The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-09

which have given them cotton and immense mar
kets for the sale of their products, and that over
California which has given them the gold to
meet their immense loans With our assistance
they have stopped the territorial extension Of
Russia until she can construct her railroads and
build her workshops, which will consolidate her
scattered physical powers With ourselves and
Russia, they formed the phalanx of the four
living nations of civilization that sat down be-
fore the closed gates of China In the pride of
success they are now turning their united policy
to this continent, in the vain belief that they can
establish here such balance of power as that of
Europe, where England and France together can
turn the scales in any way they choose.
But apart from the fact that here they will
find a power very different from what Russia
was when they invaded the Crimea-one whose
forces are banded together with vast rail-
roads. electric telegraphs, and mighty rivers CO.
vered with steam transportation-there are with
in themselves the elements of more deadly con-
flict than any they can look forward to with us.
The interests Of the people and government Of
England are with us in our development Al
ready the press Of that country has seen the
material benefits which will accrue to it
from our acquisition of Cuba and the extension
of our influence over Mexico Seeing this, it
has not hesitated to proclaim it. England well
knows, to day that whatever benefits flow from
the carrying of the American flag into any new
territory she derives the half of them. So init
mate and SO powerful are the ties OF commerce.
of an identity of political and economical theo-
lization, that we cannot prevent this mutual en-
joyment of benefits with the English people, and
we would not if we could. Any government in
England that should from any motive whatever,
strike at these material ties between the two ma
tons, would strike at the very roots of their own
gle day. 1t is not long since Palmerston was
overthrown, at the moment when he thought
himself stronger than ever before, because he
was convicted of too much sympathy with the
theories of Louis Napoleon.
1t is these theories which to-day govern
France and the policy of the Anglo-French alli-
ance. Upon them Louis Napoleon hopes to
found a dynasty. They are based upon the poll
archaeological systems of Italy and Spain.
Through the church he hopes to control the en-
ergies of the people, and therefore he pro-
tects the temporal power of the Pope
and fatters the clergy. But this is
an age of skepticism. Men have already
begun TO doubt in politics, theology
ard social science. Doubt has led to inquiry.
and mankind, while still clinging to those moral
truths to which nothing has been added since the
time of Moses, have begun to reject the accumu-
lations of rulers, priests and oligarchists. The
divine right of kings has been discarded, the rule
of intolerance in religion and politics has been
overthrown theories of class protection of all
kinds have been exploded. To-day power in
France must depend upon the free intellectual
and industrial Development Of the people. Pro-
duction and the exchanges Of trade are increasing
in much larger ratio than population, and upon
them the revenues of France and the stability Of
its government depend. The empire could with
stand the shock with non-commercial Russia and
China, but il cannot survive conflict with the
commercial interests of the United States and
to fear from collision with France, that Power
has everything to aprehend from one with US.
Europe docs not contain the elements to resist
the sagacious and far-reachng policy which the
President has laid down in his message, If Con-
gress will be true to it and adopt his wise re-
concentrations. Now is the time for that body
to show il it has any statesmen in its ranks. We
have been at SKIES and sevens in our domestic
concerns for the past few years, because
we had no control and unity of impulse in our
national Development The time has come to
consolidate these and The President has pointed
out the way to do it. 1t remains for Congress to
act The young men who now take up this sub
ject with comprehensive grep will make a
future for themselves in the public concerns OF
the nation and inscribe their names on the roll Of
the third generation Of statesmen which is to
follow those Of the founders and expounders Of
our political existence. Should they fail in this
duty, the question will go back TO the people,
and bring forward new school of public men.
The New CoNrTRorLER.-One Of the results
of the charter election on Tuesday was the utter
smashing up of the democratic party in this city.
Tammany and anti-Tammany, and all other
cliques Of which the once united party was com
posed, were left nowhere in the race for the
Comptrollership. Some newspapers have been
preaching a good deal about the wonderful
things Mr.. Haws was to do in the way of reform
when be was elected. Mr.. Haws was at one time
a very respectable merchant here, but for many
years past he has been mere politician, and we
fear that he will be only the tool Of the Weed
and Seward regency in the Comptroler's Office.
We should not wonder If the Albany cabal were
to set about amending the charter, 50 as to con-
centrate the divided powers of some Of the other
departments and bureaus in that Of the Comp
troller, and thus make few more places for the
ravenous harpics Of their party.