New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-18
Politicians "HaFd Up"-Europcan Pc.
litical Mstiers-Naval Parades, and
their signincance-The Americans
Peculiar Peeplc-Bibiicsl Expeditions
French Domestic Pslitics-AmeTi.
cans In Paris, &c.
From Our Own Correspondent.


French Domestic Pslitics-AneTi'
cans In Paris, &c.
From Our Own Correspondent.
PARIS Sept. l. 1865.
Writers and takers on politics. being rather
"bard up" for homo texts, are languidly occupying
themselves with the temporary partial settlement OF
rather adjournment of settlement, OF the Schleswig'
Holstein business which the rulers Of Austria and
Prussia arrived at in their late meeting at Gastein
We have the open articles Of the convention and its
real or pretended secret articles They are variousy
interpreted as to their actual and Ultimate Specification,
none Of the interpretations being at all agreeable to
parties here and in England. Whether Prussia has
gained as much over Austria the open articles would
seem to show whether she has not got herself in the
way Of gaining, what Bismark always aimed at from
the outset of the war; ultimate annexation OF nearly
all the territory conquered by the inquitous war on
Denmark whether Austria has got herself In the way
Of gaining what she aimed at by sending troops to the
Elbe Prussan and so German guarantee for her nom
Germanc Prorinces-are yet open questions, but dis
cussed with prevalent persuasion that the Convention
tends to their close in the affirmative. That the two
Powers have been treating Of the fate OF foreign
people with snail regard to Its wishes or the famous
Nationality principle and with less regard to the opin
ions OF other European Powers is no question at a
And this Is the most dsagreeabe feature OF the Cas-
einSalzbourg Convention. Iremnds defenders OF the
Nationality principle Of the division Of Poland AS IN
dicating an entente more less eordiah between AUS
tra and Prussia with ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF the Prussian
and guarantee Of the Austrian domain. It looks IKE
measure Of defense against Russia and France and so
Is In sort an offensive measures while the foutng u
all the rights f the late subjects Of Denmark is enti'
mentality offensive to Denmarks pla.onic ally England
In one sense (Which Is lively enough one here),
France at heart has least TO complain OF NJ Bsmarks
ambition foe territory and his seeming triumph The
Prussan sano with which he has given such dress-
ing to thoos poor Schleswig Holstein geese may do
one day win French splicing TO serve up the Prusso
Rhenan prtSipces-a dish to lay before the Emperor.
and one fe which the popular II not palatia appe
lite doth "ever something smack something grow to-
hath kip1 Of taste. as Gobbo says
Here cones In. In Q concatenstion accordingly"
word Of the Cherbourg and Brest international nava
foasis ncsfadjourned aud carrying on at Portsmouth,
They hav attracted and attract much less public at
tenton hsrs than the other side Of the channel 1t ID
constantly reported here that the Brcst and Cherboure
part OF the periormances-all well enough as navs
spectacle and pleasant enough series OF dinner par
tics-wen off, not coolly but tamey. The exchange Of
peaceful humanitarian tosss between fighting men on
board iron clads would except for its soemniy, be
humorously homogeneous. When you come to hand
shaking and kissing and sleeping in the same
room, as well throw of your gauntets and
casques and cuiriss As for the political
significance everybody knows that the alliance or
prcsen, friendly relations between France and England
arises from the commercial and other material interests
which the two .alnfries have in common, from the
constantly increasing intercourse between individuals
OF the two countries and from the dying out OF the old
generation OF foolish natural enemies" begotten by the
Napoeonic wars and descended from all the other wars
since the time Of the old English French Harres and
the Black Prince Worlds fairs, teesraphs. excursion
trains, interchange Of Paris hats and English race
horses Spierss Dictionary and Hamitons French and
English (Which Is just published and is unnecessarily
the best published these are the preseryers oil The
alliance in a saving degree to which the proioundes
gyraons Of diplomatic correspondents do not altar
shoeatchet worthiness OF comparison And yet ever,
thoughtful man knows that the whole chain OF this al
lance Is no stronger than ts weakest link and that par
Of il coils in most fragile temerty about the Easter
question and its intertanged complications. And ever,
man sees in this passing fortnight that the real or as
sumed copartnership OF France and England does no
for moment prevent the Ausiro Prussan concern owe
the way from carrying its rather nearous opposition
business Just the though no such political hrn
existed.
And to us trans.Atlantic ward what does TIL
parade OF naval force showi Nothing that ha
escaped the vision OF any oneeyed man on either sid
the water without IL. Toward Us, don't say agains
u.s. the two nations (as governments) have CONSTANT
acted and refraned accordingly just so far. and onl
so far they understood their interests TO be common
Where the understanding OF interests differed. the
ceased to act In common England declining absolute
y to act against In furtherance Of Napoeons Mex
can policy. Napoleon was unable to recognize tn
c. =. A., GA he desired TO do There Is properly n
place for hate or gratitude in the case-Governmcnt
are the most soulless OF corporations-but II ther
were We should love, not hate the English 10 major
ity of whom are and always were our natural huma
frendsl for what the English Government prevente
the French Government from doing two and tire
years ago. Two or three generations hence THIS WI
ali be popularity understood; even now In the sccon
generation French and English people OF ordinary III
tcgence and Of the slightest historical reading ar
getting to comprehend the more essential facts an
leading ideas of the French Revolution and the Napc
lconic wars and tho men who, represented or DC
yeoped them; Pitt and Napoleon are getting stripped
even in the vulgar representation OF the
scarecrow demonic trappings in which passionat
prejudice, ignorance and rhetorical Historians
dressed them up for popular admiration. Why for
whole generation Napoleon the First was to Who'll
classes of pous English folks. thankful that they wer
so pous) antichrist int person. as per St. John, and
was Biblical 10 hate him and not look at him as he hu
manly was accordingly.
We Americans indeed (and how thankful should W
be that we are sac giftedD, by virtue Of supero
enlightenment and the size OF our praires and river
fall OF our own making--the earth and the flnes