The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-11-07
prospective Intervention.

The Richmond Enquirer has been fur
nished with the New York Express of the
2Sth ult. from which it takes the follow
ing:
Reliable information has been received
in this city, from semi-official sources in
Europe, that England and France are Of
entire accord in regard to their line OF
conduct towards this Government, Lord
Lyons, who was to have returned TO the
United States in the Australian, was de-
tanned at the last moment by order of
Lord John Russell (Her Msjesty's Secre-
tary Of Foreign Affairs to await further
instructions, in consequence of the Pres
ident's Abolition Proclamation. His
Lordship's departure was then fixed for
October 25. (last Saturday, and on his
arrival at Washington he will positively
inform Mr.. Seward of the programme de-
cided upon by the European Powers
Instructions similar to those of the Brit
ish Minister will be forwarded to Count
MERCER, the French Minister at WASH
ington, by the same steamer which will
bring the English Minister back to this
country.
We are also given to under stand that
our Governmtnt will soon be informed
that England and France have decided
upon the recognition of the Southern Con-
federacy, if the joint offers of mediation
| and armjstice to be proposed to Mr., Sew
ard are not accepted. At any rate, this
Government will be duly notified of the
intentions of England and France in this
| respect, and, as the powers are fully aware
| that any offer of mediation on the basis
of separation will not for an instant even
be listened to by our Government, united
endeavors will then be made by all the
European ambassadors in Washington to
obtain an armistice of four or six months
between North and South. These foreign
Governments are under the impression
that If once cessation of hostlities can
be effected calmer spirit will succeed,
which will enable the two sections to ne
| gotiate.
The utmost endeavors will be made
shortly after Lord Lyons return to Wash.
ington, by the whole corps dipomatique
at Washington, to bring about such an ar
mistice. Only then, when all these Of
fers of mediation and armistice shall have
proved of no avail, will the South he re
cognized simultaneously by England anc
France. Aside from the fact that thes,
powers will now look upon the South as
de facto Government, they fear thht al
instruction of the slaves in the South, a
a consequence of the late Emancipation
Proclamation, will take place after til,
LIST of January, and hence, in order 20 al
ford protection to their own citizens re
siding there, are compelled to grant pro
tecting power to their agents in the sew
eral Southern cities which as thing
stand just now they do not possess.
, They fear that the Confederate Govern
, ment, unrecognized as it is, may any TIM
tell their consuls in Charleston, Rich
, mond, Savannah, and elsewhere, tina
f there is no diplomatic relation existing
between the Confederacy and Europe
: and they can, therefore, not permit Their
r to act in consular capacity. 1t is t
J guard against such an emergency, and
) afford their own citizens residing in tn
! South ample protc under the fegis c
/ their regular appointed agents, that Eng
, land and France will claim the necessit
i of recognizing the new Confederacy.