The New York herald., 1863-02-20
The Resoa~tcs Of France Uncqusl 20 .
War V~ifn This Country.

| The RosOu~tcs Of France UnoqusI 20
War Vvien This Country.
Should Napoleon III. recognize the Davis
! government, and taus bring about war
between France and the United States, he will
speedily find how inadequste are his resources
for successful termination Of such conflict.
Republican France for years kept all Europe at
bay, although her enemies had every facility OF
access to her territory, and could use to the
fullest extent their resources. AT this date
republican America can not only subdue ler
rebelllous subjects, but can also drive from her
shores any invading force which France might
send over the three thousand miles Of ocean
which separates the two countries. Any ag-
gression of foreign Powers would surely put an
end to all political or party differences among
the people of the North, and the whole strength
and energy Of our active population would be
turned against our enemies The world would
then be able to Judge how truly great is the
power Of the North, while Napoleon would be
taught lesson which would forever deter any
further Interference with this people But not
alone has Napoleon to dread our power. He
must know that use Of the entire resources Of
France is denied him. In war with US he
will not have the support Of his people. The
great parties which divide France into sections
will all be ayerse to war between her and
the United States.
The Orleans party will, to serve their own
ends, oppose a war with us by all means i'll
their power. The republican party in France
will act likewise, from desire to put down
any inimical proceedings on the part Of France
towards republics, while the people at large
will groan over their increased taxation and
lament the vast expenditure which a war
between France and this country would render
imperative. Thus Napoleon would find OBJ
stacies on all sides of him in his own empire,
while he would feel assured that the sympathies
Of the other great Powers Of Europe were not
in his favor. England, who grants an asylum
to the Orleans princes, does 80 with cordiali-
ty which leaves no room for doubt as to whom
her sympathies are given. Napoleon is well
aware that Palmerston would delight at seeing
France involved in a war with us, as. which
ever got worsted in the conflict, Palmerston
would still rejoice He hates both. but would
no doubt rather see Napoleon suffer, as he is an
enemy more to be dreaded.
To crown the difficulties which surround the
French Emperor is that most crushing Of all
obstacles a want of money. 1t is exceedingly
doubtful whether Napoleon could raise loan
for war with this country and, unless he
could succeed in SO doing, to undertake that
war wore madness. The experiment succeeded
in 1852 whom he could appeal to the nObler
sentiments of the French people, in favor Of
the Italians, and to their worse passions, in
enmity to the Austrians; but to ask for money
for the purpose Of entering into war with
the United States would, we feel sure, meet
with no response in the minds or hearts Of the
people Of France, and thus Napoleon would
soon find himself ruined by contest with us.
Blinded by his ambition or driven ON by the
necessities Of his position, he may undertake
this war; but, a. surely as he does, he will
find it end in his ruin aud the consequent de-
structon Of his hopes for his dynasty.
The people Of France, as well as the army
are decidedly averse 20 the Mexican expedition
whid has proved, up to the present time, 50
great failure; and, as they are sensible enough
to understand how much more important and
difficult would he = war with us. they would
still more depreoate such misfortune for
France. The Emperor Napoleon must under
stand all this, unless he s pushed on by some
will stronger than his own. He must compre-
hend, unless blinded by fate, that cny war with
us can in the end but prove disastrous
TO him. True, he might achieve at first
partial success: but when he had fully
reused the people Of the North to the neces-
sty Of defeating him and his schemes, they
would as surely accomplish this as that they
exist The resources of this country are incal-
culsble; the will Of the people can render
them overwhelming; and just such an occur-
renee as a war with France would cause the
people to have that will. Let Napoleon be-
ware how ne insults the majesty Of this gov
ernmcnt. Let him pause ere he bring upon
France the ennity Of this nation. To make
war with him we can raise million of men,
To sweep his fleets from the sea we can build
iron-clads by hundreds. To repel foreign in
yasion and insult we can unite and act with
but one will, one determination; and woe to
that dynasty which finds itself opposed by the
united people of the North when they shall
have risen in their might.
GENERAL H. s FoorEs PEACE PROPOSITION IN
| THE REBEL CoSGREss.-The irrepressible Gene
raj Foote has introduced another peace propo-
siton in the rebel Congress, in the form of
series of resolutions, which have been referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations