Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-02-06
THE FOREIGN POLICY UF f;4 NOE,
THe Rrf5ns oT THE EMfRrnn's sIINI:TER aN
"MEnaTI6a''-1HE WAR IL MEXICO ANn The
NEW rlk1rr OF THE u;ITED -T.If-.

TIKI EEf5h0 Ok TIE EMfEfnh "liNlrik' ~
"MEI.TIGa''- WAR IL MEXICO AHD rhs
NEW rlKlfr or THE U;'rTED sT'If"
IGroa Gssu4n.'s hIcsssnsr len. Il
rns rrenri, ro7s,narlt II rxr:ntioa nt TIE
ruicIlaa II tlnyembsr "a, lGGIi, I"Eu!atlv lay"
bnlrrn tht ,lasmhers 81 the cJhih"n"rmisilt
of ths aeqsinn the vari0ua d6cnmcntH which
reiafa To hs evantn Of lle preceding year
in sll the branches Of 1he administration, and
it Is on thoss papers that 10 bsssd the diacna'
sion which precedes the vote IN the ajdte IS.
Without prejudice to questioua ni internal pol
icy,which will have their turn. VIZ have cUnsldt
cred thatthe diplomatic document. contained
in what is called the llrrej ejaune,and which vii!
most problhly hs distributed ,lis dsy to the
n.smbers, would moro particularly iatsrrsl
our resdsra; and in coIp.squencs va extract
froh rt,s general report, addrcsends to TIE
Emperor by the Minister Ut To,risu Affair."
the surnma=y Of ell the imr,,Ttsrt -,lTctftrnlIs
which relate 10 tho policy III France in th+
United States and Mexico.
The USIrkn STATES, THE M ocEApk Arp MEDIATION
The year just ended has unfortunately PRO
duGcd Nc solution of The crisis through Thic'l
the United States use passing. The strER5ie
is Gait ie,l ou with sltern,tlons Of snCfsSaes
and rcysrsrs which threaten tG h" r'rrncl.
At the ssms tims the sulo,iuss inponeh III,
other countries by Tie Giorkiny ", 81 one q
the most productive Countries IN TIE ror'd,
srs heing multiplied and aggravated. As fer
as we Arc concerned the datrrs, i:lt ~ nnr
cotton Industry is we'll known.
The Empsror's government, therefore,
"a t,h:d with increasing solicituda the :riIfN
OF the events which had slssa'lY attrsclei ia
serOus sttention during the past yeu. IT
was especially anxious 70 c1ncilisto the
maintenance nfa friendly neut, Hlity with The
dnly nf projecting its owr countryhem
which avery day become. more in ps atiTe.
It has not neglected any one 1T ~ Epo'-
unitis, mhirh authorised ii +, erptuin rs
opinions 10 the Federal yoarrn0.sit IN The GaH'
gers md difficulties Of The situation; "'t
while rpeakiug with all s;nrstily ii WAS ere.
fnl Ia civ. its observations in The most tr,s.diI
form, AID il is happy /" say that iilil i9stlc"
has beer d"nv - lt3 sentiments nj Wash
ington. Af0er haYii'g, Til quite rscrntiy,
confined its conmnn:csl'nTG With III" Federal
government 70 lind n coaJi',.'.a| s+chaHo Of
ct idsGs, cil cnniatailr-s :Iducal Il III 's'sve
thst tho moment W.. c,Hnn to tIY hrlu
dsri.sd step.
X thought thEt sftef no Yr='a =! -; liz
h,ituIls q struggle, tho ssss:h s'scn military
oper1ti6ns are q necessity su5rend'd could
not TO suffered tn tass without hnTus effort 10
,Hrn it to the advantage of r"acB Aiii c'.'ii-
prGInse.
Ths Fmpsr"t g government :cGs ls2;T"vs m1'
10 act alone. 1t therefore pTopoasd to thu Rus
sian Md English goTsinmsnts To jci'' Il: 10
tnzt they might t6sethar bring about Nh
arnr,tice Of six months between the Federal
government uud the Ooniedsrste5 itns South
The answer Of the two Courts is nlrtafy
known. While declaring tnst they shared
tts feeling which had lad us 20 InsSn tkd
prnr1asl, they declined coming 10 tho nnisi
standing suFgeasd.
va certainly regrattad thia DISCRIMINATION
hut We wera :ansciouH Gi Lsv.ng obcy7d iia
dictates Of humanity sna snur.d poli.y. w
sre convinced that our PROPOSAL, presented
collectively, might have contribute dto .preren
useless hloodshsd, and to hasten 'hs rt'"s7!
of reconciliation, the conditions Of 1rtich iccrt
Of course to be2eft entirely to The jI'ss chnfc:
cf the bslligerents.
There is eyidently'I0 snficieHt crnnni ~
us to, TcsnEa alone the initiatiTe Of prcl-:i
which, ks We thought from Tho irn', GIzhi u
be undertaken with thr cOncu.ien ente ii "'li
allies; but qre hare taken care ID is: b'
knowu at WashingtGn That tae acSTe quite
ready, if ii should be desired, 10 .facittfat
either alone or collectively, in any torm thai
might b. indicated, the rork Of peace il
1rkich sre had arished Great Rriti1n aEd RUs.
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