The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-19

fsnd the city Of Richmond has been announced
and received throughout the country with
Joy. AS an evidence Of this " make tho fol-
lowing extract from the Petersburg ErSrcss:
Every southern eye is now turned with a
painful Anxiety to the Capital Of Virginia
and Of the Confederase States. Every Scutb.
ern heart throbs with the mos. Intense emo
ttols ct the cnanged aspect Of affairs Ia and
around that bsau'ifu; city, ths prids of this
TN cient md nob!e Uola noGwea, th, now about
TO be the theatre of one CT the NEST thrilling
events Of he war, that will win for her q
historic celebrity pot inferior to that CT GCy
city that has hi itnerto figured IN tha aenals Of
ths world. Napoleon found his doom in Nos.
cow. The tuaeral pyrs on which hls CO iossal
power was consumed was lighted by the
t3rckes CI the nero'c Citizsas OF that PFC Cd
metropolis. He saw in itB voiun Sary COZ fl \.
grafton ihs signal Of his appro aching dowu
Ixll. and ipfiaitely terrible TO him was q spec
secle a. once 80 grsaa and pOrteatous mos-
COW rose In triumph from lis ashes, covered
with glory and crowGsd with prospsritg.
Napoleon suak bene.Ih the tremsu toI blow
u nich /: Inflicted on him, and tas memory If
what he had besI was iii taat hs could
tunes. e'
a city destroyed may be rebuilt and fl ,ur.
ish again. Liberty once lost 10 irrecoy-
erab!e. sublime examples Of self in m olaticu
on ths altar OF freeu0m fCr the salvation Of
har sacr-d causo ars not In Times chronicles
confined - q s.uglo comm unity or Individual
They are strewed mp and down through the
historic record, and are beacon lights to guide
and chser, Though al ceainriss, a people
struggling 10 b. fres.
Those remarks have been prompted by the
pleasing i'll .eliigencs that the city Of kIch.
mond Is 70 be defended at all hazards and to
the las: extremity. Our informal on this
head encourages Us to hope that the vandai
foe Who is exalting In the anticipation or It's
spec ~ colquest will meet with resistance
that he little expects. PROFESSIONALLY the
m V1Arin aiN
eumstaa ces, would make him denrious .Sith
|j-y Ufquestionably such a success would
oe il the his hest degree disastrous, but not
fatal, In iis imm ediate effects to the South
ern cause. These considerations will slim a.
late the Governments there, State, UOnfsder-
ate and municipal, to the mos. intense and
unshrinsing efforts and measures TOR its pre-
servation from 80 great a calamity. The peo.
pie Of the city and the brave army in its VIC.
nifty will vigorously Cooperate, fearless OF
conseQnences, ana with q determination to
bsfh shs expectation Of the enemy. We like
the tone Of the Richmond journals in speak.
Ing OF tho dan gers which they are confronting.
They breathe lofty spirit-a spirit worthy
OF the occasion and Of the South. 1t has the
ring OF The MOSCOW metal abou. 1t, and il IL
shall lead 10 cori espOadnx acts, Let the result
be What it M y, Kicnmonu Il viii be immortal.
iZed.
THs HRnECB NIsIsrsa's VISIT TO RAuHxorp
Tne Savannah Republican of Wednesday last.
says:
NariousaId c0rfl cling are the speculation.
vi IN regard to the object Of the French Min
ister to the United States. in his recent visit
to the Confedera:e capital. From a source
higher psrhaps than any from which the va
| rioui rcmors a1l,at have been drawn, we
Learn the IollcwiIg:
The visit OF M M-rcisr to Richmond was at
the instance Of the French Emperor, and its
ob]ec. was TO orirg abcut a pacittca:ion be.
tween tia Coa fedsra:s states and tho United
States The French Emperor proposed
through his Minister, n. Aercisr, TO refer the
eoindon OF our TROUBLES to the ballot, as was
doae IN Italy some years ego. The North
contends, rs an excuse for tbs war, that q
majority Of the people Of the Confederate
States are still loyal to the Union the South
denies It, Under this state of facts, says
the French Emperor, let each State repre-.
eented In the Confedsracy decide for itself,
freely and withou, conpalsion, with which
nation It Will cast its Let for the fature. SO
.al q At present advised, the overture for
peace viii pro obably fail Our Government
ssIeaay 10 agree 70 the n ode OF settlement,
Dut ~ 10 understood that thu Lincoln Admin
isseIton declines Intervention ON the terms
epecined Marcisr's dlspa tch was FORWARDED
immeoaase,y 70 France by a steamer Ia wait-
ln9, an IL II not tmprobs bile that Narolecn
Will take some decided step with regard Il, shs
war as soon az the result shall have reached
him - ~ s'.>@ y y