The New York herald., 1863-09-25
s,idelrs Successor a. the rui,euiss.

We published the other day letter
from one of our Washington correspondents
containing some remarkable and important
statements respecting the movements of the
rebel Vice President, Alexander II. Stephens,
and the certainty Of mutual arrangement by
which the Southern confederacy was to give an
official recognition to tie unfedged Mexican
empire, which, on its side, was to return TIE
compliment to the Richmond oligarchy. These
statements receive confirmation in the Paris
correspondence OF the Liverpool journal,
which we transfer to our columns to-day. Ac-
cording to this letter, orders have been sent
by the Council of Notables, and the intelligence
that that order had been carried out was ex-
pected to be received at the Tuilcrics by the
first mail from Vera Cruz. The correspondent
hits Of the political Importance of the Mexican
project by the Ionical question:-''What can
the Tnilerics do, then, but acknowledge the South
Kkcwise?' Undoubtedly tho French recogni-
iion would follaw the Mexican If it did not. in
deed, accompany it; for the legal principle
..what one does iy another be does by himsclf'
is applicable to the case. The present Mexican
government is as much tho agent Of France as
its own government is.
On another point our Washington cores
pondent is also confirmed by the Paris cores
pondcnt of this English paper. The former
stated that after Mr. Vice President Stephens
returned discounted from his proposed expcdi.
ton to Washington he made up his m ind to as
sent to the terms proposed by France in return
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tor her naval and military aid 10 assuring South
crn independenoe--namely, the concession Of
the whole trans-Mi-sissippi region to her and
/ had gone to Paris with full powers to ratify
! such treaty. This Paris correspondent writes
/, on that point-''it is certain The Florida
brought over couple OF Southern
!. diplomats, delegates Of JEFF. Davis.
He Zone of thcml told me that The said
envoy (the othcr) had como TO assist II not
replace, Slidell in his mission to the Tuieries.
J and that Europe would be astonished some day
! when il should come to learn the name OF that
plenipotentiary." II is a very fair Inference
that the envoy who is to astonish Europe is
/ neither more nor less than the little, shrill-
! voiced Vice President OF the rebel coufederacy
/ and tie astonishment must arise, not from the
( high rank or talents Of this magna,c-for he is
an ordinary specimen Of the rantng Southern
democratic politician--but from the wonder
that man who had made such an unanswcr.
able argument as he did against secession should
have had the audacity to become second in the
movement, and should now he asking foreign
Power to help it on.
Circumstances have changed, however. since
Mr.. Stephens thought himself justified in seek
ing an opportunity to propose terms Of compro.
mise involving separation to our government
The capture Of all the rebel strongholds on the
Mississippi, the cutting in two Of the confede
racy, the capture Of Knoxville and Chattanooga
giving us possession Of the whole Of Tennessee,
and the wonderful performances OF our artillery
against the Charleston forts, have so completely
modified the situation that even Mr.. Stephens
confidence in the success Of the rebellion mus,
have considerably abated; and foreign Power;
will think twice before they provoke wal
with q nation capable OF such things. II Il
very questionable, therefore, Whether the
o-Mexican-rebel programme will be car
ried out.