The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-04
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Cunt Rssrcies's Walt.
TIE Northern Journals are sti'l e1e'''se' on
the sotjeet Of Count Merci.r Visit 70 'hia '"f
Thew affect to regard It with contempt, ana
aver pc.it;vsly that it has accomplished MOTH
inr. Having long ago come to the conclusion
th.. o,ber ussious would no, likely Go anything
calculated TO promote oar GOOD until we had
proved our ability TO take care OF ourselves,
We felt no great concern about Count Merciers
visit But the trouble it gives the Northern
uswspspers, and the pains they take to chow
shat 4 smouuted to nothing at all, suggests that
there wss after all, something achieved hy It.
The n. Y. Times confesses that the London
7sAes 10 correct when it safes that the Count
failed to fud anything to verify the statement
made by Mr Dayton. Federal Minister 10
France, that the latent Union ssu.imen! of the
South would gladly avail itself of the open
ing of the ports by the North to hasten for
ward ample supplies Of tobacco, cotton, and
sugar. The New York Times admits that Count
Msrcier no, only failed TO co!-frm the idea of
Mr. Dayton. "but that he ieca,ns Sc isfed hat
the insurgents would exhaust eve-y effort
before submitting to National authority -
Admitting this with reference to the impress
sions derived by the French Minister from his
WHIT here-impreesions which are strengthened
by every day's history Of the war-the Tunes
proceeds to unfold its own theory OF the con.
iition of Eagleh and French policy " i.h refer
snce to the war.
The French Cabinet the Times asserts upon
the credit Of its own correspondent, ls divided
on the question Of The American struggle. 1t
Gays, "On the eide of the SOUTH ara NJ Per
eigay, the Minister Of the Interior; NJ Fould,
Minister of Finance NJ. Chevalier, Privy
Counsellor and Senator. The position of n
Psnigny gives him immediate control of the
press, while the ability to subsidize indefinitely
10 possessed by NJ Fould and tho ability to
write plsusibly is the gift of NJ. Chevalisr-
Hence the French press is in the aggregats
decided in its hostility to the Union, and the
sympathizsrs with the South gather strength
from the known partiality of the British Cabi-
let for the sane cause coincidence of views
tina. chimss admirably with the present entente
cordidie between the two countries" Ga the
other side, the Times Only presents NJ Thou
vsnel, Minister for Foreign Afirs, who, it
says, Is strongly adverse to the English alli
anoe and cordially friendly to the American
Union But i: places in close sympathy with
his sentiments tbs entire Imperial family and
household" 1t also claims the Emperor Ma.
poleOn on the same sids, which, it alle3es, hs
favors, $50 far as he ever defects from an ex
elusive consultation of French interests'--(a
tacit confession that French interests do not
always go with the supposed predictions OF
the Emperor in favor OF Lincolndom) For
this reason and the assertion that the Emperor
had left to England the initiative in eli mea-
cures relating to American affairs, tho Times
aseG,nes that there will be no recognition Of our
independence, No Intervention, despite the ai
United performance Of syopaShiss with the
South in both tae British a1d Fisncl Cabinets
and despite the information SO strongly sus.
tanned, brought to the uoiics OF tns French
Government by Count Msrcier.
Repeating our own conviction that we shall
receive no fsvors of foreign Governments
until We achieve our own independence, i. is
certainly matter of CONS interes. to be as
sured by our enemy that majority Of the
ministry OF the two greatest powers OF the
earth are favorable to our cause. This jasti6es
the anticipation that when ths time comes for
opening foreign intercourse we shall at least
have fair play. The Times makes broad
confession, giving us much the advantage in
the Ministries of France aid England but we
have no idea that it has any foundation for
claiming the friendship of Louis Napoleon for
the Northern Government. The signs, rs far
- they are made known to the South, are pre-
cisely the reverse. lis the general conclusion
here that had England concurred ia the dispo-
sition Of the Emperor the independence of
this country would have been ckno wiedesd
long ago, end it is the correct opinion. What
ever be the sympathies of the Imperial fam
lily and household" Ito ESQ the courtly Ian.
guage of the Times, with the Union or with
the imperial family of Lincoln, Louis Napoleon
would have pursued this policy. He has the
wisest, and had Palmerston concurred his
views would have teen carried ont.
What effect Count MERCER communication
may have, remains to be seen. The events
since his visit here have tended powerfully to
confirm his views. Indeed, they were neces.
sary to confirm the conclusions to which he
came. Ports were opened yet no cotton, and
no sugar, and NO tobacco, are sent, AID the
people show no inclination whatever to send
any. They prove, by destroying these staples,
that they do not mean to send them, and com.
pletely vindicate Count Msrciers convictions