North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1862-11-05
Our Foreign Relations.

The following information" very impor-
tant, if true"-appeared in the New York
EapresS of Monday. We do not believe it !;
but, even if true, we do not think it will have
much, If any, effect in fastening settlement
of our domestic difficulties; in fact 1t will be
tiore likely to have contrary tendency, and
prolong and add to the bitterness of the war;
We give the article for precisely its market
value:
Reliable information has been received in
this city from semi-official sources in Europe.
that England and France are of entire accord
IN regard to their line of conduct towards
this government. Lord Lyons, who was to
have returned TO the United States in the
Australasian, was detained at the last mo-
ment by order of Lord John Russell, (Her
Majesty's Secretary for Foreign Affairs,) to
await further instructions, in consequence of
the Presidents abolition proclamation.
His lordshp's departure was then fixed for
October 25, (last Saturday, and on his arriv-
al at Washington, he will positively inform
Mr.. Seward of the programme decided upon
by the European Powers. Instructions simi-
lar to those of the British Minister will be
forwarded to Count Mercer, the French Min
lster, at Washington, with the same steamer
which will bring the English Minis ter back
to this country.
We are also given to understand that our
government will soon be informed that Eng
land and France hare decided upon the rec
ognition of the S uthern Confederdcy, if the
joint offers of meditation and armistice to be
proposed to Mr. Seward are not accepted
At any rate, this government will be duly
notified of the intentions of England and
France. in this respect, and as these Powers
are fully aware that any offer of meditation
on the basis of separation will not for an in
slant even be listened to by our government;
united endcavors will then be made by all
the European ambassadors in Washington to
obtain an arnistice of four or six months be-
tween North and South
These foreign governments are under the
impression that if once cessation of hostii-
ties can be effected, calmer spirit will sue
ceed, which will enable the two sections to
negotiate. The utmost endeavors will be
made shortly acterLord Lyons'return to Wash
ington, by the whole corps daplomati9ue at
Washington, to bring about such an armis-
tice. Only then, when all these offers of
meditation and armistice shall have proved of
no avail, will the South be recognized stimuli
taneously by England and France.
Aside from the fact that these Powers
would now look upon he South as de fac
TO government, they fear that an insurrecton
of the slaves in the South as a consequence
of the late emancipation proclamation will
take place after the 1st of January-and
hence, IN order to afford protection to their
own citizens residing there, are compelled to
gran: protecting powe to their agents in the
several southern cities, which, as things stand
just now, tn y do not possess. Ann
They fear that the confederate government,
unrecognized as it is, may at any time tell
their cnnsuis in Charleston, Richmond, Sa-
vannah and elsewhere, that there is no d
pomatIc relation existing between the con-
federacy and Europe, and can therefore not
permit them to act in consular capacity
1t is TO guard against such an emergency,
and to afford their own citizens residing IN
the South ample protection under the agis of
their regularly appointed agents, that Eng
land and France will claim the necessity of
recognizing the new confederacy.