Year: 1862

Letters received in this city represent the
agents of the Southern rebellion in London
and Paris as busily engaged in preparing the
way to strike blow on the opening of the
House of Commons and of the Corps Legis.
lGtif, in order to bring the Governments of
England and France to acknowledge the
independence of the Southern Confederacy.
During the six months just elapsed they have
perseveringly employed all the means in
their power to influence public opinion, by
perfidious iDsinuations against the North,
ard especially against the Administration.
Nothing has been left undone to attain their
object. They have bought the venal press of
London and Paris, bribed commerce and in.
dustry by the allurement of free trade, and
even have gone to the length of using women
to get the ears of ambassadors and to pene-
trate into the secret places of power.


We are informed that one of the last STRAIT
sgems to which they have resorted is to de-
post upon the desk of the members of the
French and English Parliaments pamphlet
stating the inability of the North to main
tain the blockade, and demonstrating, by q
perverted view of the events of the last
year, and by false appreciation of the SEN
timent of the South, how utterly incapable
we are of ever accomplishing the object we
pursue. We are also advised that the agents
of the rebels have received the strongest as





of Commons and from two or three deputies
of the Corps LegisldtE that they would
recommend the acknowledgment of South
ern independence, and use all their influence
in its favor.


They have recurred also to another very
adroit trick Seeing that the seductions of
money, free trade and falsehood were not
sufficient to secure them place among Eu.
ropean powers, they begin TO insinuate that
they are willing to pay the price of recog-
nition in a gradual abolition of slavery.
The Patrie, which is the mouth. piece of the
proslavery men, the COnstituti0H1eL, their
echo and the Independence Beige, the sec
ond hand depositary of their confidence
all three papers have spread the report that
the South is ready to grant freedom to the
blacks if European Governments would re-
cognize its independence.


We call this an adroit trick, because there
is no sincerity in the scheme. 1t has been de.
vised between those members Of the foreign
governments who are in favor of the South
| and the Secession agents, as blind or mask
| for the people. They know that the great
majority of Englishmen and Frenchmen ut
terly detest slavery; that they will allow o
no action in its favor, and that consequently
they will always oppose the recognition of {
Southern Confederacy whose corner. stone
is slavery. Knowing this they have got VI
the cock. and. bull story about the intention
of the South to abolish slavery on the condi
ton that its independence shall be recog
nized, to justify and commend the INTENDED
recognition in the eyes of the people. Johl
Bull, particularly, is to be humbugged b.
this shallow device; he is TO be made to be
lieve that he is going to become the instru
ment of emancipation to four million slave!
whereas he is only to be used for fastenin


on their letters. The South does not meai
to abolish slavery; it will not mean to do 8
for years to come; and the promise, if mad
by its agents abroad, is a promise put fort


on purpose to be brOken.-NeiV York Pos