The New York herald., 1862-06-27

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reference 10 mediation.
Iarl RUSSELL ans wer to the arst question put me
by the noble cart, beg TO inform him that the only in
formation which we have received the sahloct :
despatch from lord Lyons In which he ecloses the news
paper containing this proclamation and alter anding
70 s purporI says that lie intelligence from New or
leans appears 10 confirm its authenticity. believe taat
the proclamation i authentic bat we have no Inorma
tion as TO any opmion-any approval sa prova--ex
pressed BY the American government. lord Lyons does
not appear 10 have raised any question with The Amer
can government on the subject though there no puuhc
clamation, and do not lind that the United States
Minister in this country has received any despatch al
luding TO it. For my own part, sincerely trust Tor
the sake OF the American government itself-(hear,
| hear)-that they will disavow the procamaii)n, ana
viii refuse their sanction to il. II is important as re-
CARDS the character Of the American government nt
think likewise I df fHpo tHcs 10 the nhots icod hf
ne usa9es cf 'otr 81 'd ot O. a9lGpls g lcsapa s
Of his ctdrGtsr War; OF tSsV qfs hor so.e tno"gh
and to aid % j ho170rs ty such pocdma'iofs IS are
Of ne noi only against ne particular oha ss ao are
subjected 70 hos'tes bat a9oiast mankind IN general
lphnss inres IL is tadt those fsaS should De mdds tess
rigorous and iss crae' (iIear hear AS to the pro
clamaticn itself have been told that IL IS susceptible
Of this expanaon-he purrort of the orders il that II
shall show contempt for any officer or soldier
of the federal army she shall bo regarded Liable to be
treated as a OF the town plying her vocat on.
Now. there are in Now Orleans local regulations By
in the streets liable to be sent TO prison, and
told that the meaning Of the order is that any
offending against the American officers and soldiers may
be sent to prs n. cannot answer for this, but
quite feel with the noble earl that even II the proca'na
ton is not moant TO be put in force, IT is likely to give
For my pat, therefore, | must say that
/ no defence for the proclamation, and
| government will dis WOW it altogether. and viii
declare that 1t meets with their decided dis approval
| (Hear, hear.) The Bobe earl has asked tho
truth OF rumor which has obtained currency that tho
two governments OF France and England intend TO offer
their mediation IN America The prcdding Of His
may pre- exceedingly mish Gus and, therefore, am
glad to have an opportunity OF stating the true state Of
the case. Her Macstys government have made no pro-
possls Of the kind to the OF France and the
government of France have made such ovcrturcs
them. Moreover, the French Ambassador here has
stated that he has instruction the subject and
need not say therefore, that there hnpe teen
GATORS 6eicsen he tco ns Of the tnor ich has
be- s,oke off, Without giving anv opinion as 10 the pro-
prety at ;tne other OF offering good Offices
or mediation must say that think the present time
would bo most inoportnne for such mediation No good
could Of it, and in the present state OF the and
IN the present embitered state Of feeling both Sides
such offer would rather tend to prevent any good
suit from being attained il similar step should be here
/ taken. (ear, hear, Csg1a my there is icn-
en on the part Of Asr Majsys socernna TO Dss'iGe a.
| Tie p'eSe'. naoae1'.
THE RIGHT OF SEARCH.
