New-York daily tribune., 1858-04-26
Tia traditional hatred, between England ind



TIE traditional hstreds between England and
Frsnce-or TO spt ak more properly between France
end Erg'sld tor the Gau. 'e,d' ot 'ai' work-S'e
e,;ftity On ;.e Use after their late a2pared1 decf
G,bce. sr5 ptIhsys may DO worked up 10 Oio"d-
iest Eventually. The bone OF contention cow 3,
ste appropriation OF tre rock or island OF feiin a.
the ertrs1ce Of the Red Sea. 1t is clear laa' u
Epsla.d : to hold Ida, size s bound 70 iaciltaIe
TO tie u,uc of her power every means OF inter
cour.e: ard consequently We think her perfectly
ius fsb'e uuder ,be cEcumstsnce' II taxing pos
,e.s,u of Psr;A; Which act does 20 harm 10 aly'
tody While Il Il. distinct benefit 70 England, or 81
east al appropriate seqlerce IN other acts oi n'r
Es.tern poucy But Fralee-that is, French Jour-
nsl.sts recey wing their inspirations OF course ifom
the Imoet;sl Goye,pmeLt-take fire az this go
cs.hd segres,iye act ard the ordinary s'up'f o'
PaIi.-an newspapers is enliyened BY ATTACKS on
Epelsrd. sud ominous thuL(er IS dramatically
sounded IN order that The lion msy be forced 10
take i. paw eff the said barren eastern rock. We
see no more reason why France should nterpose
in this u after than the United States, and indeed
Tot 20 much. Our Californian possessions are
nea1er 10 Bntish India than sty g;eas colony %
France. Our inte,e.ts 20 called sle more likely
to be sifscted-ttat is the dplomstic word-than
pee of France. who has 20 colonial interests ana
never csl haze sDy-tte sustentaton oi Aer ooio'
MES cosiipg INN enssy more than they produce
With totally baIrtn result, for she has no knacA
for colo cnization, while England is the soul OF 1t
the only country whose genius can tx IIsen upon
new worlds and territories, ard hence England IS
essentially the leading country Of Europe
But as we look upon the whole question Of masu'-
fceIt trade with the East-rid or cot rita facinc
Railroad fetching the wealth Of Ormus aud OF lnd
to tlese longituies and latitudes-as stupehdouS
humbug utterly beneath the notice OF statesman
who bas studied the alphabet Of national prosperity
We cal rather iejoice than grleve at any socailed
adyentsse EDeand has IN the East. Ii she does
not advance thither, no other nsion will. Besides
our national experience in that great performance
TIE Jspanese Expedition, whose promises were as
fat as lie products are lesn our very small comedy
now played by Mr. Commissioner Reed In emma,
should teach us to lock calmy on the acton OF En-
gland in this dispute with France, and also to est'
mate the mere g-In-the.msneer part OF the la!teF
in grating wrath INTO the ears Of the former.
The French Journalists, however, are TO be com
msera.ed FIRST catch your haze; fist have
something 10 nIite about when you make news
paper. Now journalists in Fiauce have nothing 70
write about as journalism ordinarily selects It's
topics for vital treatment. In the language OF the
British Tin's, Those who stll glance over the
"bload sheets Of our lie ghbOIs are aware that be-
"tween scientific essay on the Artificial Aimen-
"ta'On OF Pia@hs and an alt!quarisn essay on
"C5rtb gl an Horse-ShOes article on the pierre
ing Of he Ishnus Of Suez has f3ht to dls;in-
'eulsl,d place every three days. Judge, then, oi
"the importance of Perrin, which has for tune
.'csIred our ntighbois TO the other extremity OF
the Red Sea" Whst winoial to the French
pless is such text for od-asbioned sermon. full
of envy, mslignity aud all unchsritableness against
ErgsLd But as Gays the law provefb, there
must be sn ind OF al litigation We think in
America that We have buried Fourth-of July ami
mosit.es agoust England, and are willing to coop
crate with her in mutual Efforts to extend the idea
Of municipal local rights (about which France has
not the fret ides); aud whenever We see her I'M
proving her colonial policy, as she has done re-
cenib in Ireland and Canada, our people
are not slow to approve. But now that
tie French Government has 10 longer
stuff or Bulletins, the cordial hug of her army with
that Of Epglsnd in the Crimea is ilcontinenty for
gotten. TIE fret ghost of chance for talking, if
lCt picking qualiel, is seized upon. poor little
fesolate biz tof rock about which of the thrtyfiye
nil OIL FrtLchmep, Lot thirty iVe had ever heard the
Dsme, il made the pivot upon which turn Waterloo
memories, and all sUits of defunct rubbish. The
epidtInls Of nsionsl yabity is tickle5, in order
that the public mid may be Withdrawn from the
fact that Frat ce is army. ridden, without liberty OF
speech OF print, aud eau be hurled into awar
which may .tain almost every cottage door with
the blocd of its first born 60 soOn as her proprie
tor and matter requires mole victims 10 keep him
in power.