The New York herald., 1862-02-02


And what is If possible, still important is fell
that when government chosen by the people, aud wholly
dependent upon their snfrsses, can venture 10 ac
thus it enjoy the conndsncs OF that pcopo In no
common degree and therefore emrhacaly deserve the
sppellalicn Of a strong government. rrrr VIC
Ths satisfaction occasonod hero by the pacific terni
nation Of the dispute between Eagland aud America is
onhsnoed by he conviction thS it win have decisive
effect upon The now raging botwcen the two sec
ons Of the Untcd States, which has reacted dsas
trously trade and industry throughout Europe. A
rupture OF the North with England and alliance OF the
Southern confaderacy with the latter, evidently tho
last straw ae secessoDists chung 70, and the release or
Mason and siieY will have heavier bow TO them
Than the lossof battle the Potomac the capture Of
New Orleans Whatever good win England may secretly
bear theu and However anxious she may be to break up
tho formidable Union that has long beon eyesore
to the Briti'h astocracy she must in common decency
kocp tho poace for few months least ard perhaps
their heart Of hearts, Lord lameson ami his colleagues
| arc not sorry to be honorably quit of which,
world Lave been frauglt with conscanoncrs
Which no man living could pretend 10 foretel Francs,
IL true, Is savage az contest being averted that would
have afforded an Opportunity Of fishing in troubled
waters bu though 1t is her loIcy to set England and
America ~ he sas sie has no potion hes se 70 sex
quarrel beyond the Atlantic. For few months, thea
the federal government will have nolng b fear rom
foreign intsryetan and 10 mast So hafd ndaoi if they
able TO settle matters down South within that
/ period. With all respect for the military talents Of
Boauregard and the wafer of Sonthern chv;sy, 1t may
be taken for gaated that their resources are al
| most exhausted, and that the fabric raised by
M JefoEsoa Davis and his cennees must soon tars,le
down fcr want of the materials necessary sust
IL. without money without credit and with tnt lin,
cd supply OF man. they must newt ably sgccunb to tbs
North, which has all these in ablndance and events
take theG natural course may expect to sec the
Southern rebellion explode lss a meteor or an
sis tia' and the Union emcrgsng from tho struggle
purified ana inv sorated by tho Keen blasts of aavesiy
and ready 60 resume It's proud ca eT OF peace anu pros
rerity Such, At any rate the wishes and hopes of
the friends o America who probably numerous
in Germany thar ia any other part Of EuEoee
Yesterday the Prlisian Chambers were opened, as
Asa, in the White Saloon Of the royal Schloss, by the
Nm in person. Iis Majesty disg sed at the
sAt of the late elections that he had dstorsned not 10
lis, anything to do wh the legislature spd 10 let
his cgch be read by on, Oh his Minste bit alto the
lrs, g lcenent he appears have oc down and boon
indic to reconsider his resolution lie ooacialed his
hsrg1gs O. however, by significant do larattDn that
Wont 80 il peace and greatness and ha. ne wos
sv tseia progressive deyelppenlent to infringe ueu OF
endangeY n rights OF the Crownn AS to 90
peoed "A i'd particular stress upon the necessity o. vot
fog the required for the roorganizaton Of e ali
tsxy system s ea:nateso OF wh.ch aad boon prcscd
with the ssrictest sard for my and nd no5 be
cusailed Say hev thoat weakening the c ensJ Of
the srmy sad coDso getty importing ovi.a aLoress
Of sh,couuxy' IN rSNence 70 the aiorances between
the uniSsd ses and Gvat Brisain ''which nave now
bees happily semoved," hs hssossy took occasion 70
mention that Instruction. had beon transmttedto bs
Ambassador at washington fenjoniag him to assert the
righof thene'srai flag an advocais with energy The
ef psace. ~y ntervisV with che Emperor OF the
French, no cosinucd .scapAp bes have contributed
to censnt the friendly rAAions already existing
betwoen tho two Powers The negotiations for
regulating The coinmerciaT intercourse between
The Zolls5refn ani France are still pending" about
Italy not aaword WIS said Dm ttxe was arassagc rca-
tive the cheswi Holsten qu;=sLAn Stating sha! Aus
ia and Prussia were both firmly resNye@ to isst upon
the performances OF the treaty oblg eahtrsed by
Denmark Wu. the t,,rinailc CONFEDERATION. Ia other
respects the royal sp Gu consisted SVagurgenerztes;
and, although something was said alb at was IN
terms guarded and cscnre as to eaye no eernai i'm
pression OF WI NJ government really i1ends 10 o. or
whether it meaaste do anything at az AwaisSrodsSss
ing the abuses ond removing to impeSDentS that OBJ
stuct the marca OF liberal Institutions IN irusssa
In the House os Lords Prince Hohenio se has sen 70
elected President and Oo1nt Stoherg Vi's PreshsA O
they both arstocrats OF the sprcst Hetef
The chair Of the lower house will probably bo fSad by
n Grabow, Mayor Of Prena0w, who was iscefen II the
National Assembly for ast time in 1912 and sH we'll
known for his bsrli ,thsush not extreme opisioas-
Professor sinson wo after being rejected n his nGsies
city Of Kongsbcrg eep returned for zother eie
district declines the chair the plcc of Iii heas
and wadec has reqsstcd his friends not to propose h
e. they should widen the breach already xting
tween tho King and tie legislature. I
Tho Yeiche Ziu'., q the oldes, rsd most re.
