The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-26

by no means satisfied with their allies. Their
own experience has convinced them of the in
capacity of British generals. Nor has the Bri-
fish press been backward in confirming the be-
lief that the main reliance of the Allies is in
the French. The latter would be more than
human if they abstained from murmuring I'M
der such circumstances. And though policy
and politeness impose the duty of silence on
the leading organs of French opinion, journals
less burthened with dignity, though perhaps
not less faithful opponents of public sentiment
do not scruple to give exprescon to their re-
greet at their being used as the cats-paw Of
England.
As for the British people, it is apparent that
the falsity of the position of the Allies is be-
coming daily more conspicuous and more bur-
thensome. Day after day, the British press
teens with assertions that the war is one of
freedom against despotism; yet Austria, the
flower of the despots, is allowed to give secret
aid to Russia with impunity. Englishmen are
growing tired of this. So long as there was
plausible chance of Austras joining the West
ern alliance, they prudently allowed the arls-
tocracy to negotiate with the young Emperor:
but now that the negotiations have ended in
failure, and that Austrias want of sympathy
is undeniable, it is the idea of the masses in
Great Britain that honesty will be the best
policy, and that the nation should Ego in" for
democracy all over Europe. Of course the
D,sx ..h loa. ,xnk CHI Asnr
So conservative o set of gentlemen as Lord
Palmerston, Aberdeen, Sidney Herbert, and
the other hereditary rulers of the British king
dom would rather fight for the Hapsburg than
against him-nay, even for Alexander, if the
thing could be done decently. But SO far as
can be inferred from the tone Of the pssss-
especially that new and cheap portion of it
to which the repeal Of the stamp duty has
given rise, and which obviously emanates from
and speaks the mind Of the people-it appears
certain that before long the bone and sinew of
England will be aroused, and in full cry for
coalition with the nationalities. Such an event
would change the aspect Of the war entirely.
In Judging, however, of the popular feeling
from the newspapers, allowance must be made
for the private motives of the publishers and
printers. War news is eminently saleable. 1t
is certain that were peace declared the circu'
lation Of most Of the leading journals of Eng
land would fall off considerably Doubtless
this must exercise some influence on the opin-
ions of the editors, especially those of the
cheaper journals, whose position is the most
precarious We know that in this country
when the Mexican war was being carried on,
the circulation of all the newspapers increased
largely, and many journals which at first were
10th to give any kind of support to Mr..
Folks administration, became warm advocates
for the war when they found how it swelled
their receipts. All men are led more or less
by their interests, editors as we'll as others;
and it is probable that an erroneous impress
sion Of the state of British feeling might be
formed, if this incentive to martial ardor in
the press were wholly ignored.
Not dW passes without some change, how
ever. Twelve months ago, the chief British
authorities we're Austria's best friends, and
sneered cruelly-Lord Palmerston leading
then--at the Hungarians, Italians and Poles
Now those same authorities are civil to Kos
suth and obscquiOus to Mazzini; while none
are SO poor as to do honor to the young Aus
trian Emperor. Yet short while, perhaps,
and Napoleon may execute his threat Of COM
polling the British government to try to muz-
zle their press. He would have the full sup
port Of the Court party in such an undertake
ing How changed would be the tone of the
Times and the cheap London press them How
forgotten their amenities, how altered their
ferently would foreigner, specializing as we
do on popular opinion as reflected in the press,
construc the position and prospects of the bel