The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-05

fully exasperated, II cannot be soothed down
at the pleasure ofunscrupulous politicians. They
may find. to their cost, that they have gone
too far, and kindled fire In their neighbours
house which they cannot quench till It CEN
sumes their own. The journals at the South
are equally violent, though not so fanatical.
They are throwing oil instead of water on the
incipient oonfagration, and if their advice is
adopted it is not long before this great confede
racy is split into two halves. Nor would the
calamity end there; in spite of all the infu-
ence of the press fierce war would inevitably
follow, whose horrors no human heart can con-
ceive.
From all appearances there is only one thing
that can prevent this dire catastrophe, which
hangs over the Union like two dark thunder
clouds, which are approaching each other and
at any moment may explode. Nothing can
prevent it but the interpretation of the conser-
yative element between the antagonistio forces,
keeping them both in check by armness and
discretion, and rallying around itself the pub
lie virtue and the patriotism OF the country.
X0e news from MISREPRESENTATION or
Louis Napoleon for Action.
The news from Europe by the America,
though showing little Of Importance ON the
face, has deep import in fact The details of
the peace Of Zurich are reported to be but an
application of the Villafranca agreement, and
that leaves much to be settled in general
conference Of the European Powers
When the Congress of Paris was in session,
Austria pointedly refused to permit the Italian
question to be brought up, and even year
ago she would not submit it to pacific arbitra-
ton, but chose to 60 to war. She has had
war, and has been driven out of large por-
ton of Italy, and now she relies upon an Euro
pean Congress to save her from a still greater
RECESSION of her pretensions. In this Congress
all the smaller Powers are to be lugged in. and
there will consequently be an immense amount
Of intriguing, humbugging and cheating in its
operations. Meanwhile, Italy remains like an
open volcano, ready to pour out the lava of
revolution over Europe if the natural vents
are stopped and an attempt is made to force
the re-establishment of the Dukes, or to pre-
vent the Pope from making those reforms
which now seem to be the only alternative
with political destruction.
While these diplomatic preparations are be-
ing made, and the great Powers are evidently
determined that Italy shall be left free to de-
velope its institutions in its own way, there are
other indications of an undercurrent in Euro
pean affairs which are not without their impor-
lance. The expedition to China has sunk into
partial silence at least, and we hear no more
Of a French contingent for the English quarrel
in Asia. The entente cordiale does not seem to
have become revivifed under the stimulus of the
guns at the mouth of the Peiho, and we have
reason to believe that there is hitch some
where in the policy of England and France in
Asiatic affairs. Our own Ambassador in
China may yet be the best hope of Eng
land to get herself out OF the dilemma into
which Lord Palmerston has led her. She will
hardly undertake to carry her banners from the
Gauges to Pekin, and subjugate five hundred
millions of Asiatics as she has the two hundred
millions in India 1t is for the purpose of divert
ing the public mind of England from the Chi
nese puzze that the ministerial organs keep up
such furious fire on the Italian question on
one side, and the San Juan dispute with us on
other.
But there is something more even than this
to hide in the present movements of Europe
France continues her preparations for war on
scale Of gigantic magnitude. Not moment
is lost not single fibre is relaxed; steel clad
ships and powerful steamers are being continu-
ally constructed, rifed cannon cast by hun
dreds, munitions and all the elements of war
provided in immense quantities. Louis Napo-
leon does not make these immense preparations
in vain He has in view some great movement,
which, when he is prepared, he will make on
the checkered board Of European affairs. Will
this movement be in accordance with the en-
tente cordiale, or will it be against the policy
that is supposed to exist between the French
Emperor and his English protegk, Palmerstone
The silence in regard to China may mean as
much as the loud talk about the liberties of
Italy.
THINGS THAT WoN'T Go DowN.-The Hon.
Tom Corwin is an ingenious casuist, but he has
not as yet acquired the faculty of making black
appear white. His apology for treason, at the
republican ratification meeting the other night,
does not render the crime less rank. or the con-