The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-28
The Anglo-Frenosa Au,sEse.

i. Z rather curious that, xhile the Globe, Post
and Ia other organs OF the British ministry as
sert in5.he most positive manner that tic alliance
and that The recent difficulty has been completely
4snooihed over, the Star, ard tie other organs of
IL British democracy take quite Q different view
Of the case. They say tia. the alliance is.r;rtu-
ally at at ene that the two governments ere
unit 1pon rossingle European queesion Of irpor-
lance ; that tie differences Of opinion between
them s-e so wide as not to admit OF compromise,
and thai the patehed-up reconciliation effected by
PefsisDy is merely a temporary make shit, which
the eonse OF .aveDts must necessarily thrust
aside.
Between the I've opinions experience would
lead us to select tie latter as nearer the
truth. Government o-ayans can so rarely afford
10 tell the truth that falsahood or at least equvo-
cation is almost their usual rule. We know that
from our own experiences Of organs In this
country and, If history teach truly, dissmula-
ton is quite as marked q characteristic of 90
vernment prints in Europe. tsaems certain that
the stand taken by the Tisas, and Lord Palmer
s,on, created sufficient alarm in the mind OF NJ.
dc Persigny as TO induce him to have semi
apology inserted in the Monae1y, aud TO
renew 10 ibe British government his assurances
Of the Emperor's desire TO carry out
in good faith the purposes Of the alliance. Bat
whether under cover OF these assurances, any
practical change has taken place intbe Emperor's
mind with regard to the Neapolitsa question. or
the manner in which Russia should be com.
PEELED to fulfil the treaty, we have no means of
knowing.
There may be good foundation for the story
80 often repeated in the British papors-that the
Emperor Of the French, having used The English
TO bumiliate Russia, now desires to concliate the
Russian Court, IN order 10 secure preoonde-
rance on the Continent. Such scheme would
present temptations to the mind of an unscrupu-
lous iniriguer Were France allied with Russia
today, and Austria kept by significant threats
in The neutral position to which her national
poverty invites her, the coalition might no doabt
exercise paramount control over Continental
affairs. In spite Of Eoaland. Possibly, this Is the
aim which Nav oleon has in view. He knews
that in all the unsettled European questions
Of Naples, of Spain, of Rome, Of Greece, Of the
Principalities ard Of Sweden-points will arise
that will closely touch this principle on which
bis own throne rests, If he grapple with these
questions 10 concert with England, be will be
placed IN dilemma he viii be compelled either
to join issue with bis colleague aud ally or to re-
pudiete the basis ofhis own empire. How much
more consistent TO enter into The arena side by
eide with the Emperor OF Russia, whose principles
are the same as bis own, ard whose throne rests
on basis II not identical at least very analogous
to Nspoleons.
On the other hand whatever dynastic ambition
may inspire In the palace, the people Of France
are very for from sharing the philo Russian ml-
MA. 1t IL most remarkable fact that every
French revolution has been preceded by cool
ness with England and an advance toward R1s-
sis. Nor is this without its reason. When the
government Of France becomes unfrieudy % that
Of England The British press begin 20 inquire
into French affairs. This il the only time az
which the French ever have free press Though
/, is in foreign tongue, and only enters the
kingdom by stealth and illegally, Il answers
every purpose Of domestic revolutionary pres:
for 1t reaches N one shape or other. all tho
minds which are capable Of exciting and leading
rtvolutiops ard foases them as efectually as any
voice igsE AoGe could do. When Charles the