, 1863-12-01
The United States and the European
CCUKfG4Ns

!. The Washington correspondent Of the "
?. Tribune, under date Of Nov. e5th, says:
F: The ground Of complaint which foreign
governments had, at one time, against us on
account of the war, which so deeply affected
the working classcs Of Europe, and even
sas essse bs9 o4 h FL RSsS S be
side Of: the Atlantic, as bright and serene as
We may wish We might then, as regards
our relations abroad, live with the assurance
that nothing contrary to the policy We pur-
sue viii bc. attempted against us, had not the
European Congress-conyened By the Empe-
roE Of the French, to settle European difficult
ties-rev1Yed the dropping spirits Of the reb-
els, and gave rise to certain feeling Of unea-
sincss among the friends Of the North.
To fully appreciate this, It Is necessary, per-
haps, that you should be enlightened upon
the influences which men Of high standing
sey WI govern The Imperial Congress, The
fore that tribunal all questions which threaten
or interest the peace ond prosperity Of Eu-
rope and of the world; !: In the estimation Of
his friends this Congress- In It's capacity Of rep
resentative Of oil the great national and inter
NATIONAL questions, will attempt to come to
ting to the interests Of all parties concerned,
and to arrive at settlement ofull difficulties,
either ty means Of joint diplomatic action or
by some more energetic remedies.
The Imperial Congress will not, then, be
simply ia meeting Of sovereigns, convened
with the special and only design Of unraYe1-
L. L.: i!:cenfapg1ed skein Of the Polish aues
tion-of wrestling ifom Prussia concessions
calculated to pacify the Polish. people, By
fion and ofcivil government, such as Hunga-
r. enjoys. It will be meeting. as I have
said. In which all the questions interesting
Europe and America will be reviewed and
discussed. ~--
In the greatness and extent Of the subjects
upon Which this Congress Is called to pro-
nounce, rs well as in the fancied importance
they attach to their identity with tie Euro
pcan system, the rebels hayc .placed conf
dcnce which they do not disguise. They
loudly proclaim that the paciacatlon Of North
Americais, in a sense, as essential to the world
rs the settlement of any other question; they
bring Southern statistics to the support Of
to conciliats the commercial and industrial in
terests of Europe. especially among the Ger
mans, who hare suffered perhaps more than
others from our cirfl strife. They are now
getting up, to be introduced before the Euro
Pean Congress, a petition in which the history
of their . struggle g az agai9est the North,
resources Of the: South, he political
necessity of division Of powers, and Of an
equilibrium Of. governments in the New
World, will be set forth with all the force and
c1oquence the desperate representatives Of a
desperate cause can muster. You will proba-
big hear of It more In detail before the open
ing Of the Congress of 8oEereigns which, it
is supposed, will take place In the month Of
January next. ..
need not tell you that-notwithstandin
English opposition and jealonsy-the Imperial
Congress viii be held. It will be held not so
much because Of wish Of the Invited sovcr.
eigns, as On account Of the fears they have Of
thc people who stand behind them, and
among whom the Congress Is the embodi-
ment Of ideas and aspirations which they
have entertained aud promulgated for tho last
half century.