A Negotiated Settlement

After reading a Gettysburg article in an Armchair General issue I ask. If Lee won the battle of Gettysburg and made it Philadelphia could this scenario happen:

U.S.A or the CSA asks for negotiations to begin with Britain and France helping out both sides. Each of the four sides has terms for a peaceful end to the war.

USA

No more slavery expansion

The CSA must rejoin the USA

Certain Confederate leaders must answer for crimes.


CSA

State vote on whether or not to allow slavery.

Lincoln must step down and new election be held with Southern candidates having equal representation as the Northerners.

Slavery allowed to continue.


Britain and France

Slavery must end.

Monroe Doctrine must end

The agreed terms end up being:

Lincoln steps down

Confederate leaders allowed to go free

A compensation amount is agreed upon between the two halves

France is helped out in Mexico

The Monroe Doctrine no longer applies to Britain and France

Is this scenario possible? What would the ramifications be for North and South America in this scenario?
 
Existing colonies were "grandfathered in" under the Monroe Doctrine, with their owners counting as 'American' nations in that respect, so AFAIK Britain didn't actually object to it.
 
Even OTL, Jefferson Davis refused to negotiate on any basis except that of Southern independence. He's hardly likely to retreat from that after a big victory.
 
When you bring in third-party arbitrators for a negotiation, I don't think it's common for the arbitrator to enforce provisions that neither of the negotiating sides want.
 
The CSA rejected an offer of compensated abolition and rejoining the Union in February of 1865, when they were very close to defeat. I don't see any reason they would agree to it at a different time.
 
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