Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1862-05-21
An Outline Of Napoicon'S Plan
Uf intervention.

The H.u 10 he .S'rysea} let. and Il Ute jg
States op T'nioa or !Ssceseign Taken
| From the EF-ab,,rg Scotsman. May tie Is
Private irfnmat,.,. from Paris. roiuciii il.-
with certain signs ai-t symptoms, leads T.
the conviction 1iift a ~trfsll. desire tH make
an effort towards sum. Eisi II inter-. .,~ltl.sr.
Las ling been vnserJali e by tine Lmp-r -
and that u,ie-- >ru.e kind .f -attlemet ~i-
have hecu r-.ris,. - Ur-u..h- within ~
a ieg. weeks Ieu,r nr- All ~gareaiv G.--;...rr
ed from tH- attempt. II. when TIE a..yau--
u the >,a.>.Ii ryI,u'rS usi,i,srv movement
impraCtlc.Ille o., th- S,,u-Lrra States ar lel-f
by Northern Troops, the %. s'ta-. ai tie b.
lgerenis viii be anything ike what i wss
at the last aGVIgeS. or Ia -g-.l' te position
Is not much more entirely altered than .:
would now b rational 10 .NpaCt. she facts
VII be regarded Is l..>uriT-,. 20 tae aD Hy.-.l
# any uey. e.er.leut. au. .,ier years N,slr-
Against su,h a n.-ui' Il Is uud.-s. -a1
tat the French Eru-.rr.- = uaw -ra a-e l-,r
inclined mot only &c Or rjr-t bat = art.
More THAI. pr 'haa.y b. ,s.-. first pfap.~e n
move Ia s.lc-r- with tir.r hr5taiu-Iu- re
may assume, r: Leaf 'u passing. tla- auv
such prop >su D-.uid ie declined bv uur
Govcrumrnr. IN. Enua-..r would, IN that
case. ~ 50 work l., himself tie wfW. rsa-~
%
aldIe-~esi .,sreushy a. both parties. l.rt
practically meant ur ue-i-8 o-lv for She
North ren0n>lrance which there i 5sS-
perately iitl- chance 81 prncuciuE any elect
beyond. al the best, ci.Ii expression of re-
sentiment at foreign ini-rmpdilin-.
The course "a which the Emperor would
then resort i believed q Doe t-iS-he waH.a
throw "ut something qg;e capable of being
interpreted a. "A threat AGAINST whichever
party should resume StilIt'eS: and he
would then formally propuurd IN adv.--
that the ~ hole shuull le referred Il his IA
vusite tribunal. universal Suifra-e''-.t=
vote not - be taken sH uGsSs. Glt each
State l. vote separately, declaring for Itself
whether n 'e>lTlS reunion r:uter nue federal
OF central government. ur reconstruction m
der two OF more such governments Wheth
er OF not the visit nf .he French Minister II
Washin-t u the Confederate Government
at MsHmona has any connection with these
intentions Is matter only IF unassisted con-
lecture; but there Is more than conjecture as
To something ike what has been indicated
beng at present not only the desire but the
design Of tine French Government Tie
prospect IS mt cheerful one Though the
proposal Of referring the matter 20 universal
Suiira- i ole which, in itself Il neither Is
uniting In France TO make. nor would be
unreasonable in the States t. accept. II Is
after all, hut proposal T. have done over
again what the Confederate States did 10 the
spring Of last year. They did then. IS they
would again DO now, vote themselves out OF
the Union-ana that i lust tie result
agains: which the North has been lighting.
In a word. for the North L. acce5e to the.
French proposal would Just be certainly.
though indirectly. to concede separation. II
Is difficult L conclude that that which the
North has refused and resisted at such enor-
nous cost. it would grant at the request OF
menace "f France; and 1t ! equally ,iificult
To see what effective steps France could take
were she denied and defisd. As to this
country, there seems no course open 10 her
but iuaction and almost silence. We have
no right TO venture beyond friendly advice.
AMI the fact that our interests are deapIy
concerned IN a speedy settlement of the
American strife, subjects 70 suspicion and
aversion anything We say, even in the most
friedly and respectful tone and form. A
coallatlon OF the recent accounts. public ana
private. regarding the war. tend to strength
en- the conclusion that the struggle will not
be ended this campaign, and consequently
/ that the state of things for which the French
Emperor Is understood to wait Will soon
arise.