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

first but better late than never. We should
mention that the appropriate organ o. these
geniuses is BOBBY Brooks.
The English Elections and Napoleon's Po-
Mcy-Wm England Aid or Fight Louis
Napoleon1
The Parliamentary elections which are about
to take place in England have an important sig
nificance in the present juncture Of European
affairs.
A defeat on question connected with the
Reform bill caused the present Ministry to dis
solve Parliament but reform is not the true
question that will invoke the expression of public
opinion in England in the present emergency.
When the whole world is agitated by discus
sion Of the rights Of nations and the duties of
rulers, and general war among The military
monarchies Of Europe impends, involving for
good or Ill every private interest, the minds of
men cannot be brought to dwell upon questions
purely local and domestic In Great Britain, as
well as in this country, questions of internal ad-
mihistration have given way to those connected
with the foreign policy of the government. Here
We have dropped the tariff, squatter sovereignty,
external questions of national import. The
same force bears upon the people of England
and must produce q like effect.
In this view the recent discussion in the Bri-
fish Parliament affords us some light as to how
parties will range themselves there The speeches
Of Lord Derby, Lord Malmesbury and Mr..
Disraeli are pregnant with opposition to the Ma
poleonic policy. That policy seeks to annihilate
the treaties of Vienna, generally known as the
settlement of Europe. Lord Derby, the head Of
the present British Cabinet, is the most free
spoken and denunciatory of "the head of the
Power which, for its own ambitious purposes,
seeks to involve Europe in the calamities of
long and bloody war;" The whole tenor of the
language of thesgovernment speakers tells us
that the old tory party of England will range it.
self against the policy of Louis Napoleon Thus
far its claim is to hold position of armed neu-
trality, but the indications of willingness to
renew the old nti-Napoleon struggle are too
plain to be mistaken.
On the other hand, the opposition to the go
vernment presents no strong point of policy.
Lord Clarendon is epigrammatic, but not logical,
in saying that zone despotic Power has proposed
to another despotie Power, that by means of
Congress third despotic Power should pave
the way for the establishment of liberal institu-
tons in Italy, He does not comprehend the
vast difference that exists between the popular
will, which is the foundation of Louis Napoleon's
regime, and the divine right upon which the
other despots found their claim to govern Yet
in this difference lies the very essence of the con-
fct that now threatens to involve all Europe
Palmerston and Russell did not say much, and
what they did say is not to the point. But they
too have an evident leaning against the disturb
ance of " the charter by which Europe holds its
present distribution of territory" Either they
are afraid to meet the question that is forcing
itself upon every man, or they did not compre-
bend it, for they limited the discussion to the
disarmament of Sardinia and her admission into.
the proposed Congress.
IN this state of things, the true question that
will be decided by the popular vote is, what
side will England take in the question of the
policy that shall henceforward rule in Europe?
Are the Napoleonic ideas to be accepted or COM
batted? The throne of England is to-day imbued
with the same views that impelled George the
Third to bis long contest with the first
Napoleon-possessed, as it is by Coburg. But
these views are in some degree modified by
public opinion and the increasing influence of
social interests over political and dynastc aims.
If the tory and Coburg interest governs
the policy Of England then we shall have
naval and military war such as the world has
never seem France is now equal If not SUI
peTior to England on the sea, and it is doubtful
if the third Napoleon can be driven from it as
the first Napoleon was. The present Emperor,
however, would not wait for such q result The
power Of France is concentrated, while that of
England is scattered over the world. With the
mechanical appliances of the present age Louis
Napoleon could in one week throw three hun
dred thousand French veterans into Great
Britain; and the millions of British pumpkins
led by British snobs would be utterly powerless
to oppose them The more they gathered the
greater would be their disorder and the more
certain their defeat. Whatever may be the re-
suit Of such contest--whether it be confined to
the ocean or carried from London to John
O'Groat's-it must leave the United States
during it's prevalence, and for long years after
in the high position of leader and feeder of the
civilized world.
TRACT SOCIETIES AND THEIR FRurrs-THE
CoLPoRTAoE SYsTEM.-The system of colportage
employ ed by the Missionary and Tract Societies
is, as every one knows, widely extended and
expensive one. The immense sums which 20 to
its support, both in this country and in Great
Britain attest if not its benefits, at least the zeal
and disinterestedness Of those who sustain it. 1t
is, of course, natural that the persons who have
the administration of these funds should desire