Daily national Democrat., 1861-01-19
What France Thinks of the Secession
business.

A Philadelphia paper, says correspon-
dent Of the Bulletin, is in recent of impor-
tant intelligence from Paris. The Emperor
OF France has spoken in answer to whatever
applications may have been made by the
Disunionists of South Carolina and other NAL
content States. The private organ of the
Emperor at first treated the idea with leyitv.
and regarded the Southern movement as
sheer insanity, destined not to be consum-
mated. Sometime later, however, there was
another. treating the matter more seriously.
Upon this hint the Paris Presse, a govern
ment organ, published an elaborate article
on the subject, over the signature of F. Gull
lardet, its responsible editor. A Philadel-
phian, visiting Paris, transmitted copv of
the Presse to the Philadelphia paper alluded
to which translates and publishes the strong
est portion of NJ. Guillardet's article as fol-
lows:
The extreme parties have their soiourn in
the country, the abode usually of calmness
and peace. The cities of the seaboard on the
contrary, those homes Of agitation Oh this
subject of Dsunion, are the strongbolds of
the conservative party. New York has given
a majority of $4,000 against Lincoln New
Orleans has voted for Mr.. Bell. Charleston.
Savannah, and all the other ports of the
South are lukewarm in seeonding the course
proclaimed by Columbia and Augusta. The
maritime cities understand better than the
"est of the country that the prosperity of the
Union is union, and that in breaking Il. pros
perty and force are gone. Commercial in
stinct is wrought to the height of political
intuition, and merchants are for tho time the
true patriots.
trance has corresponding interest with
those great cities and ought to follow the
same line of conduct. The rupture of the
Union would cost her more risks than bene-
hts. For the commerce of England and Eu-
rope being admitted as ours into the free
ports OF the new Confederation, or if it was
closed 10y exclusive privileges to us the north
ern States would have an alliance immedi-
ately with England, counterpoise like that
OF the South with France War would re-
suit Immediately from such antagonism -
Havlng for allies the proprietors of slaves. we
should be forced to defend their institution.
and to tolerate their plan of the annexation
OF Mexico and Cuba, which the North on
poses.
France cannot expose herself to such event.
uallties The South must not encourage any
illusion of this kind. France cannot lend 10
dlscord the influence of silence. Her duty is
to use her fervent efforts TO encourage Set
tlement not impossible, for the wrongs are
reciprocal, and each would be equally iniur-
ed 10y disunion. We desire on the other Side
OF the Atlantic, no North, no South. but
United States bound together to preserve e
the equilibrium of the world.
The American marine is not less useful to
France than that of Russia, Spain, or Italy, to
prevent the overriding influence of a single
power on the seas. France was America :
hrst ally; may she be her latest counsellor.
She would show to the United States the
abyss towards which they hurry, an abvss
which would engulph tteir past glory and
fruitful future.
For the American Union separation would
be suicide. 1t is the murder of great ma
ton and a great principle France will not
lend assistance to this suicide or murder
She assisted to make the nation she will not
assist to destroy it. Such, we are convinced,
are the sentiments of our Government.