The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-09
--~I1Y MoKNIN,t......MAY 9 1891
,o,ot,ric CORRESPONDENCE.

o,or,riC oRRESPoNDENCE.
.-,...rfs-, statement OF Mr. Faulkner's |
,,,,h VI. Thoovcnel, the French |
80 a.r Foreign Affairs, has been pub
.te D,partmemt OF STATE at Washing
-. ,sau.ls proper 10 publish the CORES
Npbayc already noticed the deei-
..,g-t.aas of M seward 10 Mr., bay
...,.e. out %. Nr. Faulkner's letter:
1rs.-tuS og rHa USITEn STATES,
PARls, April 10, 1861. !
.f.. Wv. Il SEWARD, SECRETARY OF State -
J" i called to-day upon NJ. ThoHvenel,
-' ,f,.5s.-s Of Foreign Affairs, and was
. .' q. adm tted tO aH inter view. Agree
.'t ,..,r REQ ucst, handed to hmm a copy
ht '.tyur.i address OF President Lincoln,
...i tlst / yy.ts instructed by you 10 say
- tt.t a embraced the views oI the Pre-
..f -g. +attrd = tate~ HpUn The difficult
,.-1 gosg disturb the harmony OF the
.-...tu T.atau. aad also an exposition OF
a.. sfsi pos. v which il WAS the purpose OF
..ver..larut 20 pursue, with Il view 10
..~,..,.gvttlou Of uon"s nc peace ana the
'.-..use a. the Federal Union. Here NJ.
, ..,-l 10 4.d Il there Ma not some diver
..r nrintua iu the Cabinet of the President
ne t.guVcr iuooe OF meeting the ditiicul-
,... i uuss disturbed tie relations of the
....t.: General Government. / replied,
... tu4l Won't had no information. Under
20 ....., IA lae Cabinet T.as an advising body,
..5s.5s- lsele entitled 10 weight, bat did
.-..ts.4rIiy compel the action oi the Pre-
.--,lr executive power was by The Con
..... .r-I I,-ti exclusively ia The President. ]
..:s.t. was iuTthtF Instructed 10 assure
.. t.tl tle PRECEDENT OF the United States
.-.....s!5. 81 iutt cOniiifuc" III the speedy re-
...l "a harmony and unity of tEe Gov
.....,.. by a Hrin, ct Just ana liberal policy
,..lAy with .ae ueiiberdtt, ano loyal ac-
,.... a he American peupI". NJ. thOuNeEei
. Eos. ,.l las pleasure at The assurance.
..r.AtI eaII ghat the President regretted
.r,-. .stul- gong On IA tue ihited states
p ....t Ua groauruve OF some possible ipcou-
..... o. tAr people and subjects ct France,
....... g. IS ,., .,.eluIuPd that those IHcOu ycnl-
.. .- shall be- made as light aud transient as
...,.t..r. and, 50 tar as II may ret with him,
. ..l.. s. rangers " ho may sUiier amy INJURY
l-. u.rm shall b~ indrmuIii-d. / saId 10
b.. HAT tIe Prrsilirn, though IL not linpoSsi
.... ...hpFeat would be maze brlOre long by
...i moderate States to foreign PO Wers, ana,
...t others, TO the Government of France,
-..- I.uagutttUn OI Their independence; that
..... 4..ppt,l having yet been made, II was
.-.....t4.I- and out Oi place 10 discuss any OF
.. u.f!t- involved III that delicate and i'm
...'..t inquiry bat she (foytTnInpnt OF the
..t,.t ~tL'., desired the fact to be known
-.... .rhrIe,er ANY such application shall be
... u slll meet wlth opposition from the
. ulster Who eHal then represent that Gov
,.....af Ht this Court. | said 10 him That
MISSION ar tins Court would soon itTful-
-. HaI | should have no Official cunneC tIOn
... .h,. qups gIon which IT was anticipated
...| all., upon The demand o. the COniede-
-... -.tl.- for recognition OF theIr Iudepen-
... .4tt!rl pltce would soon be supplied
.. Al .5.lta.tls CIfIz"u OF the Stale OF
..... 1rr-rt "A gentleman VINO possessed the
... .ra.r yi the President. who fuilJ sympa-
.l-I lH his pubic views, dHd VINO would
.I....s COME fully tns tructed as to the then
...- lHu views OF the Government OF the
.....f >.Il,s ana that the only rtq uest
,..4 would now make, and winch would
.-4il [ had to say ia the interview, was
....uu proposition recognizing The permanent
...ruI. ..4rlurut al the American bhion shall
.....f.- ...rfed Dy The French Government uutl
...... line arrival and reception OF the new
t...-.,r accredited by the United States 10
...- Court.
