Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-12-11
From me sugns,a Ch oalcle a9d Sea6aal
THE l.rr,

here is nothing 70 be said agalnst the accounfs o.
the propositions made By the French goverlDeo1 u
Russia aud England tn SC Te Of veracfv. they
bear the stamp Of probability and are more consistent
and ciTcums antia ttan Of ID. vague runners that
have set the South Ell agog heretofore TIE oly ob-
cton to the pr0 ositi0ns Is that they iaiufes,
and might as we'll lave been Q,ad far any
present fl Ct is concerned.
heV are 0t value however as showing the Gfif1n Cl
one grra Euronean power Fraace au1 }he aoo-jtjon
OF two others England and Russia Eagsnd tark3
the proper tna tor IF ring melif"rjai services has
arrivdor in plain En4ih The bell gereafs are Iot y,
sufficiently exhausted. Russ8 will Say dt ~ %
France and England II Thy ese proper nrert bot
thinks thar, at pres,nt, th4 nrr position o France w
only tend tc make the war worse
Behind all The dplt II &c suDtet'es j 0Iy an1rars
the intention 7 European p,mers t. interfere IN shg
contest at some future time i no p:rt of the co9rrs
pOEdence ia the night the idea Of m2dation Tppd
attd, it is paced wholly upon tie ground cf nsxps
die0cy al the p tse1 moment. We may lock thep,
time Very far distant Tl@ SOM thu
part O European rOrtrs They DoT cano0- Il"
eudure this great ctsn nfc2 # the pace Of M rid
this stGppage OF lis n,zr lucrative CommeTcyI chan
neis -hs up-rooting of all tie foundations Ct coam
caI pr0sPeritytbi5 rerogressiou CI cviIz 9ion;
lgouelg morally, politically d oca'y there nut D5
speedy nd 70 tbs COnt,s aud II there Is 10: common
sense enough On the American co2lls tnt t. g il
peacefully, the members Of the commonwealth u the
world-na ioEs whose vocation it i9 TO that t2e
civil zttiOn built up by centuries OF CHRIS a IS
not rerOg8de into bal bariam step forward au
command the peace
Ib9 proposed mediation then viii nnt be lor@ &@ay-
ed buL mediation, let rec0iect, docs UoL i'm
mediate peace We have 20 expectation ,hat jie pro-
pOsals for mediation will come in the shape proposed lu
our foreign accounts They in reality sqIiv4yn
to peace upon the ttl p0SsdetS plonoach belj&eren
t. possess what 1t holds at the moment ui dtci rng The
agmstlce Tie proposition is 50 repugna9t TO the il Is
of both parties that neither would accept H. 10 LII
cola says give up reconstruction OF the Un0 o., ac
nOwedge t5e Independence OF the C0Gt d.racg con
tent with what you have. To the CoQ'edcrac7 they
say yield tie border slave States to the N0l.~. take
your Independence far your have shown you
able to maintain it, bat yield everything else. ihp
blockade shall be raised-kiDg Cotton reltas5G from
the nto which be is driven!f you satisfied
with that mach lndept nsuce we are Sd lsha T. main
tain you in it. We tie great manufacturing nation
of Europe feel particular Interest in Tie 0od =
States, they raise too little cotton Never tHj K 30
spread your dominion your s'itufionS beyOa t.r
present cotton States the line Of tn RIO Gea, e
! Mexico ia miue says " the nephew to t!o u Gle"
We believe that six months tluea IS equivalent t.
peace No one Can suppose thai after ask mouths
peace-after renewal OF Commerce (tOr We suppose
that alton OF hostiiiti0n at sigu.hs
ti0n Of the biOckade after so long time gVtn = fta
to its sway, alter the Sgnh2ant cations
given by political events at the Nortb that hJ5isIitt
will be renewed upon the present scale. re ii al q,
both parties would melt away before the truce 0aft la
expired-nether party could feed, cloe aad pay tbeH
in ideness Still, the military advantage would r5mat
with the South for the preparation for the be- eWa
hOStilities would be sufficient warning to rs t. pep&r
for resistance, and soldiers have al ways so0wD e
selves more prompt more active, more EASILY ma'shatt'
n the ID than theirs and tie cali up h II 80 }r
] pare for defence would be ret.'. answered. ju4
the call on the North again to pfel-e for attack
We have proceeded upon the suppositio0 hat media
tiOu will come in the shape proposed by tie Frnc
Co. eminent. But the sj-ctca OF those proposition
indicate that European inere will take some ott
form-somethlng more peremptory end implying NOR
of threat to the recrtant party. ne will develop
what the form of inervent' must be- and though t.
present propositions 10 -ced, we rjoite that thy
were made, Indicating that tie cjvIi:2d powers
the world at last aroused to the inhumaDj9 Of tt
American contest. Let people however be var
being betrayed by false security inc rcaAiag tbe
ttforts Day has not YET dawne3 AID the d. k e
which ecdes the dawn is proveiba!y The taicSesf.