Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-24
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MONDAY MORNING, NOV. %. 1868.
FRANCE AND LIE CoNFEDERACY.

FRANCE AND lie CONFEDERACY. =
A..gn:s: The minor, but still inn ortant
u:i,. which arc sure to engage the early at
ta,;oa .: Congress, will be the whole guess
ion .: Eu: paan agencies. There is some-
hin. wron: about that affair; and the letter
d VI EiNin De Leon 70 the President, IN
,cg,e,:c,! ard Published by the enemy, gives
Us rsccc4,;aa TO refer 10 it again.
ji-. ~ Le2a Is probably the most actiye Of
Oh. Utica! a;;auts in Europe; and has here
ta:a-r doae good service by his writings, and
I7 h: efforts to en!shten the Press of France
ag2n or cause. His letter to the. President
t.:r: ngivate one might not be proper
.1t;lt: ri comment, if it had not already been
?al,;.Lc; % the whole world. Now that the
c.a:ry is n possession of it, we canno. but
!nark upon those very singular passages, in
vri,ll the cyrtiien,ial agent laments the par
;al a::;oa Of our State Department in the
mar Of Commissioners aud Consuls. 1t
:as:a, "a: Mr De Leon had urged long ago-
What III: ''Enquirer" also took tie liberty of
.eeCMMer iing-taat all the Powers of Europe
sAaa'l ie i'aced on the same footing in this
matter; ail tie Commissioners withdrawn,
ani ali he 'Consuls" dismissed. We think
il 'igt 20 priut once more tho paragraphs
.: MS letter - Mr.. Davis, which concern this
subject:
"A. venture to give counsel with reference
10 sn Important public movement / feel bound
frankly tn say to you what am not warranted
IN "nh"''ving in dispatch. especially since
t.iHg Informed by Mr. +. TINT there were reasons
an proceedings on. here of which had not been
iGio;ae'. In diSra.ch to him. l, therefore.
tsT" oh 'ilat"a upon these points by the lights
e-'c!t II. IS there n,ay be reasons beyond my
k4a.
r" ro:ersncA TO ny dispatch end my letter to
TH9:>.!, It Will be found that my suggestions
have been treated as were the prayers of Homer's
ts7,~' ~ jnpter-nne half accepted, the rest
:>Hs', .s empty air. I suggested policy
'yN!f;Il YOU would have administered y grave
''9The :" Europe. ans have appealed to the con-
s';..2" o: Enra2e This. think, would have
Eo.Gryd \ most happy ef.ct.
"!G' iSo'aOry action which has been tnkeu
a'>ro' tha sana weight and gravity, and has
os' a.'r'bn'"l mole to p personal pique against
asMa minister. and TO impatience of recogni-
'i'' Than Ia :!ie calm consciousness Of strength
q 70 deliberate and settled Io!icy.
y general measure would have sown suspi-
'oa aHweea Tie TWO great powers. Each would
nNTe i""rsd secret negotiations with The other
NJ" an open game, and Louis and Pam
efA see each others bands / am not a prophet
III may be d"c";vei but as far rs know and
S'a se' there has been, and is to>day, As little
Hf. 'a,"n'i"n Of speedy recognition by France
sty England"
Ar De Leons very reasonable recommcn-
sa;i'H, 1t seems, was met by an intimat;on
nun " !ir. B." (Beriamin) that there were
';oe'fdiacs going on "out there" which he
- n. TO know and as it suited "Mr. 8"
@.se'aiG Mr. Siidcll as Commissioner in
s'4nce, De Leon was hidden to say no moro
a|"' iAat counsel of his. These secret ope>
ss;lEs-~hch required Commissioner at
E!E'S, while Mr.. Mason was removed from.
L'ld'1--wcre known. only to our Secretary
State, and to his truly confidential Com
H:>oner, Mr. Slidcil.
Va the '!h of this month, commenting on
aesame matter, in the Enquirer" we said :;
Certainly, the offensive action Of our gov
siaent is not likely to incline England any
ssnHer to join Franco in recognition Of a
:5e7 whicI, sights the one, while it courts
Sa";lier. We bid an opportunity of vindica>
u: Ut own dignity without offence to either.
sd0f giving them b0th good and fair oc-
sHoa, and common motive,-to act together
aaas :aror We have lost that opportunity.
N, doubt our acute Secretary of State
q .ooi and sufficient reasons for what he
esa1nc int Mose reqsons are MT public"
o,i1cy are private. Not even to be
N:'scl at by any rational and straightfor-
'Ha mar, havinga q single eye to the interes.
1ilo honor of these Confederate States
1ay such ,aaa wnuld fad it difficult to under
Saa.-.ceing that England acd France equally
%as3 - acknowledge this Confederacy, Or to
s""H cur C0nsuls into their ports-,rhy cur
'fsF:lac@t should make the offensive dis
a'naiion of dismissing English Consuls.
:" 'eiiicg French Consuls stay; of with
-E'ins the Commissioner frcm London and
N1ia1ns thc Commissioner in Paris. Such
'''S' 'n our part. If there be no potential
- .sE'' ior It. TO US unknown cannot but be
4 s''Ffeted a, atfronting to one of those Pow
l.. %Ia -"F7le to tine other. 1t ofends Eng
49, and Goes nos c"nci.iate France.
! ~ I'"eveT' there arc i; is SAID, very grave
) j. ~ Psoi unl, but very private, reasons for
q - Preceding Reasons which we are no
!, AD"" which Mr.. De Leon is not to
Il, a'S' 4" which the Confederate Congress aud
~: ~ = Moderate people are not to know; and
- jS' we ventu7c to sucmise, the President
'p.=' eas: Of al.
~, "S'e>''e excee 'ingly 10 see into those REQ
l,. ANf what is moro, VIC wish to ava
i b.. '-s President and tao Congress to the
o., Nv, .,"' AT last, patent enough-that Ill
q ,sl;o. Sa'y diplomatic mimicry Of foreign
while We have no foreign relations