New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-02-12
FRANCE AND TIE UNITED STATES.

The relations of the French Government with the
United States are thus referred TO in the report on
the General SIsua ion OF the Empire, laid before
the Legislative Body:
The serious Internal COMPLICATIONS which have "a,
ken u Ice in the United Site have not disturbed
IaiffT(J the cordaiity OF our relations With thai
country. II was impossible, hovev,r, That the con.
fic,, the outbreak Of which we beheli With pain,
should not inte re- when IL assumed 90 large pro
noriJns. With our Ordinary TRANSACTIONS villa the
United States aud that j; should not afect to GER
tain extent the security Of our commerce. lhe
Government OF the Emperor has, therefore, hed to
tase into serious consideration, IRON the very nss,
these inevitable conseg uences Of the American cr'
II could no, hesitate to tie atutnde wbih cireuH-
stances mace imperative.
Having. on toe one hand, the duty Of seeing tha.
the interests placed under lie protection sDolil SUI
fer little o-elbIe iIon the struggle "bleh ~as
lOing on desirOus, on tie otter L.id 70 chow ne
respect Tor the internal rights AID Independence u
smother country, it could ouiy rnsne oue hne OF poll
icy 70 attain the double OBJECT II had 10 vlew-he
s,rct Observance OF neutrality. Consequently, While
maintaining wishes for the nillis IA c. OF The Amor
lean Union on those conditions wien had uIul very
recently appeared best cal ul.ed " fscre ls proc
periy; wuils being dspoed, il II were soh tied 10
10 SO 20 contribute By 40 good Offices TO pat an enc
TO q dellorahle struggle, It fastened, on the 0ae
hand To remind it, subjects OF the dItlss imposed
upon them by thar neutrality, the benent 81 whiea
H. the imperial Governmeuo claimed n her behalf
and On tie other. 10 lay down tie principles wLie2
il expected the bel.iger hts to respect.
We have obtained ia i1Is latter respect Ssssiac.
tory declsra ions ana. ii il oil not rest win bs
Emperor Government o do away with AL he EN-.
larrassmt nts which state u war On az part o.
the globe always involves, the principles ne apph,
cation of which the beilgerents have admitted VIII
AZ eas. have ia, effect Of preventing those njaries
which mWst otherwise have Ggsfays'ed tbe slnef-
ngs inevitably caused by the present state OF thbs'
Touching tho case Of the Trent, the Blue Book
says:
The Imperial Government has acted 10 conformity
with I'll, &c same views and sentiments, with re-pet
to the rocen. in ident, winch for TINE gave reason
10 apprehend sll more serious disturbance Of TIE
peace OF tie world. Faithful 10 lts poHlcai Iierd'
ships as well AS 70 tue Traditions OF France, he
Government thought usef bound to express, ON
clly bur frankly, tie opinion IN AL act "tieh az
rearcd 20 place In question the rghts and guarantees
Justly claimed by neg.rals, and whicu, at The sano
time, might bring about cO!llsion DelNeen oisa'
\ Bsitaia aud the United states. Wnlls eongralu-
Lifting ourselves, ia the interest OF AL parties on
the settlement whIc1 has taken place we IRE ss III
~ we ous selves are concerned, happy a. tie assem-
with which our opinion has received N all qear-
ters and ~ the feeling which the Sep We nan 'sAen
Las called forth both at Washington and London.
The Paris correspondent " Inc L0RG0s Star a'd
Dial writes:
TIE agEion 10 the civil war in America has been
touched upon IN a manner worthy tue actual pobey
OF the French Government. This moment, before
could FROM the of to-day ceremony, or
before the " Dscours d Empereur' has been post
Cd, hud that u member o. Tie Imperial household
has sent TO note containing THAI PARTICULAR par
agraph, which, while deploring the consequences
the war between the North and South baye IN con-
promising the commercial interests of France,
emphaueally declares thar it is the duty ci neutral
powers 10 abstain from interfering by armed frce 70
put an end 10 lie evil results on foreign commerce.
This bears illy tic statements which Il has been
III my power to make la,oiy IN relation TO the irG-
oeucles OF the policy OF tne Emperor, and tie iaI'
laties OF che hopes held out to the Soulhcners BY
some OF the English AID French news "a ers, that
France had dcciaed upon aiding England TO 6Ieas
the blockade.