New-York daily tribune., 1859-08-04

possible1 We do not think 70: for, il We ciiefuly
sider ali the exoele. ieaons for pesce atd good
understanding bew the EDgl,sh ani Ourselves, we
are sill more struck If po-sibe with the iCcouvsLen
ces ard dangers which ali alteration or coOness Of
those sncable relations would i'm iiatey engender.
"We believe that We are DOW expressing the opin-
ion of the minority o the political Of country,
ro matter 10 what party they belong; the opinion Of
all the enlightened portion Of The nation, of that which
hos known bow on more than occ 1siCD, 10 set
aside old yG'iudces aud bid truce to old sores.
Aud can a. much be said for EL gland After what
has inst tsker place in the highest governmental re
eiOIs we may be allowed TO cypress doubt. II sp-
peals 10 US that, la'teIly the Of the I'm
elsh people bss, almort single handed, defended the
alliance with Frauce against the dangers which ITS
a,esmen ace it incur Without endeavoring to sup
port our Ob-eivatiots by quoting diploms',c docu-
Lis which have become very old within fortnight,
might hid much Iearer proof IN the
recent debates in TIE two Houses OF Parliament We
have not recognized the u-ual reserve of the great
party Of which England ir so justly proud.
We perfectly aware that IT is customary on the
other side OF the Channel whenever the army "r navy
estimates are brought forward to ralst the pnant0m
before the public Of the inv vasion Of Old Engiaod,
and through magDrtyiI glass to show ChcrbOurg,
Brest aid rouOn read to send forth TIER sqn,froos
loaded with troops OF every sea, speeoiy converted
into French akeaf not a. once, at e1st at no snort
interval. We krow thst this theatrical effect nvaris-
bly, succeeds; the pounds sterling aIe voted But
hitherto in this somewhat hackneyed custom W; be-
heo the chief part taken by sone eccentric INDIVIDUAL
AID We hIlhCDtO Uul IbipoItdhcc W hHS va
cuns,ances uI der which the same scenes have
occurred The political importance Of the pew &C ors,
the d6nOVemtnt which they might attain, even despite
Themselves do Lot allow to remain silent respecting
a dar ger ghicb should like to obyiate.
g. IT, BY of those sudden changes at any moment
possible in Psrl al ehta,y Governments, a division
with small minority should restore to power the party
just thrown out, would its programme b. II Keeping
with the Opposition speeches in the House OF Loros
This would e seIiOus Mstrust, msnace, almost IN
suit toward France is what we iud in those Tory
uablfestoes- mirrust when the Government Of the
Emperor has lever ceased, by words as well as by
8c's TO Europe az to his Intentions; menace
wbtn France sernpulouly ab-tains from any Provcca'
tor when she bss nothing armed, nothing prepared
beyond The waite Of the war III Isy; hnallV, almost
ltonceaed ibs ut under that strange peal to super
annuated passions This not proper behavior toward
any one, ard it is dangerous toward our country
That England should have thought fit TO remain reu'
ual-th,t, forgetting her liberal policy, she dld not
choose 70 join France in hberaog Faly-is point we
shall not examine now peace is concluded, whether
she was right wrong before the war; but that her
neutrality should be OsteDshIy directed again-t Us Is
what do not understand, because there is not any
thing to justify it or to explan 1t.
France does not lay claim TO dominate anywhere
On the sea, the mainland, she only WISHES her
e. itimae share Of liberty and action Does this imply
that she must admit and submit to such domlnaloo
from another Power Like Engand, France pos
sesses rich and populated coasts col)nes far and near
great maritime commerce. religious, political and
commercial interests; finally, a moral influence to
maipan over the whole surface Of the gobe for this
pnrpose she keeps up an army and fleet proportion
ate to her population her ealth her grandeur When
her honor or her interests command IT, France employs
her forces as she thtks fit against her enemies; but
she does not threaten her friends or ber allies she does
not doub their honesty che does not provoke them by
suspicious unworthy Of great nation.
owe no longer believe in hereditary hatreds, we do
not psh to believe any in traditional resentment
between nations; Ions peace long Interchange OF
relations Of every nature footing OF equal and mu
tual esteem, have, at least We thought so, sebced
those auaclror iss left for dead with glorious SOL
ciers on the battle field Of ALMA and of lnkermann.
Are we, perhaps, mistaken?
"FraDce has only shown cslmness and moderation
in opposition 70 the suspicious and hostile neutrality of
Ell and and Of Germany. The Emperor, victorious,
restores peace TO ssonished Europe Will Europe be
ess moderate and less pacific than the Emperor VIII
Er gland who takes note Of single vessel more or
ese launched at Brest, and who votes 800, OoO,O 600
francs for her pavywil England, who loudly calls
upon the Continent to oisarm will she set the example,
and withdraw from her order Of the day this pro
gramme of menace Of fear the sad effect OF which
we have felt it duty to point out in the point OF
vie of the alliance we should wish to uphold When
cloud passes overhead pregnant with electricity, why
attempt to deliver the tbunderbol Who knows where
il might fall"