The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-12-25
OFFICIAL LETTER ABOUT THE YANKEE RELATIONS
WITH FRANCE.

WITH FRANCE
The fooai & dispatch from Mr. Dayton. United
ssstss Minister as Paris, 10 Secretary Seward is
publish: In the ne ~spepers:
FAals. November q. 1852
. Sir: IN" receipt OF yoar circular No IS aud es
oispsfca No, 237 sze hereby a1snorIe CAD.
navs today h.i caiversa.loa Il some len 9Th
via H. Dr,uye de- LIluys in reference to cur at
fsis'. tald him tha. circumstances we're gu1h 81
TO induce ae to GSk bio, 'siinctl- vhas., any sc-
tioa IVES In contemplation ty France, or ny Erauce
cerjointy with ether lovsers. fn reference tbe
conditior of tsngs N ocr coUni.y. lie said NO !;
tha. rthiug rem aimed ~ il SAd done for soma
time past ths. FrsnNe, in o5lnlnon with the oths-
Powers CT Europe very much regretted the war
and its oopipu snoc but they hao purpose TO in
tefSeEe or interfere Ia anJ way then said to him
tad seen Ii Stated that France, England sud Rus
ss wore comforting upon the prcprie!y Of offering
ne6iatssn- He said that the with that the war
ccnl9 be ended or that something could bs dopa.
Will IKE sssst OF he be,iiseren partjeI, had been
spoken o., and Ii was yet spoken Of, but nothing
hsd been resolved upon. N further conversei lon
he said aa. France saser~ed TO serse!f the riga. to
express :ass T:sa 30 tLo pSstiesn Ii sAoaG b
thought advisable 70 dose, tbEt good wCuiC lr.w
Oh: 2f IL. .old him that ih!s st oaes brought ~
back to the sa-;ing point; hat the oppression os
s1ra wish wc6t. lie, pIsso..a out nn off os
nediG'isn In e10tEa- ;cTm He said nc; Z there
was sny ye0-d which o0a;d express Ie5S :Asr me
diat'"n,' that s4ca wora should be used Ia is
piaee.
To ,sst the c,scseier o. this offsr or Nj, zgcstio
which he ressever ts himself the right to ..zSe !:
said, suppose yeuy offArs ~ soggastlos Il n,s2e
stall he refused, what VIII be ihe ecase gusncas e.
tie sh4d rolling; that Hon,d ba friends sa e,s
bed been before. told hi.u thai had iqs. seen I
hseIeo IN ths iicSlisb D-css that sce such cff5r cf
madis.-cn was TO BE- maze BY tho :lree Power. q
IL re SF3nt pt our refusal 10 ACCEPT t. the ensn
dcfca q the S0u,A gss 20 Re acsroeie 7rsd he
s@lts t1et sas moi sc thEt sch quonces cu
fellow = rSIli3ai 1Sop pH,t th8t t,iggr would
feua'-In as before | told r;u tt.st We Should
look cpon srtA59ried Frsn. &c the South rs h,ls
g ToIm CT intervention. To this k9 a. santed sof
said they 6ld not think ot ta;rUding int oar atfs5
ia say wag, Or inteTyal,iioo in any forn; shat
!heif ictcut would be mprIee, IL tta expreKsioa
ui wish 70 TO Ese:ni, If il could DO done with The
asSe2- et 10th pSriroN ,cid him thst he .:inps
rorr ~ 81 sally Gay, hGd Expressed suon :. wisi,
aud iaaI L" Lad beea wiling 20 act tne part os
friend h@;ggec-i TIE tr9, i they should .nalualv
Request y! He lai that such vas yet his d;saos-
ioA, SIX! .cthing more except that the csisrlies
OF civil Har had Increased and s.rels thepel ,le
wish or hi3 pal:.
/ nay add aha. sail 70 M Droryn d, /. Hays,
aoticlsJ however. IS I told him that saca N
offer, it i should even re ra2da, would come to
r0!5ing.
The above vas tbs get of tise conversation, 81
t52ugh cgb=c ,GatsorS wsI9 p.Go9aced il it, Of
which lnsT g3s.ts yoI hereafter. Is c wh)ie the
c2E-vsiss;'on vas very satisfactory, and [ send Il
II So1 S. oEcs. ! sQa, SIR voG. osti's -etvt
WIN. L. D4TruS
Ei, Esaeteneg FIN Z. Serard. Secretary Ct
ktsts: Sc