New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-01
n SELEEXILED REBEL.
THE CAREER OF CONFEDERATE AGENT IN
EUROPE.
From Galignani's Messenge

FROM pallgnanls Messenger
Mr.. Ambrose Dudley Mann, whose death we an.
nounced In Yesterdays issue was the last Of the
three ENJOYS whom the sO-callel Confederate states
sent to Europe during the Civll War in America to
Induce the Powers to recognize the southern Con
leIency. They left the United states in March,
to his native land until the South had gained her
cause. and he kept his word. lie lived more than
lwen.yrcgt year, without country and dod alone
The story Of his coming abroad, and OF what me
tie WeT of thu these e lines BY Mr Mann himself short
time since. Many years before meeting the deceased
e Trfr Knew OF nun a. person VINO aG Mas
United States. Mr. Mann, then an attache in the
state Department at Washington. was sent to Hun
gary on secret mission. which may. perhaps, have had
some hing 10 do with the KOssuth mOven ent. Arrived
IN that country he was arrested As a SPY, and II
Webster, then secretary OF state demanded bis
release adding that the protection t. which Slr
was Just enough of light in Websiers letter in induce
the Vienna Government to let the matter drop and
Mr.. Mann wac thereafter unmolcsted.
The Commission of the Confederacy was composed
Of Mr.. Yancey Of Alabama, Judge ROst Of Louisiana.
and Mr A. Dudley Mann. Two Of them came abroad
by way Of New.Orleans and Saint Thomas, but Mann
decided 10 20 from Montgomery By way of Washing
ton Mr. seward was secretary OF STATE thcn ana
hi, plan was 10 let Mann get on board the steamer
President Lincoln cancelled the order of arrest and
he sailed from New York on the Europe the 3Oth OF
March 1861 In London the Commissioners obtained
interviews with Loris Russell and Palmcrston; but
while they found strong feeling in England decidedly
III favor Of the S0utn--Bfignt ana toOuen wore oN-
ceptiono-there was no disposition to recognize the
COnledelacy.
The secret of England's conduct said Mr. Mann
70 the writer. was Ireland had she recognized the
Confederacy the Irish would have become more camor
Gus than ever for their liberties slavery did not
weigh feathers weight IN the scale. although there
was not man in England who justified slavery, and
the masses of the people felt very strongly IN the
matter WIN but few tSa an hs o's sx T %n0 Of
slsvery ought not to prevent England from recosnz-
al, to hon apalus
In France the feeling against slavery was stronger,
but here too the UPPER classes looked at the @ non
come to in ny official capacity s F ha% 9P
U3nnaenc6 IN Louis al pnb tbe war # did not
s bis plans for either Of the American begcranSt to
10 found Latin Empire in Mexico for his cousin Pon,
Plon and thus get him ont Of the way, and he wanted
our war protracted unt pom baeS th b Hy IN his
After Mason and sldc came over the joint com
mtee was dissolve,l Mason was assigned to duty in
London. Sde TO Paris Ros 70 Spain and 70 Belgium
and Central Europe Mr. {ancey went nome a TsS
had commison to R'!;s% but never be 0S Sshsr
T pocg OF Hh ali tic 20 Mt FO%cr
was 10 await the action Of France and England ..
The deceased statesman also SAID nc wa Vop PA IN
with view to induce Pope Plus TX to recognize tne
Snf s or That dry was Rome Cardinal Xnone
presented him to his Holiness on that occasion Nh
Mann handed Plus * Letter wsp p tbsn T and there
so that the Pope could understand T. More han
twenty four years after this scene In the Nacah INC
deceased said to the present writer; .,o.orc.s
" IL was one OF the most IemarKabe cohierenocs,
that ever foreign representative had WIN orc "
the potena'es of this earth Even AFTER uls IaPV %
time I cannot help but think how malcsitc wa Wv
conduct of the Government Of the P0ntlhcal o,atoos
I'm its bearing toward compared Win me snSan'
ing s,btcrfuges 10 which some Of the European Low
ernmcnfs had recourse In order to evade lh~rc0urse
with our Commissioners" = 49,. .i,
Nothing was accomplished. however, ny thas NJ
sion. II IS true that Plus TX wrote leuer " Ut
Davis but although it was addressed 70 ina 9chue
man as President OF the Confederate Sulue "
America II nd not contain any po,ltNe recog, ~
ton Of the Confederate Government ana ms rae. Was
officially admitted lU the late Jndah p Benlsmin
some time SECRETARY of state NJ Rchnf MT suu III Mo
late wears distinguished lawyer In London
II Is certain that Mr.. Mann has left brhlnn nm =
lot Of manuscripts which VIII some day Dc phDIshoI
IN book form He then showed the writer sons VI
these pages and said then that he did not en un,N
should be printed until after his death ING ne,
reascd was in his way remarkable person. " WtS
he who arranged the first treaty betwech s"lt"fem
and the United states Then President PIERCE srnt nm
abroad AT the time the Washington Government was
thinking Of buying the Island OF Cuha An aholner
lime he arranged several commercial tlcatles WIN
German Personalities, he was one OF the 1OuhdorS |
n the North German Lloyd steamship Company and
Is mis- sion To Hungary has already been referred 70 IN
his article He was eiRhy-ninr years OF age az
ne time of his death. and his funeral VIII take place
ron, the American Church In the Avenue de PAlma
. lis afternoon.