Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-16

The ANGLO faENru ALLIANCF.--From the
outset Of this war. We have not ceased 10 express
oar opinion that nothing coaid be more deceit
full under all the covers Il bore, than the Brit.
ish alliance with Louis Napoleon. Iadecd, nosh-
ing has seemed 10 rs more essentially tragic and
worthy of pity than the moral necessity under
which England has been placed, oil becoming
the dupc OF that usnrper Recent rumors por-
tend, even already, somewhat OF that penalty
for sacrificing truth to cspedieney which must
sooner or later come. Even so far as cgpeden-
ce goes Great Britain will soon learn that nosli-
ing can be more nexpedicnt than tristing in the
faith of an organieaily faithiess person. We
have no doubt Louis Napoeon---tet philosophers
anu historians wriic as they wil--has used this
alliance as he has used the war, for his own
selfish purposes OF aggrandizen,cnt, and that he
will drop The ono aud di>cobtinuc tn, other the
moment il suits this noble end l4oais Napoleon
owes his throne chiefly 10 the moneyetland cler
Teal classes Of France. II is moi the first time in
history that the jew and the Jesuit have been
found siding with tyranny The Roshscbiids
and fonds are said 10 be dissatisfied with The
present state OF things, and have even gone So
far as 70 allude to The word revolution as the
threatening danger, in case The war is not stop
ped and the people prevented from feeling too
strongly the NATURAL effects of famine prices and
those olhcr dark shadows that hang around
derai,gcd money marSet
Hit had not been for the aid Of the Stock
Exchange Louis Napoleon would never have
come into power The Jews cpoah will then.
not be likely 10 find his ear closed or matter
tive In truth, his fears his hesitation, his anx-
iets for peace may--in part at ieast---hc attrhG-
ted 10 this cause. Louis Napoleon has Already
accomplished u great object, He has not so
much ,anouiShcd RrsSiau us humatcd England,
aud taken deep and permanent vengeance for
Waterloo This object accomplished, he does
not care very much about the alliance, and is
precisely the man 10 take credit with the Euro-
pean people for having withdrawn from what
may, in many points OF view, be calicda nonscn-
steal war. ,szy8 s8ses Fl.
lie is not the man TO throw away an opportG-
nifty Already We hear he is holding forth on hui
manity, and the blessings OF peace, and such
beautiful things After having acquired some
fame by driving Nicholas INFO Mar, he .nay nov
win another insallmcnt of il nv forcing Alex
ander into peace. But in cfrctng this he runs
great risk OF breaking this charming alliance
with England, unless her people are driven by
stomach yoinpnlsion, ms Mr., Bright, in his letter
in our paper OF Thursday, thinks possible TO ac-
cspt the often refused Four Points. Palmersion,
Who is ha.h proad and pucky aud just as selfish
in looking TO what promotes his tunic, may. how-5
ever, refuse, and insist on carving on the war
in spite OF crash and famine, relying on the pop.
ular feeling at his back.
Should hisa,liance between France and England
be destroyed, there would nj least be one hypo-
crisy less in the world--a conservation most de-
voutly TO be wished ior.--.N. J. Tribune