The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-06-18

The visit of Count MERCER to this city not e1Aly
continues to exercise the Yankees. but is the con
etant theme Of newspaper criticism in Great Britain
and OF newspaper correspondence from Paris 10
London and New York The latest version of the
french Emfercrs intentions is that Published by
n few days since from the Edinburgh Scotsman. The
writer speaks as one who knows what he is talking
about He says the Emperor. has determined to in
tervene at all hazards He does not like the South
crn people much, hut he is very fond Of their tobac-
and cotton. Indeed, he finds them absolute ne
ressties, situated y French commerce al present
He will. therefore, positively interviews to restore
the trade il these necessary articles He will first,
however. make proposition TO the British Govern
ment which he knows will be rejected, and then he
will proceed to act alone and on his own response
bility :.
This knowing Scottish editor even tells us wha,
bort of proposition the Emperor will make He will
not propose The Mi f'ossidesis as we were fear
full he would, and as doubtless he would were Eng
land to take u hand in the work. and Lord Russell
were allowed to have his way. In such an event,
We of the South should be constrained to reject the
proposition. le. such rejection cost what it might
We would never consent to give up Tennessee
Kentucky, Missouri, Western Virginia. and New
bring England and France both down upon o,w
hfais. We should lie compelled to set them. both
nj defiance and, if we able TO do nothing else
ut least to destroy all the cotton and tobacco rather
than let then, haveit. This course have already
taken with the Yankees, and the Allies knowing it,
Nd hardly proceed TO extrcmities, thereby de-
teating the very object Of Intervention. The En-
peror has better than this lie will propose to
settle the dispute in the same manner in which he
has settled all the qaarrels in Which be has inter
fered in Europe. He will propose to leave the mat
ter 10 universal suffrage, every State voting. first
whether it il in favor Of dissolution, and to
what portion of the Union it will belong Here
difficulty If all the States vote upon the
question of dissolution shall be reman.led back
10 the old Union Tor the Yankees outvote us two to
one. This viii never do. The Confederate States
will not go back into any sort of political associa
ton with the Yankees on any condition whatever.
They will sooner become colonies of France or
England, or even Russia than return to that i.sso
citation. -
This can hardly be what the Emperor means
Doubtless he takes il for granted that the Union is
already at an end and his object is to leave it 10
each State to say to what political association it will,
belong This Is in strict accordance with his theory
as he has practicedupcn it in Europe, wherever he
has interviewed, in the States of Italy and in S-
voy. His idea is. that the people ought not to be
compelled to live in political association that they
DO not like This will suit exactly. All the South
orn States will readily agree to such an interven.
zion, for It establishes the Confedcracy at once
Every State in that bond will vote for it-cyen
Maryland and Kentucky; for the late proceedings
of the Yankees with regard to confiscafion and me-
gro property his turned the hearts of nnetenths of
those who betrayed the cause for the sake OF the
Union.
Will the Yankees agree to this propositions We
suspect not. They are fighting now to restore that
very state of things which such Intervention
would render impossible forever They would be
compelled, from the pride of consistency, if nothing
else. 10 ree0it. Would the Emperor, in that case,
interpose by force of armss There can be doubt
that he could if he would, put an end to the in
thirty days. He could send over iron,clatls enough
10 sink every Yankee aaoat. He could Land two
hundred thousand men ut New York if he thought
proper. He could, with assistance, capture
every Yankee army in the country; but then it
seems to Us very doubtful whether he would do il.
Napoleon l. would not hesitate instant. Bnt
Napeleou I'LL is a different sort of man. He IL far
more prudent and much less warlike. These, how:
ho atiOus nfa he CrOfsannu Ourr