Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1863-02-18
From Harper's Weekly.1
The Rebel DISPATCHES.

The Rebel Dispatches.
The intercepted correspondence of the
rebel leaders with their emissaries in Eu-
rope, lately published, is very amusing
and shows several things
First, that Louis Napoleon mag have
some designs upon Texas. But the French
policy in regard to this continent is still
merely subject of speculation
Second, the correspondence shows COD
clusively that the blockade is as effective
IS any blockade ever instituted. 1t takes
the dispatches of the rebel agents some
seven months to come to hand, and the
rebel Secretary of State naively mentions
to one of his ernissaries that his No. 2 has
arrived, but that Nos. 1, 8, 4, 5, and are
still missing. The postal arrangements OF
the new nation do not seem to be quite
perfect.
Third, the correspondence reveals the
fact that Earl Russell is cold to the S Hon.
orable" Mr.. Mason of Virginia-who sat
in the Senate of the U.ited States pocket
ing the money of a Government against
whose existence he was plotting The
Earl was so cold, indeed, that the !" Hon
orable" Mr.. Mason thought of withdraw
ing; but his confederates urge him to re-
main, and to continue to be snubbed. in
of the new nation.
Fourth, the correspondence discloses
the interesting fact that when the Confed-
crate emissarY LETT Madrid, be put his
books and papers IL charge of the agent of
the Rothschilds, showing the position
which the great BANKERS compel their
agents in every country to hold in regard
TO the rebellion, and. of course, indicating
the kind OF value which is to be placed
upon the support given 70 treason by any
such agents, whose birth, trailing, sym
pathies, and interests are entirely foreign.
Fifth, the correspondence informs us
that Mr. James Spence, VINO has written q
book in favor OF the rebellion, which was
for long time the hands book of English
information OF American affairs, and who
perpe tually urges upon the British Gov
ernment the recognition of the Contede-
racy, is pan agent OF the rebels.
Sixth, it shows that great efforts are
making for the construction of a rebel fleet
in English neutral" ports.
There is hlso much highly colored rhe-
toric from Mr.. Benjamin, about the suc>
Cess OF the rebellion, and the sure over
throw of the Government, which is of
equal value with the editorials in the rebel
newspapers, all OF which are supervised
by treaty censors and there Is an ex
tremely unpromislDg system of "cotton Ger
tifcates" developed by Mr. Memminger-
a kind of painfully vague and operose
promise to pay, IS basis for pecuniary
loans. 1t is the latest effort to extract
sunbeams from crouI1bers.
Such a correspondence will not fail to
make due impression upon the common
sense of the world. Read in the light of
the acknowledged object of the rebellion.
it can hardly give much comfort to the
European friends OF American anarchy /;
and published with the addition of Mr..
Davis's speech in the Southwest, in which
he calls Mr. Lincoln a baboop, it would
dignity of the 'gentlemsnly" Government
of the Confederacy.
The Richmond Examiner has the fol-
lowing on the same subject:
We gave yesterday review OF mass
of correspondence, published in the north
ern papers, purporting to be the official
correspondence of the Confederate govern
ment with its representatives and agents
in England and France, aud which it ia
alleged was intercepted by the capture of
a son of Mr.. George N. Sanders, while at
tempting to run the blockade at Charles
ton. 1t is to be regretted, and is sub
tject of wonder, that this correspondence,
when the vessel was taken, was not des-
troyed, or sunk to the bottom of the sea.
AS it is, the enemy has been giUen a full
opposition Of our affairs, and as much has
been said of information being given to
the enemy by improper publications in the
newspapers, this single dispatch bearer OF
Mr.. Benjamin has furnished to the an
KEGS an amount of contraband intelligence
that could not be gained from all the
newspapers in the South for the next fifty
years.
1t is also to be regretted that Mr.. Ben
.jamin, in his correspondence, should have
INDUCED in such weak and offensive spec
ulations relative to the Emperor Of
France. There was no occasion for it,
and its only effect can be TO offend and
estrsnge the friendly interest the Emperor
has evinced in the success of our cause.
The whole thing is an unfortunate af-
fair, aud the character of the information
disclosed shows with what singular want
of Judgment the business of that depart
meut has been conducted.