Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-02-12

"But il is impose ble to dssmuste that no Government
eaD remain iuaeaitty deaf to the complaints arising
around it, when ttese complaints are the echo OF the gen.
oral sentiment of the Country Now III easy TO per
ceiye says he minister that the necessity OF solution
OF the American conct appears each day more pressing
while at the time the cearest mlnds OF Europe tend
more and to doubt the possibility OF re-estabsh'
ment of the Union upon lis former condition. II
would be To suppose that an uniaVerabe spirit
(ua sentiment peu benoeant towards the Federal Gov
ernmeDt at all Induces this opinion. No desires sepa
ration, but convinced that is inevitable it is desirable
should be made under relations the most favorable
to Tho Interior relations Of the two States to which it will
| give birth"
This despatch in which NJ Tbouvenel gave bis cearest
impres the issue of the war; met by anothet
despatch rom NJ eMercsr, dated the 18th Of the same
mouth, in which the writer does not think it piece Of
temeny suppose that the hour Of peace wny not be
very far o comparing the arrangements then existing
with those the present year and he asks whether this
is not the moment when Europ mediation would be
great good, and supported by public opinionf"
The Imperial Government, however, did believe that
the suspicious moment hal arrived, and on the 18th OF
Sept t.mber 1862, NJ Tbouvene asked NJ Mercer to ga
ther together all the information he could this matter
Later IN despatch dated November g. and sgued not by
Ibouvsne but BY M Drouyn de Huys this latter gives
to M Mercier confidential copy OF the communication
which he had just addressed to London and St Peters
burgh adding that he bad doubts to the benefit to
he United states of moderately long armis:ice (une
Tepe de quetque dure and that he had ut least the
cation il ancablo efforts OF the two great Powers
which believe to be towards the United States anima
| ed BY feelings as friendly own"
Nevertheless, M. Mercer wrote the 10Th OF Novem-
Der that the then recent elections indicated change OF
opinion diversity OF aspirations, but seemed to be
denively and above all in their practical consequences
altogether in opposition to the to the end M Mer.
cer then believes it opportune for the French Govern
ment to prepare to take concatory steps, which
might aid in the roestablishment of peace Eight days
later-the 18th of November-be eaid the suo-
ect that the essential point to be attained by mediator
to prevent the renewal of hostes in the spring be-
cause, campaign should be then begun, It would
be very difficult to IL aud the culture of cotton, te
ginning in March would be abandoned that it would be
| difficult to say when 1t would be ever resumed.
But on exactly the day. November 18Th, Nj DrouyD
de Huys announced TO M Mercer the refusal OF Eng
land and Russia unite in the effort made by the French
Government, unknown to its minister at Washington,
though in confo omity with his Known views M. Drouy
de l. uys that owing to the refusal Of the
other Powers to act 10 the matter France will also abstain
but that we will remsn IN the firm belief that the oter
OF our uLed good offices would have opened perfectly
acceptable way of Fastening the denOuen OF the present
aud do not abandon the hope Of yet seeing Others
enter iDto our views"
The last phase of this diplomacy despatch addressed
from Comp egne, November 90, 1892 by NJ. Drouyn de
LHuys to Mr. Drdyton, who had forwarded him inorma
ton resi- e,ng the two bellgerent parties at the
time expressing The hope that this Information would
modify his opinion regarding the equilibrium of the respec
tive forces of the North aud the South M de Lhuys
cognses the fact that the information calculated to give
good idea OF al the OF the Federal Government
But not the less true, Gays he that
ing the inequality OF numbers and financial means the CON
dtions of the soil and climate to oppose lnvincibe
arguments to the progress of the war" - am pleased
he adds to render homage with you to the courage
evnced by the Americans both sides; but even this
courage, while exciting the admiration of the world is in
this only Instrumental in rendering the more uucer
tain the results Of battles and in pusponng the end Of
this disastrous and bloody war"
The Maister says that the reception by England and
Russia of the proposal of mediation prevents from fol-
loving out the matter but that smcable disposition
towards the Americans remains unchanged