The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-03-31
The Delicate Condition or the AngIo-French
Alliance.


The reader will find elsewhere the CORES
pondence between the French and English
governments in relation to the recent misunder-
standing which caused the downfall of the
government OF Lord Palmerston. The tone of
NJ de Walewski's last despatch is considered as
a complete withdrawal Of the expressions which
led to the difficulty and, taken conformity with
the execution Of Orsini and Pierri, seems to
have exercised tranquiliizing effect upon the
money markets and commercial exchanges OF
both countriea Some slight uncasincss still
overhangs the horizon; but as a general thing
The feeling is much better and more calm.
Withdrawing ones glance from the facts i'm
mediately before US, and devoting some con-
sideration to the great principles Of policy aud
the general course Of events in France aud
England, there Il, notwithstanding, room for
very serious doubt and uneasincss as TO the
future. Whatever these dispatches may convey,
there can be no doubt that the broad general
principle of the policy Of Napoleon the Third is
the establishment Of his dynasty on the throne
Of France. He cares, no doubt, for France; he
cares for the English alliance; he cares for the
prosperity Of Europe; he cares for a number Of
other things besides; but his first and prime
care is for bis dynasty. To maintain that dy-
nasty IL is reasonable to suppose that be would
sacrifice almost anything; nor can any limit
be set TO the lengths he would probably go
to crush out lie sdversaries. Now, these adver-
saries are the republicans Of France. They are
party weak in numbers, but constantly deriv-
ing strength from the aid and comfort impart-
ed TO them by whoml-by the free press Of Eng
land. Without Me free pres Of England the re.
publican party in France might die out; IL is
maintained in it's vigor and tcnac.ty of purpose
mainly by the tacit aid which the British press
gives 10 its purposes, and the open applause
with which II halls its doctrines Thus, in this
point Of view, the first enemy against whom Ma
poicon must wish to contend is the free press,
that IL 10 say, the free institutions Of England.
There If yet another reason why the English
alliance may have already begun to weigh
heavily on the mind and shoulders of the En-
peror of the French. Napoleon was raised TO
his present rank and Ia maintained thereon al
together by the support of the agricultural
classes Of France, and the army which springs
and lie necessarily recruited from them. II is to
these classes that he owes his elevation IL is
on their devotion tina. be relies for support in
case the fight between himself and the republi-
cans comes 10 the arbitrament Of blows. Now,
the ruling passion Of the entire agricultural po-
pulation OF France is hatred of England. The
Anglophobis Of the French far surpasses the
animosity which is felt against England among
our most violent anti English natives, and out
shadows the insular prejudice which the English
of the rural districts entertain for all foreign
ers. II is passion which the first Napoleon
lsbored earnestly to foster, and he did the
work 20 well that after forty years Of peace and
alliance with England, the third generation of
Frenchmen toll as ardcntly as their grandfath.
ers TO avenge Waterloo and st. Helena Such
Is the race on which Louis Napoleon is relying