New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-08-16
cminions of France have ii.ls claim. We Do no. dis

pue the policy or necessity OF tner eAneopce out we
we must not fail to perform We cannot ao TO exist
Oh 80 ffersDc.; If We are TO ntinue great Power,
il must b. by our own strength, aud not by the per-
mistion of any one else. England is county which
aspres not merely 70 exist but 10 bold high place IN
the councils of the world and 70 urge on the cause Of
ibtrslny and progress with an i.faence second To
none ii ste de nres 10 retain that influence mu,s
lie il depe pdent al independent she will never De II
sLe ca her power or her safety to The foroearan VI
an slly however well disposed toward her, The nrs'
col diion Of fri.ndsb,p between England ana ffance
ia souahty We freely COME that we shout De most
hspy 10 zee France reducing the amount OF her orcts
by land at by sea, because tina, would re6der slul
aeary understood al it is by the srmamsnt and not
BY the professions or even the intentions OF France
Hat must measure military and naval Strength
Let France dissTm, and the effect would Immediately
he felt in the Pacific tendencies OF every capa In Eu
rcpe but 80 long as she continues her present tae of
prt psration sbe imposes her Deghbors the absoit
ssity of maintaining corresponding force; ana
we rus that we give DO oense to any one BY express
ing our resolution TO maintain It,
From The London Neps, 3D. inst
The public has now the Emperors letter in it's en-
tirenesa, and can observe not only the impressions
which the Imperial writer detires 10 produce but the
mear on which be relies TO attain bis end. We say
what every Enelisbman feels when we express FER
vent wish that every cause of tba. msust which the
Emreror rightly recognizes may be completely re-
moved But il this is pc ssible it only be by speak
ing the hole truth Neither self deluson nor hollow
combine nj is now In season; aod fear the Emperor
IL not well founded in the expectation that converse
ton with Lord Palmerston, however frank, VIII rem
edy the evil 1t is in spirit OF reproach tbat we re-
mind the Emt error that The complications and universal
mtIus of which he complains are the very CIR 'umstan
ces which Lord John Russell pointed out 10 hun ID the
fraI kest mspner before it too late "a the conse
quences Of that policy Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ana agges
sion which he ann uDci BY the annexation o. Saoy
and Nice and the theory Of which he obtrudes oic7
more in this very letter when be permits himself 70
claim people living happy and contented und-r
neigt boring Sovereign essentially French. Ohl
the p4rpeiTa ION of that act rendered sud more alarm
inc Nv The disraches of NJ Thoavene by which it VAS
defended and which contained the germs OF new de,
mands was possible to asribe the imputation raised
by portion of the foreign press against the pocy OF
the En- pire to prejudice or malevolence out that LIZ
possible no longer. ~
The Emperor declares that since he Peace of Val
lafraDca be has had but thought one oo.c-to n
augUrate new era Il peace, ana TO 1--we on the oe5'
terms with his neghbOrs, and especially with EnglaDd
w. believe it. Every Government wants peace. Bat
some Governments value it go much that they are
resdy to make sacrifices for II, and leave unired no
et IT consistent with honor Have we found any SUCH
disposition on the part Of the French Emperor Els
notorious at We have not. de has gwen Europe
plainly TO understand that il buy from day To day
The peace which is its frst necessary OF life. When
our Foreign Minister has demonstrated about promises
broken and tights Dfn ged ne h,s been told by Count
Pelsigpy that " the passions OF traocs have been
rou sed snd was impossible for The Emperor 10 90
back This stale Of existenc become universally
I'M olerable and nations laying aside 'h7r
ancient rivalry and uniting 10 make staud Tor honor
ar indepel d.nce.
The Emperor tells us that it is untrue that he is i'm
odeIaiely ncrt asbg the Military forces OF France,
and tDat his ar and fleet have nothing OF tnrea7n-
irg character aoOut them. We do noe dispue this 10
The ltss We never doubted macy id, the declaes.
ton Of the French Government last Spog, that mad
net armed. II ID not Der extra ,ronsry preparations
which make Fran dangerous TO the peace Of Europe,
bu, the Of hUse armamenfs winch nave De-
cone normal and which FreDchmen have a. leDysh
cone to re- ard moderate. Even now the army taat
won Magenta SolferinO is declared impeff'cs, aod
tie seam navy which projected s opr rsuons inade'
auate to the requirements of France. Tns Emperf
rays, "W lie wishing for peace, desire to ogaolze
SHE forces Of the county the best possible loot
"ipe." Well, then, if sach is the CONDITION OF the
tIeL oh army ard pavy We, who have not just over
thrown an empire and wrested from It province,
might be cnsed ii we were-as we are nosabout 10
organize our forces on the best possible footing
This is what people thinking and saying IN Eu-
gland and it is igh that France should know 1t. But
happily this is all Ii we remember the past u ID
for ~ ing, and not in spirit Of resentment We
shall no, be betrayed into policy Of passion We eau
It,k the future boldly in the face The course Franc
has followed has been full of inconvenience Tor Us 1T
Lar tptaed burdens not inconsiderable but, vito no
mean cOmpi aDc.s 10 regret, no wounded honor 70
svepge, pothil binders from welcoming frankly
any advances ade in spirit of friendship. The En-
peror Of TIE French knew year ago lha al our m't
eminent statesmen Of recent TINES mad repe itediy and
Iubicly proclaim the importance they attached 10
tie nam of anicable relations aud csodd un-
deIstandng between the two counri' 9; he now Knows
bat sba not purchase friendship by snrrnder Of
pin cI es satrtice Of our obdgti II with
this knowledge he wishes 10 draw coter 10 this coan-
Try, he viii be met with full appreciation OF the vaius
h.. h. Vf ia in fha EO.nA N
efit thai approx matlon which HIS lser inv tes.
The PEOPLE of Engla and France have many inter
ess in that unless the development Of hess Is
.rnpted from above they mus become more aud IRE
it, III te, ling and sympathy Bus confidence can
p,t grow up under system which works by surprises
and cOupS de plume, and which permits sudden chsn1e
OF resolution In matters OF International engagement.
TIE Emperor now nnfods foreigo policy as % Ray
and Syria IN which this country sympathlzss CON-
men policy and mutuslity Of commercial Interests
must always be important guaraDtets for the uainte
nance OF friendly relations b.tween the two Govern
mtDts: but We i've IN times when sorely-trie world
wsbts yet eficacous of peace. IL 10
denia bic that the Emperor has taught France to look
yODd Ter fir ners for that satisfaction which the po
ical n,elgeDS< ard capacity OF her children dos not
find at home. Nevertheless if the Emperor is sbont
to ali coDqussts tho.e 81 be made in
Franoeif be purposes 10 devote himself 10 promote
Ler inferior org iDzatOO the increase OF her
and er moral Improvement, and tn1s ID them field
large enough for his anbitr n then it will be Ia b
70 attain TIE objects marked in hi, latest 10 ter.
The ELECTS Of u 10 communication may not make them
selves felt all at en- Tnere may b s)m1 w1ax-
Derved peso found 10 themselves To hinder 8
fair nsdeI alton. But the BILE portioa of tbs
mmuDi Ii strong enough, il IL chooses ~ make is
oI in felt, tOrequirs AT it be met III spirit OF cam
DOR snd with cole reference to the permanent inter-
ests Of the country.
THE QUESTION OF FORTIFYING ENGLAND.
In the FL gIish House Of Commoes on the ID inst,
tie resolution concerning forthcations and works
tskenup
Mr.. Lindsay moved, as an amendment, that as the
III, IL d lei ne of Great Britain against aggression de-