The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-18
rHH WAR TO BE SUSPENDED AND A VOTE NJ STATES
on UNION OR SECESSION TAKEN.

ON UNION OR SECESSION TAKEN
from the scotsman (Elinburg), May1l
Private information from Paris .concdi sith certain
signs ana symptoms leads TO the conviction that strong
desire TO make an effort towards soae and Of nterpos
tion has long been entertained by the Emperor, and
that unless settlement shall have beea reached
brought within sight few weeks hence. he will scarcely
be restrained from tho attempt. IT. when the advance
of the renders military enslts inpracicabis
in the Southern States least by Northern the
position Of the besererts sh, be anything like what
at tho last advices, If nj Cd the position Is
not much more entirely altered than 1t uld now
be rational TO expect, the facts will be rcga ded
as insuring, in the absence o. any new elen!en.,
another years Against such res Ii II
is understood that the Fre,ch Empa is more
than inclined not only to protest bat 10 at More than
probably he wii first propose TO in concert with
Great Britan-Dnt may assume, at least in pass ng,
shat any such proposal 70 AL ia dc lined " r orra-
nnent Tho Emperor would, in that go to work by
himself lie will, pcrha bgin by mere friendly re-
mcnstrance addressed osiensby 10 b,th parties. bat
rh CHI here il des eratsy little chance Of
producing any effect beyond. at te best. civil ex
sion OF resentment at foreign ntermeddng The
TO which the Emperor would then resort beloved to
be ths-he would throw out something quite cdrG5 ot
being inerpreed as t.rat a. ans oh ctete paq should
resume stities; aud he would then formally p.oound
an advice that the whole ,uld be referred % his
favorite tribunal, ''unire5sil aqyia.e-he rols ~!
cote separately, decra ina fer ihsif loaalasr il
dessr: reunion under fsde al or crra, gore NJ
reconstruct ind zach gopeyna Who.
ther not the visit Of the ) .ench Minister at Washing
ton to the Confederate government at nchnod
connection tn those Intentions is matter only 81 a. as
sisted lecture but there is tn conjecture
something like what has bc indicated being at present
not only the cesre but the cesga OF the Feuci Cove
meat tn prospect ,iot o.ecr III Though the
proposal Of errng the matter TO unive sal sur is
which, in itsei il nei her Is uniting ancs TO
make would be bic III the ates 10 accept,
1t is after ALL but ptornsal u have done again
what the Confederate Si@cs did N the spring last
year. They did then thev would again do now,
vote themselves out OF the Union-.nd that /. just
the result against which the North has been fighting
In Q word, for u North to accede TO the + ench
proposal wold Just be certainly, though Indirectly, to
concsie eiaran. II IS dicut TO conclude that that
which the North refused and resisted
cost, il would grant ut the request Of
France; and u is equally difficult To what effective
steps France could take whe denied and dsied.
TO this country there seems open to her but
inacton and ane 81 seIce We have right t.
beyond friendly advice and tbs fact that
deeply concerned in speedy settlement Of the
American strife ects 10 suspicion aud aversion any
thing say il the most friendly and respectful
tone and FORM collation. OF the Mt accounts bic
and private regarding tho tend to sire gthen the
conclusion that the stlEy will MT be ed
paign and conse ILently ~ N. state things for Uhtca
tie French Emp ror Is ~rooi 10 WIt tcH arise.