Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-30

forth TO aYeDge the death OF AMIEL, ana
make up for any short comings of their first
CHARLESTON Courier.
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From ETance-Her Attitude Toward
- the Confederate states.
Correspondence of the New York Commercial Adver-
tiser-Republcan.l
PARIS, Aug. 6. 1861.
For a month past the cause of the North
has been losing ground in the press of Paris.
a fact due mainly to the untiring labOrs of
the agents of the Southern Confederacy-
Messrs. T. Butler King aud Judge r st. So
long as circumstances will not permit the re-
cognition OF their Independence. they endea-
vOr to accomplish the next best thing, which
is the conversion of public opinion to the JUS
tice of their cause Whether they have mo.
ney at their disposition for this purpose or
not, we cannot tell; we only know that the
change in the tone of the French journals
has taken place. and is much remarked upon
by the French people themselves. 7.H h'
The disastrous defeat of the Union Army
at Manassas has served to increase the appar-
ent hostility to the North. The Parte, till
lately ministerial journal, now pr, claims
that the North has shown itself incapable OF
struggling against the South, and recon-
mends the French Government to recognize
the new Confederacy, and thus put an end to
the unnatural strife. The Journal des Debats,
the most respectable of French papers, which
week ago published long article in favor
of the North. and which generally defended
the cause of the Union, published on Saturday
last long and ablywrtten article in faovr
of the South and in favor of an early recog-
milton. - bfi Hit 7-f .f
The most serious feature of this last article
is, that whereas NJ Wiesse generally signed
the former articles, this one signed by
the secretary of the editors, (which is mere
cover to protect the real writer.) and bears
the impress of having been written by the DO
litical economist of the paper, NJ. Michel
Chevallier. NJ. ChevaIlier is Senator of
the Empire, and the leading political econo
mist in the country; he has travelled in
America, takes an active interest in Ameri-
can affairs. and has the reputation among his
countrymen of possessing thorough knowl-
edge Of the American people and their insti-
tutions. if5i ''''eni -'''.a DOW"
His influence, therefore, upon the French
Government is perhaps greater than that of
any other one man, and. if the conjectuie 10
regard to the authorship of the article in the
Debats be not i'll founded, the circumstances
possesses a certain degree of gravity. AS,
late as three weeks ago NJ. Cbevallier still ex-
pressed himself to Americans strongly in ia.
vor OF the Union, coupling his expressions,
however. with a reserve a. ainst the prOtec.
iOnistpolicy of the North. for he, like his
friend and co-operator, Mr.. Golden, is an IN
omproHlisDg free-trader. H.f5IEE
Notwithstanding. the reactionary tenden-
cies of the French press, due to the indefati
gable efforts of Messrs. King and Rost, and
notwithstanding the .incOmprehensible defeat
at Manassas, the French Government, there
is every reason to believe, is in favor of the
preservation of the Union, and will do moth
ing in aid of the rebels or their designs. 1t
ha do f,r
Government to attempt to set up new pre-
cedent on this question of recognition, for the
reason that such an act might be seized upon
at some future time by another hostile Gov
eminent as o pretext for other recognitions
under similar circumstances. 1t is not prob /
able, therefore, that there will be any depar
ture from the established and acknowledged
precedent, and that is, not TO interfere in an
internal quarrel, or to recognize the rebel
ling party until they have amply shown them
selves capable of maintaining a separate ex-
istence. r, -. - -. -l
zs.A As to the question of cotton, there is some
evidence that England is connecting pretexts
for breaking the blockade, with view of Oh
tanning an outlet for the precious article
Let not the Government and the people of
the United States imagine that heavily-charg-
ed menaces produce the same effect now on
the governments of Europe that they did be-
fore the war broke out. heard an old French
officer say the other day that he could land
in New York with hundred thousand sol
diers, picked from the French army, and
march straight through the country with
them. The old officer would have undoubt-
eddy found himself mistaken, bat the remark
is a good ipdex OF opinion. The United
States are completely crippled in foreign eyes,
and the time for menaces has gone by.
These governments will be guided by the |
laws which prevail among themselves. solely
because they,sre afraid, as 1 have already |
said, to create . new precedent which might
hereafter react disagreeahly upon them /
selves. As regards the blockade, some bogus
pretext will be found by which to obtain the |
cotton, and at the same time avoid establish |
ing a new precedent. The late. articles of |
Lord Palmerston's organ, the AAoening Po,t, |
are Sufficient to prove the tact, if any new |
evidence were Wanting The cotton must be |
got ont by hook or by crook. =
UNITED STarEs GRAND LopGE or Ohm FIR