spectacle organs OF tLs Perrin press aii' ms that ia
should actually break out betwe III the tvs
nations. the chances OF ssccesS would prep dera.e ,p
rhyor Of America. ssistras that at the present mo
the British navy - ten times stronger than thee
American; rsSs Sof the imposing reserve noys |
lying at Chatham and in the Hei~ay would TO suiccnt
open BATTLE but the Americans will take not
toYisk such battle the first instance. and its mean
OF powerful 1eot cS,cseamers When thers exists SO
large mercantile navy as in the United Stzles war
navy may be easily and rapidly created; and besides,
shs Americans have eiYesdy surpassed the British In
pantical scencetheY sah quicker and their
cnterprsiDg. Their merchantmen vnl adapted
for purposes OF war ard wiisA brief period the ocean
would swarm with thsir privatcers In opinion,
therefore, with Eaga1d would rathes lead to the
extension Of the aforce Of America thar to s de-
aruction And In Gisulties would nos England 10
involved in Ireland in the onian islands, sEnada and
in India II engaged In a dUath struggle u American
Nowhere would She and ar ally her cnemi Sall tho
orld would reioc, eyary deieat she sustained and
shs might furnish aaehsr enRe TO hstoy Of rapid
decline OF exclusively maritime Powers"
A gentleman by the nsms Of Plug, w.n, If I am nc. 4
staken has passed. years in the trited States,
OF Great Britain sad America, nch similar
views express s. Iae prospect OF vieory for Eug
land, )" he says, depends sntrely upon ths Of
srs attack by sea- fof il The IL St Offensive operations
should fall be a,aoiod ish decisive results tho
seat Of war woa ps 70 ritsh coone5'
tho Americai centiaent where In .ae OF the vaor
and discipline o. the 60 sh troops thes sEoad Inevitably
be overwhclmod in Tao end by the IL neso numerical
superiority of tie Aus teans. The weakness Of the mk
tary organization OF England consiss ia the fact that
the system IS ealisssneats which it is exclusive
iy provided ha5 raadered the na.ion at larGa
unwarlikc; aud osaa Il tho Eaai'sh governT aAt
could raise tto fahallus sums requisite to double. or
trebe their forcs, TIN would tswantng. The pro-
cess OF procuring sosrs, too, Is sl0w and aborous, s
much g. aims Il producing oal7s highly drilled aaG
educated toeps. IN America 1t IL exactly the rsvsFsc
The Amy THAI las sprung cot OF nothing in fg
months su.ces to show OF what osertons the natc IS
capable ard hsngA tho figure of hs,4i. st
strength raGy hs ewhst exaggerated, there car be no
questorbut tba 10 war wu1England that en 2snious
number would .os only be attsaed, but even passed.
War, tas bes. and worst p Astice OF tsacheEg, would
gradually mpad these rapid svos and convert them
into stcody ead efficient solers, while the cEsracler
tho Brjsh army would ba dcerora;ed by casualties
amo ATS veterans and by 20 failure OF improvements.
AnaRsl force certaiay not be created i,sprompu,
like land army bat tho iaoveass OF the American navy,
in lfow meths from egatysix vosseis to te handrcd
ard sixty four is exgaest * what they able TO
eject In department also; and even n tho English
nes ahoud sweep the American from the ses the Ame
sssn privaeers would mako good their iessos tho
Eng,!sia commercial navy. tho English press, there
FORE profess to undorvalue tho adversary with whom
thoy have to contend their estimate ca tho relative
power Of tho two countries cn only De admitted ia
tHcG Gret Of tha hnxn
Grca, Britain succosd in orcrthrowing America in the
outset and forcing her TO conclude psaee may be a
hrncd that the fouer will have enter I'd upon contest
moro difficult and doubtful than sho ha3 before
dertalcn quite apart from tho complications that would
threaten her n Europe and the East from tho policy Of
France and tho growing dangers Of he's position IN India
These extracts give more correct idea OF public opin
ion on tho Continent than can bo gathered from the Ing
lish Journals end prove that IL tae American people,
while occupied in crushing rsbcllioa in their midst
fuse TO diverted from their purpose by embroeutS
with foreign Power, their abs,iNencs will DO ariSnod