New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-11-27
LOUIS NAPOLEON's PROPOSED M
DIATION.


The Emperor nm Attentive Observ., a.
Our Afajfs-His Anxiety 70 Learn a..
True State OF tho Questionable Oh,..s
merely TO Obtain I'm Armistice 20 =, a.
Secure Cotton for his Manufacturer
The Union Of Less Consequence tha~
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peror.
Correspondence Of The N. 7. Tribune
| WAsHrsaroN, Nov S usa
1t is said in high places that the mediation sebsm.
proposed by France to England and Russia is not .
newborn project, but that it had been agreed unon
by the Emperor and his intimate advisers, suoDo
whom must be placed the members of the Council ~
State and several Senator's as far back as the month
OF March last, at the breaking up Of the Legislative
body. The reason for this belief is that European
Governments are generally moved by traditional
policy, which does not admit of expeiients; tina,
important questions are generally settled in prine
pie before the public knows anything about them
and that great political measures are never extempo
rzed but prepared and matured long beforehand !,
the secresy of the Cabinet. l am inclined to civ.
credence to this rumor, because, althoo,h Louis
Napoleon did not seem to attach much impo .tanca
to our affairs, and has remained all the while Anna.
rently rather in the background, was informed Tia.
he had his eyes fixed upon the United States, Oh.
serving events at.en!iyely, and holding hinp.N
ready when the occasion arrived, to play part. q
he has played q part in almost every event in lie
History of Europe during the last fourteen years.
II needs only 10 look backward 10 see tina: ,ris
Napoleon has never ceased u moment TO pay tie
greatest attention to our affairs. At the beginning
of the war il was tie belief OF the Senate Committee
Oh Foreign Affairs that Louis Napoleon had made
certain propositions to England for joint inte.er.
ence in the United States and heard several mem.
bers OF that Committee express the opinion the, IL
England had not declined ;ie oler, the direct action Of
European powers would have been felt in America az
that tme Some tine aterwagd and in order to weaken
the impression left on our mind by this false STEP hs
sends to Washington Prince Napoleon, his cousin,
With several gentlemen of rank and taen, apparently
TO give US the assurance Of the greatest friendship
and sympathy, but really 10 study US more closely
and to pronounce upon the merits Of the American
revolution. AT the same time the French Consus
at the South were supplying him with &C
counts Of the state OF affairs in that region, reporting
all the fluctuations Of public opinion, the growth Of
the military spirit, the stern determination Of To
PEOPLE in their resistance to the North and what
they believed TO be unanimous opposition 70 Ito
Federal Government. Whatever may have been
the impression made upon the mind Of the Emperor
by such an abundance Of testimony, he did no.
chooee to take them rs evidences upon which he
could act with safety. In consequence be gave or
ders to NJ. MERCER, his ambassador at Washington,
10 70 to Richmond TO look after some interests which
he had there but above al TO ASCERTAIN whether or
not the information he had received from tie South
could be relied upon. lie told him TO learn the
state Of public OPINION, the means Of resistance otho
south. and the sentiments of the inhabitants toward
the Administration a, Washington. /. was, in fact,
upon the adhesion of the population of the South 10
the Government founded At Montgomery, aud in
their determination 10 abandon the Union that Louis
Napoleon intended TO oase bic policy.
Previous to this, however, and little after The
petition Of the French manufacturers Of RheiGs,
Lyons and Saint Eninne, describing the condition
Of tho working classes caused by the American Re-
belon, and begging bis Majesty TO intervene, the
Emperor Of the French bad conversation with Dir.
DAYTON, in which he foreshadowed the pnneipaI
points of his policy toward the United Staes'
" Although said the Emperor, IL have promised
to Observe strict neutrality in your dometlc aaans,
which hope will soon be settled 10 your own eais.
faction and will end by restoring 10 tie North the
Seeded States, | must not conceal from Won that,
should tue Slmmer campaign prove unsc.eessiulto
the Federal arms, | would, by the necessity OF my
position, be compelled to take some steps concerning
The Southern Confedeacy. But the assurance given
10 Inc BY your Government of speedy termination
Of the war, makes NE suppose that will never be
obliged TO adopt this coane. expect, on lie con-
tr4ry, TO 10 enabled by tLat time TO congratulate
YOU upon tie restoration Of peace and harmony 10
The great Republic Of the United States" This con-
versaticn, which took place last Spring, was trans
m.tteJ am informed, by Mr. DaytOs to tie sia'e
Department, and viii likely be presented to the
Committee on Foreign Affairs a. tho next Congress.
Il IL, therefore, obvious that Louis Napoleon bai
taken more active pagi IN our affairs than We sup
posed, and that his mediation scheme Is the work d
an a,testive observation of the America Question.
lis proposition, 90 which lie asked the cooperation
Of Euglaud aud Russia, was, Am told, 10 Obtain
from hr. Lincoln sn arnstce of AK months, and tie
openiug Of a southern hayhor. where French vssss
might obtain supplies OF coion-oi which Iae French
manufacturers are wholly destitute. Ii = aoi te-
hevtd. However, that, after the answer q EDeaud
aud Ru sia he will be inclined to penis; IN ~ pro-
iect. which, without the joint action o; these two
Powers wou d lose all moral strength. anu ieA'e~
him alone the humiliation Of a refusal.
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