The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-13
slidell in Paris.

When this rebel commissioner first went to
Paris, he took his wife and daughters with
him for the purpose of cutting a swell and
creating a sensation in Partisan fashionable
circles. He installed his family in magnif-
cent apartment in the Champs Eysees and
gave them carte blanche at the most fashiona-
BILE miliners and drees-makers. This rebel
"embassy" as it was called, soon gave recep-
tons and dinner parties. Hiswife and daugh-
ters played well their parts, and prominent
members of the Partisan press yielded to fe-
male charms, while the offer of gold would
have had less power.
"Le Salon Slidelp' became a place of much
resort and every thing went on swimmingly.
Even the Emperor and Empress attended one
of their "bal Mosques says the correspond
ent of the New York World. True, they were
in domino, yet they were there. Just at the
time the Slidells were ia high feather, Ger
man baron SO managed as to obtain a divorce
from his wife. Emile Erhlager, the baron and
capitalist, threw himself bodily among Miss
Slidelps armirers and soon distanced them all.
Papa Slidell scented in this alliance confeder-
tie funds and gave his consent to the marriage.
But he found more than his match in the bluff
astute Prince Napoleon, who could not be
overcome by this specimen of Southern chiv,
airy and diplomacy. At this time the Prince
had not so much power as he now has; and
yet he always had one organ, T. Opinion Ma
tiondte, which has ever been true to the Uni
ted States, and the advocate of liberal princi
pies.
But against its influence Slidell had the
Constitutional. the Potrie, and at times the
official organ OF the French Empire, the Mont
teur, and why should he fear Plon-Plon and
his paper2 Alas for Shdell! Plon- Plon has
been appointed Chief of the Privy Council
and has become the grand power in the en-
| pire, next to the throne, and even controls
that in some good degree. And what is the
result of all this? The Prince, in honor Of
his new dignity; has thrown open the recep-
tion halls of the "Palais Royale," closed since
the death of King Jerome, and given therein
a magnificent ball, the marked feature o.
which was that "confederates" we're excluded
therefrom. This fact has resounded all over
Paris and secessia is at discount in that
great city Of fashion and splendor.
This thrust the Slidell family feel most
pungenlly, and soon the beau monde of Paris
will follow the example set by Prince Napo-
leon, and Slidell, wife and daughters, will be
left out in the cold. The golden dreams of this
rebel commissioner, his expected negotiation
oil IA uoA ad nd ho b,tJ ~,
and murky clouds hanging over Dixie throue b
which but feeble rays of light now pass. Soon
all will be darkness and tho seheliion will be
numbered among the things that are past.
Poor Slidell! He begins to feel the sad vicisi-
tudes of fortune, but his condition is no worse
than that of JEFF. Davis and other leaders of
the rebellion who have not yet left their coun
try for their country's good. Their time is
now at hand when they must pack up for a
foreign land, for how can such characters
breath the free air of Republican America?
Since the above was written we clip the fol-
lowing from the Toronto Globe: a&
The Prince, who is now Vice-P President of
the Council, is strongly Northern in his opin-
ions, and takes every opportunity Of making
erner-not even the Northern Copperhead
General McClellan-was invited to his grand
ball, whereas every loyal Northerner OF any
position received an invitation. Seeing that
the Emperor himself was present on the occa-
sion, but one Interpretation can be put on
this TACT. rs ff4s
From the above facts the inference is strong
that Louis Napoleon himself has not the most
distant idea of recognizing the South. The
probability is, Slidell will never return to this
country. We can we'll spare him. And if
JEFF. Davis and several other rebels sho uld
skedaddle to France or some other foreign
country, our Republic would receive no detri-
ment.