New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-11
THE GREAT UNION VICTORIES I'M
FRANCE

IKE lNGON VyCTGE-Ra
FRANCE.
The Journals of France do not generally nav 30
much attention TO our affairs as the English. AT
present the Polish question and Mexico seem
to have absorbed the Frenchman's interest in
foreign affairs to such degree, as to push
the American question altogether into the
background Whatever may have been thought
in the past about the possibility of complca.
tons between France and the United States,
no such consideration is entertained at present;
otherwise the press, the exchange, and public
opinion in general, would not observe, respect
ing this question, an absolute silence.
Of course, events of so much Importance a.
the successes of eur armies at Gettysburg aud
Yicksburg do not pass unnoticed. Every paper
10 Europe has at least few words to say about
them, and the French among the rest. And
the manner in which they relate them or CON-
ment upon them, is very significant, for 1t re-
veals 70 us anew, where in France we have to
look for sympathy with our cause and where
for hostile sentiments
1t was, of course, to be expected that alter
the Emperor had broken bis long silence, and
openly expressed bis disbelief in restoration
of the Union, and his readiness to aid In
bringing about the recognition, if not the inde-
pendence, of the Southern COnfederacy, al
the Imperialist papers would be more openly
than ever before, on the Rebel side. They
show this again in their remarks on the two
great Union successes, by endeayoring to put
upon the news q construction, the most favor.
able to the Rebels. Thus the Constitutional,
the same semi-oflicial paper which about
year ago so strongly advocated the scheme OF
French Intervention, dismisses the fall of Vicks-
burg with the remark that Z" it was not IN
expected as Pemberton announced in bis last
report, that he could only hold out ten days."
The organs of the Liberal party. on the
other hand point out with more OF less graft
fcaton the important bearing Of the Union
successes upon the issue Of the war, and DO
not conceal their JOY at the victory of the right
cause. First among these is the Temps, the
youngest OF the Liberal organs, but already
second TO none in point Of ability, and In the
discussion Of international questions exceeding
all, 10 the noble slbordination Of the French
standpoint to cosmopolitan principles of abso-
Lutte truth and righteousness. IL says:
1--WE have been right then. all along in dsbeeving tho
prophets evil who kept announcing the approaching DISCO
luton Of tho American Republic IL ell come f0rth frt'
urpsn, from all it, trial.tsia which have been pro-
oused Nj Seward justly by the Rebel hope OF for'
sixn intervention And the Washington Government will
.h-s retain forever ipershabe honor Of having freed
whole race Of rom bondage Of having carried on
fearful var and despssd the impoeat nwih Of the great
Powers Of Europe all this whou, sufocsng freedom
q, hon BY dictatorship"
/ The Steele, after giving clear and grapbic
statement Of the National victories, adds:
" Let US hope that the whole campaign will be 80
decisive as to put an end to the Shareholders Re-
beon." The Opinion Rationale, the organ OF
Prince Napoleon, calls the attention OF its
readers to " the immense importance OF the VIC
tories at Getty sburg and Vicksburg." The Jour
nal des DebGts, which has less prediction than
the other journals mentioned for democratic
progress and for the political institutions of the
United States expects that the opening of the
Mississippi and the compulsory retreat of Leo
across the Potomac, are likely to have deci'
siye influence on the issue of the war;
/ In conclusion, We must not forget to men.
! ton the attitude of two papers which, though
to Il different degree, are supposed to express
on international questions the views OF the
Russian Goyernment-the NOrd OF Paris and
/ hdtpendanee Beige Of Brussels. Both have
been answering advocates OF the justice Of
our cause aud, like all the Liberal papers Of
France, they view and represent the war as
rebellion OF tho Slave Power against the egt-
innate authority of the United States. Both
look upon the recent events as decisive Of the
war.
The French papers which are on our side
are in general much more confident as TO our
final success than the same class of English
papers. OF the latter, even if they had a.
ways shown themselves uncompromlslng oppo-
ponents of the Slave Power, not few have
felt and expressed strong doubts as to our
ability to restore the Union by force OF arms.
The French papers, as our extracts will show
have now little or no doubt left as TO this
point, and they hail with unconcealed dehghs
the prospect of the Slave Power being over
powered and subdued.