St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-05-16
Policy Of the Government.

In the instructions to Mr.. Dayton,
the newly appointed Minister to
France, allusion is made to former in.
structi tons, given his predecessor, as
cmbodying the views of tho Prssi-
dent, by which the new Minister 10 to
be guided, Notwithstanding any differ
ent opinions expressed or left on rec
ord at Paris by the former Minister.
Much Importance is attached to the
instructions now given, because they
arc taken to bc full and frank expo
sition Of the policy of President Lin
coins administration.
The Secretary Of State refers to the
official and unofficial conversation be-
tween NJ. Thouvenal, the French Min
lister of foreign Affairs, and our Min
lister, Mr.. Faulkner, and urges cur
new Minister, Mr.. Dayton, ito assure
NJ. Thouvcnal explicitly that no differ
cncc Of opinion whatevc exists be.
tween the President aud the Cabinent
as the French Government seems to
have supposed, concerning the policy
pursued and which is now being pros
ecutcd by the Administration relative
to the unhappy disturbances in this
country. The path of Executive du-
ty is too plainly marked out thus far
by stern necessity to be mistaken,
while the solemnity Of the great emcr-
gency and its responsibilities have OK
tinguishcd in the public councils eve
~ emotion but loyalty and patriot
ism. 1t is not in the hands of this
Administration that this Government
is to come to an end at all, much less
for want of harmony in devotion to
the country"
NJ. Thouvcnal had assured Mr..
Faulkner that "the Government of
TIM United States need not have any
apprehension of speedy recognition
of the Southern Confedcracy by The
Government of France. 1t is not tho
habit of the French Government to
act hastily in questions of so delicate
nature. The French Government"
added NJ. Thouvenal, "sccs the pres
cnt disscnsion in America with pain
and not only would desire to see the
broken clements rctinitcd, but would
never step in by any act whatever to
widen the division or add fuel to the
flames"
This assurance of no hasty action
by France is considered satisfactory.
In regard to the answer of Mr.. Faux
ncr to the question of NJ. Thouvenai
relative to the adoption of cocrcive
measures, in which Mr.. Faulkner ex-
pressed tho opinion that notifications
of the constitutional compact would
settle the difficulty, or peaccablc
acouiescencc would be made to sep
arato sovereignty, Secretary Seward
says:
The time when these questions had
any pcrtinency or plauslbll'ty has pas.
scd away. The United States waited
patiently while their authority was
dcfied in turbulent assemblies and by
insidious preparations, willing to hope
that the mediation offered on all sides
would conciliatc and induce the disaf
fccted parties TO return to better
mind but the case is now altogether
changed. The insurgents have insti
tutcd revolution with open, iiagrant
and deadly war, to compel the Unite'
States to acquicscc in the dismcmbcr
mcnt of the Union. The United State:
have accepted this civil war as incvi
table necessity. Constitutional RENE
dies for all complaints of the insur
gents are still open, and will remain
so. But, on the other hand, the lane
and naval forces of the United States
have been put into activity to restore
the Federal authority and save the
Union from danger. :.
You cannot be too decided or expll
cit in making known to the French
Government that there is not now no
has there been, nor will there be, thu
least idea existing in this Govern
mcnt of suffering dissolution of the
Union to take place in any way what
ever. There will be here only one ma
ton and one Government. and there
will be the same Republic and the
same constitutional Union that have
already survived dozen nationa
changes and changes Of government
in almost every other country. Thcs'
will stand hereafter as they are now
objects of human wonder and human
affection.
You have seen, on the eve Of you
departure the elasticity Of the nation
al spirit, the vigor Of the nationa
Government, and the lavish devotion
Of the national treasures to this grea
cause. Tell NJ. Thouvcnal, then, wit
the highest consideration and goo
feeling, that the thought Of dissol,
ton of this Union, peaceably or b
force, has never entered into the min
of any candid statesman, and it
high time that it be dismissed b
statesmen in Europe.
[Signed) VIM II. SEWARD.
To wv, l., DAYTON, Minister, &c.