Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-08-31
Political Bearings OF the Cherbourg Fetes
THE EMPER0R'S POLICY.

| From the Correspondent of the Manchester G uar-
| dian)
| PARIS, August IL perceive the general opin-
ion upon what has passed at Cherbourg il pretty
much tho opinion at the very first expressed to
7 you. Yesterday, hal occasion to talk with one
| the representative of one Of the lesser German
states. who had been invited with tho rest Of the
| corps dipfomatque, and had had an opportunity
| Of seeing things ~ closely as possible far a.
the principal personages were concerned. This
gcntlcman's notions were by no means favtraha
any very long duration of the Anglo French al.
lisncc. Il Think" he observed, that the soyc-
reigns did respectively do the bes; they could and
are probably both equally sincere in their desire
to preserve peace; but the sentiments Of the two
nations and particularly those Of tho french to-
wards the English DO not seem Ia me to warrant
the conclusion that peace will necessarily he of
long DURATION" found that the autipathy re-
marked by many persons, existing between
the French and English sailors, had been also per-
iectly recognized by the diplomatic in question,
and he ayowed that ''thc annoyance If the major
ity Of French seamen ut being brought together
with those Of Ia pe!hde .Rbion, otherwise than in
hostile encounter was quite plain and evident"
ani nigh, be distinctly made out in the rude
speeches Of the seamen Of Normandy aud Brittany
vile her on board their ships slore "1heir
manifest pre-occupation," said NV informant
was their hatred Of everything English and
their vcxation at not being enabled to prove it,"
find, TOO more people than could have sup
posed IN tins country, ready to admit that the
turn OF Louis Napoleon to our alliances pal pafy
the result Of his failure to Russia as tho
willing associate Of all his selfish and ambitious
pIans. In all this the Emperor Of the French has
playe! game that he may find it more difficult
thau he supposed to keep permanently in his
hands. Building as he did upon the hate OF Rus
'ia Tor Austria, and upon what he thought II deep
err aversion than j; is Of Russia 90 England ouis
Napoleon anciea he could certainly end by eur
my the cooperation Of the Car; and, m>le hy
this idea. he allowed the popular feeling in rance
10 run Wild, may, encouraged it as much IA lie
could, aud has now found of his create It OBJ
otaces in what he dreamed would be one Of his
chiciest resources. This anti-Engsh fcel ng in
the French populations which is real, a Z, neral,
and strong feeling, is precisely of LOO lis Ma
poleuns greatest present embarrassments for he
has no earthly means of satisfying it, and he can
not put it down. 1t rises up in his fac G, and
threatens to swamp him. as did the waite RS that
the German alchymist's apprentice in tocths's
ballad had caused to mount and mount without
possessing the charm that should stop the IN when
thcA mounted too high. Like most dcspo 8, who
affect 30 think their power the emanatioa Of the
popular will Louis Napoleon is obliged 10 obey
the dictates Of the national voice when it does
with any degree of resolution, make itself heard
and II il como to command him anything, which
it wouli be suicidal for him to attempt TAI, for in
stance war with England, he may find himself
placed in predcament out of which, with the
DANA cd state of his finances, he may be unable
to cxtrlcatc himself. NJ. X