The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-11-24
FROM EUROPE.


The following extracts are from the Paris cor
respondent of the New York World:
There s au important movement on foot to iu-
duce the Pope to come out With bull, ON edict
or some sort Of a pToREBeismeRto, the object Of
which shall be to turn the tide OF Irish emigration
FROM the United States to Mexico. 10 the for
mer country they are used as food for powder; in
the latter they will be promised free farms. ex-
emption from taxation for certain stipulated Pc
rod; aud they will also receive Ehe especial biass
ing OF the Pope Tor giving preference 10 the land
OF the church. Already the Mexican emigration
fever is becoming an epidemic. The last steamer
that left st. Nazaire for Vera Cruz took out 625
passengers, aud refused, for want Of room, almost
as many more
A London paper confirms the statement that the
French Government hso Withdrawn It's permission
to prosecute work the iron-clads for the Con-
federacy. Furnishing cannon hnd munitions Of
war is also prohibited.
A French gentleman has visited Chattanooga,
Charleston aud Richmond since the defeat Of Ros-
encranz. The accounts he brings Of the general
condition Of things in the South exceedingly
encouraging TO the rebel cause. He says Bragg's
army is the largest aud fuest body of men in the
world that Charleston is impregnable, aud Rich
mond jubilant This gentleman passed through
New York, aud represents the people of Gotham
as utterly blind to disagreeable facts, aud says that
they will believe nothing that is not favorable to
the unholy work OF subjugation.
The European press treats President Lincolus
call for thanksgiving as blasphemous irony.
Our FOREIGN RELATIoNs.-The news from
Europe brings intelligence of the seizure Of our
war vessels building in France, and states that
they were seized ION remonstrances made 10 Napo-
leon by MIR Dayton, the yankee Minister to the
French government.
This act, following closely that Of the Brit.
ish Government, is evidently the result of somo
secret arrangement between the two countries
either favorable or unfavorable to the South. That
Napoleon would be Influenced by threats of tho
Cpited States we do not believe; his action, there
FORE in seizug the iron -clads must have been for
purposes Of policy.
We said above that this last movement on the
part of Napoleon is evidently some preconceTted
arrangement between France and England. Let
US see in what manner, with what object this
arrangement was made. Is il for the purpose Of
testing whether the building OF lhese vessels are
violation of neutrality, and il the decide IL
is not, is this arrangement for the purpose of sct.
ing together, should the United States declare
against them on the release Of the vessels?
But contrary object might prompt the Empe-
ror, and still be tiotive Of policy. The Yankee
Government might have recently guaranteed TO
him that Mexico should not be disturbed, if be
would withdraw NIL that moral support aud recog-
milton that he has heretofore granted US. A guar
antee of this kind is all the French ruler desires
He does not care one straw for the Confederacy,
but as motives of policy demsud.
That there is something beneath the action or
the French Emperor, is apparent Whatever il
may be, good or bad, it should only teach us that
the friendship Of European monorchies only
rendered while il suits their purpose. The mo-
ment another and safer way can be found to per-
form their plans, that moment friendship ceases,
and the party heretofore befrierded 10 Thought no
more of than the meanest subject 10 the Kingdom.
Time will no doubt develope the cause of our war
vessels being seized in France; at present we can
only look on patiently aud see, under the masks Of
neutrality honor abandoned aud justice perverted
to suit the ends of thUse who claim TO act With i'm
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