Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-04-02

A SOUTHERN MONARCHY PROPOSED.
Correspondence of the Louisville Journal
New YoRK, March 81, 1868.
This will excuse itself.
/ am a native Of Kentucky, and,
when this war broke out, my sympa-
tbies being strongly in favor OF "the
SOUTH" I left America and repaired to
paris. France, where, until within few
weeks. 1 have remained calm but by
no means disinterested spectator Of
this unnatural war.
Twas, during my stay in Paris, the
recipient of the hospitalities Of friend
II forbear to mention, names for obvious
reasonsl who is intimately connected
with the Court of France, and whose
sympathies are also with the Southern
Coniederacy. A short time since, he
made me the astonished recipient Of the
following private information, which,
were l to consult my inclination, /
should keep secret, but which duty
to my country impels me to publish:
"On the 9lst day of January last"
said he, ga letter was received at the
Court of France, dated Richmond, Va,
Nov. Cd, 1862, and signed BY seventy
three of the leading men Of the South.
ern Confederacy, including JEFF Davis
Cabinet, and many Senators, but as
we both remarked, with some surPrlse)
by only i,oo Generals of their army, vie:
Toombs and Wise, urging upon Ma
poleon speedy recognition OF the
Southern Confederacy, and as an in
ducement offered the following reasons:
"Ist. That it was the intention Of the
leaders OF the South { which intention
however, was to be kept secret until
the war was over), SO SOON as their in
dependence was declared, to establish
a nobility in the South, before their ar
nv was disbanded. That the poor
suiites, or non-slave owners. who would
help them fight and conquer their inde-
pendence, so soon as nobility is es-
iablished and they are left free to act,
will emigrate North and leave only the
noble and bis slave, constituting the
frmest nobility, because the peasant
will be the property of the noble, while
the line Of demarkation between them
will be that OF color and race. That
their ability so to establish a nobility
cannot be doubtful when it is well known
that the leaders OF. the South had forced
this war and established the present
Confederacy in opposition 10 majority
of every State.
"2d. That it is the duty Of France,
as of other monarchies, TO encourage
nobility and to discourage democracy.
"3d. That, in accordance with the
above intention, they (these seventy
Mree) designed to secure Tor had Sc
cured, I forget which) a remodelling
of their conscript law, so as to exempt
and to preserve for their future COnfed-
eracy as many slave owners or future
mobiles as possible"
Nv opinion was then asked by my
friend as TO whether such a scheme
would be tolerated by even a majority
of the slave owners? l replied that !
did not think it would, especially in the
Border States.
You will therefore, when you have
read this, agree with me, think. that
/ commit no un.0orr0ntabIe breach of
hospitality or of confidence in publish
ing this, nor will my Southern friends,
10 whom this may "come greeting"
fail, am induced to hope, to pardon
Inc if I can no longer sympathize with
their struggled You will, of course,
withhold my name from the public, re-
serving, however, the right, which |
willingly accord, to publish it in future
if it becomes necessary to establish the
truth of the above statements.
Yours, &C., ANTI-NOBLE.