The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-03-02

land is being again stirred up by his quasi
liberalism in opposition to Austrian des-
potism, and an imperial pamphlet artfdlly
proves that the French Emperor does not 60 so
far as England under PalmerstOn had done 10
her den apds in behalf Of Italy. AS at Boulogne
the declaration L'EmYire c'es Ia pair preceded
the war in the East so honeyed words now are
accompanied by immense preparations for war.
The past tells us that the future will be change
of popular sentiment and ministers in England,
and war between France and Austria when
ever Louis Napoleon is ready for it, in which
England will join as part of the tail of the
Emperor.
We shall have fiery words like those to Baron
Hubner on New Years day, and fair speeches
like that on the 9TH Of February; but acts are
more truthful than words. No more significant
acknowledgment could be made Of the seconda-
ry part played by England in European politics
than that made by Lord Malmesbury, the British
Secretary for Foreign Affairs, on the 14th Of
last month, on the floor Of Parliament, when he
spoke of Louis Napoleon as that powerful ruler
on whose breath hung peace or war.
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH AND THE AMERICAN
FLAd.-We publish in another column curious
and important debate which occurred in the
British Parliament on the 14th ultimo, regarding
the asserted settlement of the British claim of
the right of search on the high seas, which is
well worth perusal by all who take any int
rest in the inviolability of our flag, aud the
security Of our ships from detention on the
ocean.
1t will be seen that every position taken by
the HERALD in reference to these important ques-
tons, and the asserted concessions made by the
British Ministry last summer, ia fully maintained
by the revelations made in this debate. The
English government shows that it only gave up
what Lord Aberdeen conceded twenty years
ago, and that it not only still maintains the nc
cessity of a police of the ocean, but claims the
right to exercise it, and hopes to bring our
government into an acknowledgment of this
right by consenting to the adoption of certain
rules governing it's exercise.
We hope our government will not be led into
any such dangerous trap by the wiles of Euro
pean kingcraft There is no necessity whatever
for police of the ocean. The assertion that
such thing is needful is fallaciously demon
strated by suppositious cases but supposi-
tious cases are all humbug-they never
occur, and are always got up to make q
show of proof in arguments which facts
do not sustain The only real trade that can
necessity of q police of the ocean is the
African slave trade; and yet this trade,
rightly examined, proves directly the reverse.
If the several governments Of the earth would
cause their own laws to be respected, each in its
own territory, there would be no necessity of
police Of the ocean to put down the slave trade,
for there would be no slave trade with Africa
If the Spanish government in Cuba would close
the markets of that colony to the slave dealers
there would not be slave trader on any ocean
to desecrate the American any other flag &c.
too, with piracy. Pirates, as well as slave
traders, must have market sor their plumber.
While England kept her markets open to her
brakes, her Raleighs, and q thousand other
British pirates, piracy ragged in every sea. Eng
land and France closed their pirate marts but
Spain kept hers open, until, about forty years
since, the United States broke them up by force,
since when no pirate has vexed the ocean, The
exercise of the claim to verify the national flag
of every ship at sea, because a pirate may per-
chance sail, is nothing better than claim to
make every man on shore prove his honesty be
cause rogues may be about. Such rights Of
government accord with the despotic privileges
claimed for kings and emperors in Europe but
they do not agree with the theories Of free
America