The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-09-13
kussla and the War In Ar,aricn,

| Inc Noftnsfl papers report that the Rus
sian Minister at Washington had an audience
with Abraham Lincoln last Saturday, and
read to him the following dispatch
PRINCE ooRrscAKofF 10 B.Roy De pruEcRL
| ST PErERsDrea, July 10, 1851
| ASir--From the beginning of the couf,ict
| which divides the United States of America
| you have been desired TO make known TO the
| FedereI Government the deem interest viii,
| which our august master was observing the
| Development OF a crisis which puts in aues.
| ton the prosperity and even the existence of
| the Union
The Emperor profoundly regrets to see that
| the hope OF peaceful solution is not rea lied
and that American citizens already in arms
are ready to let loose upon their country the
| most formidab BILE of the scourxes of poiitica,
| society-a civil war. For moro than eighty
| years that it has existed the American tnion
| owes its Independence, its towering rise ami
| its progress, to the concord OF its members
| consccrated under the auspices Of its illustri.
| Ous founder, by institutions W hch have been
| able to reconcile the Union with liberty
! This Union has been faithful Ii has exhib-
| tied to the world the spectacie of a prosperity
| would be deplorah,e thai, sfter 80 conclusive an
experience, the United Sta tes Should be hurried
| into breach of the solemn compact, which,
| up to this time. has made their power In
spite OF the diversity OF their constitutions
| and OF their Interests, and perhaps even be-
cause OF their diversity, Providence seems to
when is the basis OF the very condition of
| their political existence. In any event the
| sacriiice which they might impose upon
| themselves TO maintain ii are beyond com
| parison with those which dissolution would
| bring after it. United, they perfect them
| selves-isolated, they are para yzed
The struggle which unhapUly has lust
arisen can nrithp be indefinitely prolonged
| nor lead to the total destruction of one of thu,
parties. Sooner or later il will he necessary
| to come 10 some settlement whatsoever it
may be, which may cause the divergent inter
esis now actually III conflict TO co-eXist. The
| American nation would then give q proof OF
high political wisdom in seeking in common
snch "a settlement before Il useless ef'usion OF
| blood, u barren squandering OF strength and OF
public riches, and acts OF violence ana recil.
| rocai reprisals shall have come TO deepen an
abyss between the two parties of the Couftde-
ration, 10 end definitely in their mutual tx.
haustion, and III the ruin, perhaps irrepara-
! BILE, OF their commercial and political power
Our august mas Ter cannot resign himself To
admit such deplorable anticipations. His I'm
perial Majesty still places ms confidence in
| tina practical good sense of the citizens of the
| Union who appreciate so jndiciously their
! true interests. His Majesty is happy to be
| iieve that the members OF the Federal Gov
eminent, and the influential men of the two
parties, will seize all occasions ard Will unite
all their efforts to aim the efteryescpnce n,
| the passions. There are no Interests so diver
gent that II may not be possible TO reconcile
them by laboriDg to that end with zeal and
perseverance, IN spirit OF justice and motier-
alton.
| II, within the limits OF your friendly re,o-
| tons, your language and your Councils may
! con tribute 10 Ibis result, You Will respond
| sir, to the intentions of his Majesty the En-
| peror in deyoting TO this the personal innu-
| ence which you may have boon able Ia ac.
| quire during your long residence 8 t Washing
| ton, and the consideration which pc
longs TO your character, as the representative
of sovereign, animated by the most friendly
sen tlments towards the American Union
This Union Is not simply IN our eyes an ee-
| ment essential 10 The universal political euui-
]Ibrium; it constitutes. besides u nation 70
which our august master aud all Russia have
pledged the most friendly interests tor rhc two
countries, placed At the rXtfem tiles of the TWO
worlds; both IN the Ascending period of their
development appear called 10 a natural COM
munity of interests and OF sympathi of
which they nave already gwen mutual proofs
| TO each other.
do not wish here to approach any Of the
questions which divide The United States.
we are not called upon 10 express ourselves
III thls contest. TIN preceding con siderations
have no other object than uttest the lively
sollcltude OF The Emperor IN the presence Of
| the dangers which menace the American
Union, and the sincere wishes that his Males
| ~ entert;tins for the maintenance of That
great WORK, 50 laboriouslS raised. ;ind which
appeared so rich in its future
Ii Is Ia This sense, sir that I desire Won 10
express Yourself as well 10 tho mem hers OF
the general Government As 70 The influential
persons whom yon may meet, giving item
can nation may count upon the most cordial
sympathy on III" part of our augusr master
during the important crisis which it is pass
ing through al present
Receive, sir, the expression of my very deep
consideration. GORTsCHAkoFF
The Secretary of State has delivered to NJ
Stoeckl the following acknowledgment:
Mr.. SEWARD 70 AR. sroECKL.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington, Sept. :, IScf.
The Secretary OF State of the United States
is authorized by the President TO express 10
Mr.. De Stoeckl, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister PlenIpotentiary of his Ma jcsty the
Emperor of ussia, his profound sense of the
liberal, friendly and magnaniInous senti-
mrnts of his Majesty on the subject of the in
ternal differences which for time have
seemed TO threaten the American Union rs
they are communicated III the instruction
from Prince GortschahoH to Mr.. De Stoeckl
and by him read by his NaFs;ys direction to
the President of the United States and the
Secretary OF State. NJ. De StocCki will express
10 his Government the satisfaction with
which Government regards this new guar
ante. of Il friendship between the two coun-
tries which had its beginning with the na-
tional existence of the United States. The
Secretary OF State offers 10 NJ. lie Stoeckl re
neWed assurance OF his high consideration
WILLIAM IL. SEWARD.
" Ed. DE St0eckl. ac., &c.
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