The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-22


ra- Tls Bost6a Postsays that stiel, thrown at a
log IN front Of the Washington hotel bit Eve Brifa.
Her Generals.
se"md, Dayton and the French MiSister
Among the papers communicated to the United
states snsta On tas l2h va- copy sr csrcpsn5.
aace between Seward and Dayton concerning th,
OF mediation by the Emperor Napole On
and lho communications which passed between Minis.
ci Dayton aud ~. Drouyn de lHuys. Commenting
lpon this correspondence the New Ysrk Herald saws
Baron de Aerciers letter and Mr.. Stewards yror
ous answer 10 Jt published in the Herald must have
Caustd q great sensation in diplomatic circles Al
Washington. in this city considerable excitement
was caused by The correspondence in question as
hom us tone il easy TO ioresee that future relations
geWoen ear minister OF Foreign Affairs and the I'm,
geiul NspOIeons Minister will DO extremely unpieas-
ant We te ai loss to understand what course N
Att4, cad pursue gave that Of demanding bis pass.
PORTS ile Hads 81 assertion compromising oar Sec
etary d late whs, in the most distinct manner
1onuadcb hs statement Between gentlemen y
as the Car Nicholas would say n private li,e the
TO pursue would be clear; between persons &C
cupyug the high positions which Mr.. Seward and
Baron Mergier respectively nm it becomes a matter
iih ~ NCAis nv Niiin vi uWi hfdlfs 10 20 be
opcd that all uupleasant complications NAV he
lyoided butwe eel assurei lbsi The letters which
nave just bsen made pn5lic bY SAG French Minister
,Hd Mr. Seward added TO the 2mp,rOr Napoleop's
dissye to Gen. Fcrey upon the MeXnan question 10
say uOthng OF the intrgues Of the French (oraIls|
d gainst TeX9s will cause in feelings between the
people OF this country and France.
From the commencement OF the re' eiiien we were
ncned TO look upon France as 4 iriet She wal
not making an Illicit commerce with the rebels. se
made no ocndeayols TO break our blockade and ssd no
slips to the Insurgents nor did she construct and Fl
we let annoyed at England, who did all this and we
we're friendly disposed towards France Whe did pnt
But now it Is forced upon our conviction from all
sides that FIance Is really inimical to us We have
he assertion from The Emperor hHself who says that
frRce must stay our pragless on this continent and
who chivalrously undertakes the task at a moment
when we are hampered By a gigantic rebellion NJ
MERCER states that he went 10 Richmond at the ipsf
gatitn ofMr Seward. The latter lately contradicts
this assertion Sngularly eHough, at this lmcturs
Of affairs we lnd in the columns Ell French period
iCal an article which goes TO prove that NJ Merrier
went 70 Rchmond with other motives thsA those hs
NJ. tuoheyai Clahguy, writer in The
service OF the French Government states in the An
1uaire des Deux Mondcs that it was French influence
that determined the Coniederate3 to defend Rich
nond
10 must be borne in mind that at the date of Mr.
Msrciet's visit to Richmond the rebels were inclined
,oabanlon that place and that they had determined
upon removing the seat of government TO some ether
city They, after NJ Meicier's visit concluded 10 re-
main, and did so successfully; and now we lind a
prominent French writer assuring us that Richmond
held ont AZ the nstigdti0n OF France II is clear that
NJ. Cucheval Cargny would not have hazarded this
IN Paris had he not been fully informed
Qpan the ubieCt
The ubflv0rable statements made 80 constantly by
,he semi.oHicia organs Of the French government as
H. Ii.
sire that France shOuld mediate, all of course with
view TO the severance Of the Union, are persisted in
with o bad grace, knowing as they do, how offensive
10 loyal Americans would he any foreign iuterventien
or medling. We fear that any abrupt or incantious
policy at This moment might result badly for the an.
itie codiae between the our government and that OIL
the Emperor Napoleon. Ills alliance with England
s oh its last legs ava as he is ambi isus to elevate
The Latin race az the pence o. power and pres-
tgo he might gladly seize upon sny occasion to rend
HsuuGcr even the ssmbance OF good feeling which
exists between u.s. and thus haye done altogether with
the Anglo-Saxons. We would warn cur authorities
At Washington 10 exercise the greatest caution and
docacy in handling NJ. Mercier, and the most untirng
expedition In building iron cads and arning them
heavily; for II we must have q foreign war let us bv
all means 30 prepared for it,
Mr. Seward straightforward letters in connection
with the hocouespendenoe between Mr.. DAYTON and Mr.
Druuyn Dc / luyg, which we publish to-day, nut him
before the people b the best light As regards the
charges made sgaing him by Barren MERCER. he
makes no deyatisas, no explanations but uucompro.
misugly denies thgln. Yhis places NJ. MERCER in o.
most unpleasant ptcdicament aud will most likely
ead TO bis recall as he aGannOlonger continue his re,
oiious with Nh Seward, II remains 10 be seen how
the Emperor WI leok upon the matters and as vel
gaid above, as long as doubt exists let us prepare
lo the wort The Emperor OF the French should he
he inclined 20 take advantage Of this incident will
fnd that Ais calculations asto the diminuton Of our
A.. .aIsr u, tI,a a. - All
case. foreign war thru, hpon u9 at such moment
would rouse The people Of the North to a display of
ther real over and the world would then bnd sntI
what tWenjy-lwo millions Of people, moved BY SID.
rlr purpose can accomplish, II ~ useless for MS to
add low greatly any trouble with France is 10 be dep
recated: but we must insist upon the maintenance of
our national dignity AND firm dsmeaner towards
those who would take advantage al our troubles to
deeply wrong u.s.
Dfnu A well known citizen Of Macon, Ga, 0
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