The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-12

American events closely during the summer u
/ 1892 the Emperor made up his mind IL; the autumn
! that II was time tn interfere IN the struggle On
( Oct %. he gave Slidc,l another interview al St
| Cloud, in which he indicated that he should en-.
deavor Ia bring about a joint mediation OF France.
England and Russia. My own preference, he
said zig for the proposal Of six months armisce;
this would put q stop to the efuson Of blood. and
hos,ilitics would probably never be resumed. We
can urge IL on the high grounds Of humanity and
the interests Of the whole civilized world II /, be
refused by the North the refusal will afford good
reason for recognition, and, perhaps, for moro
active Intervention" Eight days thereafter.
the Emperor. through his Minister for Foreign
Affairs addressed a despatch To his Ambassadors
at St Petersburg and London. recommending
tina, the three Governments exert their influence
at Washington, as well as with the COnfedcratcs.
TO obtain an armistce for six months" Tho
reply Of Russia refusing 10 be party 10 such a
mediation was, In It's terms, most friendly to the
North. In our opinion" 1t said. what ought
specially TO DO avoided is the appearance Of any
pressure whatsoever OF a nature to wound public
opinion In the United States and TO excite sus.
/ capabilities very easily aroused at the bare idea
81 foreign intervention" Earl Russell also de-
clincd to join In any such mediation but the reason
that he gave was that there Ia no ground At the
present moment to hope that the Federal Govern
mcnt would accept the proposal suggested, and
refusal from Washington at tho present time
""u'u pio'en' an, "p'o's 'ono"a' VI '"o ""o''
%".s AZ. emn.n IN.
part Of his Government alone a mediation be-
tween the bcgerents The apparently crushing
disaster OF fredericksburg had convinced him
that the cause Of the North was hopeless AT the
same time. the distress In the cotton manufactur
Ing districts in France had become acute as tho
winter wore on. Selling the opportunity. Slidell
eos, ~: -,
on Jan g. 1868 cent through the Empe'ofs
| private secretary a memoran ium framed for
~ ,r. ,,,".,t . ~. a, ~
f'ah'e' ih'n'A'uos LOUIS 'apo'eon uica'ou
despatch in winch he , offered in sou'so0as and
C',r..r,.,, h.,,..a a.. ,.t,..,,, ,ns
Government between the two sections without tho
yio,,slv contaminated Tbismes.,g. having yono
,h,o,,rh IN. nsnsI dn,nm.,ic ch.nn.Is w..
presented on Feb by the French Minister at
Washington to Seward. who. three days later,
by the President. instructions. declined the offer
/ In polite. gently argumentauve and consid-
crate letter The Emperor lacked the couray
10 proc,cd further in his nolicv n ,n,.,v.n,,on
49, 'u''ei VI "'s po.'y " 'h.el' e"uou
~i,nou. Great n n'1'n' cooperation which was
An., m,rns,ds,S d,.,.,,,. data, =, r,.,.
-" ~ nu, ,s go, u'Sasfpus ue's". AZ rfeu,
efcksouis' inc iechng IN england In favor oil
ON March %. 1903. Adams v,o,e in hi. dt,rv.
W" "".H' ~ ,oo'' Nuaiis "'oo III Nus u'ais'
i now begin to fear again That the peace tbe,wee
England and the United S,ates) will scarcely last
.ix uo,ths The Inc, .s,o,.,.,,, a, IN. -, liz,
sN "iohuis lhe ,' ans. assfn'auoh Is "'s makine
of loan OF E3OOO,OoO to the rebels which tho
Government has done absolutely nothing TO dis
countennnc- The ,.mne, NJ our p.opI. "a already
i''N '"'i'i VI o"i pe'p'e 20 "'isoHS
reused enough by the constant annoyance Gro
atcd by the ravagcs Of the Alabama lot 10 reed an
add,uonnI spur 10 i, from ,he prospec, of A supp,v
, F.i " '.oA' ~ p'V'p'e' " "'upps
oil money 10 III OUT o'hef Confederate cruisers
on March 81 he wrote: The public indications
pr,v m,,. threatening Th. co,,rs. al Tho x.,i,ny
~" nv i"e Nouiso VI u'v "'ai"'s
classes IL turning INC scale against US They arc
recovering from the shock occasioned by the pub
III, ,n.,ifcs,.u,, -, .,nn.,by Ion IN. M, 81 IN.
81 ,t $500, $3.50 " ~ "p"' "" ~. pa,' VI N'o
working cassesl' and arc doing by indiTccnon
what they cannot effect directly. T1i> only thing
which would really check Them. military success
80 "oN'N tN' ,.A '.n,' "''''a'' Su'''aS'
docs mol come ei our call lhe most significant
feature in Tie aspect Of English sentiment at that
time was the conviction ON the part of our friends
/ in England that our cause was utterly hopeless
| Tho news Of Hooker = overthrow al Chanceilors-
| vile slreng thened this belief Then came uc
intelligence Of Lees invasion of Pennsyl IL nria;
| rumors low beca me rife that England and Frnnce