Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-09
Napoleon,s Offer of Mediation in
American A fairs-Interyiex with
mr, Faulkner.
re of the Baltimore American


Correspondence Of the Baltimore Americana
PARIS, Tuesday, May IA, 1861
Hon. VIM. L. Dayton, newly appointed
Minister OF the United States to the Court of
St Cloud, arrived in Paris on Saturday last,
accompanied by his family and the Secreta
ries OF the United States Legation. Mr.. Day
ton is at present sojOurning at the hotel des
TrOis Empereurs. in the rue de RivoiI di-
rectly opposite the palace of the Tuileries.
learn, to-day, that the usual demand tor an
audience of the Emperor has been made, and
that Mr.. Dayton will, in all probability, be
afforded on Sunday next an opportunity to
present his letters of credence, and Will i'm
mediately afterwards enter upon the discharge
OF his official duties.
The Moniteur of yesterday announced at the
head of its columns that on Sunday last, at
O'Clock, Mr.. Cbas. j. Faulkner, Minister OF
the United States, was received by the En-
perOr in audience of congo, and placed In the
hands Of His Majesty his letters OF recall.
Mr. Faulkner took leave of the Emperor in
the Sale du Trone CThrone ROOm), His Ma
jesty wearing the uniform of General OF
Division, and surrounded by a brilliant
encourage of his Ministers and the officers OF
the Imperial Household. At the termination
of his interview with the Emperor, Mr.
Faulkner tOOk leave also of the Empress In
a saloon overlooking the garden of the Tuil-
cries.
| understand that on the occasion of this
interview the Emperor Napoleon manifested
a very deep solicitation in regard to the pres
ent condition of affairs in the United States,
and with much earnestness inquired OF Mr..
Faulkner whether he thought the friendly
mediation of France would be acceptable.
Mr. Faulkner said he had neither the means
of information nor the authority to speak on
IL, Talr frIa in
terpos ton of any Power in Europe would be
acceptable il would be that of Franco ma
ton which had b. rne so conspicuous part
in the original establishment OF our indepen-
denCe which had never, in any form, direct
IL nor indirectly, intermeddled in our do
nestle policy, and which had always exhibit
ed a broad and generous sympathy for every
portion of the Union, without distinction OF
section.
He added that the mediation of France, il
accepted, could only be available for the
suspension of hosIilities, and to give the
public mind time to pause and contemplate
the terrible results with must flow from civ
II strife. He was very sure that the AmerI
can people would never submit to the decIs-
sion OF a foreign Government, any of the
questions now in dispute between the North
and South; but be did not see why the friend
ly interpOsiuOn of Power like France might
not be listened 10, Sd far as to eff CT a sus-
pension of hOstiliIies, until calmer view OF
results could be taken than can be obtained
in the present excited state of the public
mind. Mr.. Faulkner thought such an offer
would, in any event. do honor to the Enpe-
TOR. His Majesty expressed his fears that 1t
was now too late for such mediation; but de-
cIared that nothing could give him greater
pleasure than to be in any way the means of
efecting reconciIiatiOn-a result so import
ant not only to the interests OF civilization,
but to the interests of France.