Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-09-17


between Sweden and Poland but the old historian records
that the Swedes suspected him Of seeking to Increase
rather than TO arrange pend difficulties, which was CON
rned by bic appearance shortly afterwards IN the Polish
camp. But Sweden, though often belgerent in those
days. was not always, and in 1872, when war broke
forth between France and England the side and the
Dutch provinces the other lind her prohering q
mediation, which promptly accepted by England who
justly rejected similar prefer which the Elector of Bran
denburg ancestor of the King of Prussia bad the hard
hood To make whs marching at the head of his forces TO
join the Dutch. The English notes this OCCASION
written in what at the time called sufficiently bad
French but in most ineligible terms declared that the
electoral PREFER though under tie pleasant name OF med
aiionpar te d0aI de mediatioa-was in reality
arhitraton and that instead of mediation unarmed aud
disnterested, it a mediation armed, and pledged to
the enemies of England
Such of the earlier instances all of which have
their lesson for But there modern instances
alude only To the triple alliance between Great Britain
Prussia and Holland which, at the close OF the last
tmy successfully interviewed, by mediation which could
not be resisted to compel DeDmarkwhch had sided with
Russia against Swedento remain neutral for the rest of
the then, 1891 to dictate the terms of peace be-
tween Austra and the Porte and lastly, in 1892 to
strain Russia into abandonment of her designs upon the
Turki,h Empire, by the peace of Jassey. On this
the Empress OF Russia, Catharne peremptOrily
fused the mediation OF Prussia and the medatng alliance
made it's approaches through Denmark by whose good
Offices the Empress finally induced to consent to The
treaty. While thus engaged in work Of professe me-
dation, England, the French Ambassador de-
cined proposition TO act mediator between France
and the Allied Powers leaving that world embracing war
mediator but has aso refused to submit to a mediation
This during the last with the United States,
whea Russia al that time the ally Of England pr ered
her mediation between the two beigerens, which was
promptly accepted by the United States Its rejection at
tine time by England, causing the proorgaton OF host-
ties, considered by Sir James Macintosh less JUST
fable mediator Is common friend who counsels
both parties with weight proportoned to their belief In
his Integrity and their Respect for his power but no is
bitraor to whose decision they submit their diff
ferences where award binding them The peace of
un u1pu Mt as
But Engla land has not always been bplfgersnt When
| Andrew jackson menacrd letters of marque against
France account of failure to pay stipulated in
recent treaty with the United States King William w
profered his mediation between the two Powers but
happily the whole question already arranged. 1t APP
pears also that, before with Mexico, the good
Offices of England rendered to the two parties, but
neither was willing to accept them, and war took its
Such instances Of interference in the exter
nal affairs Of nations and since International law Is 10 De
traced IN history, they furnish guide which we cannot
safely neglect especially in view of the ual policy OF
England and France.
INTER, ENTIoN INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
g. But the instances of foreign intervention in the inter
nal affairs Of nation pertinent to the present
casiOn. They numerous end not always harmonious
especially il compare the with the old In the
earlier times such Intervention regarded with repug
But the principle then declared has been sapped
the eide by the conspraces of seeking the
suppression of LIBERAL institutions aud the other side
by generous sympathy breaking forth in support of be
raj Institutions According to the old preeedent OF
which win be found the gossping book Of Wcque-
fort from whence they have been copied by Mr.. Wild
even foreign ntercession prohibited Not even
10 the of charity could ruler speak to another
the domestic Affairs Of bis government Peter King of
Arragcn refused 10 receive embassy from Aphonz0,
King Of CASTLE, entreatng mercy for rebels Charles
TX. Of France, detestsbe monarch, in reply to ambas
sailors Of the Protestant princes of Germany, pleading
for his Protestant subjects nsoenty said that he required
tutors to teach him how rule And yet this
sovereign did not hesitate to ask the Duke Of Savoy to
receive certain subjects into his benign favor and
to restore and reestablish them in their confscated
estates"t In this appeal there double inconsis
ency; for it not only Interference in the affairs Of
another prince but 1t in behalf of Professionals only
few months before the OF st. Bartholomew
Henry ILL., the of Charles and deestable
monarch also, in reply TO the Protestant ambassadors
announced that he was sovereign prince aud ordered
them to leave his domhions Loui, XIII was Of mder
nature and yet when the English ambassador the Earl Of
Carlisle presumed to spesk favor OF the Huguenos
| he declared that interference between tie King of
France and his subjects could be approved The Cardinal
Rcheeu who governed France 30 long, learning that
attempt made 10 procure the tercesscn Of the Pope
stopped 1t by message to his Holiness, that the King
would be dspeased by any such ine ference The Pope
himself another recorded occasion, admitt that it
would be perucious precedent to allow subjec TO
| negotiate terms Of accommodation through foreign
prince On still another occasion, when the King of
France, forgetting his rule inerpOsed in behalf Of
the Barberin family Innocent X declared that he bad
desire interfere IN The affairs Of France he trusted
that bis Majesty would MOI interfere IN his. Queen
| LhristDs Of Sweden merely limiting disposition to
pro-r her coed ces for the settlement Of the unhappy
divisions Of France, told by the Queen Regent that
she might give herself trouble the subject and one
OF her ministers at Stockholm declared that the
lure had been properly rejected Nor the States
General U Holland less sensitive They went
far refuse audience to the Spanish amba sado seek
i il to congratulate them the settlement a domestic
question: aud, when the French ambassador undertook to
plead for the Roman Catholics the States by formal
uti, denounced his nduct Inconsistent with the
peace and constitution Of the Republic all Of which
communicated to bIm by eight deputies, who added by
word Of mouth whatever the resolution seemed to
| in painnrSs Of speech
Nor is England without similar examples Louis Kill
shortly after the marriage Of bis sister Henrietta Maria
with Charles /, nted that the Engl sh ambassador
should uterpose for the French Professionals but when the
French ambassadorn England requested the repeal Of
law against Roman Catholics Charles expressed his sur
prise that the King of France should presume 10 inter
NEEDLE in English affairs. Even late as l7i5, when,
after the battle ot Culoden, the Dutch ambassador in
France induced to address the British Government in
behalf Of Charles Edward the Pretender to the effect
thai il taken he should be treated rebel it re-
ried that this utfce.son greatly resented by the
BRITISH Government which, not content with apology
from the unfortunate official required that he should be
rebuked by HIS Government also Aud this British
testimony with regard to Intervention in civil war, even
when it took the mdest form Of ntercesson for the life Of
prince.
But, in the face of these repulses all these nations at
different times have practced Intervention in every
ricy Of form-sOme'mes by inrrcesOn good Office So
only, sometimes by mediation and often by arms Even
thrse instances attest the inermeddne spirit for wher-
Intervention thus repused it was at least at
tempted.
But there two precedents belonging t. the earlier
peri which deserve To- stand apart only for their his
toFc Importance but for their applicability our times
be bret was the effort Of that powerful minister who,