New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-09
GREAT BRITAIN.
TIE INVASION PANIC IN ENGLAND.


Correspondence OfThe N. Y. Tribune.
LONDON, Nov. 25, 1885,
Panics appear to have become in these latter
days as regular incidents Of English political life
they long ago were of the English industrial system
Panics, if properly managed, form great resource
for governments in sO-called free countries. When
people are frightened out of their their minds
are easily diverted from dangerous crOtchets. Take
for instance, the Reform question in England. At
the very time when England was considering
whether she would resign forever the control of
North America, Lord Grey proposed sweeping
Reform bill which was TO do away with all the ira
dtional influence Of the Lords on the Lower House
In 1888 the Duke of Richmond brought in Re-
form bill which positively went the length of de-
handing annual Parliaments and universal suffrage
Pitt himself, whose centenary birthday has passed
away without being noticed by his cOuntrymen,
then just occupied in celebrating the secular ami
versaTy of Handels death-this same Pitt had
originally inscribed on his banners the words:
Parliamentary Reform" How, then, came
it to pass that the Reform movement of
the eighteenth century, having seized the
most intellectual representatives of the gov
erning classes even died away without leaving
any traces behind 1t was swept away by the
French Revolution panic in the train of which fol-
lowed the Anti-Jaeobin war, the Public Debt mon
ster, and the SYNONYMOUS Gagging Acts. Some
years ago, the Russian panic killed two Reform
bills, and nova days the French invasion panic is
likely TO do the same service. We can, therefore,
estimate at their Just value the dark apprehension
of the English Radicals, under Mr.. Brght's leader
ship who profess to consider the 0garchs and their
organs in the public press as interested panicmOng-
ers, bent upon defeating Reform, and perpetuating
misrue, by the specter of French invasion. There
are, indeed, upon the face of the thing some ugly
suspicious looking features. The PamerstOnian
press is the main vehicle of the invasion
panic, while Palmerston is apparently Louis Bona
parties most intimate friend. The same man who
was dismissed from one Cabinet because he ac-
knOwledged the coup d6tat, without the sanction
of his colleagues, and was driven from another
Cabinet because he introduced the French Conspir-
acy bill, would he be the most proper parsonage to
cross Bonapartist scheme'l At the same time that
the PalmerstOnian press warns the English people
against Bonaparts perfdy, il calls upon them to
bark with the same man into new Chinese expe
peditiOn.
Nevertheless it cannot be denied that the present
war panic in England, though it may turn to the
profit of aTistocratic party policy, is not al
together Invested of rational grounds. Whenever
Bonaparte concludes peace, England asks
herself mstinctiyely whether her turn for bearing
the brunt of war has at last come. Thus war
between France and England appears a question of
rope accepted regime of Louis Bonaparte but a
periodical renewal of war is one of the vital cOnd-
tons of that regime. Itonly delivers the Cabinets
from the hnghear of revolution on the express I'M
derstandmg that they allow themselves to be sue
cessiyely conquered. He had hardly sat two years
upon his usurped throne when the Russian war had
become necessary 70 has prolonged tenure of power
Two years had not yet elapsed since the conclusion
al the Russian peace when the Italian adventure
alone could save Hmm from iguOnimous catastro-
pbe. His difficulties have certainly not decreased
by succession of wars resulting IN nothing but de-
lusions on the one hand, in public debts, and the
growing insoenOe Of PretOrian guard on the other
not 10 speak of the opposition of the clergy, added
10 the other elements of internal insecurity already
existing. After the Russian war. some time
elapsed before Orleanist disafection dared to
mntter its Sarcasms, and revolutionary despair
to launch its gTenades The evidence of disap-
pointmenl that characterized the last war shows
most conspc0ously in the dead lock of FreDch com
merce, The complete failure Of the Imperial am
nesty, the recradeSeence Of severity against the
press, and the revived hoses of the 0rleanists.
While the mass of the French people grulnble at a
barren war that Eas cost them the savings Of peace
the mass OF the army rail at peace that, IN their
judgment, has cheated them our of the fruits VI
war. Some months more viii develop 10 their fuh
extent the difficulties Louis Bonaparte lsbors M
der, and from which there is only one issue-that
of new war. The Successive wars however.
which his position cOmpels lam to enter upon grow
q adHally more dangerous for himself aud for Eu-
ROM. whose most powerful representative En- |
gland may be regarded. The war in the Crimea
WAS ha, ,aly carried on on European soil. The war
IN Italy q, uld only be localized BY its abrupt ter
mination A war on the Rhine, and stiu more an /
INVASION Of Eng, md wonld in it's very beginning BE-
Iantamount 10 q &C. eral European war. But il is |
only between Prussia and England, as the respect.