New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-29
NJ GUIzoT's ARTICLE IN THE REVUE DIES DEU1
MONDEs,

MOEDES.
The following are some extracts from M.
GuiZots article France and Prussia responsible before
EurOue" which eagerly looked for, and has
excited 80 much attention NJ Guizot fol-
lows:
strange and yet natural fact is the leading feature
Of political situation In the MIDST OF the most pro
found material repOse the public mind Is harrassed and
business haDpered by obstinate feeling OF anxiety
Shall have peace or wart lmanations ana conyers-
and labor anguis and suffer- aud await us solution
with impateDce. The LANGUAGE Of Government
POweTs--is not 10 blame II the question ever re-
mains question. Pacific assurances have never been
the Government feels anxious respecting the anxiety dis
played by the public and would Ssa 70 aSy ~ as s
shocks as 1t has sustained the Government cannot long
on the other hand the language the Government
only prudent tactic means OF gaining time until 10
and PLAUSIBLE motive declaring There is moth.
ing prevent the most powerful from keep
ing silent theft antcpatOne and thus throw doubt
for time their designs H. IN the present state OF
Europe. were natural and probable, the Imperial
Government would be right in not admitting beforehand
that such the and toput OF plain speaking until
the time Of ITS being prepared % act with some chance
Of success But IN such hypothesis, the Government
would at be OVERRIDING Us pacific professions be-
tween country and ts reserve ay some
that the Government says what IL thinks ana that It
promises How Is IT, then that its promises are 80 little
beeded How is IL that 1t does not succeed IN removing
detrimental 70 the country and 70 tsei Does there ex
st in the present situation disposition Of the States
OF Europe princes and peoples, strong passion, any
OF those powerful and spontaneous impulses, which, in
spite Of pac interests and wishes lead TO war; and
fatally bring 81 abouf Nothing Of the kind Is be
found either among the princes the peoples OF Europe
there nation just now prey TO the war feverthere
% not ruler the throne hrdently nlbued by the
spirit Of ambition Of conquest t
then very calmly and temperately the state
Of feeling of the various ruling men Ia Europe and their
peoples. He shOys that pacific ideas predominant In
fiaueeher fever having been ensctuaiy quenched
by the first Napoleon. In England tile cessation Of the
old feeling OF morbid jealousy OF France aud the natural
operation of free Institutions and the growing of
responsibility which weighs her Statesmen, makes her
sincerely pacific and. though NJ. Guzot would not
mend France, she Inclined ~ set the world In
blaze 70 rely Oyermnch the abstenti0n OF England
he holds that the British Government will always
cordially cooperate with France 20 maintain the
peace, Even NJ. de Bismarck" the one ambitious and
bold man IN Europe "-he credits with pacific Intentions
and Russia, II not pacific by temperament, out OF
Prussia would be 10 rely tho alliance OF
Italy that OF Russia The great interest Of the paper
centres what NJ GuzOt says the Emperor Napoleon
on wh0m considers the responsibility Of peace on war
must chiefly deYOlye He begins by pointing out that
the great waged by bis Majesty in the triinea Ia
Italy ana IN Mexico, essentially political wars
Initiated and conducted by the Government, and
not prompted by any national impulse OF
ambition or revenge. He then proceeds prove
the emperor Napoleon more inclined 20 peace than 70
wM vi all the rulers Of Europe, the Emperor NapO-
icon III I" undoubtedly the one man whose tssk and