, 1863-02-16
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The New York rappcrs contain the dir'o-
,nu,ic correspondence cent by tile President
y, the Senate on Thursday in response to
resolution calling for any correspondence bc-
7vecn orr Government and that Of Fr.'nce
on tic subject of mediation. 1t embraces
tupdry letters which passed between Mr. Day
son, Il Drcuy, dc Z 'Huys and Mr. sc~ariduF-
ing the past four months. The two letters
which attract most attention and eons'dcfa"
ton arc one from n. Droyn dc L'1luys, dated
on the 9th January, in which he proposes
mcrtIu- Of commissioners from the North
and South OIL ncutral ground, and Hr. Sew
ards reply to this proposition, dated Oh tho
Eth ;,,s}. We have only room for the reply Of
Mr.. Seward:
MIR. SEWARD TO MR. DAYTON.
mo. as7l
DEPARTMENT or STATE.
NAsHIsGToS, February 6, 1865.
VIM L. Dayton. Esq., etc., etc.:
S,1s; The iutiln"tion given in your dispatch
..f Ism. is. {No. .,;5} that I might expect Il
ecci:l visit from II: Ac-cler, has been real
;icd lie called on tl,e Sd inst. and gave me
!, enpy of dispatch which tc had Just rccri, ed
fom Il D.oA! tic L'huyE, under tue date Of
tl,, 9Th of january. haze taken the fEcsl-
dents in:true:ions and no% nr"cced to give
yeu his ideas upon the subject In question.
,ulting from the reflection that the people Of
france are known to be Elult}css tlarcrs with
.l.c A1u..ican nation in the nisfortuncs and
.:.ln,ntier If our unhappy ciril war. Nor do
forget ,i,c traditional friendship Of the two
countries, which we unhcsisatingly believe
llas inspired tho counsels 1aat n. Drouyn
I.'I1u, las impaired. He says: the Federal
Government docs not despair, we kaow, ot
giving more active impulse TO hostilitics.' -
And ar;'in l,c remarks: "Thc pTotraction OF
,!c struggle in a word, has not shaken tue
.onGd. nee Of the Federal Government in The
d, ,ti,!itiye efforts Of Its success"
These pussagcs seem TO Inc to do uninten-
1ioral Injustice to The language, whether con.
..deutial Or public, on which tai> Government
ll.s constantly spoken On the subject Of tn
var |: certainly LAS had and aTowed oal,
,,,c ,,lr1,osc-a determination to PRESERVE IT.
init eri!y Of lie country. So far from admit
ling .ry laxity Of effort, or bettayng any d.
:rrrtlcncy, tic Government, on the contrary
hac horne itself chee.fully in all yiclssitudes
witl, unv:lryiug confidence in IN early IN
<ru,1lctc triumph Of Intentional cause. Now
WHEN WI arc Invited by ! friendly po;Ser I
review The twenty one months history Of III
conflict. VIC find no occasion 10 aoate taa
confidence through which, in I'LL alter'atio
# victories and defeats, as is the appointc
incident Of war, the land aud naval forces {
1hc United States have steadily advanced, RI
claiming tro1a the insurgents TIC ports, tor
,wfuic the strife actually bcGun, mud even b
TTc Il was seriously apprcheudcd. So mai,
.,f Inc states and districts which tue insu
rents included in tho field Of their projcctt
.yc;usiyc slaycholG;aE dominion have al:eat
1,,cn rc-c=tablis'cd under the aag Of I.
MIN. t''at they now retstn only tlc ssaies
<;cot..;:, Alabama :liil Texas, With bali
yirc;l,ia, laif Of Su:th Carolina, two-thlr
tf Et,n,A Carolina, half of Mississippi i,
..nc.1hi-i respectively Of Arkal,,as and Lou
j;.na The National forces hold even II
>u,aU territory in clasc blockade and slcc
This Government, # required, does no. he
1;te to submit its achievements 10 the test
,3.n,arjeo9 and 1t nlantains thst in no p'
If tllt. world, u,d III no tunes. ancieat
modern, l.as nalinn, vixen rendered NIL u
y,,aty ft.r combat by tic cnjoy1ncn:s Of c:ss!
r..,rb Of :l1nast unErnsen peace, TO qstlcl
:,,akcncd ut the alarm Of seaitiUn, put FIR
energies 80 yi!ur3us and achieved SUCCESS
q t;-.:! and Effective rs .l,usc which Ia
l,:r-icG t:: progress of its contest Oil The P:
,lr. brown de L'I1uys, I fea-, hss tax
.,!:vr light t},an the correspondence nf t.
.:ovt7r.s!v..t ft,r his guidance in ascertain
l.; ,cm:cr and iluancee. lie has prooal
y1ad Of divisions Of sentiment among Inc
Auo hold themselves forth IS organs Of pi
lie opinion here, aud has given to tacn N y
a 80: l.Hcrt:nrc Il /, TO bereMe:nl'e7t1tn z
u Iii, j. i nation Of thir; ; nilliors, ciSil!y O.
ID i'd i".n i:rty-oac St1l:s a-d TERRITORY
III "Eic: cc7cr an e.rarsc hardly less thAn
IN .:oi"; t.,.t tic pcoplearc d pca:cfl1 desloe
II 'F.tsc-T:tlIr. erer. where tae Et1l0stifeed!
( .: Flac'c and e;afirage: hat ;sre4t crisis
q ."H~..:ly produces vehement, rs well as II
a 1'-'a 9ti;~:e, VII. s!,s:l co.i;:i:.15 Ut IL