, 1862-02-06
r,,e French Press on American Al
AAA~ fairs.

The French Press on American az =,
fairs. u
,,- ;aan,,+cd to the Courier t7cs EEats il,
This. Of New York, for tho following extracts
from leading French papcrs, IN fesssa " l1e
coursc Of events in the Gnltco ota1es' 0
Pr,sse. which puts itself forward as inc olsan
of liberalism, in its reyie" OF the year ioo1
| nov7no nereeiycd that "imnobihty Is tne
cr,nd characteristic Of the yelr Ill Europe,
| Tins uttcrs itself in regard to America: Ooes
| If not seem as if SO many dramas suoulu su
fcc for the emotions Of tile year, anu tn''l Wv
5isturbapces of our Old Continent pfesenee'% :
annie materials for disqulctHde? ana sc'' ~
| hold tnc New World bringing It's cont'nsene ~
| t1,, general vicissitudes- From oesonu Luz
Atlantic has been raised nerce cry u ""',
the signal Of gigantic Thcoald. ihe sons .,
| tho v,utf.ful America renew the H'at'1eiu''
t.o,tests Of the children Of Joc:asta upon
: s,,1c that surpasscs all the proportions Oh LII
5 ,neicnt legend. Mournful spectacle lor Inose
vim Inv. to cite the example Of that nc" peo-
. n,c- developing themselves beneath Inc sll''u.
If democratic institutions! But, al the salue
,7uc , memorable chastisement tor 4 n7tion
T. which. in e,lancipating itself, has prcser'eu
# in its 1osom the .snawing plague OF A1laean
y slayeryt' u4,,o
rs The same paper says, i'll regard to " 'tAe
he ,.o,a7.;or If Messrs. Sliden and Mason"
at at is to the circular Of NJ Thouvcncl 1Aal
ed | belongs. for the most part, INC Aono'
N. Of the raciic conclusion of tue differences e
,.7t,] by the :411air OF the Trent. Disrcsartlns
~ The 15m.rous advice Of those who counscleo
Ill a sylGsl scclusion, dcspising the lnslnuauohs
las ofthose WHO invited it, to accept purely anu
ger simply tic violation Of the night OF asSla''
Sc committed by the San Jac1nto, and to t1ff1l
to spc], :, precedent to its own adSanta9c' oea'
Is to the adycrsarics, more orlcss open, ol
r,v Who desired to bring it into COLLISION Will en
w. English people, the French government n.e
- | uot deserted the cause OF honor anu u 'A
: principles which it has always suppot1eo
, Tlis policy, the only hono1aoic one HIS ose
'ley found tic most fitting, aud now I'LL 1ne "o1l
ncy a.rccs III rendering justice to it, IL ffailc
thus lad not rc1,ulsed certain advances says Ill
mp- TINES. if the notc Of Mr.. Theuvcncl haa Ut
ZEN. 1,un expedited, tic rendition OF the prlsonc
inn would not certainly have taken place.
49, Tic ODiniou Nationaze says: >" Behold, lne
Eno1a,,d satisfied and contentca, and dcnaan
,eaes inr nothing more. Well! the vessels tttt VIC
~ setting sail can return to port; the sailors WI
wrr, embarked receive their dismissal; t
NOR 1,nf1cr lock and key; III short, the army
Is OF ready for Canada is recalled. Ihe Nofla
sup breathe freely again; 1t Is ;'n o'c.! s.'s
}, and aud slldcll have been SCI AZ n'e.ts >,, ;,
encw over! oueA eoaeae74 ~ Sa,s,,-a ~ e,n;1,
Il ~. universal incrcdulity? 1t is because VIC Il
5, iob 1v f., take into consideration the im1nc1
crease of11. effort, and the snEllncss Of the res
entail a. .o,x;ncc ourselves that behind the bal
IN the ;ni7,nt there still rc.llans undecided g
Y, and tlcn. NM. Mason and shdell WI!
LET III have set foot upon British soil nc
which the English, who arc bleeding at c
Repre- vein, WILL nhu themselves p4 ,.,,,. s,,e,
1,.,t ,,o having demanded more. But why spea
near cycntualities? Mason anu enocn
- .A free; Ill The rest is secondary 1ne oel
ua1 II" nncc of Mason and SidcH-is not That
ic cur Gent to balance the rain Of having expo
issue some millions Of pounds sterling, oi pu
That II TO sea :. thousand SHIPS, manned oy l.
Ill that sailors, aud armed with 12,oo0 cannol
M ari short Of turning the world upside down
, Tn D,trie saws: eve thiuk somewhat
D. thc l3,ncs, which declares that Ensian
returned, as regards tue Confederate st''
~ CIV The roin1 where she was before the cal't
Mason and Slilell. III point OF VIC"
- what political, that Is true but Il W.
HAE inc the moral and political, We see th
of affair Of the Trent has created state oil
:: .,,a which must inevitably rrecipitatc sc
IL .ne Of tho grand question raised by the sep:
Oh'o' IT, Of lie United States. That question Wa
vcs' last in Europe at The commencement ol IL
hat Con test between the North and the South
# the iuca in all its aspects, it must be rcdr
lc Cousli- rs SIMPLEST 1tcrms: the recognition
to bear South by tile European powers"
Les De2,ats is only m echo Of the
n,es,ic IN. Tines, but yet discourzes.thus: '1hc
.;1,1,o sion of jog which burst forth IN Londo
of s'Ao en news, and Of wliyl. the English journa
thei Nay us the evidence, shows us how great
ancc, pre- land dreaded the war after having q
sons, not pvrhas rather prccipitatcly, the cours
r military duct which might render it inevitable
ncnts and land does not hold merely the sng''ae
,,r,,,aver. islrd national pride; she brcathcs
f,,,,aroee man WHO feels that a terrible weight
off lis breast. The Morning foa
L. affects a little diplomatic GOODNESS a
e cA's.9 ~ ference; but the Gi'aes does not trot
tho slaves ',->.,, a,o,,scs ard content TO see t
is not the uarc of maritime war dissipated
not assert evtler disposed to-
yet arisen; our Hclnx1ops with Ens1a
ccssfully is 1..- e++c3 tb,t t2.e Liverpool Sill