What were the international ramifications of the Emancipation Proclamation?

The international reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation was an interesting one.  On one hand, there was a nearly universal acceptance and congratulations about the moral opposition the United States has voiced against slavery.  Nations such as England sent their congratulations about the stance taken.  There were some, though, who felt that the Emancipation would hurt the United States' relationship with other nations who were dependent on cotton production, which was greatly facilitated through enslavement. At the same time, some European nations remained skeptical, as they had staked their own national interests based on political party allegiances in America, which could only be sorted out at the end of the war.  Yet, the overall reaction to the document was a favorable one, as the United States had begun the process of dismantling a "traditional" institution that other nations either had or would be starting soon enough.  The Dutch, for example, had refrained from printing anti- American statements in its newspapers upon the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Overall, the international reaction helped bolster the North's claim that there was a moral imperative to the war with the Emancipation Proclamation.