The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-08-14
Correspondent Of the NeU York Daily Ns,cs. ] s
A NEW VERSION OF THE MISSION OF
E HON. A. 81 STEPHENS.

HON. A. b, STEPHENS.
~ WAS sH1NsroN, Jaly 26.
& Since the return of'Vice Presdent Ste-s
bheuA to Richmond, several facts, lhaveE
been Brought 10 light, calculated to make
people think that his mission was not SIM
ply confined to the topics contained lin
JEFF. Davis instructions, but had q far
mSreliAp9rtant abjsct, inlvie9. ~
j Ia gsntkmaa sonhsctea With Vie State
Department tells me to day that, independ-
emily Of his public and ostensible mission,
Mr. Stephenslhad been entrusted by the
President of the Confederacy with secret
one-that the FIRST was onlya cloak to-
conceal the second, and that revelations Of
the greatest Importance were at the bot
tom of the diplomatic transactions entrust-
ed to bis care.
This, it appsats, has been discovered
since the return Of Mr. Stephens 70 Rich
mond, whore his arrival was immediately
followed by Cabinet council, and by the
sendingof bearer of dispatches to Eoh-
don and Paris, by. Mrt Benjamin, the Sec.
.retary of Foreign Affairs @ '..n4 o.
nd This Neutrality-suspicious. carries With
him, j Ianltold,a q proposition of alliance
to- eI1uis Napoleon, inlwhioh the Confeae-
rate GoTefnment proposes to the Emperor
ofthelFrench 10 ack nowiedge forever the
right of. France toiiag protectorate upon
Mexico andfnpon the Republic of Central
America, anddthe offer office trade with
the South for a. term oftwenty+ive years.
,rlAtthe same time, JEFF Davis. 10 com
pliance with thelwell known spirit of an
tagouism existing in Europe on the ques-I
Ition of slavery, purposes to modify that
.institution in a manner consistent with.
the requirements ofcivilization and hut
mainly 90 y!GIg "ii Ds.inf OIL 'A'' =
IL In exchange, the President Of The Coii-
federate Government demands the recot,-
milton Of the South and the raising Of th e
blockade; and should this measure caus
a war between the, Northern States an'3
France, all that the Confederate Govern
ment requiles in such a case is the coop.
GRAFTON off, her navy Neither a man moi:
q muskct islneeded from Europe, but sim
ply vessels, of war, and3a few iron clad
ships. sd Gwul plai aI ~ 2i' ~" .'F'i.
Mr.. lSlidell, to5whom these communica!
tions have, been transmitted, is authorized
to offer the same inducements to every ma
ton that may feel inclined to comply with
the wishes of the South, and particularly
to Spain, to which the possession of Cuba
and the southern part of San Domingo
would be- guaranteed forever should She
decide the lend herr assistance to the per-
manentsfoundation oflthe Southern Con.
federacy.i lud ,lad,o1 81" ladt \
Lam also toldsthat Mr. Slidell is invi-
ted u take adxce of Louis Napoleon in
everything ,belongingi TO the institution to
be hsreafteroframedby the Southern Con-
federacy, to solicit his opinions as regards
the best means to be employed for the
foundation south. Of Mason and Dixon's
line ,d "a strong consolidated government,
and even to promise him a protectorate
upon Texas, should he deem the indepen7
dence Of that State necessary to his de- !
signs upon, Mexico ois ass loihw onE
In fact, the proposition of Jeff Davis to
Louis Napoleon is that Of an. offensive and
defensive alliance. attended withIas large
concession as a, Government can make to
another without losing, its freedom of ac-
tion or dignity Of character ai ydqosoud
! But before making these propositions
to the Emperor 1of France and saeri6ciug |
Al ~ .tst..xton &c .lo,,or~ Taf Ia N; a q ~ .