New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-12-10

mind OF Europe by commenting upon It az irnprac-
ticabe and futile under existing circumstances; out
tho great fact Of the recommendation and themomP'
action OF Congress upou 1t remaini. That VIII IN
fuence fayor,,bly in our behalf the uinds Of tne
Christian world Is not to DO doubted. ..
lam. Sir your obei'eni farvaut. WIN j. DAYTON
lii Elceilency wIIAa Ii. SEWARD Secretary Of state
MIR. DAYTON TO MR.. SEWARD.
PARIS November g., 1862.
SIR: The receipt OF yolr circulnt No. - ana OF
dispatch No, 237 are hereby Acknowledged
have to-day had conversation OF some length
with A. Drown de rlIuys in reference to our
sfIsies told lin that circums'ancee were sueh as
10 induce me to ask him distinctly Whether any ne
ton was in contemplation ty France, or by France
conformity with other Powers, IN reference 10 the
condition OF things in country lie sad no; that
everything renamed ns IL bad done for rome tue
past That France, in common with the other
Powers of Europe, very much regretted the war ana
Ia continuance but tLey had no purposs - interyeoe
OF interfere Ia any way. tLen said TO m had
ecen it stated that France, England, and Russia
were comforting upon tho propriety OF Offering
mediation. lie said that tho wish that the war
could 10 ended, or that something could be done,
with the assent Of tho LCligcron parties, bad teen
spoken Of, and it was yet spoken OF, but notbing
/ ad been resolved upon. In further conversation
be said that France reserved 10 herself the rgnt TO
express this wish to the parties If II should he
thought advisable TO do So or that good wonld grow
ont Of It. told him that this NJ once brought us
back the starting point; that the expression OF
such wnh would ne | presumed, but dn olAer OIL
me jiatlon in another form. lie said no; II there
were aug word which could express less than - me-
Gia,ion," that such word should DO used IN lis
place.
To test tho character Of this offer or suggestion,
which ho reserved TO himself the right TO
make, said suppose your oiicr or suggestion II
made shah DO refused, what will be the cOOse-
quencesl lie said, Nothing" that we would DO
friends. M we had been before. | told him that
had Just seen it stated in the English pres that
some such oller Of mediation Yves To be made by the
three Powers and in tie even. OF our refusal to ac-
cent it, tie independence OF the South was TO be
acknowlcdged io said that was not so; that no
such conseGuences would follow a refusal upon orr
part: that things world remsin as before. told
him that we should look upon an acknowledgment
Of the South ~ but F." form OF Intervention.
To ills lie assented, and said they did not
think Of ntruding into cur affairs in any
way, or Intervening in any form; that their
intent would DO comprised Dihe expression Oh q.
wish 10 be useful ii could be done with the assent
81 both parties told him that tho Emperor, at Gn
early dav had expressed such wish. aud that ne bad
been willing 10 act the part OF friend between ~
two, If they should mutually request II. lie SAID
that such was yet his disposition, aud nothing more,
exeep, tina, tie calauiues OF this civil war had IN
creased aud strengthened the wish on bis part
| NAV add that / sad to 81. Drouyn dc lHuys,
! r,ofriIRv how ever. as I tod him, that such IN
oftf, iii should even be made, would come to
nothing.
The above was tho aist of the conversation,
although other natter were embraced m It ofwhch
/ may write YOU hereafter. As "A whole. tie con-
versa ion Wac very satisfactory, and send 1t 10 you
nt once lam, Sir, You obedient servant,
A WILLIAM l.. DAYTON
III, EIesnsney WILLAx IL sEvAap, Secretary Of ate
DIR. MOTLEY TO MIR. SEWARD.
Noel LOCATION ~ rHy usrrEp sI.rp}
kfsNa Oct -. li2.
Sir: Your dispatches Noe. Il, 10, H. Ind 20, have
been received.
No. II. which is printed and in tie form OF cir
cllAr 70 lies mainly To the subject Of possible IN
tcrvention IN our Adams on sLe part OF foreign
power end of The probable ei.ecss v. such sIep
should i be taken.
4 Ui- hardly necessary for 20 .ate that the able
aud conclusive reasoning OF yonr dislatch has my
entire approval. lon better able to Judge, OIL
cilly oil tie probabilities o. such catastrophe tior
an IL tsrmeddling by Europe With orr domestic mat.
ter. can be called by other name, and could have
only the most ragcal resuiis became there bit
two Governments IN the world that have ever AFRO
gated to themselves TIE night 10 discuss 'he propre-
lie. o. such step. The Government " the Empire
20 which have the honor Of being accredited has
never hinted 10 any desire OF Interference, nor made
any ostentatlous procl4maiion OF neutrality be-
tween q Government bound To II by treaties Of
/ afnity and commerce and AN magnary nation which
has 10 existence cave In the visions Of domestic
treason and foreign malice.
In sgito al the clamor Of portion Of tho Eng-h
rress and OF that fraction Of the Brsh public which
Is Incapable % lifting is aspirations higher than lta
Immediate material Interests, cannot believe, now
that tho proclamation VI sept. y has distinctly de-
hnod the lOsitiOn II our Government on the great
question OF he age that any English Ministry Gao
stand mp In the face Of Col and man. and extend the
right hRnd OF fellowship 10 a new commonwealth,
avowedly based upon the pcrpctuston aud extension
OF Negro slavery lie cornerstone, until that COM
mOuwealth has proved its existence 80 be q fact
which can longer be contradicted. That The fact
10 already an accom- is1ed one would be childish
assertion, aud no man IN Europe deserving 'he name
of a sta esnan or rtasOuer es veItured TO make it.
The venerable Premier Of England has been AZ
his he consistent aud determined hater of African
Slavery, and mas always done tattle with II stOuY
shall never believe that - long as be guides .he
policy Of England, that country viii be swift to
recognize The chains Of the slave confedcracy re-
co,uition, now that all the clouds which sophistry
has collected IN Europe abOrt the causes OF our
have been forever dssipaed. No man IN Europe
capable Of reasoning has fniied 10 understand tire
bearings OF a sub,ec which IN itself was siI pie,
but which passion aud m dice had rendered complex.
II was perfectly Understood that Slavery. as it ex-
istud in the States was beyond the reach oflle Fed
oral Government in time OF peace, and that It
only the war levied By the Shareholders upon the
national existence which placed the institution
within the reach Of the national power exercising
beiligerent rights.
Vine aud good men have Appreciated the hesita.
lion of the President 10 mako OF this tremendous
! weapon, and 10 meet revolution by revolutions but
nearly al have foresceu that this was the inevitable
issue of the lTea, Onslaught made by Slavery upon
the national life and Oh our Tree institutions, aud
more than al, that as the war went on, ,mancpa-
ton by the Commauderin-Chief IN tho oxerc Sc OF
his unqueslioued right 10 take all measures not
pusuant TO humanity to overcome tie resistance OF
lie euamy was really the only method OF Gyertng
that most horrible II catasrophes-a serv.le wal.
! snrpctions, unorganzed and private wars,
whether by While n.eu or black men, may, aud.
I fnry tho uotifftu AZ "A gre Al ,ouIfrv ta.