Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-02

In which tbe foreign relations Of the south must
DC gieEei. For four years England and France
have looked on Eith : cold. stony gaze, and have
contemplated the struggle between the north and
the south With heariless apathy. They have SUP
Piled both parties freely with the means of de
stroying each other, and have only waited for
the favorable moment TO arrive when thev could
intervene 20 the best advantage 70 themselves
That moment would be when the south would
be so near conquered that she mus, succGmb 10
the superior power Of the north A few weeks
will now decide whether or not that moment has
vet arrived. II il has Motif the south mani
iests al ability TO continue the struggle through
the campaign OF 1865, England and France NAV
continue 10 temporize, and the aid which they
siord TO toe south may not take the form of
active intervention.
FRANCE AND ESoLAND WILL EVENTUALLY AID rHE
SOUTH.
But when that moment does arrive. then the
sword Of England and the sword Of France will
both be thrown into the scale: and the south will
continue her war against the north with these two
powerful foreigG allies at her back. The motive
for this conduct ia no secret at the south. Can
1t be possible that our public men are ignorant
of it9
ENGLAND AND FRANCE DARE not SIZE THE UNION
RESTORED.
What would result from a cordial peace be
tween the north and the SOUTH What would be
the consequence OF a reconstruction of the unionl
Let the reader close his eyes for a moment 10 the
horrible spectacle of brothers slaughtering each
other, and contemplate the union as it was. re
stored; contemplate the power of the states,
united again, under one government. What
would be among our FIRST national actsl Would
it not be the restoration of the principles of the
Monroe docttinel Would not that insult to our
nationality, the Mexican empire, be swept from
the American continent with shouts of execra
toni Would not Maximillian snd his trumpery
two penny court be hustled into the Mexican
gulf Would not Canada and Cuba both gray
tate 10 the union!
WHAT FRANCE WOULD GAIN BY pIsuSIoS.
There Is no American statesman so blind that
he does not perceive these TO be facts. The en-
peror Napoleon and the English government. al
SO, see and acknowledge them. The probability
IL that the d%iplomstIsts OF England, shrewd and
able as they are. ere oyerresched in this matter
by the proiouEdeI genius of Napoleon; and that
bis arrangements are all perfected to receive the
lions share of the spoils that must result from
the final ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of the great American
nation. The restoration OF the Union would
lose him even Mexico. The establishment OF
the south as an independent power, would secure
To France forever, not Mexico alone, but Lower
California, Central America, the island of Cuba
itself. eventually, and perhaps New Mexico and
Arizona. This magnificent American empire is
absolutely within Napoleon's grasp. He has on
Is 10 reach forth his hand for il and il is virtual
" he. He has but to recognize the independence
of the south. and the means are furnished ready
to his hand to add this new jewel to the diadem
OF France. He is no; the man to lose such an
opportunity.
WHAT THE REEEI LEADERS RELIEVE
II is believed. therefore, by the confederate
leaders, that the above will be the direction shat
affairs will now take; that there seems to be a
reasonable probability that they can continue The
war for another year; that England and France
will continue to look on idly, or may virtually
acknowledge their Independence by recognizing
Mr. Lincoln, in March, only as president of those
states that voted for him last November. But
that If in the course of d couple of months it
seems probable that the military resources of the
south are nearly exhausted, that then Napoleon
at least. and perhaps England. also, will afford
them the more material aid OF an army aud navy
to assist them in maintaining that independence
which they will acknowledge. DRUID.