, 1862-06-30
E FOREIGN MEDIATION,
TIE NEW FERNENT IN EUROPE,
The Question of English and French
Interference In American Affairs.


ssThe noble earl (Carnarvon) has asked me
as to the truth offs rnmor which has obtained
that the tHo governments Of France
md England intend to Offer their mediation in
America. The spreading Of this rumor my
prove exceedingly mischierous, and therefore,
am glad to have an opportunity Of stating
the true state OF the case. Her Majesty GOV
eTEment have made 40 proposals Of the kind
to the government of France, and the govern
ment OF France has made no suca overtures to
them Moreover, the French ambassador
here has stated that he has no instructions on
the snhject, and need not say, therefore, that
there have been no communications between |
the two governments Of the tenor which has
as to the propriety, at some time or other, Of
offering our good offices or mediation, I must
saJ that ] think the present time would he
most inopportune for such mediation. No |
good could come Of It. andin the present state
of the var and In tbs present embittered state
Of feeling on both sides, such an offer would
rather tend to prevent any good result from
being attained if any similar step should be
hereafter taken. [Hear, hear.] Certainly,
there is no intention on the part Of her
Majesty's government to nedinte at the pres
ent moment.h
TIE RUMoRs OF FRENCH MEDIATION.
The following is the full text Of the para
graph III the Paris Rurfs concerning the pro-
posed mediation Of France and England:
II IS asstIteu to5a HSsHFej luAt negotiations
will shortly be opened {eo7ss etre oasvertesl at
London, to come to an understanding which
will allow propositions Of mediation In the
afdairs Of America to be formulated.
:" If the negotiations in question succeed.
the mediation of France and Of England VIII
be offered simultaneously, It is sRid, and In
identical terms, to the belllgerent parties"
The Paris correspondent Of the London
Daily Ne,rs, writing On the llth instant, says:
&u 4t1
wording Of the Thtrie's note, nothing more is
affirmed than that France has determined to
ask England to Join In mediation-a proposal
which, in the present state Of public 1nforma-
tion Us to the views OF the British government,
It might be thought, would be Certainly re-
if France Eas already assured Of the co-opera-
ticn of England In the schemes for 1nter7en-
ton. It says that, after two discussions in
ministerial councils. one Of which was held
oE's departure from Fontaine5leau, medta-
tion vas resolved upon, in principle that
simultaneous propositions are to be made by
| England aud France st Richmond and Wash
Iugton, and that, In case Of refusal either by
| the North OF South, the two powers viii im-
pose peace upon the belligerents By force Of
arms, believe that the French government
is capable of proposing this project, but can-
not for moment Suppose that it will be &C.
! cepted in England"
! The Paris Ptssse, announcing the departure
Of Count Perslgny foF London, asserts that the
object of his journey is exclusively political.
The ES7orit Pubic adds:
"Count Persigny will submit to the English
cabinet the private views Of the emperor, in
order to come to an arrangement for the me-
| dlation Of England and France in America"
Tho journal DIS Debats contends that an offer
Of mediation would be rejected both by North
ana South It says:
"Assuredly, if the North and South we're
disposed to agree to submit their differences
| to the arbitration Of France, or any other
power, far from deterring them from it, we
should be the first to congratulate them for
their OWL sakeE, aa we'll IS for the sake OF
Europe. But in the present state Of things IS
there any reason to hope that such III agree
The Constitutional forgets to explain Itself on
this point, which is the principal, one in our
, opinion. This paper reminds us that year
ago, at the commencement OF the war, France
offered her mediation to Ameriea and this
mediation Was not accepted. Now, for year
past, events have progressed, and the situlsion
Gf the be}igerent6 l8 greatly altered buf
what chance Is there that the offer Of media
! ton refused hist year would be accepted bY
either Of the two Partie7, and particularly Dy
reusons, rhich it did not then have, for hoping
that the fortune of war will terminate the
; struggle and soESe the question In its tayo:.'
The Temps o1so takes ISSUE with the coast
tsttiennez den}ing the necessity Of mediatioa
and adding these sharp comments:
; uFor seyera1 months the o1flcious' press
with the Constitutional at their head, haTt
!. been suu'moning France to take tae part @
> mediat or in the United States: Sometimes il
times for the sake of the Americalis them
= selves; but it the song varies, the burden i
!, always the standardization, mediation Nov
!. that France il herself engaged in America j!
