Statistics for occurrence #1 of “France” in article 7 of The Daily Dispatch: October 24, 1863., [Electronic resource]:
...e a diplomatic alliance — not one of principle, and it would lose us moral support and sympathy from the only friends we had in Europe.
The liberty-loving masses of Europe — of England, France , Germany, Poland, Hungary, hate Russia.
Besides, such an alliance would bring us no strength.
What avail is Russia?
She seeks us for her own diplomatic, selfish purposes.
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