The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-16

work Of their present Legislature.
From the details OF this splendid spocula
tion as furnished by our correspondent, il is
very clear that the members concerned in both
branches Of the Legislature acted as their own
lohbymen, and that the share or shares Of each
in the twenty acre lots OF this new State CAPT
tai Of Minneola promptly settled the question.
Thus il appears that o. b, Matte-on and his
lobby johbers of Congress are very small pota-
toes compared with the Wholesale an,-slavery
legislative operators of Kansas. And what a
food of light is here thrown upon the revolu
tionary opposition in Kansas to the LecOmpt6n
constitution! The real game there on both
sides, throughout has been for the spoils of Of
fee, town sites, city lots &c, and the niger
question has been nothing more than the himsy
disguise under which the scheming border ruff:
fans of both parties have been endeavoring
through their numerous devices, to circumvent
each other.
With such evidences before us, corroborsted
by each succeeding days intelligence from
Ksnsas, is it not the first duty of Congress to
dismiss as quickly as possible these turbulent
factions of that troublesome Territory to take
care of themselves, and to settle among them
selvee all their factious and never-ending
equabbles over the spells and plumber. Admit
the people Of Kansas as State under the Le-
compton constitution, and the necessities of
their position and the superior strength of
the dominant party will very soon solve the
problem of popular sovereignty" in peace
able way If we wait fbr State constitution
adopted without frauds and without trickery,
from such set Of graceless vagabends as the
squatter politicians of Kansas, we may wait for
twenty years to come. The best policy is to
act as in the case of California. Accept the
first constitution offered, and leave the people
concerned to settle their frauds, rascalities and
popular sovereignty" among themselves.
The INSECURITY OF FRENCH AFFAIRs.-Though.
in considering the addresses to the Emperor
Napoleon, of which the telegraph gives us the
substance, we are bound not to lose sight of the
fondness of the French for high sounding Ian
guage and rhetorical flourish, still ii is impossi
BILE to reflect for moment on the tenor Of these
addresses without feeling the most lively appre-
tensions for the stability of the imperial sys-
tenn and the peace Of Europe The French
army. in round numbers half million of men,
IN the highest state of discipline and flushed
with the memory of recent successes, cannot long
be kept quiet by parades, reviews and ribbands;
especially while each successive mail from the
East brings news of the glorious achievements
Of their late allies the English Nor can the
reckless and turbulent spirit of the soldery
which manifests itself in aggressive illusions to
Great Britain be contemplated without grave
uneasiness. The French army is France. If
the army insists on war, war will be declared.
France may he ruined, but the Pretorian Guards
will have their way.
These events seem the more grave when they
are examined by the light of the policy which
the Emperor is developing. Within day or
two of the reception of the addresses from the
troops the government Of the Empe-
ror suppressed two journals for offences
which it needs the eye Of an imperial s5irro
to detect. A couple of years ago, the articles
for which these journals were suppressed might
have been published without hindrance. They
were certainly neither calculated to disturb the
public peace nor to injure the supreme govern.
ment. They might have been passed over with
out the least danger. They were not half as
provocative as the recent articles in the Courier
Fran,aise, which were written, as is now known,
by Emile deGirardin at the suggestion and re-
quest of the Emperor. Yet the two journals in
question were ruihlessly suppressed, and their
owners, editors, printers, and general staff
thrown upon the world.
This is only one of several recent acts which
justify the assertion that, 20 far from growing
lighter, the Emperor's yoke grows every day
more heavy TO bear. The people Of France are
being punished as body for the sins Of those
villanous Italians who have tried to murder
him. How far they will bear the yoke and the
punishment remains to be SEEN
If the army insists upon war-as il appears
to be preparing to do--.here is very little doubt
but 1t can be accommodated. In spite of all
that has been said about the ,niente cordiale with
England, the old anti Gallo feeling remains as
strong as ever in the common British heart: no
thing would please the English better-ques-
tons Of expense apart-than good fight with
the French. In the elder Nspoleon's time.
after the peace of Amiens, an attempt was
made by the French government to put stop
to the libels on Napoleon's character which
were constantly appearing in England. With
the approval Of the British government prose.
cutions were instituted in England against re.
fugees and others who lbeled Napoleon: but
little or nothing came of them, unless they are
answcrablc for part of the bitter feeling which
soon caused the war TO break out afresh. The pre-
entEmperor seems bent on following in the steps
Of bis uncle. He, too desires TO strike his enc
mics on British soil; and he, too, If he tries It,
may find that he had better have let il alone.
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