The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-20

time. Money b 20 plentiful that all theee en-
terprises will be well supported. Indeed. The
only d6aculiy now Is to And an individual wts
is not millionaire, or next door to million
aire. Altogether. therefore, the prospects for
the coming season arc brilliant beyond pro-
cedent. II President Lincoln will but do bis
duty as we'll as the fashionablcs and the tho
atrica and operate managers are doing theirs.
we shall have JEFF Davis and poor Greeley
exhibited in the same cage at BarnumS
| (children half price, by Christmas Day. and
shall begin tho New Year with blaze OF
glory.
Reported Alliance between Franco and
tho Rebel Confedcracy.
A gentleman just arrived from Richmond,
where he has been in position to learn
the facts stated by him, writes to us,
from Washington, . communication contain
ing some remarkable statements. According
TO this correspondent. Louis Napoleon, In No.
vember last. met Slidell's importunities for
recognition with the direct proposal that he
would cooperate Fin establishing The indepen-
dcncc Of the South. with his whole fleet and an
army Of three hundred thousand men, on cond-
ton that the whole of the trans Mississippi
regon-Tcxas, Arkansas and Western Loni-
siana--shoud be coded to France.
it was large price to pay; bnt the
rebel leaders were generally inclined to
close with The offer. cven on those costly
terms. Vice President Stephens was one Of
those who demurrcd to the arrangement,
and, before submitting to 1t. he proposed
to go himself TO Washington. have q sensible
talk with President Lincoln and Secretary
Seward, and ascertain whether some plan could
not be devised whereby peace should be restored
to the country and tho disgrace of yielding to
this French proposition be avoided. II is
known that that design Of Mr. Stephens
was frustrated by our government refusing to
permit his going up tho Potomac TO Washing
ton. Onr correspondent asserts Tat, bau, ked
by the failure Of his plan. and despairing
Of The success of the rebellion by any other
means, Mr.. Stephens has since gone to Europe
with fMl powers to accede TO the French pro-
positions and 10 conclude an alliance on those
terms. 1t is not very plain, however, that Louis
Napoleon would negotiate for the cession Of
territory over which the other contracting party
has no Jurisdiction. If he is very DESTROYS Of
repossessing tho old Louisiana purchase he had
better apiy to its present possessors, the
government and people of the United States.
Nevertheless, whatever may be thought Of
the improbability Of that part Of the story.
there il enough in the communication to create
some little uneasiness in the public mind. Per-
haps the federal expedition just sent to Texas
Is the practical hint by our government that
Il is not unaware Of the Franco-rcbcl pro-
grammc. and is fully prepared 10 bring 1t to
| naught.
NAPoLEOS's Observation-Disclosures MACMILLAN
AND THE Mexican DEpuTATIoN.- our latest
advces from Paris we learn that a depu-
tation Of Mexcaus, numbering eight per-
| sons, was Mt that time in the French
| capital. and that on this day (tbe goth
| OF September) the deputation would leave
Paris for Miramar. near Trieste, the residence
of the Austrian Prince. It is said that Maxi
| milan has announced his determination Of pro-
ceeding to Mexico In Mexican man-ofwar. in
case he decides upon accepting the tbrone--a
matter considered extremely doubtful, not only
in Paris. but throughout Europe. We are as
! surcd by those usually we'll informed, that the
I, Emperor Napoleons government has no hope
whatever that Prince Macmillan will be al
lowed to proceed to Mexico, and that 1t Is
greatly bothered by this totally unexpected
turn Of affairs. The Mexicans, not appraised Of
these facts. arc getting ready for the passage
OF their supposed future sovereign an old
Mexican frigate new In the Bay Of Carmen, but
/ will doubtless leave the vessel to rot undIs-
turbed when they ascertain the result OF the
mission 50 soon to wait upon the Prince.
| To add to the embarrassments produced by
the withdrawal Of the Prince from the Mexican
candidature is the fact that the government Of
hundred millions Of francs to found the new
empire on this continent. With the brother Of
the Emperor Of Austria a. the ruler Of
/, Mexico there were indications that tho loan
might have been raised; but II Is tho.
roughly appreciated by Napoleon that the
! placing Of q French prince on the Mexican
| throne will render the successful negotiation
Of Che proposed loan vary probiemasieal. The
Emperor OF the French is now awakening to
the fact that ho has succeeded 10 placing him
self In a most unpleasant predicament. He
has got Mexico, and don't know what TO do
with It. Unpopular as the Mexican expedition
has always been In France. the present position
! Of that undertaking will cause II TO become
more and more distasteful to the subjects Of
Napoleon. They will not fail to perceive the
indecision aud trouble Of their government,
caused by what they were led to believe
| great and glorious success-aa affair terminated
| In fact.
| When, instead Of benefits to accrue immedi-
ately, they ascertain that millions more are to
be spent ere they can even withdraw from this
invasion, they will be oil tho more bitter
against che Emperor, whose prestige b fast
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