New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-23

az 10 tue opinions ana IeeHbgs Oh LneI ocq""'"'
auces about the American question. My friend
NJ. has French gentleman in bis acquaintance
who nclines to think that the South is right;
this is the only case have discovered in four
days' search. Doubtless there are more, but II
is safe to say that, on tho whole, the friends OF
the South in France are " scarce"
Still, it would be well if the United States
we're well represented here by Minister who
would render service to the Government that
pays hun, without any hesitation as to its right
to be a Government and to put down rebellion.
| do not know that Mr.. Faulkner is Seces-
sionist "with Southerners;" it is certain that
many people here believe that be is, and do not
hesitate to say go. 1t is furthermore certain that
ifw we ever needed to have diplomatic legation
in Paris, representing our country to the people
as well as to Government, we need one now
A number of applications have been made 10
Mr.. Faulkner by French military officers to take
service with their rank. in the United States
Mr.. Faulkner has adsised these gentlemen that he
was not authorized TO accept their offers, and
that there would probably be DO want of their
services 10 the United States. And yet, are We
not in want Of thoroughly educated military
meni
JEFF. Da7is's diplomats, YaDcey & Co., are
still in England. Neither there nor here will
they for the present obtain formal recognition of
Jeh.'s Government. But it is pity that our
Government had not agents there aud here work
ing as zeaously in i,s cause az these men and
other agents Of the C.. s. A. are working for
! their cause. There are lots Of guns for saIe IN
! England and France; great sale was lately
made 40 the Toulon papers say, at Toulon; the
rebels are buying them. We must suppose that
Government had good reasons for not burrying
I Mr. Adams on to London and sending its final
Instructions alter him by mail or messenger.
| Put We do suppose that il ne had been in Lon
| don for the past two weeks he might have quail
! fed Lord John Russell's recently expressed
views on pri,ateorDg. Commenting upon N.
d" Jefferson" his war proclamation in this regard,
La Presse says, he lie Logical, and nothing is
more natural than 20 see piracy defend the cause
! " of Slavery" The Nonieur, remarkiDg upon that
same unable State paper, said the other day,
" The Americans will be the first to suffer from
Z" tire maintenance Of this barbar0ns usage,
(Which the Powers sgDing the Treaty OF Paris
" (in l-Ju) vanly urged Them 10 craze from the
law Of nations:n and again, yesterday, refer
ring 70 Russ-ll's position On the question:
{" America, tha, rejected the principles Of the
/ Congress OF Paris, denounces the corsaires "a
"p.atcs; England, that adopted chem, recog-
" Izes The letters of marquee The grain OF
malice here il eNcusable. TIE Monaear's state
meut tbat America rejected the principles Of
E" The Congress of Paris' IN reference n prlvs-
teerng is untrue, ss every one knows who re-
members Dir. Marcys cumsiy written, soubdy-
argued reply to tie proposition made by the
: Congress 10 our Government. q" The Americans
we're. "a BE- declared in that paper, perfectly
willlag 10 accept the principles" but not the
practical application Of them proposed by the
| Powers. But what | cite tbese TWO paragraphs
from the Monitor for IL 10 show, so far IA they
do indicate anything beyond their writers ind-
yidual opinion. that the French Government
does not 20 80 TAR a. Lord John in recognition Of
.Jea.'s pira'ical rights. by the way, let me say
here that the importance 81 what ia said IA the
BuH,tin and correspondence of tho MondeHr, ID
( apt TO b. greatly oSeIreted. Anything printed
: in that sheet not in the oGiotat columns, Lacks
official quality. II may Indicate but does not
certify the opinion of the Emperor.
The Minister. OF the King of Holland are about
to offer bill Ia the Houses OF law for eman-
oipatiDg the slaves in the Dutch Colonies.
There is great reason TO believe that Franc
Will soon recognize formally Victor EmaEuel's
right to his title OF King of Italy. Meantime the
relations between that monarchs government and
tbo Emperor's are most friendly. hundred
thousand firearms end twenty riaed cannon were
embarked at Marseilles the other day on the
Tancred aud the Rugero, two eI-Ncapolitan YES
sele, for Italy. The King and Kingdom of Italy
once formally recognized by France, the next
step will De the turning over Of Rome to the
guardianship of Italy. Along with and supporting
this policy of the Emperor comes naturally
enough another advance toward freedom IN bis
home policy. Rumor runs that the condition OF
the press is 10 be srneliorated, the iniquitous
"organie law Of 1852" 70 be modified How
woll-.ouuded tie rumor may be, have no means
of knowing. I;ut its probability, in the nature
OF things, il considerable. The Church party ID
lmpacablc in its ennlity to the Emperor becauie
he docs not do tho impossible, /. 4. protect tho
Papal temporarily against the Italian nation aud
the Nineteenth century. To il, for political ends,
are joined the Legitimist ana Orleanist parties.
To counterfeit their opposition he needs the sup
port of the Liberals; that support must be pre-
served by more concessions. These concession,
are demanded by sound Napoleonists even. 1t is