The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-11

our readers. The letter Ia dated June IA
"The work goes hraveiy on !" Judge Rost
course OF American politics bv the English
aud French governments. Lord Palmerston,
Lord John Russell. Mons. Thonvenel and
Count Walewski have acquainted him these
Governments will acknowiedge the Oonfede-
rate States as soon As they approve their
ability to maintain their sovereienty-as soon
As they exhibit to the world that they are de
(acto capable Of defending their rights, and
they say the rule Of acknowledging all Gov.
erumeufs ds f1cto Will bs interpreted largely
| in favor OF the Confederate states 1t being
| fu n tai principle OF Republics that the
| people have an inalienable right to modify
| their form of Government at pleasure, and
| there being no dynastic reasons for with
holding recognition of sovereign States
which possess Republican form Of Govern
| ment.
| All the diplomatic agents of the French
1 Government in the United States assure the
| Minister OF Foreign Affairs Mr.. Lincoln is
| waging a hopeless war. They all concur In
| expressing the opinion the Union can never
| be- reconstructed, and that the North is every
| day widening the breach and wasting blood
and treasure wantoniy, and out of mere spite
They say the North dreamed the South could
not be kicked out Of the Union, and the North
| is furious to find not only the South deter
mined to leave the Union, but TO keep out of
| the Union, and that the loss Of the South Is a
heav Ter loss than any man at the North reck-
oned Mons. de Russell. 8 talented officer of
| the French navy. (the same who was sent TO
| Ably ssinis,) has inst returned from the United
| States, whittier he was sent by the Govern
ment, and he concurs in the views above ex-
pressed.
| Confederate citizens are allowed to travel
| through France without the wise cf their
| passports by the Federal Consuls. Citizens
| Of the United States are required to have their
passports ciSed by their Consuls.
| Mr.. Greeley's threats Of Withdrawing the
Greg udtur from French Consuls in Con fede-
| rate ports. has produced some irritation here
| The hour the North adopted any such mea.
| sure would see the whole diplomatic and con-
| sular corps of the United States swept out of
| France, and a formidable fleet leave Brest
| Toulon and Cherbourg to end the blockade
| Mr.. Lincoln has proclaimed. The North is
| unlucky in It's statesmen. The speeches ds-
livered by Mr.. Clay and his accomplices-Mr
| Stewards insolent dispatch to Mr.. Dayton
| Mt. Greeley's threats and Mr.. Stewards
| speeches in favor Of anpeXing Canada, have
States. The Mopiteur. (Which is. as you
| know, the organ OF the French Government }
| says: "The most important news from
| America Is the increasing malevolent feeling
| against England which exists in the North,
| because England refuses to treat the South as
rebels, although President Buchanan de
| clared in his message that to attempt to sub
due the Confederate States was undertak
ing in opposition to all the principles of the
| Federal Government. This i'll humor ap-
pears not only in articles OF insane yio-
lencs tune violence Jolie) from the pen of
newspaper editors, but also in private let
ters." go And after mentioning the expedition
| of military forces TO Canada, the Moniteur
goes on to say: 1.-THE North, separated from
| the South and from the immense territories
| belonging to it, may be inclined TO seek COM
| pensation and to re-establish the balance by
| absorbing Canada in the United States. This
is one of the Northern schemes, and English
| statesmen cannot forget that its avowed ad-
| yocate is a parsonage who is none other than
Monsieur Seward $50 you see that as Mon
sieur" Stewards speeches against the South
did more than ything else to bring abou t
| 1iSuuiOn. thew eXertiDg q pOWprful in
| nueuce on England to turn England with the
South. ! again call your atten ton TO the care
with which the Moniteur continues TO avoid
the use of the words Omitted States" 1t looks
upon the United States as an obsolete express
| sion.
