Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-05-15
Europe and the United States.
IMPORTANT LETTER FROM SECRETARY
SEWARD To MINISTER DAYTON.

4 dispatch from Mr.. Faulker, Minister
to France confirms the statement we have
already published, concerning his inter,
view with NJ Ihouvenel, the French Min.
ister of Foreign Affairs; NJ. ThOuvenel
declaring that France would be in no
haste to recognize the Southern Confeder-
acy, and desired to see the Union resto-
red. Mr. Seward has since written the
following letter Of instructions 20 Mr
Dayt our new Minister to France:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, May 4th. 1861.
SIR;- The dispatches of your predeces-
sor, Nos. III, ll9 and l2l, have been re-
Ceived. The latter acknowledging the
receipt Of our letter of recall, and an
nouncipg his intended return, requires no
special notice No. III bears the date OF
the 5th of April .ast. 1t contains only
an exposition Of Mr.. Faulker's views OF
the policy which this Government ought
TO pursue in regar1 to the disturbed con-
dition OF affairs at home-but, at the
same time, gives Us no information con-
cerning the State Of our affairs in France.
The instructions heretofore transmitted
to YOU will show you the Presidents
views on the subject Mr.. Faulkner has
discussed and these will be your guide,
notwithstanding any different opinions
YOUR predecessor may have expressed or
left on record at Paris No. ll9 bears
date Of the 18th of April last, and con-
tains q report Of an official conversation,
and also of an unofficial one held between
Mr.. Faulkner and NJ Thouvenel. In the
former conversation, ". TLouyeuel asked
Mr.. Faulkner whether there is not some
diversity of opinion in the Cabinet Of the
President as to the proper mode Of meet.
inc the difficulties which now disturb the
relations of the States and the Genera!
Government.
Mr.. Faulkner, in reply, said that lie
had no information on the subject The
matter Is Of no great moment, yet it is de-
sirable that there should be no misappre-
bension of the true state Of the Govern
ment in the present emergency. You
NAV therefore recall that conversation TO
VI. Thouycnel's memory, ard tEen assure
him explicitly that there is no difference
of oniuion whatever between the Prcsi-
dent and his constitutional advisers, or
among those advisers themselves, con-
cerning the policy that has been pursued,
and which IS now prosecuted by the Ad>
ministration in regard to the unhappy
disturbance existing in this country.
The path of executive duty has thus far
been too plainly marked out bv stern neN
cessities 10 be mistaken, IS lille the solems
nitv of the great emergency, and the res
possibility 1t deyolves, have extipguished
in the public councils every emotion but
those Of loyalty and patriotism. 1t is not
in the hands Of this administration that
this Government is to come t. an end
NJ all much less for the want Of harmony
or in devotion to the country. NJ. Thou
vene.'s declaration that the United States
NAV rest well assured that no hasty or
precipilate acton will be taken on the
subject Of the appreheuded applications
Of the insurrectionists, for recognition Of
the independence Of the sO-caiied Con-
federalr States, is entirely satisfactory, al.
though it was attended by reservation Of
views concerning general principles aPpli-
cable 10 cause that need not now be dis
clssed. In the uuotiicisl conversation,
Mr. Faulkner says that he himself ex-
pressed the opinion that force would not
he resorted 70, to c0erce the sO-called Sc
ceding States into submission 10 the Fed
eral authority, and that the only solution
of the difficulties would oe found in such
notifications of the constitutional com
pact as would invite the seeding States