Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1863-02-05
Governor OF North Carolina.

THE FEELING PR DUCED BY THE BATTTE
AT FREOERiCE BURG.
The Paris correspondent of the New York Herald,
writes unoer date of Jan. 3d. as follows:
Such terrific catastrophe, so faithfully ana canod
~ STATED has come like thunderclap on France and
If you had heard as did the remarks that were mad
at the imperial reception in tie palace of the Tuleres,
Yesterday where every order of the Stateif except
the church. whose metropolitan Archbishop is at this
hour living in state in his con represented by it,
highest funetiohary and corporate body you would not
have the smallest doubt of what will inevitably follow
namely joint European intervention to stay further
boodshed,
The language held respecting the Washington ad-
mnstration was so unmeasured that scrupe to repeat
it but Mr. Dayton, who was there, must know that
simply speak the truth and bis dispatches to his chel
must confirm what say when say that public senti-
ment through those imperial preclBts has pronounced
as strongly as decency would permit against The mia
nous policy THAT the word-whlch bad thus
urged Burnside to encounter defeat and loss of life
that curdles the very blood to think Of am not at
liberty to mention names but could point out men
in that assembage of the highest position the State
cogn,zes who, in conversation with their tamiiars
roundy stated that France, single handed deter
mined to put an and to this bloodshed if England still
continued TO staOd alOOf.
Towards Mr. Seward the general tone of observation
was most rancourous Every prediction Every opinion
be had uttered it said, had been sIgnally iashed
and the sooner he vacated his office the better for Amer
ica
AS far as could infer, the opinions OF many were
that by the interference of France chance still re-
NAMED of preserving the entirety of the Unon and that
on this acc unt if the North would only invite its good
Offices leaving England altogether out of the question
much might be done to heal the dreadful wounds made
in the body polite of the United States That England
bad interest 10 prpetuating the strle-which France
had not--was unanimously admitted, and if such an
overture was made, with view to France acting as
mpre, there would be no need to fear her repeating
the role of Edward the First of England, because all
her sympathes well her interests must be the
side OF the salvation of the Union.
the Berlin correspondence OF the New York Herald
1t would be vain denYor extenuate the effect pro-
duced by this sinister intelligence. Liberals and re-
actioniss the friends of the Union and its adversares
agree regarding the battle Of Fredericksburg the
great battle of the after failing three times 10 the
attempt TO reach the capital OF Secessia, fourth at
tempt would they say, only lead to useless efusion OF
blood. Possibly later accounts may modify this feel
ing and show that the defeat of the Unioniss has not
beer SO irretrevable is now supposed but at the
present moment it predomnates to such extent that
it may be fairly called unanimous.
From Paris we hear already that Louis Napoleon
has again forward with his scheme of mediation
and it generally believed this time England will listen
10 his proposal with more competency than wien they
were first offered You are aware that Earl Russell
did refuse point blank he only limited that the
ment chosen was not favorable and he may imagine
that the North is dsheartened by repeated mslor
tunes He may be more willing to accept the good
Offices OF the neutral overs who profess to take 30
interest in her welfare. Perhaps he may be
mi taken in this idea perhaps the threat OF foreign III
reference may only serve to unite all parties at The
NOrth and rouse them 10 and more determined et
forts in defence of their independence but it cannot be
disguised that such s not the opinion of the European
public who have been persuaded by the London Times
that there is large party the North who would be
glad to make peace any terms That trucue1t des
pot PtCe.dtnt Lincoln, would only let them.