New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-12
THE DISARM AMENT OF FRANCE.
Erom NJ London TImes. JuIv 90.


The NoRIeur of Yesterday contains the most well
come announcement that could come to Eogilsn ears
from foreign lano. Tue French Emperor mas Hsoeu
his o.ders to dlsarm With The least possible delty the
arm, and navy Of France are 10 be restored 10 thcr
pesce establishment. The people Of Eng reading
these glad tldlDgs sIl take Deep bIe..a, such as a
n,an lakes when crisis of apprehension Is passed.
they viii congratulate each othtr that Tie peru they
DIE aa.d has omitted a@ay, and that they may turh
back to D. sceul pursuits and 10 the pleasant paths oil
human existence. Ii was not IN panic lear, bat III
gave ana sad dlsquetude, that We Ia TINS sani re-
gaJd.d that heavy cloud, so charged win eiecilcy,
which lOUa ed upon the near horizon. We 'et mat IL
uu,t burst Or must dir peIse, and II II burst we 0dd
small choice cOrjectuIes as To where Ouiy 'he
bult nuet fall. Frankly then ackbo~ edge III tins
salutaIy determine O our LelghbOr ana ally PROOF
Of 10, al adherence 10 the friendship winch has united
the two great nations, ana gladly recognize 10 II
pledge Of future peace to Europe. UGcoubtedly, the
rsoluon has been taken soley from CONSIDER ior
lie tue interests of France She has had her season
AT Lew aluri.s ani the Emperor has gained ms hrst
crown of auT.. Ii IL moderate AMI IL Is wise 10 s,op
while the appetite il still unsated Rten epa'SeT Is
a maxim of personal economy which IL true also In
pubic and national concerns. Napoleon lie mas dOne,
Il, rbspa ess than lac nght once nave lbIended 10 40
Ia Italy, bat he has done al that lie has chosen 10
ait.mtt We will not stop 10 discuss the snort
conf. ~ or to anticipate what may be the ultimate re
suit OF The new system that must be there established
Having however determined to close thls chapter OF
b.. history, the Emperor has most whey Consulted
the fuap,sl cxigeuces and the material advantage
Of men and money aud IN giving France, Is Ne hope,
a long repose from the uppfOh able ton oil war. we
have said upon former On- that Tor war 10 DC
popular IL France must be short, ana IL must DC sue
cessfu. Tie war ~hich has just closed has 1ulhled
both these conditions. We recognize 10 THIS dlsarna
melt the sagaciiy of the Emperor Iii gaugug the lem
per uf his people, and, f,r our Own part, We relpe
fhst We may now return 10 security ana peace we
sban of course due time follow the example OF our
peiphbor We are, hosever, much behind HIN in the
completeness OF our peace establishment. ihere are
many sIechs of rust yet To be rubbed away aud many
mouldefIg works yet 10 be repaired. But these are
merely the ordinary mat els OF defense. Having no
oess If aggression and being too careless of reuote
possibilities have let mapy things run into 0lere-
par. The careful housekeeper pants aud papers
periodically, and We have been stlmulatcd oy recent
events 10 survey our premises and axe good dlapl-
da,lons. Happily, there is now no idrther need that
this should be dOue in haste. We have handed the
COL sder alton uf these matters to COmmssiou,
which Is about to decide what the permanent deien
ave ats bmeut which th.se islands require IN times
Of pt see as the basis whence upon an eme gency
full war estaoistn eut mlgtt be quickly ouht up. by
the report of that Commission shal be gutGed and
We congratulate ourselves and our readers that We
may Hereafter deal with these questions dispssslcnntey
points of engineering or strategic science, and
fear that the iOrhcauons which England, like
all other Powers must necessarily Keep up, are IN
danger of being any early day tested by az enemy.
From The LoaGsn Ncr', July -
The French Govern neut announces its purpose 20
replsce its arm y and navy upon peace iootng The
execution o tins measure wOult be the most valuable
pledge that could be gwen for the pesce Of the world.
IL is true that the measure exists ri present only
t<ltion true also that do not kuo@ the extent Of
the reductions contemplated; and true, moreover, that
whatever their extent they must still leave France a
mighty neigh Dor. But let Us moderate our desires 70
what Is possible, nor throw away great opportunity
by aureasouableuess. THIS dminutlon of Immense
nlameLts is spontaneously resolved on before the
mistee is mouth old, VIII the peace exists only
In It's prelminanes. II is as the sign ard earnest
Of pacific disposition that the worth of the
announcement ought 10 be estimated. Ii will be
accepted here vita candor not in1eej as a resson
for fore going the demasd for those reforms our
belhg,Ient services Of which have been made 70
feel the ed painfully, for acqGiescirg in re-
turn q q state OF costly cihcle0cy but y reason
for Smssiug the lessons of dark osrust which have
of lsie been inculcated as the perfection ofpotic4
wisdom CTedu,ty may bstrsy, but Coudicace Is the
LIE OF civihz,t n. We aware that 10 SOme Qu Art
ers this 0e cafaiOn Of intention 10 dssrm will BE-
csiyed as certain evidence that the plot against Eo
glad has become darker and ceeper The apOcaypiic
would pant with his life sooner Al give
his " little horn; the prophets VIII not quietly BE-
banked OF their onised inVaslVn tne psy biologists
Viii sGslst on the sOundness oil tLvn q pfpft theory
ct The ch,rsCteI If LOUIS NapOeon; bn, men OF tue
world viii Try and make the bes. ct Their age aud Of
is chief actors let excessive caution consume the
marrow Of their life. We have toe much lost ground
tolecVNer To permit us 10 abandon tue reforms We
have prosecuted in our nsva AM military admlolsrs
ton; but NC do not aim at the ua'iVn would De
pfeoaie, any great extension Of our actual forces
WAL Is, above all things wanted Is me2nS OF de-
v.lop'ng with rapidly corresponding the piogreS
Of tue times that reserve II national force of the
greatness OF which We have 50 often given proof
The Putsut OF improvement Of this kind, suc0, for
instarce the il Situton Of system Of ss uug the
lazy ihs, Sboald procure for tue advantages which
Tie French derive fOm their rccrufeneHf AID iacrp-
hox mar.firae cannot possibly be miscons,rued in
Frapoe. The pscic character Of our policy is too
plainly traced by commercial interests aud by the
erowioe disapprVbation Of war Is ME e promos
re pato, al objects. 10 permit these merely defensive
precautions TO becoce temptations to aggression. Ii
arce thrwips the conn ~ upon itself for its own bro
lection, which has laey zone so much 10 dsqlie the
pubic mind here: and next 20 the removal OF positive
Of misunderstanding b, tween the Two countries,
nothing would contribute mGeh 10 TIE maintenance