The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-10-02
France and America.


France, which was the earliest, indeed
the only friend of the United States dur
ing chr great struggle for national Inde-
pendence, has Loyalty adhered to its allI
ance with US, until the present time, with
the exception of the difficulty arising out
of the delay IN settling the Indemnity
question: "a difficulty caused by the shift
ing and mean policy of LOUIS PHILIPPE,
and speedily settled by the frmness Of
ANDREW JACKSON, then President.
Since the commencement of the Civil
War in which this country is now un-
fortunately involved, there has been doubt
of England, there has been doubt of
Spain, but there has been no boubt of the
thorough neutrality of France. We COM
plain that aid and comfort have been Civ
en-, IN the ports Of English Trinidad and
Spanish Cuba, to the pnyateers of the
rebellious States but we have not had
any cause to complain of anything of the
sort on the part Of France. We can well
understand how, with fears for the future
of Cuba, the Spanish authorities might
be induced to aid the South against the
North. We can thoroughly realize how,
at variance as her rulers are with Repnb-
icanism, and urged by the cottonocracy
who waste the children of the poor with
excessive labor, England should promise
a neutrality which she does not carry out.
But France has ever been SO true to us,
true to the traditional policy that reigNs
in her councils, that we think it impossi-
bic, though all else should fail Us, that
she could be faithcss. In word, we be-
licve that France will continue practically
neutral throughout our battle for freedom
and against rebellion.
The astute Prince who governs France,
by the supreme will and unanimous elec-
tion of that great people, knows very well,
even though his power is almost auto
cratical, while our Executive must rule
within the limits of the written Constitu-
ton and under the check Of the Legis-
lature, ,-.-hc knows what manner Of strife
we are engaged In. This is no contest
between two parties, but it is strife be-
tween the elements of Good and Evil. 1t
is trial OF strength between Freedom on
one side and the worst sort of Tyrrany on
the other. A more important issue has
never been presented in the annals of IA
tions, and the result will decide whether
the Few, assuming powers above all law,
shall crush down the Many who desire to
live under and by the law. That is the
issue-no more, nor less.
The Emperor NAPOLEON, who himself
represents the Government under which
France has become the most formidable,
as she bids fair, ere long, to be the most
fourishing of European nations, has lived
in this country, has studied our institu-
tions, has had so much Intercourse with
well-informed citizens of this republic.
hat few men, not American, more thor
oughiy understand the situation in which
the destnieS of this nation are now placed
Himself potent ruler, he knows that, in
all empires, the hydra headed monster,
Rebellion, mast be put down, and it
would therefore be alike against his rca-
son and his policy to take any step which
would give, we will not say support, but
even the appearance of toieyation to
Revolt.
BY and bye, perhaps, other great Pow
ers may follow in his track--when they
have slowly comprehcnded what his subtle
talent has seen from the first. France, we
repeat, is the least likely of all our allies
to permit violation Of neutrality in q
war between the nation and some Of its
revolted members. We might 90 farther
and say, that the real neutrality Of France
is chief reason why England has not
already recognized the South.-Press.
/ Gen. BOWMAN, former Superintendent
Of Public Printing. and editor of the
! Constitution, subscribed $4,000 to the
national loan - Wash. Cor. N 7. Tri6.
| THE Erie county (New York; poor
house was entirely destroyed by fire on
Thursday night, involving loss of SI0,-
600, on which there is no insurance.
SOME nine hundred barrels of -four
per diem is used up in Waskinton for the
army. Offresh bread alone there are one
hundred and fifty thousand loaves con-
sumed.
THE Chicago Post, from it's knowledge
of the character of Colonel MuIligan, says
that it does not believe that he used the
expression attributed to him by the
telegraph.
Conn FOR THE MILIoN.-The un-
usual amount of four hundred md hir-
ty thousand ScUen hundred bushels Of corn
was shipped from Chicago, and still there
is corn in Egypt.