Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-01-08

Kew STANDS FRAsci TOWARDS Us-Under this Gap:
ton the Wash gtOn Chronicle, Lincon's organ, edi.
torial:xes as follows: (
The Intercepted spondence published exclus sely
in Tussiays Chronicle contains statement which must
have attracted attention, whether IL fully credited
or Lot. We refer 10 the ayefmsnt that the RnpsIor
Napoleon I'd promised his countenc1ce to q scheme Of
completely with the rebels for ru ming cotton into Ma
tamoas and shipping It thence to the Europea, agents
of the rebellion. Tie allegation is, that the Emperor
had been coEversed With upon the subjec. and had
promised the fullest protection of the French f,g to
the operators Blu. desired TIE arraugemect be kept
secret. We confess 20 come doubts Of the veracty
Of the author of this statement And this for TWO
reasons. Bb honor AID truth alne.s must. from the
nature OF the case, be very questionable. When
engage eagerly, con dmoYs or from the prompt
nss OF unconquera5le cose.ousness in such clan
destine, Illegal and neiaroas schemes this N. Poo
quet du Beey evidently has DONE their moral percep-
tons must be OF low order. TIE fact IL well es:ab-
shed thai completely With this causeess and wicked
rebellion has developed an obquity Of principle that
hesitates neither at Shores Of deeds faliiy Of
word.. And a; tie rebels have deliberately and re.
pea edy sought to deceive their foreign friends by false
reports OF the number OF vessels that have succeeded In
running the blockade at Wilmington, there is no IN
cbattsbleuess in susPectiDg their eonss abroad of
similar deception. We capnot therefore, accept n du
Belleys statements necessarily true The imposition
Of secrecy, after having himself committed the fact to
cua'ed to throw doubt ON the averment This much
due TO fair examination and discussion of the SUBJ
Jet.
1t Is nevertheless possible that even willis thus plot
ting and planning illicit tade, this du Bslley may
tell the truth; aud the inquiry arscs whether the
duct Of the Emperor Of the French towards the United
Safes during the nearly tnies years in which have
been engaged IN the suppression Of this rebellion has
been such lead to tee suspicion that he could thus
eecfstly-and because secretly, dishonestly-league
himself with thoCe In against the United States
Government We compelled to say that retrospect
OF those evenful yesTs does leave Napoleon Ill open
to such tu'pcon. L. is matter Of history that
very early in our struggle he mi6e proposals 10 the
Eogl;sh Government to join in intervention in our
affairs, which proposal Eogland peremp.oriy declined;
and there is every reason 10 believe that at any time
SINCE he would have interviewed had he not been de-
tsrred By persistent refusal OF England to Join him
in such crusade in favor of slavery end desposm 1t
was not until Engand had first arrested the rebelr In
the MeIsey that the Emperor OF France withdrew his
sanction OF the building OF our powerful steamships,
having the same destination, as Nantes and Bordeaux.
Nor any intelligent person believe that the invasion
of McKee, and its CONVERSION into a monarchy, would
have ever taken place, had not the Emperor of
France supposed that the temporary of
this country assured q scheme, the avowed
object OF which was TO curtail the power and stint
the growth CT this Republic. Lookiog at this unpee-
SAINT record Of Louis Napoeon's bearing towards the
United States constrained 10 say that he Is to be
deemsd capable Of eueh completely with the rebels
that attributed him BY NJ do Beley, whoever that
parsonage may b.; and NO must add that IL such pro-
mise al is attributed TO him ever given by him, be
bas manifested nsnceTity and unfrendlness which
il would ds,rac. from The dignity Of the Uned States
Government to overlook forget