New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-13
FROM e U ROP b.
TIE NEW FRENCH NOTE ON MsOlailu"'
PROPOSAL FOB An AIEHICll COScAESS
Purchase Of Rebel Cotton Warrant

rvbs mail, Of the Europa reached ibis city carly
Yesterday morning. Oar foreign Lies, received by
hi, arrival are two days later than those already
ON hand. We give from them detailed accounts Of
the nos, important topics mentioned in the tele-
craphic summary o! the news
IBg NEW FRENCH PROPOSAL FOR MEDIATION.
E,r the payis Co,vesDonsrace IF The london Times Jan e.
The CONSTITUTIONAL of Tuesday, contained en-
article sug Getting that Commissioners delegated by
the FEDERAL Government OF America and by the
Southern States should meet reuiral ground and
corier together, vi bout tost lilies being suspended.
While the armies were cIgGged the delegate, iDSht
deliberate on means TO PUT an end 10 The irairclCai
struggle. They might examine II suecstsica 'he
Questions which have given rise TO th9t elIgOnjry
conflict. They light coCllv consider aen oI then'
Night it rot b. possible tina. tbs painful experience
acquired since the commencement OF the s'rU5t e,
and the disappointed hops Of sseing 1t promptly
coLcluded-.sat thu sight OF q count = formerly 50
fourishiDg and now so desc latt--tha' the mourning
of so ueny families. the ose Of so much wealth,
might cause change an tier opinions.
The commissioners r;ter mature ceheerstlon,
might declare whether ihev considered the separation
indispensabe, they might declare III favor OF t1o
UpOn aud, if 90, declare what conditions IT could
be maintained. TIE voice Of these men wGUid Have
preat authority. The Northern ) aies aud those oil
che South could more calmly estimate the cause vi
their inference They ms hi adY1se mutual eoneeS-
siO9s and oiioet reconciliation so desirable fr the
Interests Of the void.
al,uie to the article of which The foregoing Is
the substance merely 10 sGy that | have reason to
know that Instructions TO 10 same eject lave been
sent out to tie French Minister ct Washngtoni
that the substance Of those instructions was at Tie
same time communicated 10 Ito American Alinistei
IN paris. aud tia. the American Mlhister did not
appear 10 consider them unreasonable uncslled tor
~ fTom tie Nerd IF payi', Jo1 ..
f1fansl0ed for The 7yit,ncl
II Ia said that, week ago, an ofbcia note WEI
sent from tbs Ministry Of Foreign AGe's &
the Government O, W.AaingtOn containing prop
ositioa OF an American Congress, w0ica may SIC
the United States whst ths Congress Of Wes qhaiia
was to Germany during the thirty We rs war. fhe
idea OF tins Congress is said 10 have originated
with NJ. Drouyn Dc Lhuys. recent article II tht
Consttat'o"ae', which Is atirl0ated TO a sem'-oi
fetal source Oevelo ped the siit OF the note Of the
French Goyerument We give this news Win ii
reserve.
THE PRESENT ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN WAR
From IAe 1iass, yso %
We fear that there is nothing III the tono OF the
American people to give az any very eoahasni hops
that the liseies OF tie tallOD arc ~ yet craving
20 I'D end. AL the ordinary motives tat caa 2c'
upon MANKIND have been tried and trio upon them
Ia vaia. The ruin Of fou.isains CONN, roe has
threslenea a peoy lie who used 70 10 considered a.
among those most devoted 10 the acquisition OF
1nouey OF Guy ia ION the lace OF the gioOe; but
ecatreney morbidiy abandant, and the power o
inyt sang it, 20 Aoo 90 Issued, in lucrative Govern
rent Contracts, Or IN u thousand other VAS whitl
the necessity Of this hard Iime points oa eeem tc
have stiAed in the breast oil tie Americans ali anx
Lefty Gs 70 their huances.