The French Government has issued proc
| lamation exactly identical with the Qneen' 8
proclamation of neutrality. 1t proclaims -
| "H, NJ. the Emperor Of the French, taking
| into consideration the state of peace which ex :
lists between France and the United States of
| America, has determined to main tain II stric
| neutrality in the contest begun between the
Government of the Union and the States
| which pretend to form separate confedera-
| ton (uHs onfederati0n pdrttculiereJ": And
| it goes on to declare that ship Of war or
| privateer OF either OF the belligerents will be
allowed to remain with their prizes in any
French port or roadstead more than "a hours,
| or 10 sell any portion of their prizes in the
| said ports. All French subjects are likewise
| forbidden to enter the service of either of the
| belligerents in any capacity whatsoever, or
| 10 90 any tnlng winch Night De considered
| an act OF hostility, and it is further declared
| that all Frenchmel, whether in France
| or elsew here, who act contrary to these pre-
| scrip,ions, shall have no claim to the pro tee
| ton OF the French Government against any
meas ures which the belligerents may think
proper to apply. This proclamation as You
see, recognizes North and South on the same
foot Of equality-it recognizes them both as
! belligerents-it recognizes the right of the
| Confederate Government to issue letters OF
marque and reprisal. What more do we want
| at presentY
| This week or next week the French Govern
ment will recognize the independence of Italy
| which will be an advantage to us for as long
as France does not recognize the new sta te OF
| things in Italy, il will be averse from recog-
nizing the Confederate States, both being
| creatures OF the same god, nor popuii. AS
| soon as Italy is recognized, our indie pendence
will be recognized. Powerful causes are at
moment write we are expecting to hear OF
riots at Lyons and Saint Etienne, the silk
and ribbon metropolis of France. The dis
tress OF the working classes there, in con-
| seq uence of the stagnatiOn of trade in the
| United States, has reached point which
is well nigh unbearable. At Paris, not
one-twen tieth part Of the usual number of
| "bagmen" or 'ttravelers' have been dis pa tch :
| ed on their accus toned circuit OF business
| either none are sent or the masters OF firms
themselves go, for there is literally nothlog
doing here. The cotton trade through its mil
| lion Of qualifications is getting feverish. To-
| bacco is a monopoly OF the French Govern
ment, and from which a revenue Of ~, 0O0,-
| 900 clear Of all deductions is annually drawn
All OF the greater part OF this tobacco comes
FROM Virginia, Maryland and New Orleans
| This tobacco the French Government must
have, not only for the sake of the revenue,
which II cannot do without at the present
moment, when it is straining every nerve to
| procure money TO supply the ex penses of its
vast military preparations, but for the sake
OF the thousands Of working people employed
| in the government tobacco factories. The
| Journal des Debats says, speaking of the STATE
OF public opinion in England: 1t is cas-
| enough to see to which side the scales turn
there" and the Montteur says, in a letter from
its London correspondent: "The conformity OF
the Emperor's policy in American affairs wit
the English Governments policy gives grea,
deal Of satisfaction at London, and it is OBJ
served the proclamation of the French Gov
srnment is full Of more conciliatory spirit
than the proclamation Of the English Gov
ernment." put these two passages toge ther
| that you may see the tendency of England
and France. The Debafs declares the English
| Government leans to the South, while the
| Montteur declares the French Government
still more conciliatory.
have forgotten to tell you that M. Granier
de Cassanac, an intimate friend OF the Empe-
ror, Is warmly in favor Of the South. He I'M
derstands the whole question. Prince Murat
is also partisan OF the South.
Holland has sent the steam frigates leland
| Dlambi, Fessuvius and Cornelius Dirks and
the schooner Attalante to the Southern coast,
| 10 act with the English and French squad.
| rons. Spain has suspended its law providing
| that cotton imported direct from the land
| where grown may enter duty free 1t may
| The law is suspended for only four months
| There is great distress at Barcelona.
|
| THE LATE COL DREUx.-The New Orleans
Della pays the following tribute to the memo
| nv of Col Charles d. Dreux who WAS kflled