The national Republican., 1861-12-28
THE FHrgSCu AND E GLIsH ALLl-


mainta ned the policy Of an alliance with Eog
land. Ia well kuown Some of the motis o. which
influence him in that regard, nre obvious. Others
are obscure, and to this day, the beet informed
Euplishueu differ in their views Of the natulr
OF the relations between the French Emperor
and leading English statesmen, such, for en-
ample. as Lord Palmers,on. It is probably a
case for DR.. Priestly's canon Of historical criti
cism, that in modern times, public events are
lers clear TO the generation contemporaneou'
with them, lhaa to the generation which follows.
NJ ny secrets Of State ave locked up, as well as
preserved. in private correspondence and other
papers which dc not see the light, until the
ac'ors have passed from the stage.
Bat whatever may be the alliances OF sover-
eigos and ministers there is no mistaking the
two great facts. that the French people
hate Eogland, and that the English people dis.
trust both the French nation and the French
Emperor. The French remember Waterloo,
and they will never forget it until they avengs
it. The English who thoroughly comprehend
th Il fact, doubt the power Of the French En-.
peror even if they confde in his disposition, To
always restrain this fixed antipsihy of The peo.
pie whose ruler he is. Nor are they inclined
to leave their tate at the hazard Of one mans
caprice. They know we'll that if Louis Napo.
leon courts the alliance of England, it IL be-
cause England is strong, and they dread OF all
things, being placed in his power by bnirg
drawn into position where the loss of his
Ia, hair r,,ip Httl.. q,
It that they confide ia Napoleon, that no alarm
has been SO easily raised in England, within
the last len years, as that Of French invasion
They keep on good terms with him, but they
treat him AS a great teacher advised tha,
friends should always be treated just as II
they might one day become enemies.
T1s fixed British Jealousy Of the French Em.
peror, llst"pd /" being alayed by what is said
il the Parisan pres favorable to the British
side Of The Mason and Slidell affair, is only ex
cited by IT, Thus the Liverpool European
Times says:
The extraordinary sympathy which tn,
Frrnch press has shown toward this country il
tn, - a'tcr Of he Trent, begins to excite sui .pi
ciuu IL, TO lis 1isinteTestedness, although il /
vr,y acceptable to ih"sr whe are doing all Il
their power u write up war feeling on thi
side Of the channel.
Whatever cripples England may be said +
strengl hen France, and we have no doubt tha
the Emperor Of the French thinks that Englan
wuud not be the wore for little criRping.'
The London Star obs rves:
The dignity of Grea. Britain has been vcr
we'll SUSTAINED. so far. without either scboUlip
or assistance lrom the class of Partisan journal
to which we refer, and we hardly think tn
IN ment when a very grave and portentou
question Is at issue be Ween England and III
United States. the fctesi opportunity for sud
den display Of newborn Partisan zeal for Brit
ish hcn0r, and indignation at the outrage it
'TppCsed to have received. The French j0uI
nuIists to whom we alude are acting in thi
lr,ttuc", the excessively good nstured part Q
bys'auder who, observing two boys in mer
acDg aud angry attituce, endeavors 10 aggrs
vat" the quarrel by stimulating to the utmos
the wrath of the bigger combatant."
II England determines upon war with thi
country it will not be from any reliance upo
the steady support ul France, in whatevs
events such war may result in. 1t will i
becauso they have cOTfde ce in their ow
. power TO crnsE MS without aid from any qual
ter. And thu Indications are numerous ths
they believe hey can make short work Of wins
is left Of the United States, assuming, as the
d., tha our loss Of the South is fixed fact