Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-03-29
AN INTERVENTION IN AMERICAN
AFFAIRS.

Paris Correspondence Feb. % of New York HERALD
In the present aspect Of affairs there is no i'm
mediate danger Of an European Intervention.
England and France will both hold off their
hands as long as there is 40 more suffering
caused in their domiuions by the war in AMER
lea than there is now for the notion that either
Of them will 90 TO war with America " Tor an
idea,' the foundation Of the southern s~lsyeoc-
racy, is, l take il, entirely out OF the question.
Whatever the government might be inclined to
do in the premises, the great mass Of the people
would be outraged at such a proceeding, and q
discomfort might be bred here whose effects
would be even more serious than the failure of
the cotton supply CT the continued Interruption
OF the silk manufactures of Lyons. Everything
now is favorable for us here, aud we have the
sympathy and good will OF the people, who Re
iOice with US Il the fast and thick coming good
news which we have been receiving for u few
weeks pest. God grant that it may come thicker
and faster, ami that we may soon hear that the
avalanche has fallen at last, and crushed out
finally and forever the Wretched rebellion and
its leaders.
BALL AT II AMERICAN mNISTER's-THE I'm
PERoR's REMARKS On AMERICAS AFFAIRS.
Paris Correspondence of tho New York Herald
A ball was given at the American ministers s.,
on Friday last, in commemOration of the birth,
day of Washington. Friday was the 2lst, and
WasEinpton's birthday comes on I'D; but the
latter date fell this year upon Saturday. Giving
a ball on Saturday would necessarily involve the
" desecratiOn,' according to our ideas OF the Sab
bath. and Mr.. Dayton has not become so thor
oughly EurOpeanized as 20 forget his early edu-
cation, or, at least, the religious scruples and
preiudices of his countTymen. Between i've aud
six hundred invitations were issued, and more
than four hundred persons were present in the
course of the evening The entrance Of the
apartments were hung with American flags, and
the wall of the reception room adorned with a
fine portrait of the father OF his country. All
the Americans residing, or temporarily %sojourn-
ing in Paris, were invited, and most OF them
awaited themselves of the invitation to mingle foI
an evening among their own countrymen and
listen to their native language, and feast their
eyes upon the fair faces OF their countrywO-
mcmillan whom none of the daughters of Eve
are fairer.
The honors were done by Mistress and Miss
Dayton, the wife and daughter Of the minister,
in q charming manner, which made their guests
feel easy and agreeable. Several of the foreign
ministers dropped in in the course of the even.
ing, but a grand ball given on the same evening
by the minister Of finance, NJ. FOUld, prevented
them from making a long stay. A lumber Of
Parisians were present, among whom L was sur
prised to see, GaillaTdet, formerly one Of the
hungry Frenchman" of the Courier deS Etat.
Unis, and a man who has probably done more
harm insEurope by his misrepres sensations thar
any other writer. Having lived some years il
New York, he is taken by many as authority
upon American affairs, about which he is really
grossly ignorant, and although at first his arti
= cles published in the Presse were rather favora
Die TO US some influence (perhaps the same pO
tent one which was exercised upon the PatrS
, and Pays, was brought to bear upon him
which induced him to materially alter his ton,
when he left the PTesse, and furnished articles
/ some of which were bitterly abusive, TO the Con
1 stituti0and.
The last ball of the season was given at tn,
Tuilleries on Wednesday last, and was the mos
! brilliant of the season. The Empress locke,
msgnifcently, finer than / ever saw her loOl
before and was dressed in pure white, with blu
trimmings, and was literally covered with dia
T mOndS. The Emperor, in the course of til
, evening, had quite a long conversation with Nj
g DAYTON upon American affairs sud exhibited
thorough knowledge of the general topograph,
of the country in which the campaign is con
ducted. The condition of the roads," whicl
now seems to be the great drawback to any for
d ward movement, he inquired about, and scenes
! to think that, in our immense territory, success
fl transportation would be one of the gTea
difficulties in the way Of movement "Beior
the battle of Solferiuo," he said, a was pei
f.ctly appalled, at the amount Of baggage, an
m%unition and provisions, which a large arm,
must necessarily carry in its trsin." The EN-
peror, it is said, carefully reads ell the new
} from the United States. The Prince NapoleOl
was not present at the ball, IS he mas been 70
some time past busily engaged in the preparation
, OF his speech before the Senate upon the Italia
question, and it is said that he also intends Civ
, ing the Senate the result Of his observation
during his last years journey in the Unite