The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-06-11

intervention, or the recognition Of the
Southern Confederacy, by the principal
States Of Europe. The instructions to NJ.
Mercier bad already reached him when
the capture of Island No. 10 came to de
range the combinations, which have been
still more knocked ou, Of joint by :he bat
tie Of Pi,,sburg and the present grand
operations cf the Union army. Still it is
believed that the negotiations are contin.
ued, the presen. idea being direct in,
tervention on the part of France and En-
gland, on the plea of humanity and me.
cessity."
So far as France is concerned, the Gov.
srnment is really becoming alarmed at
the distress which exists in the manufac.
turing districts, and which is threatening
to burst into revolution ere long, If some
thing is no, done to relieve il. AT Lyons,
by statements just received, it appears
that one.half the operatives are not a,
work At all, one quarter are working on
half time only, and bu, the other quarter
employed on full time. This general stag,
n+tion in the silk trade is caused by want
OF orders from abroad. The United States
The heaviest customer, orders nothing at
all. No orders come from Mexico, and
Sonth America takes but half the Quxu,
tity Of silk which she did ia former years.
In Roueu and the other cotton nanufac.
turing cities a similar amount Of stxgrs.
ton and duIness exist, and for several
months past, urgent representations have
been made by committees Of man ufac,ur.
ers to the Government, impIoring il to
Interfere in the American quarrel, which
is considered the cause Of the present i'm
Poverished condition Of the industrial
interest" Of Europe.
The nsnosr in which the French and
English Governments both look upon our
struggle-s manner Of viewing It which
has been carefully and esrneslly encour.
aged by the Southern emissxriss-is this:
The result Of ,his war is n certain divis.
ION Of the Union, aud the sckuowledg
'nent on the part Of the Government OF
the Uui,ed States Of the "Southern Con.
fsdsracy." The only questions now are
in relation 10 tue duration of The war,
and the amount Of territory which the
South will be able to c;sim aud hold a,
its close. This point Of view has from the
begiuuing been adopted by the Cabine,
of Great Britain, and la,lerly il has been
growing very much upon the French
minis'ry, contributed to. ss i, has been,
by tue Dispatches OF the French Minister
q, Washington, who has all along xs
sumsd the position and assured hi. Cow
sr"nen. tLst The conquest Of the South
was out Of the question.
Looking upon our war from this poin.
OF view, which they persis: in doing. in
spite Of our past and prospective succ. sses,
and feeling tha, every day Of its contiuu.
ancs is iupo,erishing them, i, is not
strange that the Frsuch and EugIish Gov.
ernments should have about arrived at
the conclusion TO interfere. England has
another reason which does no, apply 10
France Government and people bate US,
and want to sec rs broken to pieces.
We are now expecting every day to
hear Of the performance Of some official
act, or 10 see some startling manifesto
from the Emperor in relation to the mat
ter. The rebels in Paris are in ecs,acies,
and SIideII (~ho, | learn, has had, du
ring the past week, several ions inter
views with N. Thouvsnei) has again de-
clarsd that in less than thirty days
Frsnce and England will have iu,erfersd
TO put an end 10 what they mournfulIy
delight in calling this "hs,ricidal s,rug
g'e." You may hurry up your iron clad
ships, and hasten " rapidly as possible
the movements now threatening to crusI,
out 't" vile rebellion, and Le prepared.
If necessary. to meet the world ia arms,
in defence Of our country and our nation
aiily.- Cor. New York Journal of Com
neree.
South CAROLINA HosPiTAL IN RicH
hosD.-TLe Richmoud Examiner, ol
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