Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-03-07
England and France.

cratic nomination Van Buren, Pierce aud where will
the party he Let the sachems Of TsmInany Hall hold
cay meeting upon the subject aud give US the result
England and France.
The remarkable article. which unpublished yesterday
from the London Times intmating that France and
Austria had combined and England would probably
ne outvoted in the Conferences and cheated to boot
mas created perfect storm in Paris. The following
article from GalignSni'S Messenger, covering an ex
ract from semoilicial paper, will give some idea
If the French fury. Rightly interpreted, the tone
If the French press it strikes us is strongly in CON
irmation of the Surmise of the Times France in all
probability. hates England cordially to-day as slc
lid the day after Waterloo; and Of all the men in
France, none perhaps dctcStS her more deeply than
ous Napoleon. 1t is not in the traditions OF France
however, To love Austria. II has long been the
policy of England to cherish close alliance with
Austria, for the purpose of using her as counter
,osc to France on the Continent Austria's lending
herself to this English policy has always excited the
hostility of France besides the rich contiguous
territories of AUSTRIA beirg capable of supporting an
invading army, have ever been a tempting prize to
French cupidty and ambition. Ii Louis Napoleon
is combining now with the House of Hapsburr.
against England, the scheme imputed to him. of
humbling all who warrcd against his uncle. NAV
self upon the Car for the disasters of the Moscow
campaign, he may now be medtsting his revenge
lor Waterloo and st. Helena upon England This
accomplished, it may be in his programme to take
Prussia and then Austria for their trcachcrv and de-
cotton in the campaigns OF lSl3-l4.
We fear old England has a rough road before her
IL France Austria and Russia unite she will he out
voted at every turn in the Conferences The frs,
,b..
ecturei, to proclaim an armistce To this. England
is bitterly opposed, and Lord Panerstons organ, the
London Post, denounces it in advance as treacherv
10 the Western alliance.
We subjoin the paragraph from Galignani's Mes
>enger
rHE ANTI-ENGLISH POLICY OF FRANCE AND
THE UNITED STATES.
From Gaignonis Messenger, FEB. is
The attention OF the Paris press ha- been directed to an
ticle in the Times in which over cordial scn,i.
ucnts are declared IN most expressive manner. The
journals OF this capital hal for the last days warmly con.
tliuatcd their London contemporaries the moderation
which they evcrd IN sustaining from comments or -uc
seton prudci the result OF the peace conference at
Paris The article Times has consequently fallen
ike thumdcr.bot amongst the compaccnt aivoiates OF
peace rc-errc. whilst their prcvou, congratulations
transformed into hearty abuse Of the offending journal
The De5as quotes the article, and accompanies i; with
the remark that Its general protest will suffice without en-
teiing into the details The L,io,, i, explicit and
that he conduct ofthe English journal authorizes
'ycry dis lain" The A'seabiee Rationale j. expli.
cit tor it addresses homv in three columns to the ap.
probation OF the Times Times, from which we extract
the following passages
The Ire' Is official journal and nothing author.
Ives to believe that it, sentiments those the Eng
dish government. After the engagements taken bv the.
ministers before Europe after the language held by Lord
Palmcrston, and particularly by Lord Clarendon in the
chambers OF Parliament suppose them 10
be- aumtcd with the intentions and sentiments expressed
the Ti,c, But everybody knows the influence exer
csed by that Journal in England IL i without doubt the
faithful organ OF the national feeling OF Eucandof
that feeling which it. hrmest and clever statesman
the land must consult aud which many find il COVE.
uient follow blndly. We find IN this article the init
conviction OF every Eugshuau and therefor.
IL contents appear to Us worthy OF the most serious
lion. There truth in what the Times has said hut also
much Boosting II England is bayregHdbe ~; her isles
her nary Deris her to ererci'e ~ he rio> ,,ri4 az
Influence rhich u c03 b. itSI1, % Doubt let h- Tiss
shdt 81, las eci,i The continent irifL0t tie
alliance Of great Poer. England NAV be ready 10
undertake alone with Russia but we would know
when OF her statesmen would declare himself responsible
FOR the enterprise. England Is Exhausted any more than
France But both understand that the aim of the war hay
NC been obtained, douby obtained, by military results
D, the last campaign and by the Russia
i impossible 10 continue the struggle without exposing
Europe general Aud this i what France cannot
esire, because her dearest interests teach her policy
shch shall prevent these divisions and struggles the
Continent which always increase the preponderance of
England. 1t il not in ideas adopt an exclusive
Jealous, hostile policy towards England W. rih DisreIy
'"'e''s ~ C'''' J''H L"deFi"'f, ana peace,
concluded honorable to all parties i the only
or least, the best manner to effect that What
passing IN America NAV a warning If IL was only
question Of Mr. Champion and the King OF the Mosquitoes
would two great governments occupy themselves long
and I'LL the world 30 no,y with their quurrcs? Decidedly
not But under these pretcxts there exists serious and
real Interests in Central America there for the United
states gaver questOn-itis 20 arreset the progress
that side az least Of the spirit OF domination which ami
mates England no less than themselves The permanent
policy Of France to rsiiers EoJ from that spirt"
With satisfaction observe that not in one instance
has English journal INDUCED in language similar to the
above With respect to the eproaches addressed the
IuHss. vs. have remark make, but certainly re-
srct that sentiments 50 hostile and injurious ~ England
should be thus openly avowcd This language which j.
alone ungenerous, but mpotc would be difficult to
explain, reminded that it proceeds from the
organ OF party which Is bound our country by ties OF
gratitude