The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-18
4ashrilIe atnina.
speech OF Hon. charles sumner, on
our FOrsIgn Relations.

United States Senate, the public will
read with interest his views in reference
to the danger to be apprehonded from
France, as given in his late elaborate
speech at the Cooper Institute,
pERn.s FROM FRANCE.
II we cross the channel into France
we shall not be encouraged much. And
yet the Emperor, though acting habitual-
ly in concert with the British Cabinet,
has not intermeddled so illogically or
dlsp played a temper of so little intorna-
tional amiability. The correspondence
under his direction, even at the most
critical moments, leaves little to be de-
sired In respect OF form. Nor has there
been single blockade runner under the
French lag nor a single pirate ship
from French port. But in spite of these
things 1t is too apparent that the Empe-
ror has taken sides against us in at least
four important public acts--positivelv,
plainly, Otfensively. The Duke de Choi-
seul, Prime Minister of France, was ia.
miliarly addressed by Frederick the
! Great as "the Ooachmsa of Earope"-a
title which belongs now TO Louis Nspo-
leon. But he must not try to be COACH
man of America"
Following the example of England,
Napoleon has acknowledged the rebel
slavemongers as ocean belligerents, so
that with the sanction of France, our
ancient ally, their pirate ships, although
without single open port which they
can call their own, enjoy a complete i'm
munity as lawful cruisers, while all who
sympathise with them may furnish sup
plies and munitions of war. This fatal
concession was aggravated by the con-
currenGe of the two great Powers. But
God be praised, their joint object, though
capable Of giving a brief vitality to
slavery on pirate decks, will be impo-
tent 10 confirm this intolerable preten
sion.
Sinister events are not alone, and this
recognition of slavery was followed by
an expedition of France, in concurrence
with England and Spain, against our
neighbor republic, Mexico. The two
latter Powers, with becoming wisdom
very soon withdrew; but the Emperor
did not hesitate TO eater upon an inya-
sion. A French fleet with an unmatched
iron -clad, the consummate product oi
French naval art, is now at Vera Cruz
and the French army, after q siege, has
stormed Puebla and entered the famous
capital. This far-reaching enterprise
was originally said to be a sort of pro-
cess, served by general, for be recovery
of outstanding debts due TO French citi-
zens. But the Emperor in mystic let
ter TO General Forey gave to it another
character. He proposed nothing less
than the restoration of the Latin race on
this side of the Atlantic, and more thar
intimates that the United States must bC
restrained in power and influence OVel
the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic
And now the AFchduke Macmillan Of
Austria has been proclaimed Emperor oI
Mexico under the protection of France
IL is obvious that this imperial invasion
though not openly directed against us
would not have been made if our con.
vulsions had not left the door of the con.
tinent ajar, 80 that foreign powers may
now bravely enter in. And it is more OBJ
vious that this attempt to plant a thron,
by our side would shave died before il
saw the light" had it not been supposed
that the rebel slavemongers were about Il
triumph. Plainly the whole transaction
is connected with our affairs, and know
not If it may not be a stepping stone t,
some actual participation in the widening
circle of the war. But il can be littl
more than transient experiment fo
who can doubt that this imperial exotic
planted by foreign care and propped by
foreign bayonets, will disappear befOr,
the ascending glory of the republic.
This enterprise of war was followed
by en- enterprise of diplomacy not les
hardy. The Emperor, not content witt
, stirring against Us the Gulf of Mexico
the Antilles and the Latin Race, entore,
upon o werk of a different character. III
invited England and Russia to unite il
rendering to the two belligerents (sucI
, is the equal designation of our republi
and the embryo slave -monger mOckery
their joint mediation to procure "an ar
mistice for six months, during which eve
, ry act OF war, direct or indirect, shoul'
! Professionally cease on sea as well as o.
land, TO be renewed if necessary for
, further period" The Cabinets of Eng
land and Russia, better inspired, declin
ed the invitation, which looked 10 littl
short of recognition itself Under th
armistio proposed all our vast operation
must have been suspended--the blookAd
itself must have ceased-While the rebJ
! ports were opened on the one side
unlimited imports Of supplies and mill
. tary stores, and on the other side 10 un
. limited exports Of cotton. Trade for
4. time would have been legAlized in thes
ports, and slavery would have lifted il
grinning front before the civilized worlC
Not disheartened by this failure, th
Emperor alone pushed forward his diplo
, mAtice enterprise against us, rs he ha,
alone, pushed forward his military enter
prise against Mexico, and he proposed
our government the unsupported media
5 tion Of France. His offer was prompt
rel jected by the President Congress b.
solemn resolutions, adopted by bot
l. houses with singular unanimity, an
communicated since 10 all foreign govern
20 ments announced that such propoaitio
could be attributed only "to a misundeT
standing Of the real character OF the wa
a in which the republic is engaged, an
a that il was in its nature 80 far iDlurior
10 the national interests that Oongrel
would be obliged TO consider its repet
zion an unfriendly act" This.is stron
language, but IL frankly states the trJ
.a,,ti,r ,f onr countrV AuV such Ofie