The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1863-03-13
Mr., Seyrara on tho Eaancl pa lion
Procla9ation.
ME-. SEWARD 70 Mr.. ADAMS.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
,b;p,ton Santemhar 06 1R6Q

Sir: Your dispatch Of the 18th Of
Sept. mo. Ell has heail submitted La
the President. 1t gives evidence of
deep research among the springs of POI
ltlcal action in Europe. az 1t is also far
reaching in its grasp Of the peculiar in
,erests of this country. in this otflcial
paper must write with less freedom than
YOU have done on both subjects.
In the beginning of our domestic troub-,
les, all the outside world was apparently
in state of profound al I'd permanent
peace. 1t seemed as if, unavoidably.
irritation was produced in several for
eirn countries by the arrangement of our
national commerce, ahd they were not
only entirely free to combine against us
and enforce dissolution Of the Union,
but were even being impelled by very
powerful influences TO enter into such a
combination. Perhaps the most por,en-
tous Incident which has occurred in the
progress of this unhappy strife was the
annoupce meat ma6e 70 u, b. The Govern
ments OF Great BIi.nn and France tina,
they had agreed to act together ia regard
to the questions which it would present
for their consideration. Every one know.
the influence that the united wills o
these two great maritime powers carry il
the councils of other States 1t has beer
for ~ of late a relief to perceive that al
though European Cabinets still maintain
their conventional accord, yet the iunda
mental political interests Of the states they
represent are forcing themselves into no.
tice and ternpering, If moi modifying, the
proceedings Of their governments.
1t il, as you suggest, very plainly the
interest of all the membets of this Fede-
raj u niou To arrest their sipl war, recon.
Gle their differences, reorganize The Gov
ernment on it's constitutional basis, and
thus maintain themselves equally against
possible feFeign war and tie ii aaesq
dangerous inroads Of foiei,n iLhuence
But the faction which has gotten up tho
insurrection' builds it's hopes of success
chiefly upon foreign intervention, aud j,
has not thus far been chiefly exhausted
to open the way for SERIOUS reflection il
the revolutionasy stases.a This wholt
nation, when nl6ted, vss agrsater anc
stronger power than it Was believed
abroad, and even greater than it sup
posed itself to be. The insargsnt por
ton of it, though very unequal to tn,
loyal, are not deficient 10 stsength an,
wealth available for treason. An smbi
tious spirit, perhaps it would not be ~
we're to aaya malignant one, has imparte.
much energy 70 the iospseeas nms.
But it no longer admiss Of doubt thu
there has bean visible process Of .,
haustion Of men and mpnsJ ia the ipspl
gent Gtaiss. Tho 1880 Sc armiss u ~
was foressen By them. ~ il vas bY i
government. i 10 sov visible on bot
sides. Practically, it j not difficult
renew or asniss, bat the wasted forcs
of the Insurgents csnnot bs replaced
They have spent three hundred and an
millions already, and assd two handrs
and fifty millions more for sxpendisu,
before the beginning Of the new year.
Their whole sactualsevsnue nom fnDos,
and taxes gathered within ahs PAST yea
- ~SssA'y SWSAv0 AluiUU0s UUL k0l& NJ
received IN currency deprecated at lea,
fifty per cent; they have no resources "a
greater taxation. The spirit which h,
sustained them thus far cannot be mar
tanned without the gain Of military adyu,
vantages far greater than they have h;tl
erto Obtained.
In view of those facts il is prob.b
safe to assume that rhe insnrreclion |.
reached its crisis.
AS you are well xwars, it has new,
been expected by the Presidcut t1.at Il
insurgents should protract this war nm,
1t should exhaust not only themseIv,
but the loyal States, snd bring foreiQ
armies q nay,es into the coealct, and st1
be aAowed 70 retain in bondage, With Ii
consent OF this Government, the slay,
who copssitate the labosing and prod,
cling masses Of the inkurrectionasyStAte
At the SAME time the et,lan cipation Of Il
slaves could Be effected only by exec,
tive authority, and % the ground OF mi
ltarJ neo1oaity. A . r,reliminarv n \,