The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1863-08-06
VOLUME Q.



Sicce the return Of Vice President Ste
rhens to Richmond, several facts have been
brought to light calculated to make people
think that his mission was not simply con-
Saed to the topics contained in jeff Davis
instructions, but had far more important
object in view.
A gentleman connected with the State
Department tells ME to-day that inlepen1-
entity Of his public and os;ensibe mission,
Mr.. Stephens hid been intrustcl by the
President OF the Cunfe ler,cy with secret
cne- that the first was only cloak to con-
ceal the second, and that revelation. Of he
greatest importance were at he h,'tom of
tae diplomatic transactions insru.te! TO h.
care
This, it taprears has been d;seovere since
the re,urn Of NJ. Sic ephens - Z chu,onA.
~here his arrival was mno ;ia.a'r sollJye !
By Cabine, council an h. he ~ of
bearer oi dispa.che 70 Lon n II / Par $
b. Mr. Benjamin, the Secre arg ,r Fore: sn
.Afal-s
ne bearer of displ'ch,' carries with
Hin. am told. a proposition oi' al, lnce %
lou.s Napoleon, in VIII ch he C,n.e er,te
government proposes to h. Em1er ,r fthe
french to ackn &c Ire ,rcve: III, right of
france toa pro,ec.orae upon Iex c, IN |
apon he Republic of Cea'ral Amer "a. AMI
Tie Cticr OF free .rale IN ,he S.u Il f,r
sac term oftTen:y- five years.
Al The same tine. Jeff Davis. IN c,mar
fnce with he vel known spirit of antaco
-ism existing N Europe on the question Of
slavery. proposes to modify tn ;lsti,u on
N manner Consistent with II, r, III re-
-nen.s cf cav | zlton ami hum ,a.tv.
IN e-ich ,nSs, the President of til 9 =.
,cderate 'veinneat demands he recogni-
';on ot the Sou h, AMI the raising of the
blockade; AMI b uid this me is,1rc cause a
var he,wcen the northern States an
France. all that the C,nfe !erate govern
'neRt requires IN such ciSe is the co-ope-
-ation ci her navy Neither a MN nor
rausket Is nec.ie from Europe, bus simply
,e'-eis u va. and a few ron cl,l ships.
tir. Slideil, to whom these cornmunica.
:ions have been TRANSMITTED |. is au;h ,rizel
~ oI.cr tne same In iucencnts to every mt
ticn ,hat may feel incline to comply with
the wishes ctlhe South, anl particularly to
Spain, to which the possession of Cubs
AMI the southern part of San Domingo
-7ould be guaranteed forever should she le-
eide TO lend hex assistance to the perma-
rent foundation ofthe Southern Confel-
eracy.
am also told that Mr.. Sliiell is invited
20 take advice Of L ,ui- Napoleon in every
fhng belonging TO the institutions to be
hereafter framed by the Southern Confe :
eraey, to 4ollcit his opinions a= reglrls the
Il means TO be employed for the foun o.
80 south Of Mason AMI Dix ms Inc If a
s;rong consolidated government, an even
20 promise him pro:ectoratc upon Texas,
,het.ld he deem The in lepen lence of n
~late ncce:saryto hs de:isn uDoa Mex
g.
Ia fact the propo5i,ion Of Jef Davi, %
l. u;- Napo'e N is tint OF N ffene've III
defensive alliance atteniei h Is iar..e
c cnce-sions as a government c.,n make to
another w:tlio, sing its free lom Of acton
o iigni,y Of CHI, r.
Bat befr. max NJ these proposition, TO
{ Emperor of Fr :nce and scr &c NJ the
IA ,tltution of cry, JEFF Davis sent NJ.
9 .,hens VIII secret message to Mr..
l. ncJln to a !v.se M Of he re ;olut;ons ta-
ken By his CLbine', an | to ak h IN wheth-
er he yGl ! Mt consent, before applying to
Europe for protection AMI SUPPORT AMI
thereby to run the risk Of injurin3 the
dem ,cr ,t.c institutions In tbs country. to
al srm;stice an to convention of all the
State, for the settlement of the pending
difficulties.
The mission Of Mr. Stephens was then
boxing, as you VII see, to The preservation
Of the free domestic institutions of the
South, AMI vas oppose to any encroach-
ments by foreign power uoon that country.
The refusal Of Mr. Lincoln to see HIM has
bi.i the project of Mr Davis, AM has
apparently forced the South to place lis, {
unler the protection of the empires and
,r,onarch.es Of European event which
my threl:en the integrity of our own liber
ties in the N,r.h.
Let Us put down m,bs, rebellions and
i L..