One number of the Herald contains some very sensible observations (editorial) upon the "_Relations between France and the United States_;" in which the probability of war is spoken of, and its occurrence earnestly deprecated. The danger from it, to Liberia, is considered: fears having been entertained by some, lest France might involve that colony, as she once did the British settlement at Freetown, in her quarrel with the mother country. "The case, however," says the editor, "is not exactly parallel: Freetown and the whole colony of Sierra Leone, ever since their establishment, have been under the British flag, and as such, considered a member of the British empire--and therefore, its destruction, it might be argued, was perfectly in unison with the established principles of war. Ours is an experiment for political existence;--having a distinct and peculiar flag, owing allegiance to no government, but to that which is represented by the flag that floats over Liberia. "We recollect having read, that at the time the great Navigator Captain Cook, was on his voyage of discovery, war broke out between England and France, and it was requested that Capt. Cook, should the enemy fall in with him, be allowed an unmolested passage. The French king replied, that he warred not on science, nor with the principles of humanity; and that an expedition undertaken for the benefit of all, should never meet obstruction from the flag of France." A paragraph in the same number, announcing the organization of a Court of Appeals, with appellate jurisdiction in cases where the sum in dispute exceeds $100, expresses the orthodox republican sentiment, that "Laws are made for the benefit of the poor, as well as the rich; and in legislating, the former should be more especially kept in view." And in the next column is mentioned the establishment, at Caldwell, of a FIFTH _Baptist Church_ in the Colony. Another number states important and cheering facts in regard to the progress of TEMPERANCE. _Five hundred and three persons had signed the pledge of total abstinence from the use or sale of spirits, in the space of one month._ "So great an influence have these Societies exerted upon the community at large, that a sight of the liquid death has become rare. "To Liberia's honor be it _trumped_, that for _ten_ gallons sold in the Colony four months back, there is not _one_ now. There are a few that advocate the cause of alcohol; but they cannot support their opposition long. Public opinion is issuing her imperious edicts, and every opposer will soon be awed into silence." From the October number we extract the following item.