! Lord BRouGHAn said he hopei that her Maesty's
government would como to some agre nent upon another
subject of the gravcst Importance In consequence Of the
American grant OF the right Of search he was informed
that an attempt would be made 10 transfer the slave
trade to French port, and 10 carry ii under the
French flag. In this very city taking steps
engage in the slave trade, in prco Of which he would
read this letter from highly respectable merchant Of
London
The circumstances which alluded in the following
y sn a. w oer wSom w y KIM m as par
the African trade immed lately Observation
ha sn, was M and therefore ed declined remarksd how vii
America Upon which he snapped his fingers said it
Of @ s M a h s pan
ns wa I he e. s a,
Of the parties
He had 10 doubt that the French government would
hear with Indignation of this attempt to make Marsels
slave trading port and to carry this traffic under
the French flag but under the circumstances 1t was
An ion hglId
tako place between hr two governments that France
might extend the right Of search to u.s. which she had
done for few years
Earl RUSSELL could his noble friend that this
subject had not escaped his attention As tho
treaty with the United States ratified, he wrote
despatch to her Majestys Ambassador at Paris stating
the probability that now the United States flag should
be no longer used Tor the purposes of the slave trade
other flags would be TO- more specially that Of
Fdnce, and urging the French government enter
some treaty or convention upon the subject Hd~ared
that the treaty of l845 pat an end TO all fornT treaties
ih had been in free betc the tpo coua,ris II
provided that the treaty should last ton years and that
then, II not renewed 1t should expire In 1855 thore
was no proposal on either side TO renew the treaty,
which, therefore, expired. It WAS certainly Necessary
that some nep drran0emen. should be entered into
between the two governments and his noble friends
might rely upon hor Maestys government do all that
in their power for tho suppression Of tho slave
| trade.
THE MEDIATION PoLrcY IN THE HOUSE OF CON-
/ MONS.
In the House Of Commons the 18th OF June Mr.
HopwooD asked the First Lord OF the Treasury
her Majsstys government and the government France
Conederaes and IL their friendly offices were not ac-
ccpted whether they would be prepared to recognize
| the Southern confsderacys
Lord PALMERsroN-Her Majcstys government have
received no communication from the government OF
Franco upon the subject OF nediaton and hare at
present. intention Of Offering mediation betw cen the
| two contending parties. Hear hear.
| GENERAL BUrLER'S PROCLAMATION BEFORE THE
| BRITISH PEOPLE.
| In the House OF Commons the same night Sir J.
WALSH rose to ask the Under Secretary OF State for
Foreign Affairs whether her Majestys government had
tnarfse
ton attributed t. General Butter, the Military tovernor
OF New Or cans menacng the women OF that city with
the most degrading treatment las punishment for any
mark OF dsrespect offered 10 officer soldier of the
United States army, and II whether her Majesty
government mad deemed IL right to demonstrate with the
American governments against the issue o. such an
order lie said hat when he placed Tho notice on this
should receive would be that the proclamation in
question was only one OF those jatgicdtions
which had been so ngeniously circulated during the
American war for II appeared to him Incredible that
a military officer, bearing high commission, and
invested with responsible command in the service
| of great Power, should have. placed his name
TO a document which must entail much oAoauy
(Hear hear But he could not fail 20 observe from the
journals Of that morning aud from leer written by
the generally New York correspondent Of the
London Tmes that this had been long ani eagerly
canyassed az New York that lad exciie Great atlen
ton, and there universally believed and he regret.
ted to add that there report inmation any
formal contradiction Reputation Of the the part
of the government or the United states (fiear hear
Under these circumstances tho hope he had
considerably weakened, but he still INDUCED the
|
would by his reply be enabled alay the deep ndig.
nant eeng which pervaded all classes this country
At the announcement Of so extraordinary proclana-
tion, utterly repugnan toi the spirit of the nnOieeh
century aud to the usages q civilized (Iear) In
the few observations lie desrous Of making he should
refrain from entering INTO the mcrs Of the great con
test raging the other side Of the Atlantic. III
House they had hitherto maintained impartial and let
neutrality and had exhibited pru lent aud reserve
but il necessary that he should make the observa
on that In that unhappy civil appeared, az all
accounts agreed in stating that wherever the Northern
were nm f,rrntI-
received invaders and there yel rdeac. u ne
eriSne f any parry or frdftton Of PARTY, Of any
indiriudt scarcely, who entgttined ne eceSsionist
Sdtes ohr fe inc~thdn Moss of ~ Bi3a Ge ned ho.
dlity 70 ne Northern Sdtss or Am 7od would appear
that such feeling universal and that the southern
men, rightly wrongly, identified ther with the
sacred cause OF Independence and liberty and with love
Of copntry It not wonderful then that
the Southern States Of America the should par.
! take OF the sentiments which their fathers, hGs.