Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-20
see First and Fourth Pages.
the Anglo French AIIiance.


tslligence that England and France have entered
into 9 combination to counteract President BUCH
AxAE's policy with regard to Cuba, MEXICO, and
Central Am erica. Such movement would be uni
versslIy regarded an uuwsrrantable interference
With the affairs Of this continent and if prosecuted
would inevitably lead to a rupture of the peaceful
relations now existing between those governments
and our own We agree, however with the Journal
of Commerce. that the rumOr is improbable, and that
the Paris CORRESPONDENT of the London Globe who
first gave publicity to the report either, has been
misinformed or has written q sensation paragraph,
knowing that it false
1t is almost incredible that the cold calculating
and prudent statesmen, who at the head of
public affairs ia Great Britain and France, should
thus unnecessarily precipitste them into war with
the United States. Neither national pride nor ma
tionsl policy would dictate such The great
commercial interests of England are identical with
our own. and in the language of a contemporary, no
government however snti-American its tendencies
would dare to risk The danger and losses of war
with this country, were the object a much
more laudsbls aud profitable one than assisting Mr.
Belly and the French Government TO acquire the
control Of one Of the Isthmus routes; protecting
Martinez and Mora from imaginary flibusteFs; en-
sbing Spain to peTpetuste the slave trade by keep
ing open the only slave mart in the world or
siding Spain and the Pope to re-establish q mon
archy in Mexico. The time was, some years ago,
when to talk of the acquisition of Cuba by the Uni
ted States would have caused great excitement in
England. The idea then prevailed that such an
event woud prove dangerous to the British West In
dies, and that the "rapscious Yankees" would be
bad nsighbors. These ideas have passed away
Intimate association, closer and more frequent in
tercourse and the nearer and stronger ties of com
mercisl interests have dissipaed most of these stu
Pid Prejudces, and the Englishmsn of 1859 is per-
shaded that the further the American people peo-
pie extend their influence on the American Cont
nent, the better for England and the entire civilized
world.
On the other band if Louis Napoleon desires to
get up foreign war "tO employ his army as has
been alleged, why should be go to Mexico, or Cen>
trail America, to effect his purpose? What could be
gain but immense loss in any warlike expedit on to
either of those countries? Nine teuths of his sub
jects do not know that there are such countries in
the world as Mexico and Central America. and a
very large proportion Of the remaining tenth only
know Of Mexico in connection with Cortez aud the
MOntezumas, with some confused ideas concerning
Walker, f!ibusters, and isthmus routes, in regard
TO Central America. Nothing wou,d be more unpop-
ulsr in France, than armed Intervention in Mex
lean or Centrrl American affairs Among the
French people it is far from true that distance
lends enchantmenttO the view" Not even the di-
PlOmatic Belly of gigantic canal projecting nOtori>
ely, persuade the French people that they have
auvihiu0 IN rain tbarip c1c
teracting President Buchanans policy in Mexico or
Central America
If Napoleon wants to fight, in order to keep quiet
st home, while Italy offers such temptation 10 his
rapscity and thirst for glory at his very door, he
will be likely to leave President Buchanan to pursue
his policy in perfect peace 10 conquer the 'Kine-
dom Of Isly" for the Prince Imperial would be an
achievement which every Frenchmau would applaud
from Calais to Msrseies. To aid Piedmont against
Austria, and annex LombardO- Veuetia 10 the for
mer, would be 3 popular and noble deed, besides
being productive Of solid advantage. Even to stir
up King BOmbs, and make him abandon his fovorte
Flsythings-the rack, the gslloFs and the dungeon,
would not only make him popular at home, but
would associate his name all over the world with
the champ ionship Of humanity. To do any or all
Of these things, would "employ the army" and
furnish any amount Of giories; but What could be
gained by coming to Vera Cruz or San Juan? Eve
~ man in the United States, from the st Lawrence
TO the Rio 6raude, and from New York to Oregon,
would join to resist the invasion and the ultimate
result could fail to be disastrous to the country
that attempts such unprOvOked, unwarantable
and insulting interference in the affairs of the
American continent
For these and other reasons discrsdit the rumor
that England and France have formed league to
thWsrt the purposes of this government with refer
enee to Cubs, Nicaragua and Mexico. The move
nant would be unpopular at home, and Improbable
TO the nations engaged in it, even il successful.