Butmymainworkwasgiventopreparingapamphlet，inanswertothelettersfromAmericabyDr。Russell，correspondentoftheLondon``Times。’’Thoughnominallyonourside，heclearlywrotehisletterstosuitthedemandsofthegreatjournalwhichheserved，andwhichwasmostbitterlyopposedtous。NothingcouldexceeditsvirulenceagainsteverythingAmerican。Everyoccurrencewasplacedintheworstlightpossibleasregardedourinterests，andeventhetelegraphicdespatchesweremanipulatedsoastodoourcausealltheinjurypossible。Ithereforeprepared，withespecialcare，ananswertotheselettersofDr。Russell，andpublisheditinLondon。Itsfatewaswhatmighthavebeenexpected。Somepapersdiscusseditfairly，but，onthewhole，itwaspooh—poohed，explainedaway，andfinallyburiedundernewmassesofslander。
Idid，indeed，findafewfriendsofmycountryinGreatBritain。InDublinIdinedwithCairnes，thepoliticaleconomist，whohadearnestlywritteninbehalfoftheUnionagainsttheConfederates;andinLondon，withProfessorCarpenter，theeminentphysiologist，who，beingdevotedtoanti—slaveryideas，wasmildlyfavorabletotheUnionside。ButIrememberhimlessonaccountofanythinghesaidrelatingtothestruggleinAmerica，thanforastatementbearinguponthelegitimacyofthesovereignthenrulinginFrance，whowasatheartoneofourmostdangerousenemies。Dr。CarpentertoldmethatsometimepreviouslyhehadbeenallowedbyNassauSenior，whosepublishedconversationswithvariousmenofimportancethroughoutEuropehadattractedmuchattention，tolookintosomeoftherecordswhichMr。Seniorhadnotthoughtitbesttopublish，andthatamongthemhehadreadthefollowing:
``————showedmeto—dayanautographletterwrittenbyLouisBonaparte，KingofHolland，notfarfromthetimeofthebirthofhisputativeson，nowNapoleonIII。Onepassagereadasfollows:`J’ailemalheurd’avoirpourfemmeuneMessalene。Elleadesamantspartout，etpartoutellelaisedesenfants。’’’
IcouldnotbutthinkofthisafewweekslaterwhenI
sawtheemperor，whoderivedhistitletothethroneofFrancefromhisnominalfather，poorKingLouis，butwhosepersonalappearance，likethatofhisbrother，theDucdeMorny，wasevidentlynotderivedfromanyBonaparte。