The New York herald., 1862-10-26

unuuiOn ra0fcais. New York and new Jersey,
in November, will speak in the same voice; and
we expect even Massachusetts,, under "the
sober second thought of cool reflection, to do
likewise. Thus the people of our rebellious
States need only the defeat Of Lee to bring them
to repentance and submission; for. while Lees
defeat will satisfy them Of the ruinous folly Of
further resistance. our Northern elections will
assure them of safety and protection in the
Union including their local institutions.
The solid masses of our loyal States intend
no halfway measures. Their object is to put
down our armed Southern rebels and our
Northern dsunion abolition radicals together
Let oar Army Of the Potomac advance, and the
glorious work will soon be consummated.
TIE FOREIGN Policy OF FRANCE--The old
Roman policy of dividing in order to govern is
evidently that by which Louis Napoleon means
to maintain the ascendency which he has gained
in the politics of the world. He is foe to
national unity, because it is an insuperable bar
rier to his schemes of universal dominion.
Thus, though his eyes have for years been
longingly directed towards the central and
southern portions of this continent, he has
never dared to take any step for the accom-
plishment of his views, until the civil war in
this country placed Mexico at his mercy. That
he would have long since recognized and aided
the South. for the purpose of working out his
plans, il he had not been deferred by the tre-
mendous energy of our military and naval pre-
parations as well as by distrust of his neigh
Dor across the Channel. no one now entertains
doubt. He is as much opposed to the restora-
ton of the Union as England because it will
defeat the schemes of colonial aggrandizeuleRt
which he has been encouraged by the rebellion
to develop.
In regard to Italy, he is playing an equal
ly unprinciplcd game. The unity Of the
Italian people offers to him on the European
continent the same obstacles to his ambition
that he finds here. In the new Journal La
France, recently started by NJ Laguerronere
and which, whatever the Constitutional may
assert to the contrary, is known to rcceivoits
inspirations from the Tuilerics there was re-
Gently put forth one of those feelers of public
opinion that usually precede some important
stroke of policy. 1t calls for the assembling of
be submitted scheme of confederacy founded
on partition of Italy into three States--a North
ern and a Southern State, with the Pontifical
State between them. Here we have revival Of
the old federation scheme with which, after the
revolutions in the duchies, the Emperor sought
to prevent that unification of the Italian peo
pie under one head which he apprehended would
al hn tbo ~ fS
Now that it has in great measure come to
pass, he would gladly avail himself of the first
pretext afforded him for undoing the work to
which he so reluctantly lent q hand. He
thinks that by gaining credit with the Catholic
world for his defence of the Pope's terri
torial interests he will neutrniize the damag
ing effect of this retrogade policy; but he is
mistaken. Amongst Catholics themselves the
opinion has gained ground that the cause of
religion would be advanced by destituting tho
Papacy of its temporal attributes, whilst
amongst the European liberals his course will
re-arouse the bitter hostility they formerly felt
towards him. Once the rebellion is suppressed
here the revolutionary elements will again
raise their heads in Europe, and the manner in
which the Emperor has conducted himself
towards las in regard to Mexico viii certainly
not indispose us to throw the weight Of our
influence, perhaps Of our arms, into the scale
against him. He is playing dangerous game
in thus running counter to the democratic feel
ings and interests of the two hemispheres, and
if he perseveres it will ultimately cost him his
throne.