Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-09-24
THE RIVALRY or FRANCE AND ENGLAND

From the london Tunes Sspf. ,.
We do not believe Il be true and there /. no rca son
for the allegation that any journal orator or politician
OF any kind has said word to excite the suscep;ics
OF France or create alarm for the selfish assigned
10y NJ de horny. viz: for the sake Of popularitv The
ony feeling of the British people il simple apprchen-
sion of finding themselves some dav the object OF attack
oy an ambitious, tickle and eScitabe neighbor and
eoseluemt determination TO be prepared for the
gehcy WITH ns, this l. entirely matter of sepreScr-
'aton We do not wish TO take from France one acre
one town, one ship, man; but neither do We wish To
iose one We are painfully that for several
sehefauon- has been the natural instinct of France
perform grand part in European politics and compos.
her internal troubles, under military dictator or an alb
solutist dynasty.
IL feeling now wholly independent of this or that
man. this that family; and nobody here dre,ms n,
Se should hnd France safer neghborhood under the
temporary check of an experimental Constitution But
a nation which has made up it, mind to b. goyerened
by military chief which empha,caly sezes that ra
inge from internal disorders and that instrument of ma
uohai glory, mast ever inspire Just apprehensons in
neighbor as emphacaly resolved against this course
were England nov 10 see such Government estib-
Shed IN London AZ at Paris should e1pec 10
see bali the middle and upper cse. ibis country fol-
lowing the example of the Pilgrim Fathers on similar
emergency. Great Eastern a week for ten wears
would hardly suffice for the exodus of everything tbat
really British in these isles Whence this overpoverip
ieehg OF our natures: Ii is the habtua resolution 10
Oe our own masters We will not depend on the can
rice, the folly the wisdom Of any one man If
such he our feeling with regard our own institutions
the occupant OF our palaces and the head Of our own
not extraordinary that will depend on the mer
ey OF the sanity o the man. whoever he may be- oceu
pying tile Tuileres.
There is rnincing the matter and we saw IL with All
respect We have Just seen IN Italy specimen of what
-nch man may do, without any PREPARATION aud with
me ordinary peace establishments of France. A. th-
F''sss reminds as France is nov aware and was told
fortnight by member of her Corps Lcgi-atif that
hencrurt at her own pleasure and choosing her own
time she suddenly throw from to go u1O men
ON any point shc pleases of enemys territory" So
even ieeiings be put out of the queStion-even IL
happ--ned that through common pursuit England
and France were at this moment in of more than
unh accord, still We should make point of being pre-
pared for change in her feelings policy This would
be nothing more than logical sequence from the ieal
onsy We show in our domestic institutions We will not
be at the mercy of Englishman much less therefore
Of foreigner.
That is the only sentiment which ls allowed To show
tei and 10 influence the conduct England No doubt
there people here, a. there are everywhere who
crave for the excitement of il matters not with who
'ut ths l. not the ruling sentiment, the sentiment Of
any but very small minority. England only consults
her safety.