The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-16
ENGLISH OPINION ON THE MEDIA
TON QUESTION.

TON QUESTION.
We give some interesting extracts from late
English papers, relative to the course which the
Oueen's Ministers have chosen in respect to the
mediation proposal of the French Emperor.
The London Times audes to the Northern
penchant to abuse the British and to express un-
bounded confidence in France and Russia, and
saws: Gail this is at end now. In every house
hold in every soldiers tent, both North and
So,..h, it will be known in fortnght's time not
only that the French Emperor wishes to end the
war. but that it cannot end in the subjugation Of
the South" 1t further says: "We cannot look
upon the proposal of the French Emperor as
wholly useless, inasmuch as it has called forth
such clear opinions from the two leading nations
of Europe, and gives, also, reason to believe that
Russia, which the Republicans affect so much to
admire, is equally opposed to the policy of Wash
ington."
comments 1t says: "such is The language with
which he lord RusselD mocks the hopes and
insults the misery of half million of starving
English aborers" "Everything is to be sacri-
feed to the vain hope of retaining the parliament
tary support of Messrs. Bright and Golden, and
the still more absurd delusion that, by abject
patience and dastardly submission, we may avert
the vindictive wrath and pacfy the causeless
hatred of the mongrel rabble which controls the
ii
political crimes since history began, this, which
has just been committed by the English Govern
ment, is one of the most foolish and the most I'M
pardopable For cold -blooded cruelty and pusil-
Luminous betrayal of duty, Lord Russell and MS
colleagues are hardly to be matched among states
men, living or dead. IF their rivals in guilt are
to be found, they must be sought among the
Generals and Ministers Of Mr. Lincoln and the
agitators and selfstyled preachers of the Gospel,
who hound them to deeds Of wickedness I'M
paralleled in the history of civilized warfare"
The Daily News exeter Hall organ) enGeavors
to show that the proposal of France would benefit
the South and injure the North. "Confederate
paper would go up, and the South would supply
itself with commodities which would enable it to
enter upon the war next spring prepared TO con-
tnue it for years. The proposal is one which
would deprive the North Of all the advantages Of
the approaching campaign, which it has been
preparing for at the cost Of millions, and in
which It's naval resources are calculated to give 1t
peculiar advantages. The North is to be asked to
forego the use of it's large gunboat feet just in
the season when the rivers are full aud every cir
cumstance is favorable for naval operations. There
is nothing in the proposal to set over against
these disadvantages for the North. What is more
important is that the reinforcement of the South,
which it would be the means Of procuring, would
enable the Confederate Government to dictate its
terms Of peace"
The London correspondent of the New York
World makes important disclosures relative to
Napoleon proposition to the European powers
and the relations of English diplomacy to the
American question. He says France desires to
see America united under one Government while
England prefers the establishment Of two Con-
federacies; that the departure Of Lord Lyons
delayed to enable him to receive instructions
based on the result of propositions made by the
British Government to the Governments of France,
Spain, Italy, Russia and Prussia, earlier in the
autumn. The tenor of these propositions was
similar to that of the subsequent propositions Of
Napoleon, with this vital difference: that the
English propositions contemplated what Nj. de
rIluys, in his subsequent despatchy describes as
pressure in of their non-acceptanee. The
powers replied substantially as follows:
ESpaln maratime and colonial State, nearly
interested, declined committing herself to any
action which might at once expose her possessions
to immediate annoyance, and bring upon her the
imputation Of ayailing herself ungenerously Of
the distresses Of the United States to secure in-
demnity for the past and security for the future.
"Itay regarded that her relations with the United
States such to indispose her to become
party to any urtimeIy pressure upon that country
while passing through crisis analogous in many
respects, though in On inverse sense, with that
from which the Italian kingdom itself is just
emerging.
'Russia regarded the moment as inopportune
for demonstration of the kind intended, and did
not consider herself sufficiently interested to
rant any action emphatic at this time.
"France was unwilling to adopt measures which
might, indeed, bring on peace, but at the ex-
pense of the Union, the hope Of seeing which
re-estabiished she was not yet fully prepared to
forego
Such have reason to believe was the tenor of
the replies which finally determined the English
Cabinet to hold their action on the American
question in suspense. The French propositions
were intended to take the place of those just re-
jected; and had they been accepted by Great
Britain they would probably have commanded the
adhesion Of the other powers. Failing in this,
they have been published part of the history
of the times, and to put the French Government
right in regard to its Intentions in this momen-
tous matter"
REPORTS FROM Observation-Disclosures gers
bring US some particulars of the recent OccuDation