New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-01
EyEs1UALITIKs OF THE WAR.


that as Boon as Louis Bouaparte came into tho
Presidential chair he said to NJ. Theirs L" We
must make war" Failing in the opportunity to
do 90 with the concurrence of the Assembly, he
did the next best thiDg-be kept up the army to
It's fullest proportions, and on all occasions did
homage to " the god of France, glory" The diff
Guilty of war with the United States-said one OF
bis chief men, to member of the American Lega
tion-would be the first few weeks after the declsr-
alton, to keep Paris quiet, under the pressure of
the trade cut off, until blow could be struck. A
war, however, with Russia was made, asa pure
necessity of Louis BODaparte, Independent OF the
question Of Russian sggraDdizement. 1t was nee
essary to fight somebody. War against this Repub
lie was what be desired at heart perhaps even more
than against England; but neither being possible at
the moment, Russia was selected. Palmerston,
ever ready to form an alliance which might sup
press republican STRINGS in Europe, went into that
with the Usurper, and the war began.
The result is that England has proved that sa'
lie no military power and can only sustain an often
siye war by mercenary soldiers. These drblets vii
in the course Of the contest soon beexhaustes and
the flower other troops beir destroyed where is she
to look for supplies Her chief dependencies have
been ireland and Scotland. But how DO these
stand now in regard to mighty men of warl We
have before us a letter describing the appearance
of the parish churches in different counties In Ire
land. The writer contrasts their presentation o
men fit for soldiercrsft now compared with the
time previous to the famine year. The strong
men no longer exist. The recruiting serjeant
comes alOrg and his drum beats and his fife whistles
in vain. Tie "bOuld sOjer. boy" lie not to be had
And how is it in the Highlands These reno wned
nurseries of the brave have ordinarily been able
to contribute some thrty-eight thousand men to
the British army. The people were poor enough
to be seduced by the Queens shilling But Of
these districts British journal, in relating the
Queens visit thither, uses the following lam
gusge:
"Tte untitled hills AID glens fell their own story
most effeciusIly. The ,heeP farms twenty niles
iepe h END breadth proclsim the dark character Of
thsS policy which is fast making the Highlands great
hmtirg ground. Her Majesty is to pass through
l.pd OF Ameers. Ire sane wretched policy as tost
which has desoated Scinde-originaung Ia tbs
sane mil ersbe cause, the sel6shnets and pleasure.
seeking of the owl ers-has laid waste he Hs hat ds
TT ey want Sir Charles Napier, legislative il not
military Napier. They need the repeal OF the game
and entail laws; and with tbose AVS repealed, In
twenty years there would be no diff 'uty in fading
population to welcome the monarch on the beautiful
but now desolate sh ores Of Loeb Long and Loeb Ave-
The pines THE staf dard OF tie CampoelsI would
flourish sgain and newspaper reporters would not BE-
weighing the question whether there be or no.
hsbitsbie home where they may rest within two
miles OF Loeb LsggaD.'
Such il a home drawn picture OF the present
condition of this former nursery Of brave soldiers.
Well may England 20 securing about and break.
inc the peace in order to raise recruits to keep
company with her ilustrious ally
But the question occurs, what will be her con-
dition when the war is ended Napoleon l. con-
sdered the Mediterranean a French lale; the
only difficulty in the way was the actual British
SUPREMACY. But now how are the English to
maintain their Mediterranean predominance' What
will be their condition as to numerical superiority
when Louis Bonaparte cuts his promised cana
across the Istbmus of Suez, connecting the Medi'
terrsnesn and the Red Sea, and opening direct
MASSAGE TO the Gulf of Alden, the Arabian Sea and
the Indian Ocean and insuriDg for Marssilles,
the Italian ports and Constantinople their
ancient importance before the Cape Of Good
Hone wa. doubled English commercial rela-
tons with the East will have, in such
event, a rivalship little dreamed of when
the alliance was formed, and she will be in
. better condition to turn her political eye iu-
ward and look for that difusive wealth ausng
all classes at home which she has never
been able to find under her colonial 'ys-
TEN, and the extensive and expensive wars and
ornaments consequent thereupon. That such an
event would be the beat thing for the English peo-
pie and the worst thing for her great statesmen
is clear enough. Even this. however, 10 dependent
uYos the pacific inten lions Of q man who has