Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-24

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OF suo sR event is being discussed mere Freely thaH
at any time within my remembrance.
La France says:
We are well aware that the fanatics of North
America loudly declare and proclaim IN their Jour
nails that they only desire peace win the South IN
order To march their immense armies against Mexico
and Canada They threaten 10 do this to be re-
venycd on France aud England, which they accuse
of having encouraged Confederate secession, aud of
having taken advantage al the intestine struggles OF
the old Union 10 interfere IN the allatS OF central
America These are idle threats, which We regard,
with Indifference aud have little fear Of their early
realization In the first place. the conclusion of
peace with the South does not sppeaTne near at
hand as sanguine NorthernerS imagineFIhe latest
dispatches contradict the pacific intentions at
tributed 70 the two Presidents and their peoples
The war may last long time yet, aud, when shall
he brought 60 close, there will be many wounds
10 cicatrize, many sores to heal, so many-ruinS
TO rebuild, many public aud private calamiiIeS 10
re pair that unless spirit OF infatuation aud mad
ness should seize the government of Washington, its
statesmen, its Congress, aud. the whole American
people, they will hardly think of rushing into new
wars aud counting fresh disasters
GThe P,csSe of February G, says
America has fatigued us for q long time past with
monstrous kilograms, describing the bloody opera
lions or sterile movements OF armies. All at once,
however, two important pieces OF news arrive 10
break the fistdOus mOnOtOIy of the military bull
letins First-NeW efforts making between the
belhgerentS for the re-eStabliShment of peace -
Second-The Senate of Washington, IN the chapter
of the budget relative 10 the allowance of consuls,
substituted for the word Mexico those other
two very significant ones, Mexican Republic"
These two facts are connected with each other,
and touch Europe directly. II we look at the SIT
nation entirely from our own points oil view we can
but see ia IT, the result OF an inconsequenee, the
inevitable expiation of fault. But what good Will
he produced by retrospective recrminations We
must take high ground. The Monroe doctrine Is
more alive than ever ia America. II has been per-
united to sleep during tho war, We are seeing no"
ITS stormy awakening. The day is not then, far
distant when the whole OF Europe ought to unite
and turn all its prescriptions towards America
Solemn hours gigantic struggle, which viii bring
the tWO continents face 10 face
The Pa,.ie or Feb'y 4, has the following article
The extracts which We gave few days since from
the journals of New York and Richmond aIe~re
teirei t. by the Gazette de France, aud fnrnSS that
journal the occasion TO regret that the iIlPerial
government has not taken, in regard 10 AmeTIea, IA
determined attitude"
We have been too much in favor OF EuropeaR in
tervehtion to entirely disapproye the regI1 eX-
pressed by the Gazette but that journal hE,gei y
thar ior three years past the imperial goVernlent
has done lis best t. induce Europe to take stePSI
which would certainly have put end TO the bloody'
out result, and that eir nSueces' has condemned
Fr,.nse to inAction.
The fact OF the matter ~, think, that our rela
tons with France becoming rather ticklish.-
The recent departure OF the Rebel ram Olinde from
a French port is by ne means satisfactorily eX-
plained hRShe Government, which, however, pro |
res SS~Abs- indignant at il, and to be making
an SsaftS pt Investigations in regard to Il. Tho
Ohnde has reached Cornnna, IN Spap$\Slere1t - |
reported that she lies IA uIiseaSCffSO Oridition
Ii ~ also possible that she may G>Sebed there and
not permitted To leave, even il able. } Shall be
lble m few DAYS to cOmmunlcdt ate 10 YOU SOME ini
mort ant facts connected with the departure Of this
vessel The Olnde IS vessel Ot eight hundred
morse power.
rHE MN CONFEDERATE IR0N-CLAp.
Another correspondent thus refers To the new
Confederate iroG-clai Oiinde," which - now at
sea
The statement which made in 10y last letter re-
Iatlye tOthe departure OF the rebel Oncad Is iuily
confirmed. She sailed from the Isle Ot li"uu, which
Is between Belle Isle and QuberOn, on the coast oi
Brittany ON Saturday last, after having been iul
niShrd with coal hy Preach steamer, aud with a
number OF cannon aud quantity oi powder aud
other munitions oi war well a. crew, by anac-
commodating English steamer. immediately AFTER
this she hauled down the DANISH flag, with up to
that TIM sue had carried, hosted the rebel dag and
got to sea Her object, 1t i said, Is TO force the
blockade OF Charleston.