The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-24
The Reverse Side of the Picture
NAPoLKoN's REAL SENTIMENTS,
He VIII Do Nothing 70 Destroy His
Friendly Relations With the United
states, &C., &C., &C.
Our Paris Correspondence.

From n. T Herald
French Entsrventioss-Its Probability RsmeteT
than Epsr-An Old For Caught IN His Our.
7biis-StidsA Hanl6aggsd- Emphatic DscLa-
ration Of the Emperor against any Iuterfsr-
enes aritk american Affairs, &c. &c.
PARIs, July (, 1921 gather from the
conversation { f the secessiouists hero, SIS well
IS from some recent extracts in the Southern
papers, that the hopes Of an armed interven-
LioR by Louis Napoleon in the American quar-
rel have received q fresh stimulus of late.
Now, why, in the face of the declaration that
England will make no move in this matter,
and tho equally we'll understood dstermina-
ton Of the Emperor to do nothing without
the cooperation Of that government there
should be renewsl of this delusion, it will
probably be interesting to you to learn. The
reason of il is no secret to any one acquainted
with the constitution of society here and the
ways of the court. The fact is that Mr.. Sill.
dell, who is rev TO these pdroseS, as the
French say, allows himself to be eggregiously
humbugged by the hangers oil of the minis
ters, and of few VIGOROUSLY corrupt char
acters, who have the entree at the Tuileries.
Those who know Paris will know what :
number of fashionable adventures, men and
NOmen, gain livelihood or prominence in
those basking in the sunshine of court favor.
If they fId you have aRy point to-gsin With
people in authority, they will manage to Sc
cure daily place at your table and to freely
borrow your money, under the pretence that
they are all powerful in those quarters. 1t is
only when, after being extensively heeced,
you will find yourself as far of as ever from
your object that you begin to appreciate the
telly of having 20 40 with such people. 1t
you had gone honestly and straightforwaFdly
70 work, the chances were that you would
long previously have succeeded in your object,
always providing, Of course, success we're
possible. Taking the apparently shorter cut
TO it, you find that you add to failure the
modification of having been duped
1t is in this category that Mr.. SIidell 10 just
now being placed. Keeping an elegant estab-
lshtnent and giving costly dinners, he has no
difficulty in deluding himself into the belief
that he is making Roadway at the Imperial
court. 1t is true that he does not see the EN-
peror, and but rarely any of the members OF
his Cabinet; but is he not in daily commune
cation VITA Monsieur B. or Monsieur c., the
ana is1time of Comte Persigny's mistress. OF
| Al. ThOuyenePs secretary and right hand mani
| And the hattering assurances of these persons
all of course made under the seal of the strict.
set confidence and paid for by good dinner
/ OF " temporary loan, are tortnWltn Trans.
!, mitted to Richmond, to be employed in i'm.
parting fresh impulse to the efforts of the
| Southern masses, already sick with hope de-
fen red on the subject Of foreign aid.
| In regard to the expectations thus fostered
and no doubt Confidently entertained by Sill
dell himself, have simply to state that they
are without the shadow of foundation No.
thing has occurred, or is likely to occur, tx
make the Emperor alter bis determination O.
/ keeping clear OF the quarrel between the Nortl
and South. ] have it from the highest au
1 thority, and that within these few DAYS past
I that his Majesty will perform no act tina
might have u tendency to encourage the con
tinuahce of the war or to destroy the friend
ship existing between the United States ant
| France.
So much for the hopes Of the rebels in thf
| quarter. In regard to ERgland, the tor,
journals, bitterly hostile as they are to th
North, must convince you that, even by them
armed interference is regarded as an impossi
bility. In designating you as "the mos
dangerous people in the world the Londoi
Times exposes at once its fear of your Powe
and its motives for dropping the intervention
/ cry,