The Express. — 1860-03-07 (London, England)

ICING.. LAZE bad wider and move important bearings thaa the mere expression by Parliament of an opinion on the annexation of Savoy. That annexation was to be looked on as a key to the claims and public policy of Fiance. This policy affected the whole of Europe, and the present, therefore, was the very moment for organising an European alliance against it. " Every country and monarch is Europe looks with " distrust and alarm," said the Member for Horsham. " on the policy of the extraordinary mu who rules, " the destinies of Frazee, but none will take the " initiative in a policy of resistance. They look to " England to do this, and if she leads the way they , " will all follow." Mere remonstrance will not suit the views of Mr. Frrxc RIAU) and his party. This is stigmatised am "rhetoric." They want something more than energetic remonstrance—a European combination and a formal protest of the united Powers. But such a combination and protest, as Lord JOHN ROSSELL clearly pointed out, necessarily involves the alternative of a European war. Apart from this, it is a mere &lawn feline,,, equally ~lees and humiliating. Yet, in the full light of these resalts, this is the policy which the Tory party argon in the House of Commons through Mr. FITZGZIALD, and in the House of Lords last night through the Earl of ELLaNsoaorott.  Is some respects we •re glad it has come to this pass, for it beings into clear relief the foreign policy of the Government and the Opposition. Tee Government has jest negotiated • treaty, which must increase the commercial inter course between the two countries, and thus furnishes strong guarantees for • continuance of peace. The Tories naturally dislike that treaty, and oppose it from an instinct of ealtprmervation. Permanent peace and settled friendly intercom's between Prance and England would destroy the key-atone is the arch of their foreign policy. Bat direct opposition to a treaty so obviously bone& cial was useless. Just as it is on the eve of passing though the House, they discover another question having no kind of connexion with it, which they fancy may be converted into a pretext for opposing the obnoxious treaty and urging their own policy. The question of Savoy has nothing to do with the treaty. To. treaty stands on its own merits, and has already been universally accepted as a wise and beneficial measure. The annexation of Savoy is an important question, on which both the English Government and the English people have a decided opinion. That opinion may he and is expressed apart altogether from the treaty. To represent, as the Tories do, that the one is essentially connected with the other, and to make the rumoured annexation of Savoy • pretext for a European combination, is not only delusive, but oilsMaldives', and even criminal. Are the Tories prepared to tarry oat their programme ? Would they fight Savoy? If so, let them assert it, and boldly commit an sot of political suicide. Bat if not, their present esniduct is flagrantly unpatriotic, if not positively seltaitial. They would recklessly alienate this country from France, and run the risk of a European war, for the merest party purposes on the chance of returning to power. "It is the nature of " extreme self-lo►ere," says BACON, " that they will " set a home on fire only to roast their own eggs." Bat this is a venial extravagance compared with the polity of setting Europe by the ears for mere pasty pavans.  Tii &Me