The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-06

very Important news from GuHOPC-A<O0Ae
Napoleon and the Rebel Ambassador
SlideIl-NO Hope for Our Rebel Cotton
Burners.
forces of the United States appears to have
produced a profound impression throughout
Europe, and particularly upon the vigilant and
sagacious mind of the Emperor Napoleon. The
event in question, and its immediate conse-
quences Of cotton and sugar burning BY
the defeated rebels, have evidently con-
vinced him of two things first, that this
Southern rebellion of ours for an independent
Southern confederacy is q miserable failure,
and there is no help for it; and, secondly, that
rs the last resort of spite and desperation, the
managing chiefs Of this rebellion really intend
to enforce the burning Of our Southern cotton,
tobacco, rice and sugar, so that England and
France may be made to feel the necessity of
coming to the rescue of JEFF. Davis and his
reckless confederates.
With these two important facts established
to his satisfaction, it further appears that Louis
Napoleon was not slow to act upon them. For
q long time we have heard little or nothing Of
John Slidell, the accredited ambassador from the
rebel government at Richmond to France
Ignored by the French government, Slidell has
stood back upon his dignity, and, while receiv-
ing all his friends at his residence in the
Champs Elysees, he has declined to honor any
invitations to social reunions in other quarters
while awaiting his recognition by the Court
A very few days, however, had elapsed in Paris,
after the reception of the decisive news of our
recovery of New Orleans, when Slidell received
an invitation to q private reception at the
house of Count de Persigny Slidell, however,
still standing back upon his offended official
dignity, sent his regrets and excuses; but this
would not do; for late in the evening he was
visited by the Count in person, who represented
to the said Slidell that 'it was of the utmost
Importance that he should attend" He was
present accordingly, and still in time, at the
place appointed, and found himself there in
the presence of many of the highest dignitaries
of the empire, including the Emperor himself.
Here we come to the pith of the matter.
The Emperor drawing off our Southern rebel
ambassador into quiet corner, chatted with
him for an hour, and the material points Of this
conversation were, as understood in Paris, the
Emperors opinion that the time had arrived
for JEFF. Davis and his colleagues to abandon
their Southern confederacy IS hopeless enter
prise, and to lay down their arms; and next, q
broad hint Of European Intervention against
them should they longer persist in the despe-
rate and barbarous expedient of weakening
their enemy in this war by the destruction Of
Southern cotton, tobacco. rice and sugar, those
products in which all the nations of the civil
lied world, and especially the Western Powers
of Europe, are SO deeply interested Having
thus enlightened Slidell, for the benefit of JEFF.
Davis and his confederates at Richmond, it APP
pears that on the next day the Emperor des-
patched the Count de Persigny to London.
What for? Doubtless to sound Lords Palmers-
ton and Russell upon the new idea of Euro
pean Intervention in behalf of peace between
our loyal and our rebellious States.
Believing that these reported events, dis
closures and details are substantially true, our
cover that upon the last card of "King Cotton"
upon which they have resolved to win all or
lose all, they have lost their game; that their
incendiary acts of burning their cotton and their
other great staples, on the approach of our Union
armies, have incensed the civilized world against
this hopeless and insane rebellion; and that
France is not disposed to stand an idle specta-
tor at the continuance Of such suicidal and
savage acts of rebel incendiaries as those which
marked the approach of Commodore Farragut's
squadron to New Orleans This fair and con-
sistent Interpretation of the facts in question
is fully borne out by the consistent and reliable
explanations that have been made of the recent
visits Of Monsieur Mercier to Richmond.
In all this business neither the government
nor the loyal people of the United States are
under any special obligations to Louis Ma
poleon. He has dealt with us moro honestly,
or at least more skilfully, than England; but in
this last and most sensible idea of Intervention
in our domestic affairs the French Emperor
has only been making q virtue of necessity, in
coming round to the right side at the eleventh
hour, when oil doubts IS to the issue of this
rebellion are at an end. 1t will be observed,
too, that the same steamer which brings
us the news of the curious events we
have recited brings us some equally curious
and suggestive reports of Napoleon's Next
can programme 1t is thus given out that,
while he adheres to Mexico for King Maxi
milan as an equivalent to Austria for the
surrender of Venetia to the kingdom of Italy,
&C., this Mexican game comprehends at least
the gold and silver, grape and cotton producing
department Of Sonora as q French colony. But
in this enterprise, as in the matter of our
Southern cotton and tobacco, the Emperor Ma
poleon realizes, at length, the necessity Of con-
ciliating the United States.
The Paris Potrie throws out the opinion that
the fate Of Cuba depends on the issue of our
war with JEFF. Davis; and in some quarters this
is interpreted as threat from the French GO
vernment which it would DO well for Mr.