The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-02-11
THE. FEELING IN ENGLAND AND
~ g. b. FRANCE ..

T q FRANCE.
The steamship Africa lsays the New York
Herald, brings very important intelligence, dated
onsthe l9tlis ultimo. relative tothe new phase in
which the rulers of England and France were then
disposed to consider the American war question,
! with view to founding basis fora common line
of policy towards this country while engaged in
the suppression of the Southern rebellion.
The Mason and Sidell case having come to an
end, the Allies now vehemently object to the
stone feet blockade of Charleston Dor, and
hint that in consequence of this act the entire
| blockade of the Southern ports is likely to
! be mpugned by the great powers of Europe,
with view to its annihilation.
| Further than this, England has preached the
idea of an Anglo French " Intervention" in our
affairs having for its object the " pacfcation Of
the Federal and Confederate States Of North
! America" In support of this, the London OBJ
server, a Government organ, at the latest moment,
cites the precedent set in the case Of the inter-
ference of England France, and Russia, in order
to put an end to the war between Greece and
Turkey in 1927. The writer omnously reminds
US that the refusal Of Turkey to accede to the
proposition of the neutrals brought the battle
! Of Navarino, in which the Turkish fleet was de-
stroyed. 1t is alleged that the rebels of the
South will gladly accept of this Intervention, and
it is left as we interpret it, to be inferred that the
recusant action of North America will be regarded
as the Turkey of the present day. The tone of
all the English journals points to speedy OBJ
lection to the blockade, an attempt at direct
| European intervention on this continent, and
recognition of the independence Of the South by
| France and England
One of Paris correspondents reterates his
opinion that Napoleon will take the lead in the
natter and judging from the articles in the Paris
| Moniteur with reference to the blockade, and the
compliments paid to the Emperor by the London
papers for his action on the American question,
entertain the opinion that his Imperial
Majestys mind incnes to favor the rebel cause
The presence of Slidell was anxiously lookcd
for in Paris, while the London Herald, the organ
of the opposition attempts defence Of the public
character and conduct Of both the ENJOYS, in
order to render them acceptable to the people of
| the two countries.
The Journal des Debats, of Paris, thinks that
Lord Palmerston's intentions towards the United
States not pacific.
! The independence Beige says that France will
assume the initiative in making diplomatic re-
monstrancqs against the blockade of the ports of
Southern States, and that England will only afford
! France moral support.
| England is progressing with her preparations
! for immense naval and military display in
South America Twelve hundred tons Of she'll
and shot we're shipped at Woolwch, on the 18th
! inst, for Canada and number of transports
! lying off in order to take like freight board.
! Orders had been given for the manufacture Of two
millions of MIME bullets weekly at Woolwch, to
20 on until countermanded
1t is said that the Liverpool Shipowncrs' Asso-
citation, having memorialized Earl Russell against
the blockade of Charleston harbor by the stone
fleet, Earl Russell, in response, stated that he sent
! dispatches to Lord Lyons, in December, express
ing the dissatisfaction of the British Government
at such proceeding, and giving it his opinion
| that the consummatlon Ct the act would lead to
| the belief in Europe that the reconstruction of
| the Union considered impractcable He
also stated that. after the design carried out,
he sent another despatch to Washington, deplor-
ing the course which had been pursued and ex-
pressing strong hopes that the proceeding would
not be repeated at any other port.
Probability Of speedy recognition.-The Lon
don correspondent of the Manchester Guardian
says: +" 1t is secret that the South has its
active and intelligent agents in London rs we'll as
its ''oficiously' recognized envoys and that they
are sTanng every nerve to force the Government
into action or policy that will tend to
ALLEVIATE England farther from the North and
| bring her into closer relations with the South"
! He says, in regard to the stone blockade Of
Charleston: b" 1t would not at all surprise NE to
hear that all the great powers had united in
representation this subject to the Federal Gov
eminent, and that, too, going beyond protest, ard
amounting to prohibition. | believe The French
| Government is liz communication with ours on
| this subject, from which very grave consequences
may yet arise" The Guardian, in an editorial on
! the matter is strongly of opinion that the British
Government might with Pnopriety make it known
at Washington that England will not, if she can
! help it. allow what has been done at Charleston to
be repeated at any other port Of the rebel States
! The Morning Post rejoices at the general con-
| domination which the stone blockade was receiving
and says:
"The barbarites now practiced by the U. S.
Government equally bracing the energies of
| the South and rousing the European Governments
to common sentiment Of Indignation. We
hardly know why Europe has acted towards the
| Northern Government With so much more long
suffering than she showed towards Holland in
1881 and 1882. Holland not guilty Of the
| barharties committed by the Washington Cab-
net but France and Great Britain, as the
! Belgians showed that they could hold their own,
and the grew destructive to commerce and
general security, unhesitatinsly recognized the
independence of Belgium"
! SPAIN AND THE CONFEDERATE STATEs-ETe
long ago pointed out in this journal that Spain aud
Brazil We're the ''natural allies of the South, and
| that policy should be SO directed as to secure
and consolidate that alliance. We are not SUR
prised to see it recently suggested bv a Spanish