The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-21

No Quarrel Between These Gentlemen-
The Secret of Campbelps Failure to
Join Juarez-He was to Have Accom-
panied EscObedO-"TOO Late for tho
Train"-His Probable EARLY Return to
Mexico.
NEW ORLEANS, February 15.-So many ex-
tremely absurd reports have circulated regard
ing the Joint mission of Lew Campbell and
LleuIenant-General Sherman to Mexico, that i
am induced to give you some semi official state
ments on the subject, upon the correctness of
which you may rely
There never was any quarrel between Sher-
man and Campbell during the entire trip from
New York to Mexico and back TO New Orleans.
The only foundation for the story Is this:-
On arriving OIL Vera Cruz the question of en-
tering the harbor and landing was raised. Gene
raj Sherman was III favor of anchoring in the
haroor and landing. Minister Campbell OBJ
iecled, on the ground that ii the SusQ uehanna
entered the harbor and accepted of anchorage
in Mexican waters, courtesy would render 1t
necessary for the Commodore to salute the flag
of the French and the flag floating over the for
ti6catons.
The day before General Escobedo left for the
interior, it was ARRANGED that Mr. Campbell
should accompany him TO Join JuareZ. While
Mr.. Campbell was making preparations for the
journey, General Escobedo suddenly found it
necessary to take up the line of march at once,
and sent word to Mr.. Campbell that he must
| Join him Immediately if he intended to receive
his escort. 1t was impossible for Mr.. Campbell
! to get ready and join Escobedo before he
| maICnPd; Oesl0eS, IL was not at all certain tlat
Escobedo would succeed in opening communi-
! cation with the head of the l. L'beralGoVernmen
! lnasmuch as his government did not recognize
! the imperial flag, be could not consent to com
| premise the government, and declined to
| enter and land. General Sherman argued that
! he could land without compromising himself or
| the government. Minister Campbell offered no
objections to General Sherman doing so; but
! insisted that he, as a Minister 10 Juarez, con-
| veyed in government vessel, could not con-
| sistently comply with General Sherman's plan.
| The result was that General Sherman saw the
force of MIR. Campbell's position, and did not
land. No personal difficulty grew out OF this
| difference OF opinion, nor GOODNESS between
| those two gentlemen ensued. On the contrary,
/ know that Minister Campbell was one of the
last gentlemen visited by Mr.. Sherman before
his departure for st. Louis. and that they are
now in friendly communication by letter. Gen.
Sherman, as we'll as Mr.. Campbell, feels an
noyed at the reports of a quarrel. So much for
that Now for the reason that Minister Camp
bell did not join Juarez.
The Susquehanna, as you already know, re-
turned to New Orleans with its diplomatic
freight. Since then, until last week, Mr.. Camp
bell has been living very quietly at the ST.
Charles, awaiting the shifting of events in
Mexico to enable him to open communication
with Juarez without an uncertain journey OF
five or six hundred miles upon mule.
/ Mr.. Campbell is now at his home in Ohio Tor
a few days at the bedside of sick child. His
headquarters are still at thu St. Charles, how
ever, to which he will return in few days,
His mission is by no means at an end. neither
has he rendered his resignation or been re-
moved. 1t is expected that early In March,
when the French have left, Juarez will open
communication with the coast when Camp poel
will return to Mexico and execute his mission,
should the Government not in the meantime
change his Orders,-M y, Herald