The New York herald., 1862-08-10

""osn WIG authOfiticS nave pOoltiVc hnoWicuS0
that they will act, and not upon any random
rule; that persons in the bona tide pursuit o.
their ordinary avocations will not be interfered
with, but only in instances In which there Is
good reason TO suspect that the parties are alb
sconding from the performance of the military
duties which may devolve upon them. Persons
under or over the age will not be stopped, and
the order is not meant to be oppressive to the
business community or to those who do not
really remove from their residence with the
intention of evading the law.
The Rebellion and the Question or Eu-
rOpean Intervention.
In our European correspondence it is stated
that the latest mediation rumor in Paris is that
Russia has proposed to France and England to
lead off In behalf of an armistice and treaty of
peace between the government Of the Union and
our rebellious Confederate States; that Russia,
in behalf of these objects, is to make to our 60
vernment and that of the rebels an offer, and
that, eff 1t be accepted, France and England
will remain as mere looksrs-on while matters
are being arranged, but that if not accepted,
then, within month afterwards, Russia will
retire, and an active armed Intervention on the
part of France and England will ensue."
This beautiful scheme, we dare say, is purely
imaginary; but we are admonished that at is
positive that negotiations between the three
governments have been in progress for the
purpose of inducing Russia, standing in the
position of very friendly Power, to offer
services Ito the United States) which, it is
well known, would never be received from
either England or France" Here is a reason
which gives strong coloring of plausibility
and consistency to the report. But we suspect
that if any negotiations or diplomatic sound
ings of the character indicated have been
going on, the object has been, on the part of
Louis Napoleon and Lord Palmerston, to ascer-
tain how far in this matter of intervention, if
attempted, the neutrality of Russia may be
behalf of the maintenance Of the Union of
these States were so promptly, frankly and
pointedly expressed in his letter through
Prince Gortschakoff to our government, and
these sympathies, and the great political con-
siderations upon which they rest, have been
so recently reiterated in the reception of our
Minister, Mr. Cameron, at st. Petersburg, that
England and France know that, if moved to
Intervention, they cannot safely undertake to
interfere in our affairs without consulting
Russia. Having no fears, however, that Russia
will consent to be party with France and
England in this thing of Intervention or media
ton, we doubt not that this reported scheme
of a triple alliance will end in smoke.
With regard to England, the late Parlia-
mentary explanation Of Lord Palmerston set
ties the question for the present, and we shall
provide for the future. The cotton famine
presses very heavily upon the three or four
millions of operatives dependent upon the
English cotton factories; but Lord Palmerston
appears to have made the timely discovery
that his shortest route to the cotton bales Of
Georgia and Alabama is by way of Washing
ton. The recognition of JEFF. Davis, as Mr.
Seward has informed her Majcstys government
will be war; and in the presence Of our Union
army of million of men, and our rapidly in.
crcasing iron-clad navy, war from England
with the United States for Southern cotton and
free trade is suggestive Of too many risks and
dangers, here and in Canada, Ireland and
England, to be seriously thought of for mo-
ment. Lord Palmerston's advocacy of non-
is thus amply justified without
bringing into the account the American bread
question, the anti-Britsh designs of Louis
Napoleon on this continent, and the grand idea
of Russia of an American balance of power.
But we are told that Louis Napoleon is the
Power most to be feared as an insidious, ambi-
tious and designing ally of JEFF. Davis; that the
French invasion of Mexico, and the French
squadron of iron-clads reported en- route to
Vera Cruz and Tampico, may suddenly be
turned into an offensive and defensive coalition
with Davis and his confederates. All such con-
lectures and theories as these, however, are
Louis Napoleon has too many
other red hot irons in the fire to risk the burn
ing of his fingers in movement to support
this Southern rebellion. His finances, just now,
are hardly equal to the task Of sustaining him
in his Mexican enterprise, and the manufactur-
ing districts of France are not in the condi-
ton nor in the mood for additional taxation.
The French Orleanist princes, late In the staff
Of General Mcclellan, are now in England, and
their adherents across the Channel are neither
in numbers or influence nor in
iifercnt to passing events. Garibaldi, dis
yusted with the delays Of French diplo-
macy, is stirring up the people Of
Italy to cut the Gordian knot of Ma
poleon's Papal protectorate at Rome; and
n this small cloud there may be the elements
If continental tornado. Russia has recog-
,ized the kingdom of Italy; and in this Carl
,aldi may recognize check upon Austria, in
.he event of an italian armed movement against
Rome and Venetia.
These drawbacks to Intervention, we think,
will suffice to maintain the present neutrality
Of Louis Napoleon in regard to this civil war
Of ours. What he might do, with "happy &c
cordn with England and Russia upon American