, 1879-08-06
GEN. nEAUREGARD.


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New OnLEANs.-To he Ediforoj' The Nc,s 1lork
Sun: have lust read ia tic Sun ot tic 1sth
int, tic tn,ercst,u. letter Of Ju,lrr r.von,. of
nj 49, ~ ~, e c.,.1.. nI,.,
hlchnona' 10 ~ aHetnues, 81 ha't'moIe' rel
Rttyc to tho miaBion OF Count Mcrrfer, Frcnch
Minister at Washington. to Richmond In the
summer al 1879, with view tn bringing aho,,t
,,o,c, t,c,,p.on Nm N,rt,t,rn ,uI p,,t,,or,,
neu.o o'I"se" s"' '''' '"'s'" MIL e'"e'e'"
States.
Shortly after the Whr I had tho pleasure OF
meeting Judge Lyons at the Grccnbricr White
au'ra' - 49, ' '> W. ' '1s' s,a ~ t'.e
presence oi tien. l.ee' 'os. "'Rc' A'essrs. Ica-
body, Corcorar, and nshcr gcntlcmcn OF notc.
the facts rs stated In his letlor, Uut It scc,EciI
~ sa,a ~ NV nv, pro aa rt ~
etntes "o't'u l'ot "a'e ote" "s!uE 10 ntopt my
plan OF gradual emancipation or their slaves
under cOcrcEon. Tho cnntcst then cngnrcd
Nnr,hr,n tr,crfctcnco I, 'nur constitu.tona,
,,'.,. NV ,.".' ' ~, e"' ~, -
F'enth' o"e u "''eIi was 'i''t OF s1aFe1S. ~
was thought dirlnI the War tin. II VIC Yielded
10 that demand TIC might soon be compelled to
y,e!1 10 o,hrrs still more vital 10 Southern ,,ro,
nrr!tv. viii fhe sn,l rInrrf,nrn ri lin mat
pna II I'm uresnnt. va sec flnt W. abouiI hnvn
.tnod nv thn Critirn1nn rrsnimth.,s n,ui fn,uht
- nf"F tue constitution III nc Uiint:" WIN
Uc.1oerasie .c"ntt a WV nemuerahic u'amIiY
e! ,ne psops III o"r 'iGvor W. eo!,M. nnk'
nrcs nrnnoac,l. but lii. IL Of the nnst. Wc
Mnst how look 70 'A' nanEess o. .ne preschi
u e. t du.uts, iii - LOW naSs mc.es Nv, W. vii
W a;e H. ntu ~, r.. y, .,, m"as ~ p,is
rn,,utry ,hO,ll have doiiu to rn,nteract lin ci,
trSlizinr trnIcncica Of 1hc Radicals. whcfc. m
NJ nrnsent mr. wtsest 'stnfcs1ncu mr.. tnnrh NJ
~ a. i. ~. ,.ot ,,,.ns;,ros -, ,et ~ a,I
iosS tn hnuM "nat nsu4su'th W Muo''L , - sncets
~ thelr h'an eaIesr t'osG Messen'lS pultlesahs
nerate st!neete beLweeh Lsae conservative ntd
haa'eal c1ements @ 1.s Q! the ,s eonntrg a'n ,
isw uays aitcr oas.lo oa Mhnassas' Cfsneo
Walt tlic battlefield. Gen. Johnston md went
With tnem 10 exp!asn INC posIinhs nhit move,
mente OF tno content!IhE Iorect ,,mhien seemed
who "d some =, p1ctentl9us to military knowl'
edge, ,-not nt All Justified, however, by his scrY.
ices IN tho ltaltn, campa'un ot lssv. When the
nnftf WIS al,oht ~ aepor., on ~ return 10
Westminster; H. Il Count Me5eleF. whom hah knnwn
tnE our several hours drive to communicate
privately WIN n'e, LOOK nc 70 one Fltc ot the
Warrento anrnp,kc on which We werc tiEn
Prince 5oncd ts, and put stop (Thcther de-
signcd!y Or not cannot savl tn the intcrchnnge
OF sentimcnts Which was al,out 10 take place.
have always regretted TINT iliopnortslnc lnter,
ruptt0n, TOT ntn convinced tint the Count had
important Information 10 tmnars, wh!el, might
l,ayc lad eo1,u Influence on s',hsc1ucnt events
Whom at Charleston, III lS':.V, t'nd ocrastt,,l
to meet scvcras times some French naval olll-
gers, who wero allowed br mo to enter the
l'arbor TO confer With shclr Consul: Tlc Cap:
tain Of tie sloop.of;war wna a hsel'y.ctlucatol
Ecntleniat' who liad travelled Crcat avAl, aud
scch,cd to enjoy tlIc coutldeHce ot LIS Govern
meht.
On Dt,G OF tl1cHG occasions l,C told mo OF tho
sympathy Of hts Government IN our favor, but
nlao Of tic ortos'f'oH Of the French people 70 or
recognition, uta'hY to CIR Inst fftnttoH Of SfaVerN
llr sntd ulAt he was not antlorIzed to speak
aihcrtY to auy that, II NC werc to proclaim
gradual emancipation. to take pNce during nny
reasonable period, In felt contdcnt thai the
Frrneh Goyerntncnt would roeogntzo our Indo-
pcutiunec, mt! would tlo nll In Its power, corr
6istontty with It's international nDligatIo,is, to
srcuru tl,c same recognition from other foreign