Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-02
IMPORTANT NEWS FROM PARIS.

Tho Confederate States in she Ascendant
..--The y, mpathies OF France with MS.
We are indebted to 3 friend sIys the Macon (Ga)
Telegraph for the translation Of the suboined letter
from F. GArLARDET to the French paper in New
York, Courier des E1a.s Unis.r
Mr.. GAILARDET was for q long time editor of "the
Courier des Flats Cais," and removed from New York
to Paris few years ago, and is man of eminent
abilities.
His letter coupled with late declarations Of the
AeniteT, must I'll our people with the reasonable
hUpe that the Government of the Confederate States
viii be recognised by France
PARIS, March i, 1861.
The French Government has made, or allowed to
be made on the day before yesterday in the Monite,
declaration, very important respecting the Ameri-
can crisis It has called attention TO the new tariff
under discussion by the representatives of the
Northern Ststes-'a tariff which is not very faith
ful to the ideas of liberty says the official Journal
"when it has not on its face the interests
of the South, country essentially agricultural
and attached 70 free trade" This attack on
the policy Of the American party is justified by
some explanatory words "of its Tetroyrdde re-
form which has been badly received in England and
VIII be no better rehshed in Franco The Moni
eT thinks 90 be able "to rely, that should recon
ciliation between the States be effected, which is
not yet despaired Of the aholishing of this tariff
will be one clause of the measure" HIf the Union
free trade proclaimed by the South, will open to
agriculture and to our industry new sources of
profit and great advantages" 1t would be impossi-
BILE TO show in clearer though indirect manner.
that the new Confederacy will be recognized, and
accepted q refutation of the lie given by the
North to it' pretended principles Of liberty. The
lesson Is deserved. France saw with ncere and
universal regret discord to start in the bosom of
Confederacy, which is in part her work and whose
power added to her interests. Her wishes were
then in favor of reconciliation and of the main
tenance of the Union. The Emperor, Napoleon
had clearly expressed this wish to Mr.. Falkner and
he has abstained from doing saying anything
which could encourage the separation Of the
South, in spite of the advantage which this
last promised TO the commerce of Europe in
general, and 70 that of France in particular. |
But TO day the secession from the Union is an ac>
complished fact, and at the time when the Oonfed-
crate State Of the South are eager to open their
ports to foreign industry the North closes hers to it
One lowers the tariff, the other it. The slave
States show themselves progressive the freeStates
trograde. The American people, always so positive,
will fad out that Europe i'll be little like them
selves ard will go where their interests call. The
Southern CNsfederacy BAG morally disarmed Europe
in prohibiting the slave trade. BHt FIVE free ports
remain to US in America. The Republicans of the
North should heed the above if they have still the
time. AS the Moniteur tells them, the new tariff
should be of the first sacrifices TO their
Citation with the South if not, Europe will end
by seeing happy event in the secession which she
had first deplored and it will be not only her right
but her duty, to recognize the independence of the
new ConfederacF. Meanwhile, the (" Courier OF
Hdvre states that the French cpstom-houses are
authorized not to make ny objection to any irreg
ularites in form which may exist in the clearances
of freight, coming in American vessels from the
Southern States, when there exists no doubt of the
clearance,