The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-18
NJ. Mercicr's Visit i'm AN English Point
of View.

From he IcL',on Times, May IL
The departure CT NJ &c cief os R.chacnd, announced
by telegraph, may vel aioct 'hs Northern world with
strong emotion, he las really gone there The Mnis.
Ter of France is gentleman who has ner.r far MON nj
concealed his tef at the Nor cannot succeed IN toe 10
ject proposes seL and who naturally reg ,rds the
loss and nconvensncs ca sea - France by the proon-
cation OF this strife AZ very useless CONCESSIONS to the
pride and lust OF rover Of the people of the Sorthern
States, who neither grateful Just towards those
who MAINTAIN strict neutrality, regardless their
serial in srests NJ Nc cier has always acted with the
most perfect good feiag and cordially relations
s no may I'm MT ne
he accredited There has been Trent Affair
up the passions Of the unbridod mocscy OF the United
States to turn the fulsome suogums OF France in
which their press irdaiged into rxbd abuse. but the
Minister OF France has not been without evidence Of the
shallowncss or friendship which neatly nsied
tho world with dis lay Of its ngratituis he
have quito forgotten shat in of his buncombo
clamations Mr.. stanton insste his country BY cSsg
"ntiicl Francs."
Nevertheless, II N. Mercer has gone to Richmond to
open negotiatDns-and 1t may be remembered that
correspondent in his last letter stated that the Confede
rate Congress reported TO be sitting Ia secret session
consider the proprety Il sending another envoy
Paris-n will be said. Ia IL probability that England has
nstga,ed the Emperor a. eers, and France will
tho time be tire ltened with destruction II she
tsmpts to act mediator As yet the story Is mrobs
be, ta Is no. % much so as e reTor that France Od
about revoke conces.ion cf ttig. rights TIE
SostA in consequence Of the recnt d.fo Of the confes
The real nature Of the bat lie At Pitsburg
clearly developed by recent confessions and correspond
once. Still c.car.y will 1t lie admitted r. leral
defeat II that troublesome and utterly useless body the
Congressional mmttcs the Conduct OF the War take
it into their heads reported to make investga-
ton into the causes Of the federal surprise sun
moraing An amy which carries Off from 900 to
10000 prisoners and thirty six pieces OF artillery
from the battle held and awaits the enemy in 1 .
intrenchnieuts be called routed and parsued
no matter what tenora o. snts Instructions may have
been. II General 1ran ay utHer general pre-
vented by 'sprevo orders - which lst have been
Issued Ia gnnrslco ci the ture from fooS ing routed
enemy, reakins his guns an prisoners, and occupying
his intrenchmeilts th he sent about his 81
the better Tor the icde government. Uat the
demo stFatsd will be well
withhold belief The assertion that the conlede
rates arc sut up IN Corntb. There il NO ace where
they be conhae any force capable VI effect
ing IL; but IL IS not improbable their communities Ions
may be threaten very seriously and the intelligence
that the brids by which the railroad from Memphis to
tho East carried Bear crock have been destroyed
by federal expedition Is In all probability correct IL
Is stated that the Union guh ascended the Tennss.
geo river from Pittsbur2a night to psos called East
port, and landed Darty OF mon, who proceeded
country and destroyed the bridges across the swampy
river which bears the above name. Ihs interruption
may DO On ~ temporary II II be permanent IL will cut
on the ccnfederatss from any communication, except
with Mobile and New Orleans.
The London III rad OF tie 5b instant argues from the
reports OF NJ Merciers visit ~ Richmond that the begin
ming Of the end is not Ear distant II says France and
England susr than nsutras suie Cd from any
contest and both begin 70 regard the War a. nternna
BILE and atrocio,s.
[From the London Economist, Mayal
The journey Of N. Mercier, the french Minister at
Washington 70 Richmond, the present seat OF the Con-
,sdsrsts gSuernmsn his doubtless sr"v: Political
10 not easy to know. Very probably II. Mcrcisr has
precise or 6slnto instructions from his government
the sub sc IL 10 understood that he has Oh several
easions asserted that his government has entrus him
with ample dscrstitD and II may not mprt ably be
that he liz at present acting the exercise int dis
oreton The French Emperor well knows the -. nal
advantages OF convenient vagueless, aud 10 not
doubt that ~ Nero well knows what are tho vhcs n
hts government, though BIS may not have pr and
authoritative ntilnatons respecting them. o. to the
present time NJ Msrcer has alwa US been very D.
Washington, and has used language frocd to tho
federal cause. Even now NO bsove he has intlmated
that he only wishes To explain the the
strength q their enemie' and The ceSity Of sbsiscn
but how far such language Is TO bs literally and entirely
believed Is difficult thesis which vesy much might
DO said II IL were respectful to say IT, There can be no
doubt that the French Emperor would gladly soc the
American civil ended II u were possible. We 81 ud
all be glad TO ss IL ended All Europe With TRIVIAL ar
cepton believes that tho present struggle can bave no
good end: that IL is at tho best, and according 10 the
statement or its most authoritative AID intelligent or
FOUNDERS, an attempt to porlet1ats by force I'm on
which can, in truth. be maintained only by good will
We suffering great evils from this struggle we are
about to suffer much greater arc abo t-though "A
yet hardly realize the fact-,o suffer much moro
scutey aud much more exte siveIy than have suf.
fsrcd for years We do from an attachment 10 moral
principle and conscientious adherence 10
law. But We not equally that these
motives would be equally influential the other side OF
the channel. The French cotton iact1rs il not
comparable TO ours, but u is nevertheless very con
siderable and important A much smaller amount
OF commercial uneasiness produces In France more
political uneasiEess thar Is understood here. The foun
buttons Of political socfy much weaer, and every
has there tho mschievous habit OF expecting govern
ment TO intervene every calamity and to do thing
in every misery. any practicable intervention Of the
French government would eectualy close the Asrics
civil war and sssuage the frenoh suffering which that
war causes snd threatens TO cause sooner later that
government would intervene. The Emperor would per.
haps. not BE- disncned 70 IL and TIE people ,o0d IT,
But there any such PRACTICABLE easy, L.sve ine.
rcntaOp Wefcar not II Is CERTAINLY pos sibe FOR the
French Emperor 20 send ieet which would open the
cotton ports which would proect the coasts OF tho south
from the expeditions u the North But would Thai con
cludo the struggle That feet could not remain there
for over II could not calm the passions now aroused
Y would not mitigate them itlmish, iptens,y them As
az IL Is Withdrawn the same men would stand
opposed So before, with tho same deadly ensitIes
90 the same circumstances Would not the war brsak
out aresh Would not the Intervention leave At ia