The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-08
IMPORTANT FROM EUROPE.

A"4 OnA AN NJ III ECU hoEE
We extract the following sketch of an important
debate ia the English Parliament from the Rich
mond Enquirer of the 2Sth ultimo, taken from
the Philadelphia Inquirer, of the 18th:
In the House of Lords, on the 18th, Earl Car
narvon called attention to Gen. Buffers proclama
ton, relative to the ladies of New Orleans. He
condemned it in severe terms, as without proceed
ent In the annals of war, and asked if the Govern
ment had information of its authenticity, and if it
had protested against it. lie also asked if there
was any truth in the rumors of the mediation of
France and England. The success of such media
ton would depend greatly upon the manner in
which, and the time at which, it offered; but
he trusted the Government was in position to
give the subject favorable consideration.
Earl Russell hoped the American Government
would for its own sake, refuse its sanction to it
and disaVow it-(the Butler proclamation.) The
| proclamation was important to the whole world
The usases of war should not be aggravated by
proclamations of this character He thought such
proclamation, addressed to force which had
just captured hostile city, was likely to lead to
great brutality lie thought there was no de-
fence for this proclamation.
Sir J. Walsh denounced the proclamation as re-
pugnant to the feelings of the nineteenth century
Lord Palmerston thought that no man could
read the proclamation without feelings Of tue
deepest Indignation. (Checrs) 1t was pro-
| clamaton to which he did not scruple to attach
the epthet Of infamous. (Cheers.) An English
man must blush to think such an act had been
committed by a man belonging to the Anglo Sax
on race. If it had sprung from some barbarous
people not within the pale Of civilization, one
might have regretted it, but would not have been
surprised But that such order should have
been issued by soldier-by man who had rails
ed himself to the rank Of General-was subject
not less of establishment than pain.
Mr. Gregory deprecated any fussing or meGdling
interference with the affairs Of foreign States and
entirely disapproved Of the homies which were
being continually read to foreign powers by Her
Majesty's Government This, however, was an
exceptional case A proclamation had been issued
by a General of the United States repugnant to
decency, civilization and humanity which was to
to be put in force against people to whom we
were connected by every tie of family, language
and religion. 1t was the duty of the Government
to protest against such proclamation and ap-
peal to the moral sense Of the world against out
rage wicked, so inexcusable, and so useless.
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News .
says it is affirmed that France had determined to
ask England to join in mediation, which would be |
refused justat this juncture
Other correspondents speak rs if France was
already assured of the cooperation of England in
her schemes for Intervention. 1t says that after
two discussions in the French Ministerial Coun-
ellis, one of which held yesterday, within
few hours of the Emperor's departure for Fontain-
bleau mediation resolved upon, and that SIM
infamous propositions should be made by England
and France at Richmond and Washington, and
that, IN case OF their REFUSAL either by the North
or South, tie tr0 pO0ers wW impose peace upon
the bcNig"rcmts by force OF arms
The New York Herald, in long article CON-
mentng on the above, concludes as follows:
The real meaning Of the mock humanity of
n nd no IL !
men, is, that they desire to infame the public
mind of England and all Europe against the Uni
ted States, and to prepare the way for that inter
vention which Earl Russell intmates is only a
question of time the part of the British Govern
ment. The London Post, its organ, says "the
dtlcultles IN the way of the reconstruction of the
American Union i,surmountable." The Lon
don Herald, organ Of the opposition, asks, GLOW .
long Is America to be INDUCED and Europe to
endure?" The Paris correspondent of some of the
English papers assert that 'Napoleon is assured of
The cooperation of I'm gland in his schemes of in
erventlon IN the United Staes that mediation has
been resolved upon; that simultaneous propositions
will be made by England and France at Richmond
and " ashngton, and that in Of REFUSAL either
by the North or South, the two powers will i'm
pose peace on the belligerents by force of arms
But we rather think, as intimated by Earl Russell
and by the Manchester Guardian, that the pro-
era nme is to let France, for the present. 90 for
ward alone, in the case of Mexico, and that if
necessary England and Spain will come to her rescue
The London Times regards the defeat of Banks
'y Jackson as a most important result for the
Ionfederates, on account Of the lesson it teaches
he North, in showing that they must make efforts
greater than any they have put forth, in order to
estore single Border State to the Union 1t
lso states that the attempt at subjugation of the
south grows more and more Hppracticable
LATEST FROM EUROPE.
The Richmond Examiner of July 4th says that
learns from a reliable source that our Ministers
n Europe have sent recent dispatches giving as &
uranee that the Confederacy will be early recoe s
ized Mr. Slidell has indicated prospect of re- c
ognition by France. Il
DROWNED.-Miss LIDDIA LANE was drowned ~
n South River last Saturday, while attempting to g
ross The fat had not been secured to the bank "
nd when the wheels of the buggy struck it it was
riven out into the stream The bank was steep,
nd the water deep. The weight of the buggy
rev the horse out Of the fat aud in the confusion
hch ensued upon seeing a lady sinking, and a
orse laundering in the water persons in the fiat
ho might have saved the lady lost stheir pre- II
,nce of mind and she v.o drownod le