, 1862-06-21
France and England.

The fact that Louis Napoleon has steadily
maintained the policy of an alliance with Eng
land is well known Some of the motives which
influence him in that regard are obvious. 9th
ers are obscure, and, to this day, the best
informed Engshmen differ in their views
of the nature of the relations between tie
French Emperor and leading English statesmenl
such, for example, as Loid Palmer>ton. 1t is
probably a case for DIR. Piiesiys canon of histor-
ical criticism, that in modern times public events
are less clear to the generation cotemporane-
Gus with them, than to the generation which fol-
lows. Many secrets Of state are locked up, as
well as preserved, in private correspondence and
other papers which do not see the light, until the
actors have passed from the stage.
But whatever may be the alliances of sover-
eigns and ministers, thee is no misraking the
TWO great facts, that the French people hate Eng
land aad that the English people disfrust both
the French nation and the French Emperor.
The French remember Waterloo, and they will
never forget it until they avenge it. The En-
gliSh who thoroughly comprehend the fact, doubt
the power of the French Emperor even if they
confGe in his disposition, to always restrain this
fixed antipathy of the people whose ruler he is.
Nor are they inclined to leave their fate to the
hazard of one mans caprice. They know well
that if Louis Napoleon courts the alliance of
England 1t is because England is strong, and
they dread of all things, being placed in his pow
er by being drawn into position where the loss
Of his support would be their ruin. So little
true is it that they confde in Napoleon, that no
alarm has been so easily raised in England,
within the last ten years, as that of French H.
vasion. But they treat him as a great teacher
advised that friends should always be treated
just as if they might become enemies.
This fixed British Jealousy of the French En-
peror, instead of being ALA, ed by what is said
in the Partisan press favorable to the British
side of the Mason and Slide affair, is Only excl
ted by it. Thus the Liverpool Times says:
"The extraordinary sympathy which the
French press has shown toward this country in
the matter of the Trent, begins to excite suspi-
cion as TO its disinteresiedness, although it
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their power to write up war feeling on this side
Of the channel.
Whatever tripples England may be said to
strengthen France, and we bave no doubt that
the Emperor of the French thinks that England
would not he the worse for little Gripping.
The London Star observes:
"The dignity of Great Britain has been very
well sustained, SO far without either schooling or
assistance from the class of Partisan journals to
which we refer, and we hardly think the moment
when a very grave and portentous question IS at
issue between England and the United States,
the ftlest opportunity for sudden display Of
new born Partisan zeal for British honor and in
dignaiion at the outrage it has received The
French iourn alists to whom we allude are act
ing in this instance the excessively good part Of
bystander who observing two boys in menac-
ing and angry attitude, endeavors to aggrayate
the quarrel by stimulating TO the utmost the
wrath of the bigger combatant.'