to honorable
position in Europe, and gives us reason to hope
that all his dealings may be regulated by the
strict Observance OF good faith representative Of
rchcal principles and OF those sentiments which
ought TO be met with upon thrones it is impossible not
to draw contrast between The hoacst rmness of
verogn WHO his amid The tumult Of q rcvou-
ton. and the character which the most orthodox EN-
reror Nicholas has earned for integrity the King of
Prussia fer enlght confederation of tho public
interests. They have con,ryed to place Louis Napoleon
mmeasurnbly above the POSITION in which they stand,
for in the dspasonae judgment Of Europe the respect
he has shown for treaties and his moderation in the
ecise of his power abroad bave done to raise his
character and 10 consolidate his power than II he had
initiated the exploits Of his uncle, and filed the world
with his fame.