The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-28

ne again unlteu. IneY snapped the uoStlnleS
of the human race" on more than one ooca-
sion-as in the Russian war, when their union
kept the Turks in Europe by keeping the
Russians out of Turkey. They fought great
battles against the Russians and not con-
tent with staying the march of the Gar in
Europe and Asia, they proposed at one time
to stay the advance of Americans in America.
They acted together in China-and there was
a report that the French Government offered
to assist its ''good friend and ally" at the
time of the Sepey mutiny. One of the
very latest of the peaceful acts of Ma
poleon III was to write to an Eng
lish mayor in terms that showed how highly
he valued the English connection-and to be
on Englishman always was a passport to
his favor Bot in what did all this end? Why,
no sooner did misfortune overtake France
and the Emperor, than all England turned
upon both, and treated them as if they had
been outlawed. England would not even
afford aid to France to get an agent into the
presence of the august Bismarck, to ascertain
on what conditions he would be disposed to
treat for peace; and she rebuked one of the
most eminent of her diplomntists for showing
friendship for France. England reioiced over
the dreadful disaster that befel the French
arms at Sedan, though the chief military suf-
ferer on that occasion was tho very man who
stormed the Malakoff on the same day that
English troops tried to storm the
Redan-and failed. London was as happy
over the news as Berlin. Both Anne
rioans and Germans can see in these
facts the nature of au alliance with England
they would be graciously permitted to fight
for England, and then would be chit" if they
should happen to get "down' in the world
as we were chit during the secession war,
when British pirates, called Confederate
cruisers, drove our merchant ships from the
seas. Suppose such an alliance we're to be
| formed, would American and German armies
be required to fight Russian and Austrian
! armies in the East, and all for the purpose of
securing 'the peaceful progress of America
and Europe? Would the alliance be peace
in words, and war in fact? Such an arrange
ment would not suit our book at all, and we
do not think the Germans would think very
highly of it. The Germans are, we should
saw, abundantly able to preserve
ali the peace they should want, though they
are much more likely to make war, as Eng
land may learn to her cost. We are capable
of taking care of North America, unaded
and desire neither English nor German aid
to do all that we may wish to do, from
Labrador to the Isthmus. Germany cares
nothing about our action at home, and we
shall never degrade ourselves by asking Eng
lands consent to any line of policy or course
of action that we shall see fit to adopt in
relation to America. If she will 'let US
Alone" as her old ally, Mr.. j. Davis, put it.,
and pay our big ''little bill for damages done
our property by the Alabama and her sister
pirates of English construction and arming
and manning. she will have nothing to fear
from us, and that is all she has to hope from
us, under any circumstances. We shall fight
our own battles in America, and she must
fight her own battles in Europe and
Asia. Should she find herself ''spoiling for
fight, we could accommodate her with a
''turn up" on her definite refusal to settle the
Alabama claims, which do not exceed a few
hundred millions of pounds. But she is
much less inclined to refuse payment now
than she was three months ago, as she is with
out friend in Europe, and would be left to
stand (and fall) alone, should she choose to
fight in defense of piracy. When Napoleon
III fell she lost the only powerful parsonage
who had the disposition and the ability to be
of service to her. Sedan will prove as sad q
day for her, ultimately, as it was for him
her supporter at the Alma, at Inkermann
and at Sebastopol. France can no more
be either her sword or her shield AS to the
other European powers, some are her enc
mics, while others are not her friends; ant
there is not one of their number but woulC
be glad to see her well whipped. Yet she
has the mpudence-through the Times,
which represents the average Euglishman-tC
propose to use America and Germany as he
supporters, bolstering her feeblenes
with their strength! We wonder
to which of us would be en-
trusted the pleasing task of keeping
Ireland in order? To Prussia, probably, 70
the Prussians have had some experience il
Irish fighting, they having helped the English
in their Hibernian wars in the time of William
of Orange. The Irish, in their brilliant de
fense of Limerick, blew up an entire Prus
sian battalion, SO that not man of it escapes
serving it as we wish some one would serv
the entire Prussian army now in France Blu
we do not believe the Prussians would hav
much appetite for the woIk of garrisonin
Ireland, as they have risen above the drudger
that such business implies. England mus
do her own military work-and she would d
we'll to make full and early payment of tha
claim of ours, or she will find herself il
special need of a powerful ally, without tn
leaSf cbonca of oaftin0 one