The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-08

Lord Lyons IN C6nncii with ia
NeNV.AOrk Dem ocracY.


The British Envoy at Washington has
EitheriO had credit for a forbesrance aud
.imparliality with regard to our internal
quarrel whereof Earl Russell has seen fit
suddenly to disrobe him. A dispatch,
written by Lord Lyons TO the Minister o {
Foreign Affairs onthe 18th Of last No
vcmbsr ION the heel Of the Democratic
triumphs in this and other States) gives
an edifying account OF a visit by Lord h..
TO this city on the 9Th, and Of certain re-
markable conferences had by him here
with certain persons whom he character
izes as p" the conservative leaders" lie
found those leaders 'exuling" over
their freshly won triumph, aud says:srft
"They seemed TO be persuaded that
the result Of the elections would be sc-
cepied bv the President as declaration
of,he will of the people; that he would
increase the moderate aud conservative
eiement in the Cabinet: that he would
seek 10 terminate The war, not TO push il
TO extremity; that he would endeavOr to
effect reconciliation with the people of
the South, and renOunce the idea Of sub
jugaIing or exterminatirg them"
Lord LYONS proceeds:
- fOn the following morning, howeye',
Intelligence arrived from Washington
Which dashed the rising hopes of the
Conservatives. 1t was announced that
Gen. Mcclellan had been dismissed irDm
fhe command Of the Army of the Poto
mac, and ordered to repair to his home;
that he bad, in fact, been removed alto
geiher from active service. The General
had been regarded as the representative
of conservative principles in the army.
Support Of him had been made one of
the articles of the conservative electoral
programme. His Dismissal was taken
as sign that the President had thrown
himself entirely into the arms of the ex-
irene radical party, and that the attempt
to carry out the policy of that party
would be persisted 10. The irritation Of
the Conservatives at New York was GER
tainly very great; IL seemed, however,
TO be not unmixed with CONSERVATION
and dependency -a .-I
SeCerai of the leaders of he Democratic
pa,ty s1ugh interviews ,oih me, bath Get0re
and after the arrivak Of lie intelligence of
G.s1 IL CieiIan's dismissal The subject
uppermpst in their minds while they
were speaking 10 me was naturally that
# foreign mediation between The North
and Che South. Many OF them ,eom-
edto think that this mediation must come
at last, but they appeared to be very
much afraid of its coming too soon. 1t
was evident that they apprehended that
premature proposal of foreign interven-
lion would aft nd the Radical party a
mans Of revivpg The violent war spirit,
and Of thus defeating ihe peaceful plans
of the Conservatives. Theypppeared to
regard the present moment as peculiarly
unlayorable Tor such ap offer, and, indeed,
70 hold it would be essential TO the sue
cess OF any proposal from abroad that It
should be deferred until the control of
the Executive Government shOu, be 10
the hands OF the Cons ryattse pa ~.
~ gave no opinioR CA the subject. /
did not say whether or ho 1 myself
thought foreign intervention probable or
advisable; but listened with attention
20 the accounts given me of the plans
aud hopes of the Conservative party.
j AT the bottom, | thought perceived dc
size 10 pat an End 20 the S0ar, epen at he risk
Of losing tie South m States altogether; but
it s0ds plain that 10 paS not G50HgM prudent
20 apot0 his desire Indeed, soale hints Oft
d,oppea Lejore the eleCtis,s tpsye so U-receiUed
6iat strong dec'aratioa'n de contrary sense
leas deemed nsces'agyIg he Democratic kad-
crs. a. md
"Atthe present moment, therefore, the
chiefs of the Conservative party call
lyudly Tor more vigorous prosecution Of
The war, and reptoaoh the GoveFnm Mt
with slackness AZ we'll az with want of
success in its military measures. But
they repudiate all idea oflnterfering with
the institutions Of the Southern people,
or of waging a war of subjusa ion or ex-
Termination. They maintain that the
object OF the military operations should
be 10 place the North in position TO de.
mand an armistice with honor and with
effect. The armisfice Should (they
hold) be follow ed by Canvenlion, in
which such changes Of he Constellation
should Be proposed as VOu 4 give he South
ample security on The subject Of ITS STA Q
property, aud would enable the Nor h
aud The South TO Ieuuiie and 20
live together in peace and harmony. The
Conservatives profess 10 think that the
South might be induced lp take part in
such convention, aud that a restoration
Of the Union would be the result. The
more sagacious members of the party
must however, look upon the proposal OF
CONVENTION merely as last experiment
TO test the possibility Of reunion. Thoy
are, no DOUBT, well aware that tho more
probable consequence Of an armiStIcs w0uld Ls
tas establishment Of SoutAcyn independence,
but they perceive that ii the South is so
utterly alienated thatnopOssible conoes.
sions will induce il 10 return 70 unfairly
20 the Union, IL is wiser toagree TO sepa-
ration than to prosecute cruel aud
hopeless war.
1T is with reference 10 such an armtsI
tioe as they desire 10 attain that The
lea drrs Ot the Conservative party regard
the question Of iorrisn mediation. They
thiAk that the oh,r0i mediation, 1t made
to radical Administration, would be
rejected that # made AZ an unp op,tiOus
moment Il might Increase the yiralenee
with which the war Is prosecuted, IL
their own party were Ia power or yiftu-
al y controlled The Administration, they
would rather il possible, obtain an ar
mislice without the aid offortigO Gov
ernm ents but ,hey would be disposed
10 accept an offer OF mediation il 10 APP
peAftd 70 be the ouly means u putting
. stop 10 hostili les. They would desire
that the offer should come from the Great
Powers OF Europe conjoinlly, aud in par
ticular that as little prominence a. pOssi-
bic should DO given 10 Great Britain"