The proapect Of ,etaiaing power On the ere side
and the fear Of losing IL by premature and il-rca
ceued DECLARATION OF option On tire other, bav
made the Republicans ra in the Prosecution Of IN
war. and tiit Democrats N'..nie o. aIvocai9 WI
suAeieni v.or tue propreiy .! an araistioe wiz
tho view 10 q s3sneial peace III any oue hoysd llG
the Democrats who arc as SET iTrespo eb:s Tor -
war, would avail, themselves OF It's recent election
III ~ AM. feri.
r. doomed for e0ne tina 81 least 20 he disappointed
The more the Union vanishes ont Of The sight Q
all reasonable men, the more DO tie Two paTiles .
the State vie With each other in heir frautlc pi0n
ises 10 renew 1t. Gov Seymour can ha3 III tie pol
icy OF lir Linc0ln many Thugs most JUS ~ repre-
hensible but the or. thing winch above al oiheu
10 d European eye oisws down uicn Tie PRESIDE"
the TspreIeusion OF al good KEN Is rosoiu ION x
persist il the warts nyw i1its Cd ~ n " 10 ois
approve the cause Of the war, who r'ssgproye Va
manner in " aic il is carried on, ana believe -
their heart 0. hearts thai the ohiy ctarcs to aver
The ruin OF their country 10 10 do TIE very tbiag th
they sIe most sedc Gus III de.ouuCing WINTER
which Used to be looked upon Us, io1 t'ne a. least
preyentiug the possibility Of hos,iAtes, se1pis Z
have been the sis ma. for renewing them On "a scel
ct once larger, more bloody, ana more btter thai
ever. go,
madness? America viii no: accept the remecJ
from without nor cen che work II OFT for beito,
from within. We are sometimes appealed 10, as 4
imperative 0uty cdJi-n pom ut ~ Jpi- ttISS ~
intervention; but no duiy can bind US 10 push onf
selves into the counc!ls Of men who entered Int.
this war wilhou, consulting us, sud wOait zee II
any end-ayOr 70 pa. end 90 Il only pfOVOc lol
TO he treasured up TO- fntgie use, aud .ew groUnF
for an euuisy which ;beFe is occasion for "a D.
any means u Increase. WenusL DC coutonL - IOOi
on vet a whiio and 20 hops that dehvefInce FOL tn
people, most eorely tried because most Oh irsiJ
HANDED over 20 It's devices, VIII! come iron
some quarter of which Present circumstances ai.oa
US no Indication
SALE or COTTON WARRANTS BIZ TIE RFAJLS
From 1!s L04don CsyrssD, Rdenee u The H@Heif.sr
LH1Tdfda, jon q
have lately heard, Slth some surprise, Out o.
excellent authority, That tho COaiederate Govern
uIent has been doug very considerable stroke q
business in this country, through tito medium o. D.
cotton warrans. These WATKINS are a..der ukiI z
to deliver 40 much cotton, at q liked pTIce-Iu Ills
case mentioned tome q iro.n ID 10 ID. per poInd-
% uaoy days after sight, AZ aAy Of the CoDiedefsv
ports, after the recognition OF The CoAiederacy
That these warrants shDad be tGksa by Oar iaer
chants aud tradeIs IN pgymeut Of ehip3, ANS, an'
stores, bespe@ks great confidence III Tie rec 'rnuy
Of the South aud at 10 very distant pc'ioi. .
course, az h0lIers Oi these wasfanis-aDd III
amount that has passed l am assured Is h:g ar
vebemeni advocates for recognition, ana each q cen
Ger Tor propagation Of theig doctrine. IL II Iof0ret
th1 Me Cooiederdcy have even addressed proposal
70 our UoVeIbnent los eolGe such rove rsiOIaTg in(
speculative transactions in cotton Oh d large ,cale
Tbs would DO trying 10 ris the diplol0-tlc 4Grke
with veDgeaIcsl