The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-04
French Mischief Makers.

the most formidable obstacles to the future
peace and prosperity of Mexico.
French Mischief Makers.
The New York organ of the present French
government perseveres steadily in the laudable
endeavor to embroil the relations Of the United
States and England. It would have suited the
purpose of that journal if the letter Of Mr..
Marcy had been more insulting than it was.
Failing in this hope, it has now turned round,
and while on the one hand it exhsusts itself
in trying to prove to it's English readers that
the insult offered to Mr. Champion can only be
atoned for in blood on the other it is careful
to rouse the pride Of all thoughtless Americans
who may read it, by frequent illusions to their
necessary fear of Great Britain 1t occupies
the position of tall boy at school who is
trying to get up fight between two small
boys; alternately patting either on the back,
but at the same time insinuating adroit doubts
of his pluck.
We are apprehensive that our French cotem
porary will not make much by his motion. So
far as England is concerned, it seems difficult
to perceive how her French allies can advise
her to take offensive measures against this
country. For should the French propose to
consider the dismissal OF Cram pton case, not
of war, but for angry feelings, how would they
meet reminder Of the cases Of Poussin and
Genet? England would say to Napoleon
"What you say is all very we'll; but
why, if the dismissal of our ambassador
be so dreadful an affair, did France put
up SO quietly with the dismissal Of Poussin
and Genet? Both of these gentlemen were
sent home by the United States govern
ment for misbehavior less offensive than
Champions: why, if you think we ought to
make noise about the latter, did you keep so
quiet about the former" And really it seems
difficult to conceive how the French could
escape from the dilemma.
On the other hand, so far as this country is
concerned, the labors Of our French cotempo-
rary are ingenious but not promising They
amount to general taunt that the Americans
axe afraid Of the English But this is not
reasonable. We have gone to war with Eng
land twice, and the opinion Of all shrewd
judges of history is that we came the best out
of both conflicts; why should we need third
war to prove our niettle! There are cases, of
course, where war may seem the most effec-
tive way of relieving nation from an unme-
rited imputation Of inferiority. One could I'M
derstand, for instance, the French going to
war with the English; because, as every one
knows, the English persistently beat the French
for several centuries, from the battle Of Agin-
court to that of v Waterloo. It is now beginning
to be understood, too, that the brunt of the
battles in the Crimea was borne by the English,
though the French, with playful vanity,
claimed and carried off the lions share of
glory. These facts must tend to produce in
the minds of Indifferent foreig 1ers general
impression that the French are inferior men to
the English and if the former were to 60 to
war to remove that impression, the thing could
be understood. But why we should 60 to war
with the English surpasses comprehension.
When N. de Lavalette began at Constanti-
nople to stir up strife between the Divan and
the Russian legation, in the years 1852 and
1853, he employed precisely the same methods
that N. de Sartiges appears to be using here
NJ de Lavalette succeeded in getting up war
between the Western Powers and Russia, the
net upshot of which was the elevation Of Louis
Napoleon to the rank Of the first sovereign of
Europe, and the complete consolidation Of
his authority in France. Should the parallel
efforts of M. de Sartiges be attended by paral
lei results here and the United States and
Great Britain plunged into war to please the
French, the advantage reaped by France
would be even greater. While our nhvies were
engaged in Q murderous conflict, her shipping
would be carrying the worlds produce. We
should be forced to send our breadstuffs and
cotton to her, and she would manufacture
them And more than this, while the war
lasted, it would absorb every mind, and there
would be respite to the conspiracies against
Louis Napoleon.
We have robust faith that the present rulsr
of France is the only one whom the French
have had of late years who understood their
wants and we view the empire as curious
sort Of democratical government with chief
holding Office under good behavior. Without
sharing, therefore, the antipathy which is 30
loudly expressed in certain quarters toward
the person and government of the Emperor, we
Ieel perhaps ouly IAC Holc AC6iCI suo1 NC
should be go unsuitably represented here. We
feel that his present representation is not likely
to strengthen the traditional alliance between
the French and American people; and we look
forward, not without apprehension, to the pos
sbility of such a combination of circumstances
as would place NJ. de Sartiges in the same posi-
ton as Mr.. Champion and compel this govern
ment, for the sake of peace, to deal with him
as it dealt with his predecessor, NJ. Poussin.
WASHINGTON SOCIETY AND MoRALs.-A mum.
Der Of newspapers are talking OF the corrupt
state Of society at Washington, and Of the
rows between the niger drivers and the mig
ger vorshipDers which are constantly disturb.