The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-19
Correspondence New York Commercial.

PARIS, May 3l-The wonderful Yslor
of the armies in Virginia is at last
wringing from the European press
Just tribute of praise. La Presse, of
last evening commences a long article
on the late battles, from the Rapidsn
to SpottsylYania Court House, with the
following predatory paragraph;
After three years of continuous
fighting, which had at last fatigued
public attention, the two parties which
are struggling in America with so much
energy and obstinacy, for union or sepa-
ration, have again found the means of
reviving the interest of the Old World
by the proportion of their battles, which
surpass, in fact, everything of which
history furnishes any account Xerxes,
Darius, Tamerlane, Attiia, led larger
armies into battle, but never did these
armies fight for weeks together with
out giving signs of lassitude and dis
couragement There were examples of
three days of battle there were no bat
ties which lasted more than a week
without the combatants having changed
their positions; one of them remained
master of the ground by the fight or
the destruction of his adversary This
spectacle is given us by America, as If
to prove to the world that in all things
she proceeds in g gigantic manner.
Since the 5th of May, the day on
which the first battle on the Rapidan
was fought, until the I4th of May, not
single day has passed without the com
batants being engaged, and only one
day in which there was not veritable
battle Commanderin-chief, Generals,
ColOnels, officers, and soldiers have &C
complished prodigies of ability, courage,
and perseverance; the earth has been
made to drink blood like water The
wounded are trampled over to continue
the struggle; they fight over layers of
the dead. They sway backwards and
forwards, they attack and they defend
foot by foot each advantageous piece of
ground, they grapple each other in a
furious melee without intermission those
who survive lie down in the evening
with their feet in the blood Of their COM
rades to recommends the next day.
And whatever may be the result of this
long contest between men Of such iron
wills, it will remain as memorable proof
Of the indomitable courage of the
Anglo-Saxon race; for there can no
longer be any discussion about the abb
surd reproach made against the North
ern armies of being composed of mer-
cenaries: meFcenaries do not resist a
whole week of battlesP'
The other liberal papers speak of the
courage and energy displayed in this
great struggle, in the same strain Of
praise; the secession journals, which lie
continually about the advantages gain
ed, and which predict an utter failure
Of the campaign against Richmond, do
not pretend to deny to Gen Grant the
most brilliant qualities as a General,
and his army an Unheard of courage
and perseverance, But, like the Lon
don secession journals and your copper
head eotemporaries, they occupy them
saives much more with the movements,
the prowess and the invincibility of Lee
and his army than with those of Grant
and his army These papers, which
defend the rebellion either for money
or from hatred to the Republic, and
which, therefore, sustain the cause as
a part pris, already take the precau- /
ton to declare that the taking of Rich |
mond will not end the rebellion, and /
that The rebellion can never be ended /
A paper to-day quotes speech at |
tFibuted to some member Of Congress /
at Washington, uttered lately in the |
lobby, to the effect that, notwithstand- 1
ing Grants successes thus far, the re-
L III
The Constitutional og this morning, 1
differing from the English journals in
its appreciation of the proceedings Of /
the last meeting Of the London Confer (
ence, thinks it probable that an agree 4
msnt will be arrived at This agree
ment is TO be based on the proposition I
Of England and France, which gives /
the Danish half of SchlesWig 10 Den 4
mark and the rest Of SchlesWig and all i
Of Holstein to Germany, with 3 vote of 4
the people in this new State as to who 4
shall be their King or reigniRg Duke
This article of the Constitutionnel,
which is undoubtedly official, says that
the proposition has been fsyorably re-
ceived in the Conference and referred
70 the different Governments for in
structions.
Thus, Notwithstanding the threats Of
the English ministerial press the opin-
ion still prevails at Paris that there is
10 be peace, and all parties are acting
accordingly,
There is no prospect now Of any Of
the Confederate ships in French ports
svery getting to sea IS Confederate
vessels The matter has been too
ventilated 10 permit Of any
5windling operations under the plea Of
ignorance
The Mexican and Confederate leans
ire yaboring, just now, un0sN eonsi' /
srable deoreciation in this market
,ying 70 the progress Of Grants cam
1aign against Richmond The lies that
re invented 10 keep their heads above
yater are eaea more fAtul0us IkIn the