The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-30

chance OF success Bat IL the American people ohoosa
10 take the presence OF his troops their bofd
tho deliberate preference by tho invader OF the nonah
ci TO the republican form OF government a. oieIsee
ther institutions, who has rgttto "6ale them Ger
tainy not France, for II the Monroe doctrn of Are.
ioa for The Americans be immoral some OF our poi
clans assert she cannot uphold the morality Of that doc
t1no which procams that American Mexico h FOR the
French President johnson IL not unwilling 20 make
France conscious OF tho iact TINT when the dangerous
game OF manscing has once been begun more than one
nation can engage IN the pay, and 80 hc sdds;--
The United states cannot foresee, nor are they
willing TO CONSIDER what opportunities 1ight
present thens.lvre, what combination MI gt offer -
protect them against designs nncal 10 thor from ~
government rms threat Is indicously vague; but
mat Z wtR % carJitQy eoscssred 81 ns sagaci4us
ruler II the Ytfi1icS hgce G5nH II
present war, does alter tho policy Of the United
States ON tbs question IN any degree Il bsrays no do
issue; tst tiles htr, ne French is'srcrtt aac
as esacro fir be' regarded BY Tie imran sorsrn
'acs ,riD dsBgpy5datioa and diike phch uN oaiybe
seAiopsd rhsl u. Il ssch troops bare tGsn wshdiaah
rflom the London Standard, Dec 18l
Though The message may not be all that could be
wished, i IS 1aoier9s opd satSitctosy co4ld b.
srsto,G " r1pr'sd ped That the President should
treat England with njnsticc and angnr To De taken
for granted IL Is satisfactory to learn That the President
has 10 idea OF rpaung the imaginary claims Of his gov
eminent TO diplomatic rupture. And We quite sgroe
with him thaf IL wogd be- very desirable that the
~ hsleai ~" or 'e subject should ps made tha
tor'c ~ serious cons acraion The exploits o! Tho Ala
hama showed chat the old law docs not its whole
puposa that in Tho present state of maritime skill aud
science il Is possible for merchantmen 20 sail nnarIned
from neutral port and, without entering any other
port, 10 appear as hostile man OF war on the ligh
seas. THIS Is evasion OF the intent Of the rule which
was thai warlke expeditions should take their departure
only from begercLt territory and IL IS desirable thai
this whole branch OF public law should undergo revision
Tho new rules, however, which might he agreed on
could have retrospective force and would not affect
the conclusive giyen By England the American
claims.
OPINION MANCHESTER.
Itroin the Manchester Guardian, Dec. IL
II y gratifying 10 nnd thar so far M very iinpsriec,
summary Of The great state paper of December enables
US 10 ud Q, tho character which Mr. JohnsoDs policy
has nirsady earned appears likely to he fully sustained
b. the rapidity with which they dissoiying
the enormous warliko cstahi stnrrt which they found
on their hands al the close OF the the American
government certainly performing q tcst IN mttch
mencementof the year the navy, told has been
reduced from five hundred and thirty vessels armed
with three thousand guns 70 hundred and seventeen
armed with eight hundred and thirty In the army the
reduction has not been at equal rate and previous
ports have exaggerated the extent which has been
actually effected; but Nh johnson, nevertheless,
turcd 10 ak the permanent level N which The vast host
existing early In the is 10 be brought down the
very low figure OF 80 600 men, with organization
President viii probably find few European hnanciers 10
share 10 his hopes OF dischargng the national debt Of
the United States within thirty years. 5R s.seI Jc
o,rned thct nc difficulties 81 IRIS problem
tcoriiy confronted IL the energy 00apldbiy iciL
Which the fsd"o, government contracting their cpes.6
nue TIE temporary dsFryaccs hsscess ogT
ssirc on0 America discussed tone rl;ch
hdce nothing 20 D. Desired; aud for be iudg-d
from obiiQ,ts 0si0a 10 France and Merco NAY de
am disturbance cf ne psoce fran d;9ieptiss thu di,eo
tim