Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-02-26
NapoleOn's Grand Edea. sla.t aaa Wesl

EaPOIeOn's Grand AdeHs seast and West
Froin the vew York Herald Feb. 1OI
The Europa, which arrived at Halifax yester-
day, brings adviees that Napoleon has sent over
his off II of mediation to our government i is
understood that his plan now IS to hsTe each
party appoint commissioners to meet at soma
selected spot and TO carry on negotiations for a
settlement Of the difficulties of the two sections
while the armies aud fleets carry on the war
This, he probably suPposes, viii meet the OBJ
iection5 of "a expensive suspension Of h0stili-
ties
The Europa also briggs the intelligence that
Napoleon intends to push on with his Mexican
scheme, and tbas he believes that il will result
10 great glory and gain to France aud his dy-
nasty
For ten years tho Emperor Of the French has
been most sueeessfu in the attainment OF al
his desires His diplomacy has mastered ET-
rope, while in the far East he caused the 20
and influence of Francs to be respected aud
feared These achievements rendered him more
aud more ambitious, aud he determined he
would extend his operations even 70 his con-
tiueut, so that the far West might learn the
lesson he so recently impressed upon tbe Est
Experience teaches Us that sll mundane aE
fairs are mUtable. An old homeiy proverb
insists upon il that no lane IS so long but it
has a turn. The Mexican expedition win most
c0ncl llsion, aud we would advise his Malesty
and c9uns9llors to dwell less upon the ii sue
cess of the North Introducing the rebellion and
a great deal more upon the embarressmeuts OF
the French army under General Forsy IN Mex
ico
Napoleon eviisnsly thought his troops would
bivouac in he halls Of the MoRtezumGs with the
same ease and celeritY betrayed by them in
China. where they rsvelled in the palaces Of the
aBrother of tbs Sun" after having chased away
his braves like SO many sheep. Hs has found
out that this was an erroneons conception Ofthe
great work he unwittingly undertook, and has
not the good sense and sound judgment to with
draw from the dangerous experiment ere it he
too late Blinded by his good fortune up to The
present time, hs has decided to pevssvere in his
expedition against Mexico no longer for the
good of thst people, but avowedly to check the
proersss sf the American republic. aud estab-
iish on this continent the supremacy of the
Latin race. The English journals, We see By
our latest sdvices, take the same view OF THESE
ideas Of Napoleon adopted by US, and fOTesfe
an inevitable conflict between his forces on this
continent aud the American people. In our
hour of trouble it IS not becoming that we
should bosst bnt we cannot refrain from pOins-
ing out to the Emperor of the French that the
Latin specimens he feels ambitious for are a
mongrel race, where the mixture of Indian aud
negro has extinguished the Latin. Sach a race,
even backed by aapoleOa's diplomatic skill an
his bayonets, could never impede the progress
/ Of the American people The idea is a wild
/ one, bern in the brain Of maa over excited by
success, and will cause his ruin as surely as he
does not abandon il.
/ While indulging in these grand ideas in the
/ West, Napoleon has grand ideas for the East
/ also He has determined to have naval depot
I in the Rcd sea, spite of Euglsnj's objection and
to still further annoy Peytde Atb1oH he IS STR
ring up Spain to demand frem the former iha
restoration OF Gibraltar. Then he IS nov eyi
dently endeavorng to coneiiiate Austria, so thai
her power may be used to eeunteFbalance tbs
Efforts which England is making agsinst the in
/ huence of France in Italy. BE is thus working
against England and the United States, no doub
for. the advancement of the Latin race but We
feel assured he has undertaken a hard nay, an
/ impossible task, as the future viii prove to hin
While endeav0ring to advance the Lstin race h'
will we fear, jeopsrdize the interests of france
as be viii by his present urse gain for tba
country the Ill viii of the American people
Because We are now IN great trouble, our eoun
try torn by s most disastrous snd bloody civi
war Napoleon must not conclude that on
power ana prosperity are gone forever To d
SO were 10 make 3 fatal mistake, as he wal
surely fad cut to his cost His campaign
against Mexico must be int0lsrabla to the Soutl
as wei IS the North; aud. even should the re
public bs divided and the Southern Confederae,
be recognized, Napoleon must not suppose th
fiery southfons would long allow MIN 30 remain
Tranquil in Mexico. His letter to Gen. Fore,
was all veil enough ss instruction for tha
officer; when made known to the world It be
comes a blunder--a case Of pTemsturs dis
eovery-aad al know that forewarned is lor'
armed.
That Napoleon should see ft to show ange
against England we can well conceive Gre'
Brisain and France have always been bitter OF
emies, aud always viii be, We presumei b.
s that France should be placed by Napoleon in d
rect autsgonism with this country IS gro'
mistake, and shows a want Of good sense an
!, iudemen. we had deemed impossible IN the En-
{ oeror Of the French, whom we have slwsI
S looked upon as a shrewd, calculating man, O.
e weighing well the consequences Of all his q
o tions aud making due provision for insTitab