The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-02

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Napoleon's Circular and Speeches-Do They
Mean Peaces
The Marquis de Moustier, French Minister Of
Foreign Affairs, has addressed circular to the
representatives Of the empire at foreign courts
on the subject Of the relations of Napoleon's
government towards the other continental
Powers. The official document, dated yester-
day, is reassurlng, the Minister asserting that
the "auspicious meeting" at Salzburg should
be regarded as ga fresh pledge OF the main
tenance Of pence"
The Emperor Of the French 1t must be ad-
mitted, is no idler. The exhausting labors in
separable from the Exhibition and the enter
tainment Of illustrious potentates and princes
being virtually ended, he does not court re-
pose. In place Of setting out at once for Biar-
ritz, to rest and drink in health from the in
vigorating sea breezes, he goes forth to meet
his imperial brother OF Austria on the two
fold mission Of coincidence and diplomacy.
The Salzburg conference ended, whether to his
entire satisfaction or not we cannot tell, be
proceeds to the camp at Chalons, where he
amuses himself, and all the world besides, in
the double exercise Of reviewing his troops
and making soup for his officers. This done, he
so l.. b,,rr IN oath Halt "a =:
stations by the way, particularly al Arras, at
Lille and Amiens, he busies himself feeling the
pulse Of the manufacturing population, re-
ceives loyal addresses and delivers speeches
In reply, full to the brim Of pacific assurances.
The question which naturally arises to every
thinking mans lips is, what does all this mean
To answer this question directly most men
ind it dificult OF all men living the man Ma
poleon is the least easily read. The "Sphinx
of the Tuilleries" is name by no means in
aptly applied. The oracle seldom opens his
mouth, and when be does speak we seem to be
as far from a knowledge Of his thoughts as
ever. Talleyrand was never more successful
than he in making speech the means, not of ex-
pressing, but Of concealing thought The Sslz-
burg conference was certainly ominous of dan
ger, and there are many who persist in think
ing that the fruit of il cannot be other than
bitter. The visit to the camp at Chalons was
not more reassuring The disposition mani
tested to feel the public pulse at Arras is, to
say the least OF it, equally suspicious. But
what are We to make Of these repeated assu-
RANGES Of peaces At the close of the Salzburg
meeting it was announced, evidently with i'm
perial sanction, that the peace of Europe was
now secured. The speech at Arras was OF
doubtful significance, and might mean either
peace or war. The speeches at Lille and
Amiens have both Of them been eminently
pacific. and the Foreign Office circular is in the
same vein. What then, is the conclusion to be
arrived at?
The conclusion TO which we feel ourselves
driven by . review Of the entire situation is,
that Napoleon is DESTROYS of peace; that he
has convinced himself that the French people
are DESTROYS Of peace that, therefore, We shall
have no war unless war becomes such neces-
sity as shall compel the public assent Of
France. There is nothing Of which Napoleon,
in later years particularly, has shown himself
80 ambitious as to be the exponent Of the
public mind Of France. France, 1t is now
therefore, Is that we shall have none.
In arriving at this conclusion we are not for
getful that the empire has not always meant
peace when it said il did; that the Monier
has often cried peace when IL meant war and
that experience has taught rs that, as q rule,
it is safest to interpret the Empsror's language
in the opposite sense. We are as little for
getful that circumstances have materially
changed within the last ten years. In the
early years OF his reign he had . name TO make,
and rake II he must, by fair means or by foul.
He has made his name, and his anxiety now Is
TO found house. In order to do this he knows
he must consult the welfare Of France and to
Q large extent be obedient to her will. II il
% impossible for him 10 be Indifferent TO the
public sentiment OF the world, and the world
can zee no just cause Of war In the growth Of
Prussia and the consolidation Of the great
German nationality. Money, too. 10 scarce,
and the necessity 10 daily becoming more i'm
perious on the part Of governments TO consult
the will OF the great money holders, who are
the kings that are TO be-" A Franco
German war would be disastrous TO trade, and
cannot have the appreciation Of those kings of
gold. Prussia, we know, will not attack
France and from the feeling which has been
ELECTED France, IL may now be inferred, will
not. attack Prussia. The Sslsburg con.
ference, In our opinion, lch matters in doubt
Al Chalous and at Arras the Emperor felt
The national pulse, which was not TO be mis-
taken. Al Lille and at Amiens he responded
The result is peace. In the interests Of trade
and commerce, and for other higher reason,