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Correspondence N. Y. Times-
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ts 1 Correspondence n. Y. Timss-
PARIS, Tuesday, Nov. 1s, 1862.
We begin to see more clearly into the
motive of the French proposition for an
armistice, The evidence is overwhelming
in favor Of the supposition that II ts
measure Of internal policy, conceived. and
elaborated with view OF conciliatiug the
suffering classes OF France When the
poor of France suffer they have been taught
to look TO the Government for relief, and
in the present case the Govern nent has put
itself into a position which enables il to
say; "You see that have done all COULD
your surplus of suffering arises from the
arrest of the trade with America aud the
blockade of the cotton ports have asked
for the cessation of hostilities aud the
opening of the blockAdei ports, but have
not succeeded; the pertidous English, while
appearing to desire this measure, have in
fact refused to aid me-"
In my last letter took it for granted
that during the proposed six months armis-
tice the contending parties in America
were to be consulted as TO Bleihet the
blockaded ports were to be opened 20 trade
or not. | now learn that the French Gov
ernment intended, on the contrary, that
the opening of the ports and the resump-
tion of trade should be one OF the fixed
conditions Of tho armistice. This Of itself
proves that the document was written for
home Consumption, for we will not do
n. Drouyn dc LHuys the injustice to sup
pose that he thought the Government and
people of the United SIates-nut even the
Democratic party, upon whom our foreign
accept so gross an absurdity as that But
a demand for the opening of the ports
catches the eye of the French people, and
that is the principal thing,
Nevertheless, the French Government
was anxious that its proposition should be
accepted, aud there is reason TO believe It is
irretated at its rejection by England. The
French Government, IL l am correctly in
formed, cares little how the war terminates
in America; it will admit reconstruction
of the Union or it's disiutegration with
about equal Indifference, and II, under the
armisttce, a reconstruction would
have re-established trade the soonest, il
would have thrown-all It's weight in favor
of reconstruction.
1t. was knowledge of this fact which
induced England to refuse to enter the al
lance on IN armistice, for it is a settled
policy of England to allow US to 90 to
pieces, and that country will not engage
itself in any alliance which may force it
TO become party to reconstruction of
the Union. Moreover, the English Cabinet
have no confidence in Napoleon, and hesi-
tate long while before siguiug any paper
on which bis name appears as joint Oper-
ator in the negotiation. Thus on the sur
face the English are playing the beau role
in the affair, while in reality their designs
toward the United States are not so friend.
ly as those of France, and it is quite prob
able that If France had proposed some
measure less innocent than an armistice,
England would have given it more serious
consideration.
The French and English papers are Civ
ing the public impression that France will
not stop where she is in her efforts toward
a Paci6catiou Of the belligerents in the
United States. | learn, on the contrary,
that there is NO thought for the present Of
pushing matters further, aud that the Gov
ernmeut will watt to see what turn affairs
may take in the United States this Winter.
One of the friendly papers, however, is
much alarmed at the attitude of the French
Government, and seems to think that the
only, salvation OF the United States lies in
the continued neutrality OF England. And
in this connection it exclaims: "Is It not
strange that the sons of Lord North and of
CORVALLIS should now be forced to stand
between the Americnn Republic and the
nation which gave birth to Lafayette and
Rochambeau2"
1 have every reason TO believe, however,
that such explanations have been sent by
the French Government to Washington as
will relieve our Government of any uneasi-
ness as to the motives Of the French Gov
ernmeut IN proposing an Rrnistice. or as to
their general sentiment toward the United
States. -i--1 .t-i1i ll
The papers In the Interest of the Freneh
Government, and even the H0HifOr, appear
to deem II necessary to defend the GoVern-
ment from the affrout It has received in the
rejection ofits propositions by EnglAud aud
Russia. Their principal argument is based
upon the success Of tho Democrats in New
York. (neWs of which arrived two days
ago. for this party, according TO these
journals, will be willing to accept the ar
mistice offered by France. The difficulty
as to the question of fOpportuuity raised by
England and Russia is therefore done away,
and they see no reason why those two
countries should not now come iBto the ar
rangement, and propose the armistiee 10
the Americans. l fl nerrr g7roz
lt is OF the hrst Importance that the De-
mocratie party should know the odiouS role
they are being made to play, aud the abso-
lutte treason to which they are lending
themSelVes---it is TO be hoped inoontinent-
ly. The Patris, the paper which has thus
far shown itself the best informed on the
movements Of the new Minister Of Foreign
Affairs, and which is probably bis organ,
says tAat "the party which has Just sue
eeeded:in New York the Democtatsl is the
party TO which the Emperor's afmisiiee cir
cular was addressed ss-ly-rf ssfF,-
Thus. although the aFmistice circular
was mostly or even wholly provoked bV
domestic exigeneies, It :Eoutd have been
without s0mblance or excuse, even TO
Freuehmen.. II the conduct OF the Demo-
cratic party in America had not been such
as to invite thisAtsmpt a. Intervention.
The DsmQeratie patty is therefore IN part
kresPousi6le for this attitude of 1.-The foreign
Powers, aud Il oUes.its to. itself and the
county TO cali q public meeting 70 solemn
| lY deny, in the face Of kntope. the treason