The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-10

BY the by, John Bull has been scratching his
thick head htely, and asking himself few questions
about France and its fearfully astute ruler Louis
Napoleon, AZ to the Russian war business. John
half believes that seuile absoutist Aberdeen was.
and is, adverse to the war; on account Of his love
for absolutism and his fear and hatred Of democracy,
and that many members of tre government and Of
the English aristocracy think and feel like him; but
John has been going back to the origin Of the quar-
rel about Turkey and the result of it, far re-
CARDS the fate of England and France. 1. was, no
doubt, vitality important that Russian ambition
should be checked and punished; but in effecting
that, viii there not arise more formidable foe to
England than Russia ever could be- To come to the
point. John Bull is staring with his google eyes,
and trying to shrug his brawny shoulders, while in
curing whether France having got into CONSTANT
nope. will be in hurry to get out again; whether,
in fact she will not do the same as she did at Rome.
She has now virtually got possession Of Rome,
Greece Constantnope and Gallipoli for her troops,
more than treble those of the English in Greece and
more than double those in Turkey. Aud in holding
Constantinople, she has the Dardanelles, and can
make the Black Sea French lake. In commanding
Greece she can get hardy Of sailors and rule
the Mediterranean. In word, abe will have pre-.
ciseiy the advantages that Russia striving after,
and which England 80 much dreaded. No one need
be told how infinitely more dangerous to England
France can he than Russia. But it may be said
England will make war upon France II the latter
attempts footing in ConstaDtinople. Granted.
And there will shortly be camp at st. Omer Of
100000 men, ready to over the British channel
the very instant that England declares war. John
Bull is, or will be by and by, in a regular fix.
1t must be remembered that Louis Napoleon origin
ated the quarrel between the Gear and the Sultan,
by obtaining from the latter some advantages over
the former relative to the Holy Places. Did he cal
culate on Nicholas invading Turkey when he OBJ
tanned those advantages?
Kossuth is at work again, astounding the Eng'i sh
statesmen and arstocracy by procaiming in burning
eloquence their treachery and shortsightedness in
suffering Poland Hungary and Italy to be destroyed
Their hatred to democracy and republicanism have
now inflicted bloody and expensive war on their
country with Russia, and will enable the willy
Louis Napoleon, perhaps, to obtain by diplomacy
what his uncle could not get BY the most brilliant
feats OF arms, viz, the paramount ascendancy of
France in Europe. The present Emperor of Frances
motto is, Stratagem is better tbau force"
kossuth and some Italian books that have been
published, have shown what thorough absolutist
Palmerston is. II appears that he treated the en-
voys OF kossuth and Mazzini with the most brutal
contempt and arrogance. 1t is astonishing how
Eoglish people are led away at times, and how
loafh they are to alter the opinion they have once
formed, or open their eyes to the most obvious
facts Because Palmerston has been illtreated by
the Times newspaper, which has q private Rrudge
against him, Englishmen will believe nothing to
his disadvantage. He oas been the greatest enemy
to democracy in England and has done more harm
to IT than any man living. He occasionally snubbed
Austria and circnmvented rhiers and Louis Phi
IA han nov nlonn rI
the least thing in his power, to liberalism in
Europe: All this is known to the shrewdest and
best informed men in England; yet no one dares
say the least word against him. and he il suffered
to browbeat some Of the ablest men, such az Bright
and Golden, in the House of Commons. People
say his manner is 80 pleasing. He, it appears,
" smiles, and murders while he smiles" bnt what is
this but procaiming the jackassism of the peoples
representatives in allowing their judgments to be
led away by 6onhommie?
David Urquhart has for years past proclaimed
Palmerston traitor to liberalism, and proved him
to have played into the hands of Russia; yet he ia
hooted down like mad dog for saying these things.
1t will be scarcely credited by those who get their
information from the English newspapers, that Ur-
quhart is most conscientious and honorable man,
quite independent Of place and pay, and Of very
great abilities. The people Of England are, how
ever opening their eyes. Palmerston has attempted
by new Police bill, to introduce gigantic system
OF Capitalization, by which local sclfgovernment
would be destroyed. The municipal bodies through
out the country have taken the alarm, and COM
PEELED him to withdraw the bill, but they canuut
altogether believe any harm of their idol; they
think forsooth, that he has been made the catspaw
Of the government, or that he has got into his
dotage.
The Leader newspaper, one of the best in Eng
land, has been publishing some sketches of the Eng
lish governing classes, and showing that the old
aristocracy has become egae-that is, like the
Aztec race of the New World, become imbe-
cile, and worshipped, with almost divine honors,
for what IT has been, not for what It is. The
nobility OF England I'LL every place Of importance
in the government, and they get all the credit and
pay, while men Of greater ability, but inferior rank
consent to do the work and labor in subordinate ca
pacities. Take a case in point:-Rowland Hill, the
son of schoolmaster, projected the penny
postage plan. Colonel Maberly, for twenty years
the Secretary to the English Post once and
man Of considerable ability, has been obliged to
turn out to make way for Hill, in order that the lat
ter may carry out his plan. One would have thought
that under the circumstances Rowland Hill would
be placed at the head Of the Post Office Department
not bit of 1t. He works under Lord Canning, a
vain and conceited nobeman, who, merely because he
is lord, gets ten thousand dollars year salary and
patronage worth forty thousand dollars year more
as Postmaster.General. Rowland Hill does every
thing in Lord Canning's name. In every instruction
he issues or letter he writes he says he Is command
ed by i" my lord the Postmaster1eneral, &C., &c.,
and this the system adopted through every govern
ment department in England. The dispatches that
arc published in the name Of noble premiers, presi-
dents and secretaries, are generally composed by
men who live aud die in Obscurity. Their names.
even, are never known. Where there is one noble
man in Office who is man Of talent there are a
dozen muffs. Their very speeches in Parliament
are vampes mp by the reporters, for If reported
verbatim they would disgrace pothouse debating
club. And this the English people submit to wear
after year. This is the natural consequence of an he
reditary aristocracy. The government il in the
hands OF few dukes, such the Dukes OF Bedford,
Devonshire, Rutland, Newcastle ana Richmond, and
they delegate IL to the Russells, Greys, Eots, Gra-
StAnlpya. ! hat
they admit a commoner, such as Macauley or Dis.
raeli, into their clique
The English people are, however, beginning to
see the humbug of arstocracy, aud even OF royalty.
This IL evident from the nervous anxiety of the cabi
net 10 stand well with the people. short time
since the London DAILY Mars accused Prince Albert
of interfering with the government departments,
and people were beginning 20 be uproarious agains.
the Prince on that account. Royalty was in a perfect
quancary about this unpopularity, and the ministers
were ordered u assure both houses OF Parliament,