Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-12-10

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The AEmlstlee PFOpOsltIOn-OOurse
or ths PRrIstRn Pneas-Intorprota-
tiOnB. OF the Recent EloetiOns-AIO-
tives OF the French GOvsrRment-
The French In Mexico, SO. ass'iis.
Correspondents Of the New York Times.
I - PARIs, Saturday, Nov. 81, 1852.
Whatever DEVELOPMENTS have taken place
since my last in regard to the armistice
proposition go to confirm the two principal
points | have already made, to-Rit that
the measure was intended to produce an
Impression In France, and that the excuse
for il was the attitude of the Democratic
party In the United States.
The official and, semi i-oficial papers nat
urally feel themselves bound to defend the
French proposition, in order to render its
fall as easy as possible. The Moniteur at
tacks the English Ministry and declares
that in the refusal to accept the French
proposition that Cabinet faisifies the senti.
ment of the British people. The official
paper aud its satellites also swing in the
air, in order to dazzle and deceive the
French people, the words Humanity and
civilization" as applied TO their peace effort
IN America, and they are trying to Impress
upon their readers the idea that an analogy
exists between the position in the United
States aud that in Mexico. Mr.. Lincoln is
another Juarcz, Mr. Seymour Rud the Woods
are the Almontes and the Miraudas, and
France is the arbiter and ciViliEer. The
Democrats party. which is represented dai /.
ly by the French Press as desiring the ces-
sation of tile war, is held up as inviting
European Intervention, and as being ready,
like Almoute Il Co., to enter into a treaty
with the foreigner In order to overthrow
the eldespot and demagogue at Washington.
You are extremely fortunate in the interest
of your temper In not being obliged to read
the expositions Of American AFFAIRS which
appear in the foreign Press. But mistake
has been made by the Government at Wash
inEton in giving too little Importance to tue
influence of the Press. No efforts have
been made by the Government, not one
cent has been spent to couuteract the con-
slant Misrepresentation of tue secession
Press, until the object sought for-the pre-
paration of the public mind for Government
action has been arrived at, aud Il would not
be surprising ifthe French people should be
finally driven into the belief that they have
as much of mission TO tdlfill In the Uni
ted States as in Mexico. The French people
are thoroughly friendly to the people of
the United States; but the secession Press
tells them daily that the country Is now di-
yided in two, and that their fosefathers aid
ed as much one half as the other; that the
Southern half besides is more like France
than the other. contains more Frenchmen,
and-they are not ashamed to prints
more important, COMMERCIALLY, than the
other. The latter statement Is corrobora.
ted in some sort by the circumstances that
many woFkmen are suffering for the want
rof cotton, while the silk trade with the
North is nearly as active as Il ever was, and
they do not go beyond this snpe+6eiaI are
Rumsnt. There Is no telling, therefore, TO
what extent the public mind Of France may
be led astray; by skillful manipulation they
may be prepared for any action the Gov
efnment may see ct to follow out, when
that action concerns questions as far reno
we'd as are those of America.
To such false LAT least It
Is to be hoped they are false--does the con-
duct Of the Democratic party in New York
give rise, that leading French paper says:
"The Secessionists here (at Paris) are in
the joy of q great triumph. The election
in New York Of the Democrat, Seymour,
has enchanted them. They say that his
first act will be 70 declare that the Central
Government has no longer the confidence
of the citizens Of New York, and that he
will publish a declaration in which he will
anuOnneelhis separation from the policy Of
Mr.. Lincoln. He will authorize a refusal
20 pay the taxes, and will order the return
of the New York troops from the artny.''-
II seems to be high time that the patriotic
citizens in the Democratic party should
take some steps TO set public opinion fight
as'to their real sentiments4In other words,
to sdeins their position.n h-sfs1i atllg :
Notwithstanding the editors Of the Lib
eral Press understand very we'll the motives
Of the French Government in PEoPosihs Al
armistiee, they leave these motives in the
dark In order the better TO attack the doc
ument. After quoting. that part OF Prince
GortschakOH's reply Othe French circular,
iu which he says that, aeeoFdinE to his ID
formation from the United States such an
offer from foreign Powers would do more
harm than good, La Prstse, in the follow
ing lines pushes irony 20 its extreme limit:
"a "A fact which will be remarked in the note
of NJ, Gortschakod," says the RFeSSs, SIS
the extent which the Information he re-
l,ceives from America differs from that re-
ceiyed by N, Drouyn denL1Huys. The
Russian aud English Ministers have drawn
from the reports Of their diplomatic agents
In America a conviction exactly the oppo-
aitetOf that Of the French Minister. Both
those Ministers declare that project Of
eonciliaton would not only not have any
chance OF. being accepted, bnt would even
turn against thel object proposed. The
very marked difference which thus exists
-hstKeen- n-the- diplomatic information
ceiSsd sbE France mud that received by
Russia aud Eng giand renders lntelligible the
following phrase, found 10 ths. reply df
Lord Russell, and 0f which We did not at
first seize the meAAihg. ''The Govern
ment Of Her Majesty viii comm mdnieaIs 70
that of France All The ipIpgmation thsy may
be able toreceiye from Washington or from
Richmond on 4thisimpoFtant sdbjee Ri7sa
lam told this morning that another dis