The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-04

PUBLIC SENTIMENT TOWARDS FRANCE.
viii Paris Fall !-Prus,ian Arrogance
man Dislike Of England-What Britain
hould Do-Disraeh and Glad tone
Home Agitation-The Law Of Entail
in Real E. ate-Ireland and
Scotland-What the British
Democracy Requires
LONDON. Noy. IA. 1870.


diversity of opinion to the consequences likely TO
follow. The failure OF the armistlce; the condition
of the besieged the daily increasing power Of the
beseger; tue utter hopelessnsss OF aid 10 Paris nom
without; the unsatisfactory state OF public feeling
In France; the Incompetence OF each and all Of tho
men who had thrust themselves into power; Euro
pean feeling on the strife between two neighbours
all these things combined were In the opinion OF
one class persons, Fastening that peace which all
were desirous TO see established. But this unex-
pecled Victory has upset everything. No chance OF
peace now. Vain and prssumng the French
always WERE out the novel intoxication which this
victory Is sure to cause will elate ana carry them
beyond all reasonable bounds. The other side view
the matter differently They not only congratulate
the French on their achievement. but hail 1t the
prelude 10 greater successes in the future. 1t Will
raise the OF the French troops and nation, in
fuse hope and courage into people all but crushed.
and curb Prussian audacty and destroy faith In her
invlncbilily. few more such successes will make
Bismarck less exacting and his master less satisfied
that the goa OF battles is on as side i am no par
tisan. l. OF course, have my own opinions on the
contest that is raging. l have my opinion
TO which OF the begerents caused the war, and
which is continuing 1t. ! contend for the right to
see aud Judge OF any and everything from my point
OF view. claim the right to judge erronesusly, II
like to do so, and to insist on my Judgment being
correct Am not a freeoorn Briton and inhabit-
ant of free country DO not Mr.. Gladstone and
his colleagues claim similar right? Did they not
only the other evening, at the Lord Mayors BAN
quet tell a great many things which they held 10
he right, and many more which did not
believer Has not Mr.. Cart.wel for seme
time past positively asserted things as to
the condition OF our army which we will not accept
as true? Has he not repeatedly declared that the
effective strength OF our regular army Is, in round
numbers s9,ooo--he might have made It ninety-and
the reserve 22,0oN Wen, he has claimed the right
10 say what he liked, and sad it, and 10 believe
what he SAID. IN like measure claim the right
TO believe much ike OF what he tells us.
And between you and ], believe his statement as
80 the effective strength OF cur army do in the
amiaby OF disposition OF Bobby Lowe and John
Bright. But this wandering from the French and
Pgussians
CAN FRANCE RETRIEVER
think it wen for both parties that the French
have gained real victory their enemy.
France with all her faults, and she has many TO
answerro FOR, has suffered deeply; her cup of sorrow
has died 10 overlooking and Prus5ian arrogance
has become unbearabic When the struggle coH.
menced wished to hear OF French defeat because
France had rasbly, madly II you VIII, forced on the
war. She had for long years assured the dictator
snip OF Europe and sneered az the balance OF
European power. And in the HohenZollern AFFAIR
she had as much right to interfere as Turkey
had. But she sinned and mas suffered and Prussia
should remember THAT but Tor French forbearance
during the struggle between Prussia and Austria,
what is now called German unity woad have been
impossible. The smallest interference on the
part or France In favor OF Austria would have
hurled Prussia back defeated and disgraced. There
is such thing as gratitude between peoples and
nations, anything thai yattel may have said i'm
piled to the contrary Notwithstanding. That the
victory is likely 10 lead 10 evil instead OF good can
not deny Ii we could see IL followed by other VIC
tories OF Importance should hope that both par
ties would be eager for reasonable and solid peace.
But we dare hope for further french successes,
knowing a. we do tue immense disadvantages under
which they labor j. II possible that ae mas at last
gwen them, IN General paladnes, new Napoleon 10
tame the prusslans Ghe old did? II this were the
case we should all be glad TO see the Prussisns
back within their own territory, II the French
would stop there. But given such thing accom-
pshed-ln the PrIssians driven back-Woula the
French be content to regain what they have lost,
would the boastful cry of 40 BerinN be repeated
In The hour OF trumpn2 Knowing the French rs we
do, may well doubt their moderation IN TIE
delicious moment that would see them triumphant
over the hated rival who has humbed France as
she was never hunbled before. Who or what should
stay France thea? Without proper government,
without proper leaders, with almost every adult
armed, wnat could check whole nation burning
win hatred and revengeY And yet cannot but
wish That he time Of French deverance Is at hand
1t is the universal wish here Whatever may have
been thought or felt at the beginning Of the war;
the majority OF Engshmen are strongly opposed TO
the position WHICH BISMARCK has assumes, ana
which, backed ny Russia, she will Keep. unless
succession OF Prussian defeats makes the French
formidable, and enables Austria to feel herself IN
a position to be heard. With France once freed
from the merciless loo which Is draining ner Ifc-
blood she can always be more than q match for
Prussia, and VITA the help OF England and Austria.
can aefy both Russia and Prussia, and secure
Turkey against Russian aggression.
FRUSSIAN FEELING AGAINST ENGLAND.
We are told that bitter feeling against England
Is being encouraged In Prussia. Perhaps 1t Is, and
war has made her forget what she really Is. She
can never iniure England except by keesing Austria
neutral during Russian invasion OF Turkey. Bnt
Will she leave France so utterly PROSTATE that The
latter VIII be poweriess to join in the struggleY Not
wthstandng Pruasias success she viii, even IL she
be successful to the end, be scarcely In better posi-
ton than she leaves France. Should she finally con-
quer and Ubiige France 10 promise TO indemnify her
III wal expenses, the Indemnity VIII be iquidated by
nstalments extending over many years, and Prus-
sia Will ind herself minus men, minus money,
minds harvest, with an awful uatonal debt and
an impoverished people. Should she be deleatet
and lose tie indemnity she expects, what thenS
She had beler consider these things now.
ENGLANDs POLICY AND DUTY.
Although cannot agree with these who contend
tnat Engiand y 70 blame Tor not having acuyeiy M
Jerfeied 10 prevent the war, do blame Eng
land Tor not having done more than she has done.
am OIL opinion that we could have been the means
OF putting such pressure on the belgerents as could
have put stop 10 the ere this. England, hold
was and Is in a position To dictate terms. Were she
earnest she might order events. now, that
Prussia would not dare 10 take one step In advance
The latter may utter as many absurd boasts as she
likes about keeping Alsace and Lorraine in defiance
OF the world arms; but IL England would only be
true 10 herself she might without any sacrifice,
without the loss or q single Life or the cost OF @
pound, bring The present dispute TO 3 termination
such as would satisfy Europe. How With the md
oil the neutral Powers. What II Russia declined
90 joing There is scarcely another Power in
Europe, great or small, which wculd not
combine to give peace to Europe. II England let 1t
appear that she was in earnest, Austria, Turkey,
Italy, Spain Belgium, Holland and Denmark would
Join her in any thing she liked to propose. What
could Russla and Prussia do against such co,not
nationf Some OF our English liberal worshippers
VIII denounco me for visionary. And Mr. Dlsraeli,
following. VIII scarcely counten2nce any large
scheme which does not proceed from itself. i am
Indifferent TO both parties. belong to neither. l
watch passing events VITA the attention OF one to
whom the tracing OF effect from cause Is an agreeable
study. My experience and judgment leads me TO
predict that, il France be further hunbled ana COM
naIIoa fnl, Tar N