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


TO France confirms the statement we have
already Published, concerning his inter,
view with NJ rhouvenel, the French Min
ster of Foreign Affairs NJ. Thouveuel
declaring that France would be in no
haste to recognize the SouthCrn Confeder-
acy, and desired to see the Union resto-
red. Mr.. Seward has since written the
following letter of instructions to Mr..
Dayton, 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
nouncing his intended return, requires no
special notice. No. III bears tho date of
the 9TH Of April last. 1t contains only
an exposition of Mr.. Faulters views of
the policy which this Government ought
to pursue in regard to the disturbed con
dition OF affairs at home-but, at the
same time, gives US DO information con-
cernng the State Of our affairs in France.
The instructions heretofore transmitted
to you will show you the Presidents
views oo 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 ut Paris. No. ll9 bears
date of the 18th of April last, and con.
tains report of an official conversation,
and also of an unofficial one held between
Mr.. Faulkner and NJ. Thouyenel. In the
former conversation, NJ. Tkouvenel asked
Mr.. Faulkner whether there is not some
diversity of opinion in the Cabinet of the
President as to the proper mode of meet.
ne the difficulties which now disturb the
relations of the States and the Genera!
Government.
Mr.. Faulkner, in reply, said that he
had no information on the subject. The
matter is of no great moment, yet it. is de.
sirable that there sheuld be 40 misappre-
hensiou OF the true state of the Govern.
ment in the present emergency. You
may therefore recall that conversation to
NJ. Thouvenel's memory, ard tken assure
him explicitly that there is no difference
of onnion whatever between the Prcsi.
dent and his constitutional advisers, Or
among those advisers themselves, cGn>
corning the policy that has been pursued,
and which is now prosecuted by the Ads
ministration in regard to the unhappy
disturbance existing in this country.
The path ofexeeutive duty has thus far
been TOO plainly marked out 10y stern ne,
cessities 10 be mistaken, " lille the solemS
nifty of the great emergency, and the res.
possibility it devolyes, 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 10 an end
at nll, much less for the want of harmony
or in devotion to the country. NJ. Thou
venel's declaration that the United States
may rest well assured that no hasty or
precipitate action will be taken on the
subject of the apprehended applications
of the insurrectionists, for q recognition Of
the independence Of the so-called Con-
federate States, is entirely satisfactory, al
though it was attended by reservation of
views concerning general principles appli-
cable to cause that need not now be dis
cussed. In the unofficial conversation,
Mr.. Faulkner says that he himself ex-
pressed the opinion that force would not
be resorted to, TO coerce the so'ca lied Sc
cedng States into submission to 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