The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-05-15

ForciGn intervention
Driven to the extremitles OF desperation, the
rebel leaders and politicians Of the South. in
order 10 revive the sinking spirits OF their
armies, are holding out to them again the
promise Of European Intervention. Thus 1t is
given out very mystsriously, but very posi-
lively, that, let the Southern rebel army Of
Richmond or Of Corinth gain q victory, and
France, and perhaps England, will recognize
the independence OF the Confederate States"
and that then. ~ Mr. Seward has declared such
recognition would be . cause Of war. England
and France. or France with the consent OF
England, will come to the rescue OF JED. Davis.
and Southern independence will be secured.
The secession element, which. In Europe and
at Washington has been and Is very industri-
Gus and indefatigable in the cause OF JEFF.
Davis, appears to have been making such good
use of this foreign Intervention scarecrow a.
to frighten the Hon. Mr. Trumbull, Of Illinois
80 seriously that he yesterday offered a rcsolu-
ton in the Senate asking the President to in
form that body, q If consistent with the public
interests, of any Information he may have Of
any design on the part Of any foreign Power
to intervene in the contest now existing, and
whether any foreign nation has made any ar
rangements with the insurgents, or has it in
contemplation to do So"
That oracular European journal, the Inde-
pendance Beige, positively asserts there are
some such arrangements in the wind and
this idea is plausibly advanced on this side the
Atlantic under the plea that the cotton
factories Of England and France have
nearly exhausted their raw material; that
they must have the crop Of our Southern
States; and that, as our Southern rebels have
determined to burn it rather than permit it to
fall within the reach Of our Union fleets and
armies, France and England, or France with
the connivsnce Of England, must come to the
relief Of Davis, and that very soon, inasmuch IS
our Southern rebels have already commenced
this incendiary work Of burning their cotton
This theory Of foreign Intervention, we are
aware, has Of late been actively agitatsd among
the secession circles Of Washington, and it must
have at length acquired some degree Of plaus-
bility, judging from this resolution of Mr..
Trumbull.
England and France (and especially France,
since she has been entangled in the Mexican
imbroglio) may be positively declared as
entertaining a great anxiety in reference
to those desirable supplies of our Southern cot
ton and tobacco for which they have been so
long waiting. The late visits of Mons. Mcrcier
to Richmond we have, from the FIRST, commended
were Of highly important aid very suspicious
character. 1t is possible, too, that We may
shortly hear OF some French overtures Of arbi-
land but we apprehend nothing like a hostile
Intervention from either Of those nations at this
crisis, in any event.
We have this rebellion upon the hip. That
fact il patent to all the world. With that one
little vessel-of-war the Monitor, we have broken
up the navies of Europe and, before Eng
land or France, or both of them, could get
ready to invade us with any prospect Of sue
cess, we would be ready TO repel them with a
aset Of Monitors Of the most formidable de-
scription. The instruments and Implements of
war with which, by land and water, we
have conquered the strongest Of tho strong
holds of this rebellion, have admonished Eng
lsuu auu isACe ense suoy Vsh VI INC Avn "a uo
longer. They will not interrupt US in finishing
up the work Of restoring the Union. They may
offer their advice; but We are in no danger
from their vessels-ofwsr; for the Monitor has
rendered them useless. Meantime, from every
quarter of the South, the tone Of our Southern
rebel journals indicates that this rebellion Is
substantially at an end, and that il is too late
to talk Of foreign Intervention.
We have no objection, however, TO the sdor-
ton of Mr.. Senator Trumbulls resolutions; and,
ii passed, we hope that the President will find
it consistent with the public interest TO give
all the information on the subject which is In
bis possession. We may thus get the solution
of Mons. Merciers recent visits 10 Richmond.
From our European intelligence which we
publish to-day, il will be seen that France and
England, while exceedingly anxious to bring
this war 10 an end, have become remarkably
amiable and respectful in reference to the
government Of the United States But still we
have no objection to the full disclosures sug-
gested by Mr. Trumbulls resolution.
TaE ABOLITION JOURNALS CHANGING THEIR
TtNE.--Wben our army was mere military
mob, undsciplined and badly armed. then, day
after day. the cry Of "On 10 Richmond I; re-