New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-31
TIE ANCLo.FRENCH Alliance.

From the outset of this war, We have not
ceased to express our opinion that nothing could
be more dcceitful, under al the covers 1t bore
than the British alliance with Louis Napoleon.
Indeed. nothing has seemed 10 M more essen
tally tragic and worthy OF pity than the moral
necessity under which England has been placed,
of becoming the dupe of that usurper. Recent
r,lmors portend even already, somewhat OF that
penalty for sacrificing truth to expediency which
must sooner or later come. Even so far as ex-
pediency goes, Great Britain will soon learn that
nothing can be more inexpedient than trusting
in the faith of an organcally faithless person.
We have no doubt Louis Napoleon let philoso-
pliers and historians write as they VIII has
used this alliance as he has used the war; Tor
his own selfish purposes of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, ana
that he will drop the one and discontinue the
other the moment il suits this noble end. Louis
Napoleon owes his throne chiefly to the moneyed
and clerical classes of France. 1t is not the
first time in history that the Jew and the Jesuit
have been found siding with tyranny. The Roths-
cbilds and Foulds are said TO be dissatisfied with
the present state of things, and have even gone
so far as to aude to the word " revolution as
the threatening danger, in case the war Is not
stopped and the people prevented from feeling
TOO strongly the natural effects of famine prices
ard those other dark shadows that hang around
IA deranged money market.
If ii had not been for the aid OF the Stock
Exchange, Louis Napoleon would never have
come into power. The Jews croak viii, then,
not be likely to find his ear closed or natten-
tive In truth, his fears his hesitation, his anx-
iety for peace may-n part at least-be attrib-
uted TO this cause Louis Napoleon has already
accomplished great object. He has not so
much yanquished Russia as Inundated England,
and taken a deep and permanent vengeance Tor
Waterloo. This Obect accomplished, he does not
care very much about the alliance, and is pre-
cisely the man to take credit with the European
people for having Withdrawn from what may, in
many points of view, be called nonsensica war
He is not the man to throw away an Oppor-
tunity. Already we hear he is holding forth on
humanity, and the blessings of peace, and such
beautiful things. After having acquired some
fame by driving Nicholas into war, he may now
win another installment of it by forcing Alexan-
der into peace But in effecting this he runs
great risk of breaking this charming alliance
with England, unless her people are driven
BY stomach-compulson, as 5ir. Bright, in
his letter in our paper of Thursday, thinks pos
sible, to accept the often refused -Four Points.
Palmerston, who is both proud and plucky and
lust as selfish in looking to what promotes his
fame, may, however, refuse and insist on carry
ing on the war in spite OF crash and famine, re-
living on the popular feeling at his back.
Should this alliance between France and En-
gland be destroyed, there would at least be one
hypocrisy less in this world-a contamination
most deyouty to be wished for.