Il Iuouyepal, in reply, said that no appli-
.....r.I a.t! y-t been made 10 him Dy the Con
....!.t'- States ia any form for the reCOgui-
.. ut tnnir independence, that the French
, .s-rumrut Was not IL the hah!t of ctinG
...piy upon such questions, as might be seen
Be-, IFS -Ar3Iurss IA recognizing the new king
...a o} l'}ly That he believed the mlintrn-
..sa o. fIt Federal Union In its integrity was
. h.. ,ir- red ioI the Oeuttit OF the people of
800 North and south, ~ well as for the III ter
-f- ot France, Hud the Government OF the
.u.'-I > lutrs might rest well assured that no
.t-rY nor Ur-cl lpittre ar ton would be taken on
att suhIr,l by the Emperor. But whilst he
. ? t u
t.I.t tusty that tina practice and usage OF
r.. present teutury had fully established the
r -Hf ot Js rfrtO Governments TO recognition
when t proper casa was made out for the de-
.-.ou OF foreign Powers. Here the Official in
...Nt.V ended
tADrrnvrrssli0u WAS then further protracted
Big au uuulry from NJ, ThouNenei when the
i-E ttrE would 80 into operation, aud
whether lt was to be regarded as the settled
Ia.rgA pi the Government. l told him that
81. Or day OF the present month had been
!..-. IJri as the period when the new duties
pouli SAX" effect. that | had not vet examined
D. provisions with such care as Would Justify
.r .n uruuouucing AN opinion upon It's merits, {,
..|f Il Nas condemned 10y the commercial
...-.-~ of the country, aud That had no doubt,
r-s lh~ discuuient manifested IN several
stIf-r-, that the subject would engage the
'uuUDu Of Congress at It's next meeting, and
probably some i'm pOrtant modlnca tlons would
ns slut.r iu 81, Ihe fiaaHcc5 of The GoVernmen I
W-nrat this time temporarily embarrassed, aud
ttt up doubt The provisions of the new tarlii
. .trr N.t opted with view although probably a
rt-tfH-D one, OF su7 tanning the credit OF the
.r-1sHIy AS much as rcyINiuE the protective
policy lie then asked NE my opinion rs TO
.a' ,Fur-e of policy that would be- adopted
Wtr1 the sayctlnE States, and whether |
.outHl force would bee enuloyed 20 coerce
'.'Ia INTO submission 20 the Federal an thoritY.
.Iii him that | could only give him my indi-
1iub opinion, aud that | thought force
~ ull not NT tnUibA~4t taAL ours was q
Government of public opinion, and although
'-" pjuu unqur- uoB9blY possessed all
'.+ ordinary powers Necessary for its presHr
'.t.nu, Hs had been shown in several partlat
H-Hrrrg'iuus which had occurred in our his
.-N.lYet thtt the extreme powers OF the Gov
eminent could only ha used in accordance
public opinion, and that ! was satisfied
Ntf the zen jimeat ot the people was opposed
'." employment ~ force against the seCed-
.. states. SO sincere was the Difference felt
.ttHff country I1r the great principles OF self
government, ana so great the respect for the
%. .t.a ot the peOp4e when adopted, under the
.Hl. ing forms Of State organization and
>Ef- EnyereiEutv, that | did not think the
employment Of force would be tolerated for
'.HBruf, ana ! thought the only solution of
..r t.iil' ulfIr- would be found In such modl-
b tNHn~ Of our constitutional compact as
NpH.. invite the seeding States back INTO the
H-.H. rI peaceful aCQ QuIescence in the as
'N'iNn of their claims 10 a separate sovereign
t VI IhOHNenel expressed Tie opinion that
I'd" employment Of turCe would be unWise,
."3 would tend to II further rupture OF the
'"a-rI"ftcy, by causing the remaining south
'h - ii-s 20 make commos cause with the
','.-- which had already taken action on the
aHr.,ut
A'u. very respectfully, your ohedient ser
'au' tHAs. J FAULKNER.
A|f3Ra Al PEysAcoLA.-Tbe Montgomery
'irrspouuent OF the Charleston Evening
-~"- writes May 81 - follows;
'H!rrrim received here to-day states that
H.f@a hts couliy invited Bragg 10 dccamp