New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17
Ne.s. YORK. Aura.t 49, 1861.
FRENCH VIEWS OF AMERICAN AFFAIRS.

From the Payis Josynal dc. Debdt', Juiy %
s'' ls IL permitted ~ believe that the South will
Weld aud that the Uuion will he mairanedf Though
to-n0rrow's telegraph may mock iodays predifloo,
we do not besaie answer in the affirmative. What
authorizes speak thus Is precisely the famous bat
tie which l. alway, going 10 bat never tnkes are
We Europeans who enjoy the enviahle hnppiness Of
having two million professional sOldierr ARE inclined 10
desIise the American volunteers, be they do
immediately hy ut each others throats But II they
do not fight. do not imagine is becNuse they fear
death. Western pioneer exposes hs life perhlpe a.
many times IN the Of the year the brlyest
European soldier. But ia proportion as the
suaiIon develops, the clearer becomes one fsvt OF
which tue south had not dreamed viz: That the
IA uselcs. Aud snotl er faet st iore singular which
tho North will be obi yod 10 confess bei"re long viz:
That war ia all but impossible. They do not fight IN
fact because they do not kaow how 10 begin Tie con-
hid
Neither army Ia organized for a long camragn; the
p ices uScersary 10 be occupied each side are lm-
men,e and h,rdly could the ing nous tlctci ms
If Europe having their dispos old tro Ps be pre-
pared concentrate IN mas.es ~ wanted, or 10 spread
themselves the iae OF country IN muniude OF
ltoOnrhaI div could they solve the problem OF 0cr
pying 20 vast field Of OIeraioDs II the Anti-Pre'i
dent Il the South I'VE must say, under the crcnmsiA
Gee Anti-Pr,silent, they used 90 siy AniPope 10
the Middle Agesl, if the AutI-Pe5ident Of the S0uh
JEFF Davis had been sblc carry out bis first III III
uundaie NirgiOia with troops, take pnsse zion o
Washington by "A rapid march th-Ie prp lam hiDSeit
role legitimate President Of the whole ConedeFacy,
fi.hten he tinil, and thus imIose The NORTH, by
qnasegl means the principle OF the unllited eAten-
zion Of Slavery-a shot campaign oi thi sort might
have been Of service 10 ihe South Now that the
Ian has failed what he the result Of the war Ii
ihe Slavehoding Sta'es sncceed in broaking up the
Union il gill bave created by iis side separate State
which will be open a., lum for all fugitive slaves
II the North collects al army spih ie ny Formidable 10
invade the South aud conquer IT, the Union at lie TT IN
hs ppese form, becomes Dissolved by he very fact #
yi1ry; the uOst subte igaginn ion fails TO conceive
Of National system in wbir one-hslf OF the iederarei
States belonge ug,iut its WILL to league and a, the
same tine remaiu free.
What then, il wanted 10 save the Union That
the south seek TO Te.eLter it, Aod what s required TO
Lring the South 10 this voluntary submission Block.
nde aud wait This was President LinrOlus first iden,
au1 every binl prove il wss good one. SO far the
North has lot nothiug by tempurizing. Certainly we
DO not blame .he North for aruing aud holding itsel
ready repel fore hy force for by bis eouTse they
have saved The National Capital. We do not blame
Mr. Lincoln for having asked OF Congress 1000 sol
diers aud 100000 coo. On learning this vote, tie
Sunth, which has already bud occasion to make
very Iut lrasant reflections on that head, will have
food Tor sill ore unpleasant ones. The planters will
feel their blood cool Wien they the Northern Re-
pubicns putting forth such patriotism, decided push
party zeal far they, aud, 1t Iced be- carry
ters with fanaticil obsnacy. But II these 100000
sOljers voted by the North were % form Gordon OF
10000 CnstVn-loUte officers along the frOUieis Of
the Southern Staes ii they to hermetisally seal
Il cir ports for few onthe the So ith would soon be-
gin to send Embssrados. Tie South only live by the
mnnnf ,ctur1s Of clio North
Beside. in order re.olutely TO support tue mseres
which would arise from vigorous blockade, il needs
thr the SOath DO animated against the North by prs
SION not only ,eiy sinbboru. but very unanimous.
southen unauimilyl We h0re no fa,H az IL. Theirs
10 great divergence Of interest between the plant
ers aud tho non.sayeholding whites. Thanks T. The
igDorsnee !n which the poor whites arc plunged, mo
territorial aIstocracy have been able 10 drug them INTO
the suggle. Ia ofder tn. the mistake should 20
rea,1- a !; Ssy nesis that the latter eIs for
reelection As soon ss they begin to usk why ,hsy arc
defending Slavery at the price OF many sacrce.-
incy waa,,n slavery ruins and holds ia crushing in;
f.rority-rG lace no far w1at @eT ottFree fo''are
Tie Noftl tM be.
Tho policy of waiting, too, which for few mouths
was advantageous to the South, benc' forth begins TO
be more and favorable 70 the cause Of the Union
IL rJy hop lo.k torward 10 tie dissolution ct he
Sos,s.ya hggme by he opTat.On Of causes whieh,
ftouyh hiddca arc yet 0ctsre-aRd 10 as precisely on
a,egQnt of his uehgTOuRded essardHce that The Ma
foa0l Army is 0bAe To gat qaiy on t.e banks 81 he
Po,,mar toitkouk QH0wing the NOp 10 taK.