The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-08

by your government No one vii. treat or even cona.
den,ialy converse with person subject at any time
harmless persons and quite Innocent Of any serious
nov that Mr. Souls has returned to the United States
and 80 very clever" fellow Dodge has succeeded
him. HIVE not the official organs Of the French govern
ment as In mockery OF tue administration In Washng
ton and with The composure ung from the conscious
ness Of superiority, commenced praising Mr. Pierce ~
Who after all said done seems really honestly
disposed ITO repress the rSpacious disposition the
American people" Let Mr.. Pierce continue another
year IN his present endorsed condition regards Cuba
and have no doubt the French Emperor viii honor him
with an autograph letter. approving entirely Of hts con-
duct and assuring him Of his everlasting gratitude and
eminenty successful in combining all the leading factions
OF the United States TO his were destined to meet
with the same eminent suetess in Europe, where the
Western and the Eastern Powers vie with each other In
the expression Of respect for his private and public
tues.
The allies undoubtedly making provisions for a
winter camIaign in the Cmra and is for this purpose
principally, that they look to coalition with all tn
Western Power. Of the second rank SPAIN Portugal and
saraina are 10 be an Offset TO the dangerous neutrality
OF Austria and Sweden and renmark are to
for the more than dub position Of Prussia The war
VIII Undoubtedly extend over larger theatre OF action
in 1856, and in the meantime all propositions for
peace from whatever quarter they may come
will prove sbortye. The war which is popular in
England has become necessity TO the French govern
ment The question Is not whether TO return to the
as 'o ante teIum but whether things shall rerogcad
TO the position Of 1915 Napoleon III fully com ,rehend
the spation, and possesses far greater abilities a.
sta esman not soldier than the world II 81 posei
TO give him credit for He has, moreover knowledge
OF men, and the means OF influencing them, without
which all abstract statesnanshp h Of little or no ac-
count His last visit to Biarrtz furnishes splendd In
stance Of his appreciation OF character. 2av,la, the
SJanish Minister II State, TO meet him therc a "a
welcome him. but the Emperor preferred not To him
Caaaga the Spanish Minister at Paris who nied
him. better calculated to produce the desired effect
on the mind of the Premier without exciting doubts or
national jeaiouies nesides, meeting Spain halfway
might have caused her tmid statesmen recede Pre-
senting the French alliance boon 10 be instantly
ctp.ed or lost was the only means Of clnchng the bar
gain, and it proved entirely successful
lie papers still continue to throw discreiit the ru-
that me dowager Empress Of Russia has written IN
autogi aph letter to the Archduche Sophia of Austria
mother Of the present Emperor Of Austria
against the present attitude of Austria compared with
iSl8-s ana the rumor Is well authenticated and
rally believed Austria and Russia both willing to
re open negotiations but there such prospect before
the setting In Of winter. The allied feet In the Baltic
stration, previous to the autumnal equinox; but
IL Is almost certain that nothing will be undertaken
against Ctor stadt II cannot be disguised ho ver
that fhe rigid blockade of NIL Russian ports and the total
pfostraon Of Russian nd which
follows from IL immediate uencc does mare
harm to Russia than the batterng down Of half dozen
stone fortresses. The loss Of fortified place might nar
severe wound but the nation at large would feel
whi the entire prostration Of and the inn
possibility Of exchanging the vast produce of Russia
cause agriculture itself To be neglected. and every other
species of industry to lay In this respect the POI
There is nothing new from sebastopol, though the
French and Russians sufficiently each other
pelt another with stones.
close this letter with curious statistics Of the 6nan
cal condition Of France which may be peruscd with id
vantage BY some Of your Wall street subscribers:-