M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-03-02

~ OuC01 HOWSNOLY FWO luIpOItdHI plET
ces of news arrive 10 break the fastid.
ious monotonv of the military bUlle-
ktins: First-new efIrts are making
between the belligerents for the re-
establishment Of peace. Second
TheSenate Of Washington, in tbs
chapter of The, budget relative to The
allowance ofconsuls, substituted for
Mexico, ,'these other two very sig
nifcant ones, Mexican Republic -
"These two facts are connected
with each other, and touch Europe
directly. If we look at the eituati on
entirely from our own point of view
we can but see in it, the result OF an
inconseguence, the inevitable expia
tiou ofa fault. But what good will
be produced by retrospective recrimi.
nations. We must take higher
ground. The Monroe doctrine is
more alive than ever IN America; it
has been permitted to sleep during
the war; we are seeing now its storm
awakening. The day is not then far
distant when the whole Of Europe
ought to unite and turn all its prepa
rations toward America. Solemn
hour gigantic periIs which will
bring the two continents face to face" "
The PatEU Of France has the fol-.
lowing article. "..'... t.' .
The extracts which we gave a few
days since from the journals of New
York and Richmond, are referred to
by the Gazette de France, and fur
nish that journal the occasion to re-
gret that the imperial Government
has not taken, in regard to America,
"a determined altitude" ."- -
"We have been too much in favor
Of European Intervention to entirely
disapprove the regret expressed by
the Gazette; but that journal fOrgets.
that for three years past the Imperial
government has done its best to in
duce Europe to take steps which
wonld certainly have pat an end to
the bloody disorder in America, tnd
these efforts were without result, and
that their nonsuccess has condemned
France to inaction. 'n ..' 10
"Ought the French Governh ent TO
90 further. and do alone that in which
no one will assist her2 The Gazette
ought to know as well as we that our
interest is not to isolate ourselves. -
England and Russia have resisted /,
and these principal adversaries of a
European intervention might easily
become the redoubtable adversaries
ol our policy, a' .''., g 'l 9" ".....f BIT.
That the feeling Of discomfort
against US is strong in America we
know; that this disconbent may have
grave consequences we foresee; but
that which may happen will be still
less unfortunate than what would
have happened if France alone rec
recognizing the South, bad not only
broughteupon it the North, but had
exposed itself to Anglo Russian IN
triguee. ~ .'..... 81" -a .'. LJH.
'rhe consequence OF the American
irritation has equally effected all Eu-
rope, and it is tor this reason that we
strongly doubt that, in the face OF an
adversary called Europe, the Ameri-
can States will dream Of following
tue belicose counsels which the jour.
mails which we have cited give them."
The Constitutional, which is sew
eraIl shades more semi official than
the Patrie, on the following morning
published the following. 1t is diff.
cult to tell precisely what it means,
but it Is evidently intended to be
soothing and to slightly snub the
Patrie. .fndl -ji .s ,Ilq It'll .r. b.
lo"Au evening journal has taken too
seriously certain passages in the
American journals, and has not made
sufficient allowance, in the first place,
for the permanent condition Of tie
american press, and in the second
place Of the particular sureScitation
which the events now taking place
cauaeft. This sheet we'll intentioned
as! it is,G draws from these citations
false consequences, and in our opin-
ion Judges nobetter-the' situation OF
America before Europe than the sit
uation of Europe before America.
."Nothinglis more easy than to
accord TO America griefs and causes
Of complaint wien at the same time
1.-THE role Of Europe, aud particularly
| Of France, lie exaggerated. On such
a subject more than any other, facts
need be carefully held to-. oSnpposi-
tons should not beigivenifor realities
fand we regret that the Patrie has mol
l shown itself more exactly Uniformed
lin reference to the acts of the Imperi
1ial Governments since the day wher
1ibfoke forth the terrible conflict which
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