Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-19

FROM THE NORTH REPORTED OFFER OF MEDIA
TON F2oM NAPOLEON-THE fTEANEns FLoRI
DA AND ALABAMA &c, &c.
BICH NoND Feb. I4th, 1852
Northern dates, of the 18th instant received late
last night.
steamer Europa has arrived at halifax 1t is report
81 that she brings proposition from Napoleon offering
mediation between the North and South that both appoint
Commissioners to meet in Montreal Mexico, and
preimnaries for peace. Washington telegram to The
New Yok Express says that reported that Seward
rejected the proposition but The Washington hroa de-
res that there has been any such indication that Gov
eminent, and adds There doubt portion
Of the stating that suspension hosties Is in
Guided in the terms.
The reported rejection caused Gold New York to aI-
vance from l2i to 1853 but subsequently fell l54,.
Strong peace resolutions have been introduced in the
New jersey Legislature proposing appoint commission
Richmond to ascertain whether the Confederate
States will consent to 1eam their adhesion Union
and to recognize the Constitution not what terms
peace be restored. series of vigorous war res
olutions also introduced.
The Florida Nassau the last of Janu
and left the week afterwards She chased thiry
six hours but escaped The Alabama landed one hundred
prisoners at kingston from the Hatera which sunk
She into Kingston repai ard six Yankee
watching for her.
Rappahannock correspondent reports innumerable
sertions 81 1a
Admir- al Porter reports unsuccessful attempt of the
Queen of the West to capture the Confederate steamer
City of Vicksbug He Acknowledges the former with
difficulty destruction. She struck twelve times,
ard had one g0u Ill. IN ulted.
respondent # the CINCINNATI szate says that
large bodies OF s vii b. landel on ,he South side of
Vick,borg and attempt made communication
wish Texas and Louisiana.
ih~ Ese"sHt News From, Paris.-A Remarkable Ar
EIaperor's cxsam.
The following significant article which appears in the
Organ of Louis Napoleon is said to have been written
by the Emperor hmself or at least to have been die
tated in his bureau
CFrom La Nation, Jan. lith.l
The crisis III the elton manufacture is ACQUIRING daily
such proportions ought in France well as else
where to Call upon it the serious meditation OF public.
ists of statesmen end OF Governments.
Like the crisis which results from deficient crop OF
grain, the crisis in cotton does not give hope of
speedy amelioraton, founded the probability Of
better harvest On the contrary, the crisis in cotton
manufacture does not reasonably promise anything but
an aggraVation.
Ga the hand, experience proVes that the supplies
of cotton furnished by India, Egypt and Algeria are
Insufficient and the other it is manifest that the
of material which has made itself felt thus far but
in few places, will not be long in extending itself to
ell the others.
The question of knowing how to give work and life
to the workmen in this great industry places
itself before u.s. therefore, il all that it possesses of &C.
rousness 1t is question for the serious attention of
all friends of humahity and of order
La dedntive, here ore the terms of the problem
No other country than America being able for long
time 10 come to furnish the necessary of cotton
By what reasonable and practicable way may America
be brought to again furnish our supplies ~
We know of but one precedent, to speak the u uth,
which, borrowed from similar situation may De ex.
amined and weighed in connection with this one, and
this precedent is the war waged by England against
China in ls4l to the latter to accept the opium
of India in exchange for tea The English thought,
in the circumstance we recall that justice permit
ted them to re-estabHsh, by military intervention,
traditional commerce. the interruption of which was
highly prejudical to England and to Europe.
It will be admitted without hesitation, that reestao