Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-28
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SPECIAL correspoadeDes Of The ~ r. World.
BALrIxoRE. February 20.
srARrrgss xEvs rRox FRANCE.
An American gentlemen. a citizen Of a neigh
boring state. who has been, for many months
pasr. In Paris. shere he has business relations.
and sbo has just returned 10 this country. has
furnished me -ith some interesting and highly
important facts touching the eristng relations
tNseeu France and the United Safes. A part
OF these herewith send 20 you hestste shout
communicating others. although 1 am assured
that they we're sent to the state department. at
Washington. some weeks sgo. Judge that they
are regarded -itb incredulhy there. a. no action
vhsfever has been taken on the subject. unless
the recent visit OF Mesrs Lincoln aud Seward 70
Fortress Monroe may be regarded in that light.
AT all events. With these f.ets before me have
no hesitation in saying that. in all probability.
before the lsp-e Of smother month, the nat on vii
be rudely awakened from the dream OF fancied
security from foreign Intervention: aud the hnal
consequences OF Mr.. Sewsrd's foreign policy for
The l.st four years will deyelope themselves in
the shape Of foreign var.
cossEoUExcIs ~ kuRoPE CT ouR INTESTINE DIS
oxs-
Grown ereat and powerful under The oil union
with our fsg every where respected by foreign
ns,ions: With ibe evidences oil our national power
on every sea- snd nnder foreign policy inaugu-
r~Ied by Monroe and steadily adhered to by every
democratic president, n is 10 wonder that the
American people have imbibed the idea that no
foreign nation sill dare to interfere with at
fsirs But that was when were one nation
de fscfo. The reasons that prevented foreign in
reference down TO 1855 no longer exist in 1865
Hoveyer wrong the view may be. in the eyes OF
European governments. we are now two nstions
and there is no hrst-elass Statesman in either
Englsrd or Frame who believes that the north
and Il south will ever live together again Ter
one government. Anericans--eveu intelligent
Americsns-have been too apr to regard our
country as all the world that IL. in the sense
that foreign nations held no relations with ours,
which were bound TO respect
RE-ULTs or Ma sEvAkDs DIPLOMACY.
This delu.ion has been one OF the dogmas of
the republican party, never sck now ledEeI, bu,
always acted upon. aud particularly by Dir Sew
ard ia his whole diplomatic career need no.
mention bu, two instances. When. IN 1861. the
governments Of France and England had de
eided 10 recognize the south belligeren,
power, and when their ministers, in company.
went TO the state department. and officially com
muncsfed that fact to Mr.. Seward, he heard il,
but he said that he would refuse TO hear IT, and
tina, he did not and would not hear it, aud that
the government would take no notice of such a
declaration. Yet our government has been
compelled 10 respect the at iluje which those
nations took from that day 10 this What have
We gained by Mr. Stewards conduct on that &C
easiobf Nothing; because We have been com
PEELED 10 do the very thing which Mr Seward
declare ed would not do
PROBABILITY OF IMMEDIATE WAR With FRANCE.
Its clear. therefore. that we as a nation hold
certain relations TO the other members of the
great family OF nations, which Mr. Saw ird as
the exponent Of the republican party has en-
deavoIed TO ignore. but which two powerful
foreign nations. ri least, ere not disposed To have
ignored Ii Mr Seward had caused the confed
crate privsteersmen 20 be hung in 1862. as he had
threatened 10 do Ia 1861, We would have had wal
with England in 1858 lt seems nov, If nv
facts correct that. in c0ns'q u.nce Of an
other diplomatic blunder Of nr Stewards We are
20 have war with Feance in 1865. Ii nav be
that. after war of mauy years, the superior re
sources 81 the north NAV enable the latter tc
conquer and sutjugate the south But. il these
facts shall be verified. il would seem that il j.
not simply the relative powers Of the north and
the south that will determine the issue Of the