The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1863-10-24
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Rebel Negotiations i'm france
Plan of an Alliance Against
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Rebel NEGOTIATIONS in France
plan Of an Alliance Against
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1 The letter from our London correspond
ent-which we publish this mornlng-dis
closes programme of European lnterVen
ton in behalf of JEFF. Davis and ms South
ern confederacy SO very plausible ana s.
perfectly consistent with the game oil Loui
NAPOLEON in Mexico, and the policy
England to break up and destroy the pow
er Of the United States, that the subJec'
cannot fail to challenge the special atten
tion of the reader.
The European confsderatss in tins new
scheme of a spoils coalition against us art
represented as the Holy Father OF Rome
in behalf of the Latin church-AusIria
Spain, France and Great Britain Inen
projected Intervention contempiateS 'h'
recognition of a Southern conrederacy, EN-
bracing the thirteen slave States represent
ed in the rebel Congress Including Ken,
tucky and Missouri), and the Withdrawal
of the Union troops from Maryland, SO tna'
free vote may be had in the State upon
the question whether she is to adhere to
the remnant of the old Union or TO 60 over
to the Southern confederacy. All thus Is
to be accomplished in behalf oil Jen Da'
Wis by these European allies. The pro-
gramme is magnificent; for it will be seen
that it covers not only the confederacy,
claimed by the rebellion, but in addition
thereto the State of Maryland, which in.
wolves the District ,,t Columbia aud the
CAPITAL of the United States, for the destl-
nv of MARYLAND is inevitably the destiny
Washington.
For this magnificent endowment OF DAVIS
our correspondent says the rebel states are
to expressly pledge themselves against any
flibustering in Mexico, Cuba or Porto
Rico, and are to resist, to the extent OF
their power, the annexation OF any portion
of the British possessions to the Northern
confederacy, and any attempt on our part
to disturb tho arrangements OF this Euro
pean coalition in Mexico or the dult-
Such are the rough outlines OF this pro.
iected plot In reducing it to treaty IT
will probably embrace the cesson OF Texas
and Louisiana to France, and also New
Mexico and Arizona, to say nothing of Cali
fornia. That there is something in these
astounding revelations we can hardly doubt,
when simultaneously the programme dl'
vulged by our London correspondent is sub
stantially promulgated through the Rich
mond Enquirer as the only admissible ba-
sis of a treaty OF peace.
The leading rebel ambassadors now in
Paris or concentrating there are Slidsll and
Mason, Alexander II. Stevens, the so-called
Confederate States and Mr.. Gwin, of Cali
fornia late from Fort Lafayette. These des
perate political adventures will promise
anything and sacrifice anything, to the ex-
tent of half the ares-of the slave States, 10
order to secure Southern Confederacy
under European protective coalition. 10
enter in to this coalition England has the
inducement of the destruction of
an oyershadowing commercial rival-an OBJ
iect for which she has been working to di-
vide us on the slavery question for half
century. France is tempted by the bait OF
a powerful foothold on the continent
Spain by the promises of the protection OF
Cuba. Austria by the glitteIing bauble OF
the crown of Mexico, and the Pope by the
spiritual aud temporal interests at his
church. Then there are the great induce.
ments to England and France Of monopoly
of the trade in Southern cotton and tobac-
co upon their own terms. Surely such ar
guments as these may be supposed to have
been employed to some purpose by Slidell,
Mason, Step hens, Gwin and their numerous
Southern CO. laborers in London, Paris and
Madrid
But the startling revolutionary ideas in
volved in President Lincoln's wsr for the
Union suggest, in the event of his success, a
great and irresistible power on this cont
nent, as the propagandist of popular rights
and popular institutions, as dangerous to
the crowned heads of Europe and the divine
rights of kings as was the terrible republic
of France. Hence the same common cause
among these old monarchies, beginning with
England, which arrayed them in "Holy
Alliance" against the French republic and
against the first Napoleon, invite the parties
now concerned to "Holy Alliance" against
the United States. That the present Ma
poleon is ready for the "Holy Alliance" theis
can be nc doubt; that the other parties in
dicated, excepting England, have become
mere instruments in his hands, is equally
apparent. Nor do We place any faith in
this late virtuous neutrality OF England -
We regard it as but sham and trick 10
which to mask her real designs.
The Position of Meade and Lee
in Virginia.