! an enterprise the character and object Of ~hici
4 4 is but iRIpedect1y known to US, this persist
d ency in urging France to this course become
: partially serious; !; ,,, ,:uo of o,n,n,t inv,
+ siab1y followed by the Washington govern
= ! 1nent since the commencement OF the crlSl
= bas!been to-constantly refuse all foreign in
:. reference on any score-and it did SO with 81
,, that susceptibility which arises from the jeal
= ous feeling Of the proude5t Independence. /
- has renewed this refusal at all times durinl
i" the crisis, at its beginning after the check 9
Manassas, at the time Of the inaction whiel
;, pr ce1ed the present campaign, aud it wouit
- do SO all the more now, as important sue
- - cesEcs, in no WY compromised by an isolste
4 and upilnportant CHECK, have raised the pre-
~ ~ tige Of the Union eclipsed for moment
'o "This is the time that is chosen, not 1nsre1
to offer ones good Offices which pos1tlve}
engage one to nothing, but something yer
. much more serious, a mediation. This, n
- doubt, is in the form Of conciiiatiop, but
- - implies On the part Of the nnediating poWe
~ definite proposals Of accommodation; IN
% when power like France, without beln
20 20 asked, and with the certainty of refusal, {
~ least on tie psrt Of one Of the PARTIES, for1nt
1ates proposals By an arrangement, she OWE
to her dignity not to take such decisiy
.e as making them prevail, if necessary b
- - force In that case there is but one step fro'
~ - mediation to interYention-and interyentio
~ Is var.
THE ENGLISH VIEW OF MEDIATION.
9. The to1e Of the English press is Who'll
u1 aEainst mediation in our atf1irs by Gre
N Hritain- Yet the London tory papers a1
IS, the Manchester cotton organs endeavor |
" convince france that it is her duty to do th
n which England refuses to do.
- The London Times Of June H. discussiC
N the emphatic declarations Of Earl Russell Al
II. Lord Palmerston in Parliament against Bfi
u ish mediation, remarks is follows:
r. with this decision Of the cabinet the
= will be no disposition to quarrel. An offer
~ ~ to an expression Of opinion on the probab
o. o. iEsue Of the war. As VIC have before sal
ef there is not the emallest chance that it #ou
II be accepted By the federals, who, flushed
~. ~ their successes in Tennessee and Louisiaa
y and proud Of their vast levies and buoya
~ ~ currency, still leok upon the conquest Of Il
~ ~. South as merely the work Of q month or tW
- | The endurance, the courage, and the bitt
o7 apimosity Of their enemy are facts which on
q few among them are beginning to appre'
~ . ate. We may, then, look on an angry refu*
n1 " from the Washington government. and an OF
~, burst OF dennDcinton from the northern pu
10 lie generally as certain to follow any advice
~ ~ ours The readiness Of England to take q
~ vantage Of their troubles, and her baseness
~ ~ drawing France with her into an interferen
~ ~ with American affairs, would be the theme
lsat every tongue and pen in the United State
a Something would, indeed, be gained b. su
- 8 course, inasmuch as we should place
o. o. record our willingness to join in prevent
'se ~ the further shedding Of blood.
~ a. But, considering the Jealousy OF our ye
-, action which prevails through the States, it
sn ~ perhaps, better that England should not to
u = ! the initiative even in rendering good ofRc
~ u If the Emperor Of the French thinks the u
1o ias nent opportune for telling the northern pl
;s pie that in his opinion the suh5ugation Of ST
~ ~ beyond their strength, and that the attenp
p. causing intolerable suffering to Europe, be
q. a. at perfect liberty to do 80, aud Englishmen y
49, ~, be glad to see good advice offered by p
~ sonage who is far more likely to be listened
'A@ thnn any Of our statesmen We should des
81 nothing better than that Nopoleon or
IL : Car, who are the tEo most popular soTerels
~ or conformity. press on the Amer1cans
~ ~, counkels which would be Indignantly re1ec
~ - if offered By u.s.. European mediation
rns ~ better begin on the continent AL that
~. - can say now has already been said by our p
~ ~ ticians and by the press. The speeches Of
'u.e w or three eabanent ministers and the wellkne
ap opinions Of almost every man Of note in cit
49,, house are equivalent 10 anything that
E : French Emperor can disclose to the Americ
eeu t5,e,,-s III +ha c,;1;ons ~ ~. o,1,nt-v y
r." without fur her official communication, :