The New York herald., 1862-01-26

Never, perhaps, in any International question,
was there such wonderful apparent unanimity
as there is between the Powers of Europe in the
case of the present apprehended war between
the United States and England. France has
spoken in favor of peace. Austria has spoken
on the same side, and now Prussia has given
utterance to her opinions. Austria is not a
maritime Power, and has little interest in the
question of rights of neutrals. Her interest lies
on land, and she needs the aid of England to
preserve her national existence against the in
sidious approaches Of Napoleon. Prussia has
both a maritime interest and the same kind of
interest as Austria.
Tuesday we published the despatch Of the
Prussian Minister of Foreign Affairs, in which he
deprecates the idea of war between the Ameri-
can republic and Great. Britain. He says, al
though England alone is Immediately affected,
"still one of the most important and generally
recognized rights of neutrals is at the same
time called in question" And again: "Public
opinion in Europe has pronounced itself with
rare unanimity and in the most decided manner
in favor of the injured party" The letter con-
cludes by expressing the King of Prussia's de-
sire "to advocate the cause of peace with Presi-
dent Lincoln in the most emphatic manner, "
in the hope that his Majesty may contribute
to peaceable solution of conflict out of which
the greatest dangers may spring" All this sup
poses that the American government ordered
the capture Of Mason and Slidell, and that it
would probably hold them in spite Of the recla-
nations Of England, or, what was of more i'm
portance to the United States, the consistency
Of our national record, always identified with
the rights Of neutrals. Prussia and the other
Powers of Europe will be greatly surprised to
find their apprehensions unfounded. America
is true to her antecsdents, and sacrificed a mere
temporary advantage for the sake of her histo-
rical character.
All the continental Powers of Europe are
naturally in favor Of neutral rights, because
they are all in antsgonism to England, which
always trampled down their rights as neu-
trails, merely because she had the power.
France is on the side Of neutrals, and will
rejoice that the United States has yielded the
point; for otherwise the French government
could be placed in a false position before the
world-the enemy of her ancient friend and
ally. in the interest of her old hereditary foe.
The desire of the Emperor of the French is that
the United States should go to war with Eng
land on some point that would keep him out of
the complication. He desires war between the
United States and England, but he does not
wish to appear in the matter. 1t is known that
even so far back as June last he proposed to
England to recognise the independence of the
Southern confederacy England then refused,
as for polite reasons she did not wish to take
the lead. What is his motive in desiring war
between the American and British governments!
Simply because such a conflict would enable
him to carry out the Napoleonic ideas Of con-
quest in Europe. And why is Austria opposed
to war between America and England? Just
for the same reason that Napoleon desires it.
Austria would be blotted out of the map OF
Europe. Why does Prussia fear such a war!
Because, in addition to her maritime interests
Prussia and all the German States would
be humbled, and the Rhine would become the
boundary of France. England would be SO en-
gagged on this side of the Atlantic that she
would be powerless on the other side, and
France would have everything her own way.
This is the reason why Louis Napoleon has
committed Spain and England to a war in
Mexico; and if he could only find England en-
barked, in addition, in war with the United
States, how delighted he would be. Then he
would find some pretext for war in Europe,
and would say to the Allies, 81 must leave you
to take care Of yourselves. More important in
terests imperatively summon the arms of France
elsewhere" Such is the programme of Napo-
leon; and the only way in which these European
schemes can be effectually baffled is to make
quick and effectual work of the war for the
Union.
Jamaica.
The Tribune recently contained an editorial
article in which it is attempted to show that the
island of Jamaica has become a paradise in con
sequence of the emancipation of the slaves
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