New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-29

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o.,-x;,h almost wopder-ihss the higher cad nner,
-. more gentle and humane forms Of civilization !
h.ea the srsndest style Of heroism; ha; victory has
hs.n thus far won by the superior Hashood of the
F,eIsh and French r<r. Here !. q no-t mighty and
unsp,wersbIe argument then, in favor Of the arts,
institutions aud influences OF peace. T1e more IN
.elgert res.ed and vItuous the sodiery. the brsver
ia Il. Blood wips the dag over brutal force. Next
Comes tie Ies-on 50 terribly taught, th,, var /" a
e,see !. IA, reaching lie possible cuniu.tioB ey n
.p,ipg such swift and sweeping destruction as to
make fighting impossible. so fer Is the Rassi,ns
b.ve dore ANYTHING in the Crimes, i: has been 81
,h,ir feisniiie engineering and gapnery. And IN
,ev DAYS ve .hsn hear a met appalling account,
pr.,uue of the superior French and English science
n the came branches. Thus !; is still intellect and
,ririi that copqusr matter. But men cannot nov
afford TO lbroE life away, as in savage and b,rbATous
times and The terrific loss Of lie in this war shows
that nations whe know how TO prize hu existence
urf. keep tie peace. Tten folio 50 the surprising
revelation introduced in European politics BE- the
alliance Of the two most scientific, skiful, indls'fi
ous wealthy, educated and refined nations of Chris
,epdom-England and France. They have learned
a last, 10 respect and to trust one another. They
have combined their vi dom in council; they have
sppsrtpily for lorg time TO come; their ain IL ooe
the unfolding end drffusiDg OF form OF civDiza-
ton the essence Of witch is constitutional freedom
and the outward signs Of which are peaceful industry
ard commerce. England, heDceforth, will sex
union. not strife, with France; for she sees, among
Other things. that France, now organized, is more
than her match and she secs yet more that whatever
NAV be said Of Louis Napoleon France il, at heart,
8 nation Of Freemep, snd 50 her natural ally With
no other existing nstion W Europe Great Britain so
much in efny-in policy, science, industry, art, III
erature and common encs and destiny, as France.
Whether France heartily re,iProcstes this feeling of
s,mpatby ard admiration, remains to be seen. Bat
this war has certainly done than all else could 10
efface old division lines and wi pc away, in common
tears and common joy, the long-steDdins, bloody
score Of psst mema Finally, the war has taught
ali England to look at hone-to probe 10 tue qack
ali recognized bad institutions and customs-to ask
for the real sources of Brtsins power aye aad thu
very fecret springs, too, Of the actual EeAkness,
which all feel has d.syreced the nation not withstand
rc the heroim Of her sodiery and the patriotism of
her people And here in brief, is the end TO which
such self study brings England. An ars,ocricy Is
honorable in the d. gree OF its highly trained nteli-
ferce IL. photographed devotedness, and it, power
tolead The vitality OF England is, after all, IN her
middle class ard her working classes and IN order 10
insure the energy of her mobiles, freer opportun ties
must be opened for MERIT OF all kinds to rise into
places Of trust. renewed desire for popular educa
ton for every mode OF practical REFORM for heary
ccopera,ion Of all classes for making the privileged
order truly benefcont order, ard for calling out
eperge;ically and Systematically, justly and geo
erously every latent form Of menliDess in the naton
il the richest result TO England OF this var. She will
come out Of it far mere free and popular Govern
IL. Mt than she has ever yet been-party because her
mobiles have learned 10 detest the autocrss, de-pots,
and The whole brood Of their sycopban,ic parasites
among the princes and petty aristocracies of the
Conii6ent-psIily because high born and peasant, all
classes have poured olt their e-blood and treasure
Ike broihers, for the cause Of justice against op-
preston; buty because all that the very
glory, power life and destiny Of Great Britain is TO
be the leader Of free Governments IN Europe. Men
noun now that England did not aid Poland in $780,
mourn yet more that they did not succor Hungary in
ls49. For the tine being they feel bound to make
common cause 18th Austria but they indign inuy
deny that their treaty in any way duplicates England
In Austrian fch.u,s 81 erps.si., end they are sore
even for moment TO stand by her side. HencefOrth,
England must help on the struggle for Freedom and
for the allionce OF al Free Peoples.
WIN II. CLAIMING.