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their journals every morning to know whether II
pleased q concaye Of some dozen men, shut up in
cabinet in Paris, to fill the world with war, and
continue to engage generations born or yet IN
born in conflict Of which they are the arbters
and the people the victims We can fancy the
genius Of hstory laughing behind the scene, TO see
under the pretense Of protecting such an ephemersl
and poor sick thing as Turkey, the advances Of
civilization npeded, the sinews Of industry loaded
and human progress over q great part of Europe
checked, with no other object than to build up
dynasty, TO overthrow which similar and heavier
sacrifices were, not half century since. By these
same parties undergone. That object being won
the curtain is now, Of course, 10 drop upon this
act Of the drama. Indeed, it is likely BY the Cam
bria's accounts that ere this the last protocol
las been signed, and silence finds its place once
more in the Salon des Ambassadors OF Paris
From The tone of all the leading foreign jour-
nails under government inspiration il is evident that
for a time, at least, the bow spans the heavens
and will smile into peace the storm which for the
past two years has shaken Europe How long Will
it stand across the sky and what next Mr..
CObden's iDterrogatory has become now the ques-
ton Of the hour.
War is, indeed, the true Circe's cup of nations,
brutazing their taste and fatal TO their reason.
While they drink from it, great interests are, with
the masses, merged in the petty ones of storming
party or the shooting Of half dozen spies-sOme
small business of Bomsrsund or Hango. But when
the draft is quafed they are ever ye1ed and queru-
lous, and exhibit what an English statesman in
one Of his dispatches terms can ignorant impa-
" thence of its necessary cOnsequence-taxation.'
With the morning headache and presentation of the
bill comes sour reflection and bitterness Of heart.
Turkey has indeed played the Cleopatra in this war
to the poor English Anthony. But will John Bull
be satisfied with his bill of cost in one hand and
his bill of value in the other All England's con-
licts hitherto had some profit in them. Much
glory in all her past wars fell to her flag and
much gain went 10 her pocket. But now she
has won nothing and lost much. Her boosted sris-
tocratic system, 30 graceful to the eye, has fallen
before the first touch oftria, broken mass of rot
tenress and it weuld be difficult TO describe the
contempt and astonishment with which its incred-
bic absuIdties are regarded over Europe. She has
exhibited folly in her rulers, imbecty in her com
manders, prejudice and injustice in her administra
ton, and almost ludcrous incapacity everywhere.
To this it is owing that at the close of the war,
though the men, chiefly Irish, were brave, she can
not count a single victory, by land or sea, to COM
pensate for sacrifice or redeem humiliation. Her
best land Embellishments but splendid
riot. Her only sea exploit was rolling up and down
the Baltic like huge whale, and occasionally de-
vourDg some poor unprotected mnnow There is
not page of the past two years on which the re-
cording historian of England would not gladly drop
an effacing tear, but one-that which bears the
name of Florence Nightingale. She is the relief to
the picture, the one sun spot in the forest mac
cessble Of incapacity and disgrace. If such
be her military account, what is her
political She has made many bitter
mice, ard what time will prove TO be
one ungrateful friend. She has wounded the pride
of a great country, Of whom il may be said as of
another Of old: "Ea est gems qua yicta quiessere
Descist.'
Even about the present conduct of Russia
there is fragrance Of the soil sOwn with the
Dragons teeth. She will bide her time, and
watch the dialplate until the shadow points to the
hour for revenge. With these results on one hand,
and cramped commerce and increased debt on
the other, it is not likely that England will receive
in any satisfied spirit such peace as the
Paris Conference will bring. Indeed, Lord
Clarendon is stated to have ssid that it was hope
less for the Minister who made such peace to
retain power for any period. There are doubt
less certain classes in England who will rejoice in
peace under any circumstances. There are the
manufacturing classes, large and powerful in
dustrial interest," and the Peelie party, represent
ing the reflection and craftsmanship of England.
But the Conservative Agricultural classes love war,
because progress which they hate IL arrested, and
its name lost in its din and in what they suffer by
increased taxation they are more than indennifed
by the increased prices which all produce brings.
With these will go the great masses Of England,
already fred by blood thOughtess OF consequences,
and burning with bully's desire TO retrieve their
failures in the ring. With such material to work
on, there is not wanting a man TO quickly bring
about the result Lord Clarendon regards certain.
Were the late Sir Robert Peel-who, with many
bility-st present at the head of the Conservative
party, il is likely that he would at such moment,
for England's sake restrain his greedy pack, ready
TO rush Open-mouthed at Office at all risks. With
benignant look and unimpassoned gesture, he
would dwell upon each mschance, analyze its cause
and result, and placing every item in a microscope
Of matches power and clearness would extend to