Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-03-11
Our Foreign Observation-Disclosures Against
Foreign Intervention and Mediation.

" ashington, Feb. 28-The closing hours
OF Congress are marked " ith most impor>
tant documents on the foreign policy oil
n government 80 relates To the iuterv q
ton question. The Senate Committee on
toreig0 Relations have had under consid-
seratlon during all OF the present week
SERIES Of concurrent resolutions on the
subject OF mediation, which Lave just been
unanimously reported TOR adoption by
Congress. What is remarkable il, thar
they reflect the harmonious views +
Messrs. Sumner, Davis of KY, Foster,
Henderson of Mo-, Wiimot, Hicks, of Md,
and Doohttie - republicans OF various
shades OF Congress onal opiaion. These
resolQ ions are based on TIE late CORES
poBdence with France.
The preamble sets forth the reception OF
The proposition of mediation from Franco,
ana says that, as the idea of intervention
may be regarded as practicable by foreign
governments, they may be led TO proceed
lDgs tending Co einbarrass friendly reia-
tons. 1t is consequently the dut9 of Con
gre1s to prevent misunderstanding by ii
declati"n OF opinion.
The first resolution declares, that while
Congress has accepted for. igb mediation
on international questions, 1t cannot re-
ceive it from toreign powers in arreetiug
domestic troubles. and will regard a pro
position OF foreign Intervention as uu-eas-
enable and inadmlssibe
The second resolution sets forth that
The United States Is graphing with re
6eiiion which Is seeking the destruction of
the Republic, to erect new power whose
corner stone shall be slavery and that
foreign interference can but aid this under
taking, and viii consequently be looked
upon 10y us as an untriendiy act
The third resolution asserts that the re-
belIion was encouraged by the hope that
cotton Was king; aud that, if it is not sus
tanned by this hope, 1t must yield 10 the
auti4"rity or the national government Ii
Is the duty OF foreign governn nts to
frankly inform the ellie of the rebellion
that their attempts TO found new gov
ernment, with slavery as its corner stone,
Is offensive TO civilization and the moral
sense OF mankind.
The fourth resolution expresses conf
dence in the justice of the cause Of the
United States, which is that of good gov
ernment aud human rights, and announces
that The War will be vigorously prosecuted.
The flfth and last uf these resolutions
directs the transmission of these resolu-
lions to Ministers OF the l nited States In
foreign countries, that the Ieciara ions g1d
protests set fortb, may be communicated
oy ihetn 20 the governments to which they
are accredi ed.
* The Void Comprehend orean)
bas a new grievance. Senator CHANDLER,
OF Michigan, recently said in th- Senate:
= A reoe has sacrificed al. his rights.-
IA rfC 10
plDess. Even lite was boon to h,sa"
The World calls this worthy of = hyena.
ii hyens could talk. Yet, By the Con-
sritu,ion, every rebel has forfeited bis
right TO life, and Sen. CHANDLRR only re-
peated that portion of the Consultations 10
9 little different language. He did not ssy
| he was in favo- of executing all rebels, bu;
he did say thst if they wsre exempted
! from execution il was rs q taon not as q
right. How delicately sensitive copper.
heads have grown in regard to the penal
ties OF treason.
The census OF 1860 gives the whole
real AID personal properly OF the 10y q
aud rebel States as follows:
Loyal states ...$io,sle 44a,s&1
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