The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-13
The Position OF England.
WORK or TIE Observation-Disclosures POSITION AND
HOPRs OF THE PBoPLB.

Tos day will usher o session OF Parliament that NAV
probably form memorable epoch in our annals Once
engaged in the Of the cou ic, il is difficult TO ORE
serve feeling Of s real significance and the actors in
are ofien themselves astonshed their mag
biude Let us now, then, before are distracted by
ihe war cries OF party, evdereA with sophis,ry or
pinned oy passion cnoeavor calmly estmre the s,,s
Oh tnhes from when We take oar departure that
atthe end OF the may axea point by wa
to measure the distance we have travelled We believe
no unreasonable stretch of national vanity say
al h nsona1 Enstaad occupies in Earope psi.o p,r.
dr.fed o~d more commanding an sAc has b4.n OBJ 3,
dsume ssnoe ne Peace Of 1915 The policy Of Franc.
which has successfully h0mbed Russia an Austria ma
weakened the power Of continental resistance TO thosr
doctrines of liberty and progress OF which England il the
representative and Champion AMI really seeaas as
no inoonsideabie portion OF the advsntags o. the war
wsSe In 1859 for that country which did
all In Der power 10 prevent hoetis, and consistently
refused to take any share in them TIE policy OF France
oeciatd for white between Austria aad Eagisud, put
every day gave proof Of the strength OF the
one and The weakness OF the otner and the pr pcs
England deriving ADDITIONAL weight from her no Iteration
took firm pOEcessoo Of the opinion OF The resu,
state OF thugs infinitely better than had right
execs state OF things by free from danger
unccrsiny but full of pro nse and hope for Italy and
for maukinf.
What " rnoet remarkable Is tina. this triumph Of King
ash opinion to have drawn closet the French
government, and prodd I'D more intrinsic understanding
between the ments OF the Emperor and che Queen
Than has existed since the period Of tho Crnean war
Toe French nation destined apparently 10 DO rewarded
LOT zoe sacrifices which they have made FOR Itaau liberty
very oh'eren manner from thst which they possibly
SsAVouo' lnoy do not SEEM so FAR as we can iadgc,
10y 70 gam any accession OF territory nav that prcio
"dng influence IN Nais ,ratch hey, doubt erpc-,sd
10y uo fNsuts Be r7araiised 6y e eroio~ Of st.0le
o''roi Homogeneous }o.crr issspfd ~ n tcerl and III sg
S Sf. ",Io.fot"r But they have almost conquered q,
80 w. en.m,s Who have hitherto held them in harsh
-h;.s ",'Sote sunJectop-ihe ultrsmontaue clergy,
. uun osss ou, nominal allegiance to their owu sove,
ana are really the subjects Of foreign Prince and
the protcctionists and prohibitonsts VINO e.t Ike ,
caakef INTO Tue very heart u Frcnch wealth and
lhe improvement OF commercial relations hi reen tho
we countries is'q England NE mes, important aspect
or foreign affairs; for asn iaoo fos, o,,y $500. ~
hmcrci ha hese reiotiers may mal,py a.d ,n.t,rin,
t.nen fso tmdf~-dent nu'ieS ttI to,rs,, imn,,s,a,
fW hesr 9rvrn"e"ts, hosoT focri and hos,o~r hasl.
10 tnvse too rop.intions are b,una IN csch
other by ties which eOyerbmen,s cannot bind or lo,.a
sf even IN THIS suspioio1s event there sircums.n
c's which may be productive OF stnau difficulty w.
are called upon 10 sacrifice large revsnue and tia,
without any equivalent for nearly two years WAC Wr