The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-05-25
IMPORTANT DIPLOMATIC c0RRIsPonpENcx.
THE POLICY OF THE UNITED
STATES LINCOLN ADMINS.
TRATlON OFFICIALLY PUB
LISIIED.
WAR.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
Huntington, Nav 1. 1861. I

v DtFAkrNkNT on STATE,
Washington May 4. 1861.
SIR-Thc dispatches of your prcdc.
cessor, Nos. III, ll9, and 1870 have been
received. The latter acknowledging the
receipt Of our letter Of recall aud an
nouncing his intended return, requires
no special notice, No. III bears the date
Of the 9th of April last. 1t contains
only an exposition of Mr.. Faulkners
views Of the policy which this govern.
ment ought to pursue in regard TO the
disturbed condition OF affairs at home !;
! but AZ the same time gives no inlorma.
| ton concerning the state OF affairs in
| France The instructions heretofore
transmitted TO you will show you the
| Presidents views on the aubject r..
Faulkner has discussed, and these will
be your guide, notwithstanding any diff.
icrent opinions your predecessor may
have expressed or lief, on record at Paris
No. 10 bears date Of the 18th Of April
last, and contains a report OF an official
conversation, and also OF an unofficial
one, held between Mr.. Faulkner and VI
Thouvenel. In the former conversation
NJ Thouvenel asked Mr.. Faulkner wheth-
er there was not some diversity Of opn.
ion in the Cabinet Of the President AZ 10
the proper mode Of meeting the Difficult.
ties which now disturb the relations Of
the States and the General Government.
Mr.. Faulkner, in reply, stated that he
had no information on the subject. The
matter is Of no great moment, yet il is
desirable that there be no mlsappreben.
sion as to the true state Of the Govern.
ment in the present emergency. You
may therefore, recall that conversation
10 NJ Thouvcncis memory. and then as
sure him explicitly that there is no diff
| ference of opinion between the Prcsidcnl
and his constitutional advisers, or among
those advisers themselves, concerning the
policy that has been pursued aud which
| is presented by the administration in re-.
| gard to the unhappy disturbances exist
! ing in the county. The path Of cxecu.
tive duty thus far has been too plainly
marked out 10y stern necessity TO be mis-
taken, while the solcmniiy of the great
emergency, and the responsibility it in.
wolves, have cxtingulsued in the pub.
[ lie councils every emotion hut those Of
loyalty and patriotism 1t is not IN the
| hand. of this Administration tina, this
] Government is To come To an end ut all,
much less for wan, o' harmoney IN dcvo.
/ ton 10 country. NJ Th0uvcncls dcclaru.
/ ton tina, the aitcd States may res, well
assured that 10 TASTY or pIecipitalc nc.
ton will he taken on the subject Of The
approh1 nded application of the Insurfcc-
| iionisis for q recognition of the lndcpcp.
/ dcncc oi The sn-caicd Confederate States
is entirely satisfactory although 1t was
| attended by reservation OF views con-
corning general principles applicable To
causes that need not now be discussed
Z In the unofficial conversation, Mr. Faux
/ ncr says that he himself expressed the
opinion that force wonld not be rcsor,od
! to to coercc the so-callcd seeding States
/ into submission to the Federal authority,
and that the only solution Of the Difficult.
| ties would be found in such notifications
Of the constitutional compact as would
invite the seeding States back into She
Union, or peaccablc acqucscnce IN the
assertion of their claim to separate
sovereignty.
The time when these questions had any
pcrtinency or plausibili,y has passed
away. The Uaited States waited pa
tiently while their authority was dciied
in turbulent assemblies and insidious
preparations. willing to hope that media
ton. offered on all sides, would concill-
ate and induce the dlsaflcctcd parties TO
return to better mind But the case is
now altogether changed. The insur.
gents have instituted revolution with
open, fagran,, deadly war, to compel the
United States to acqnicsco in the dis
membcrmcn, Of the Union. The United
States has accepted this civil war as al
inevitable necessity. The constitutional
remedies for all the Insurgents are still
open to them, aud will remain SO. But,
on the other hand the land aud naval
forces OF thc Union have been put into
activity to restore the Federal authority
and to save the Union from danger You
cannot be too decided or too explicit in
making known to the French Govern.
mcnt that there is not now. nor has there
been, nor will there be auy-the least
idea existing in this government ut sui
ferinr a dissolution of this Union to take
place in any way whatever. There will
be here only one nation and one Govern
mcpt. and there win be the same Eepuh'
lie aid the same constitutional Union
that have already survived dozen ma
tional changes, and changes OF govern
mcnt in almost every other country
These will stand hereafter IA they are
are now, objects Of human wonder and
human affection. You have seen on the
eve Of your departure the elasticity of
the national spirit the vlgor OF the ma
tion.l Government, and the lavish devo-
ton OF the national treasures TO this
great cause. Tell NJ Thouvcnel, then,
with the highest consideration and good
feeling, that the thought Of dissolution
Of this Union, pcaceablc or by force, has
never entered into the mind Of any can
did statesmen here, and il is high t'mc
that il hc dismissed by statesmen IN Eu-
rope
/ am, sir. respectfully.
Your obedicnt servant,
WIN. II. SEWARD.
To Wv. l.. DAyrox, ESQ, &c. &c.