The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-30 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK.

FRANKFORT.

FRAN KFORT, San. 29.—1 n the Diet yesterday the
motion of Electoral Hesse to hasten the discussion
on the question of the succession, the demand of
the Federal commissioners on the subject of the
convocation of the Chambers in Holstein, L‘nd the
petition of the deputation from this latter country
were referred to the committee.

THIRD EDITION

SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK.

AMERICA.

(REUTERS TELEGRAMS.)
(Per the Africa via Ruche's Paint.)
(Per Telegraph to Halifax.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Afternoon).
The diplomatic correspondence has been laid

before the Congress.

Mr. Seward wrote to Mr. Adams ;n October last
that the United States insist and must continue to
insist that the British Government is responsible
for the damages which American citizens sustain by
the Alabama's depredations, and Mr. Seward cannot
instruct Mr. Adams to refrai❑ from pressing
the claims he has in his hands referring to
Mr. Laird's rams. In September Mr. Seward writes
Mr. Adams that the Navy Department has not any
vessels which can be spared from Charleston ade-
quate to resist those rams, which may be expected
to attack New York, Boston, Portland, Charleston,
or New Orleans. Can the British Government,
says Mr. Seward, suppose that such an assault can
be made with British-built, armed, and manned
vessels without arousing the whole American nation
and rendering a retaliatory war inevitable. The
political debates throughout the country show that
the United States would now accept an unprovoked
foreig❑ war with more unanimity and cheerfulness
than at any former period. The nation, after two
years war, has overcome the sense of fear, whil
its temper is highly excitive. It believes there are
n 3 limits to its ultimate ability of self-defence.
For the interest of both countries, I hope no blow
will fall from the hands of British statesmen,
which will render peace impossible after the
detention of the rams."

Mr. Seward requests Mr. Adams to inform Earl
Russell that the Federal Government will here-
after hold itself obliged, with even more cause
than heretofore, to endeavour to conduct its inter-
course with England, so that the civil war, when
terminated, will leave to:neither nation any per,
manent cause for discontent.

Mr. Seaward wrote to Mr. Dayton in September
last that the United States held in regard to
Mexico the same principles as towards all nations.
They have, he said, neither the right nor the dism
position to intervene forcii)ly in Mexican affairs
whether to establish a Republican or domestic
Government, or to overthrow an Imperial or
foreign Government. The United States practice
in regard to Mexico is non-intervention, whih
they require all foreign powers to ob.
serve in regard to the United States.
Notwithstanding this self-restraint the United
States knows well that the internal normal opinion
of Mexico favours Republican Government. The
United States do not deny that, in their opinion,
their own safety and the destiny to which they
aspire are ultimately dependent upon the con'.
tin uance of Republican institutions throughout
America. These opinions are submitted as worthy
of the Emperor's consideration in determining how
he would conduct and close what might prove a
successful war in Mexico. If France adopted a
policy in Mexico adverse to American opinions and
sentiments, that policy would scatter seeds fruit•
ful of jealousies which might ultimately ripen
into a collision between France and the
United States and other American Republics.
In October last, referring to an intimation of M.
Drouyn de Lhnys that an early acknowledgment
of the Mexican empire by the United States would
be cony onient to France, Mr. Seward writes :
The United States are of opinion that the permanent
establishment of a monarchical government will be
found neither desirable nor easy. The United States
continue to regard Mexico as the theatre of a war
which has not yet ended in the submission of the
Government long existing there; therefore the
United States are not at liberty to consider the quel;-
tion of recognising a government which in the fur-
ther chances of war may come into its place. The
United States cannot do otherwise than leave
the destinies of Mexico in the keeping of
her own people, and recognise their sovereignty
and independence in whatever form they them-
selves shall choose that this sovereignty and inde-
pendence shall be manifested,

In December last Mr. Seward writes to the Ame-
rican Minister in Mexico :
." No contingency is now
anticipated in which you will be expected to address
yourself to any other government than that to which
you aro accredited."

Private letters received in San Francisco assert
hat the ➢Zexican General Dios attacked and cap.
ured Arizaba from the French by assault on the
.Bth Dec.