The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-31
Tho Situation In Esrepe-Napeiesa's Speech
en Peace.

i Tho Situation In Europe-Nap0leen's Speech
On Psace.
BY special telegram through the Atlantic
cable, dated in Lille, France. yesterday after
noon, we are informed that the Emperor Ma
poieon. who met with temporary delay on
his journey from Arras towards Paris,
appeared on the Bourse Of the lrst named city
and addressed the assembled 6nauolers and
dealers ON the present aspect Of political
anairA His Majesty said that ''business would
progress better II certain journals did not
exaggerats tho situation. hope" added the
Emperor, "that commerce will improve with
the certainty Of peace. and shall DO every
thing In ny power 10 re-establish confidence"
The city Of Lille b perhaps tho most import
aas manufacturing centre Ia France. IT.
artisans have 70 work hard for small wages.
They ere rather poorly housed in crowded
tenemens, and not overfed ct any time. They
ars however. Intelligent and Of Independent
minds, aud grumble ominousIy when the coun-
| Try d about to be disturbed and trade de-
pressed by war. for tho men of Lille have come
Of late to prefer tbs shuttle 10 The ride or
sabre. To such population Il must be very
agreeable to have from the imperial lips On
assurance Of the certainty Of peace" accom-
panied by promise that their ruler would do
everything in his power to I" rs-establish oon-
.. 6denco."
Tho use of the words "re-establish con-
Hdenos" leads To the inference that the situation
a. tending to war. had impaired It. and perhaps
the knowledge Of this highly important fact
imposed on Napoleon what ws may term .
necessity for the delivery Of tho very significant
words which our special correspondent trans.
mits by the cable.
We learn, indeed, from other sources, under
date Of yesterday. that more secure feeling
has been created In the mind Of the public
ct large by the news reports from Paris. We
are told that Napoleon has given pacific as
surances to Prussia, and that 1t is expected that
an imperial note will Immediately be issued
from the French Foreign Once declaring like
policy for the empire to the world. Identical
with this, the Stuttgart GaseRe. the organ of the
King Of Wurtemburg, denies that the plan Of a
South German Bund was even mentioned during
the Saizburg conference, and it Is to be pre-
sumed that the King is accurately informed on
the subject.
What does this mean? Has Napoleon
sounded the feeling Of France and read it
more accurately since bis visit TO the camp ct
Chalons and the Salzburg conference! Has
he measured the strength Of North Germany
with more care and estimated the value Of Q
South German alliance mora trulyi Perhaps
he has; and, II go, his present professions are
likely to be sincere.
We must not, however, trust too much to ap-
pearances or place unlimited faith in the words
Of the French monarch. We recollect that on
the lst Of January, 1859, the Emperor Napoleoa
suddenly and openly delivered his war insult
to Baron Huebner, the Austrian Minister in
Paris, ct levee at the Tuileries. A war panic
Immediately followed, and prevailed with great
intensity on the Paris Bourse on the days of
tho 81 and 4th Of tho month. On the 7th Of
January thirty thousand Austrian soldiers had
marched for Italy; yet on tho very
Same day the Paris Moniteur published
an article written to ''soothe the panic.r A
month later, on the 7th Of February, 1859,
Napoleon opened the session Of the French
Legislature with aspeech. in which he said -
"Far be from US, then, these false alarms, thes Q
unjust suspicious. these interested spprehen-
sions, as peace. 1 hope, will not be disturbed.
Resume, then, calmly the usual course Of your
labors have explained to you the state o {
our foreign relations, and this explanation cor
responds with al that have made known dur
ing the last two months, both ct home and
abroad. You will, Hatter myselG 6nd that
my policy has never ceased to be otherwise
than firm, but conciliatory."
On the 10th of April the Monitew had q
pacific" article more yet on the Gath Of the
same month the commands of the French army
were assigned to the marshals, and the Sar-
dinian frontier was crossed next day.
Peace may now be maintained in Europe
but our readers need not be surprised should
they hear Of war.