New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-10
DUKE" GWIN IN MEXICO.
HIS SECRET MISSION TO NAPOLEON Ill
CONFEDERATE EMIssARY AND IMPERIAL coz
sPIRATOR.

SPlRATOk
To me Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR: The TRIBUNES notice of the late
william NJ. c. in in some imnortant parouarswas ms
leading William NJ Gwn was trained In the MISSISSIPPI
school OF politics. aud naturally enough sought 10 over
throw the sovereignty OF tho National Unoh' IL JON"
Sde was a consplrator, william NJ Gwln was wi"
lederac emssary If any one has the curiosity I" hho"
OWNS relations with the Southern Confederacy also Ms
relations with Imperialism in Mexico. let him reau 'o
"Gwin intercepted letters" Incorporated III se"a'u
Diplomatic Correspondence 1885, Part 3, pages oAo w
sly inclusive published at Washington, lSoo' h"u
should he happen to have the further curiosity 70 KNOW
william II. Stewards opinion OF william NJ ""in' io '''
read a certain dispatch In the same Noi''ae, W 'o
Bigelow then Minister to France, under date Oh Scpe
her o. 1863 OWNS mission to France was haruy vi
less Importance to the Confeleracy than that oil se
The emssary could have interviews and audiences WIN
the EMPEROR for obvious reasons. not accotueu W ~
consp!rator That the Emperor lent no un"l'iihs o "
OWNS schemes relating to Me Kico, ana sche'ucs
In aars ont Of Mexico proof Is abundant III his MISSION
failed II failed because OF the fall OF Atlaht ohc'
marcn to the sea- and the fall OF Richmond
Before 10 wing the City of Mexico says Coohel DoH
Enrioue MeIia In q letter 10 Mr. Romero tue
Mexican Minister at Washington, was
shown the original letter of Napoleon 70
Marshal Bazane recommending Mr.. OWNS pan' as SUP
mitted TO him. AMI directing the Marshal 10 FURNISH no
troops demanded by Gwln. The object Is to COLOMBO
|
te rs barrier to any aggression of the United states
AMI there create q power always hostile, anu Will no
assistance of French, sufficiently ornidaole W icSS'
all attenIt against MaKlmiiian
Here the Imperial consplrator and the Confederate
emissary touch hands The fates were kinder u luo
enssary than to the conspraOr. The emssary h'eu 10
see his own country emerge from tho unnatural STRIFE
cha,tened and purified as with fire, with augmented
str,ucth and power rich in tho worlds renown. Ana
now the Imperial conspirator; he OF Sedan. Keau
between the lines letter General Forey fontahe
bleAu July s. 1867" ono may see the coven hooi'
exaggerate nothing" exclaimed NJ Berger III 'hc
Corps Legisatlf, =" simply tell the truth. Read INC
letter of July 1862 aud you will sec that the develop
ment OF United states Is to be arrested lhSSc
the schemes III which G%ln eills ed as uu '''oi 49,
| ntle colony that nestled around CoruOVa nonol
.xnrc 10 return TO lhe United TIL Napoleon jumps
uncic sam" were the words OF Que OF tue IusI'n GO
states Mas dear TO OF the IRE nch eonsprator
| and his co OnspIratOrs ut homo and ABROAD -. q,
said Let the official retOrclans IN tle corps ISIS
latif and the official Journals Of the second Enpno
tend disguise II they can, the fu ana apsoiuto
responsibility their master for that enormous con
spacy OF factions. priests palace oOD, r.,
the Independence Of the United states, under cover Vi
crusade against the anarchy OF Mexico. o.....
The startling from the United states mas Hauo
So"' 81 sre' re William ~ OWNS cherries
from Mexico . the 18TH OF May, 1863 Aud yet Win
rare courage. he built large on colonization ana the
ye.rs writes he 10 his New York friend Colonel
| have never confident as at present say 10
INV good and highly valued freud. that we Will
very soon meet again In the most delightful spot on thc
globe and there will bu cloud To obscure the future
She Will eat ner Christmas dinner IN tue palace 10
certainty and what a time will have! Tue day !
leave here Will send order to France for large
supiy Of the best wines In Europe aud they VIII ue
mellow TO the taste BY Chrismas Tnis IA not romance
Tue crusldcs will DO SURF assed IN the enIirii
ton to the country my future hpnc aud such poIo
never moved from country 10 Another But hla.,
the delightful future never materiauEci! Tho ono
hundred thousand Confederate Veterans VINO NsTe W
take with them the stone OF the new cl'iIiAa
| ton" never crossed the RIO Grinde "
with the fail ~ the Empire, ~ithered the last i."l
OF William VI. Gwn. the tltulir Dukc ~ SOn)rh hat
Christmas dinner the palace went rntastcd' Ior h.fc
/ wa palace, no Empire.
NnshrlLIc. haIt. 20, ESD