Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-02-19

Of peace, feasible one But when M Drouyn dc L'Huys
shall come TO review il in tie light in which 1t must neces
s,rily be examined ia this untry thiuk he hardly
Toll TO perceive that amounts 10 uothng less than pro
position that, VIII 10 this Government is engaged IN sup
pressing armed nsurrecDn with the purpose OF main
taulng the ttuonal national hor and preserving
the integrity OF the country shall enter into diplomatic
dscussOn with the insurgents upon the questions whether
that authority shal not be reLounced and whether the
country shall not be delivered disunon t be
quickly followed by ever increasing anarchy.
Ii it were possible for tho Government OF the United
States to compromise the national authority tar to
enter nto such debates it is not easy to perceive what
good results cou be obtained by them
The commissioners must agree in recommending either
that the Union shall stand that it shall be voluntarily
dissolved else they must leave the vital question
settled de at last the fortunes of the The
ornment has not shut cut knowle ige OF the present
temper any than Of the past purposes Of the
controlling actors would be persuaded at this ment. by
any arguments which national comnis could offer
to forego the ambition that has imp,.d them TO the dis
loyal position they are occupying. Amy commits. ners
Who should be appointed by these actors through their
dctaon or influence, must enter the conference inbued
with tho spirit and pledged to thu personal fortunes Of the
insurgent chiefs The loyal people in the INSURE ctonary
States would be unheard and any Offer OF peace by this
Government on tho condition of the mt Of the
Union, must necessarily b5 rejected.
On the other hand have alr ady ntimated this Go
vernnen has not though Of eBqushng the trust
which has been confded to it by the nation under the
solemn Of al political sanctons and il it had any such
thought it would still have abundant reason to know that
peace proposed the cost OF dissolution would be mme
datey, uureservedy, aud Indignantly rejected by the
rlcan people. 1t great mist,ke that European stat
men make II they suppose this people are demorszed
hatever In the case of an nsurrecton the people OF
frduce or 0 Great Britain or OF Swzerland or OF The
Netherlands would do to their national sencr
matter how the strife g. be regarded by might affect
foreign nations just so much and certiny no less, The
people Of the United States will do If necessary to for
tie benefit the region whichis bounded by tho
Pacf; and the Atlantic coasts and by the shores of the
Gnis OF st LaweIce and Mexico to ,ethrr with the free
and common navigation Of the Rio Grande Missouri Ar
kansas Mississippi Ohio, ST. Lawrence Hudson, Della
wsre Potomac, and other natural highways by which this
land, which to them at land of inheritance and
the American people xercsng their power should
through tear faction fall below this he ght of the ma
aonh virtue they would be speedily yet constulionay,
replaced by ohers OF stener character and patriotism
must DO allowed to say, also, that NJ. Dropyn de
LHuys III his description of the parties 20 the present
conflict We have here, in the political sense, no North
and South, no Northern and Southern States We have
an insurrectonay par which is located chiefly upon aud
adjacent to the shoe of The Gulf of Mexco aud we have
on the other hsnd loyal people who constitute not only
Northern States but also Eastern Mdd Western and
Southern States
have on many occasions heretofore submitted to the
French Government the Presidents views of tbs interests
and the ideas effective tor The time lhan inter
ests, which lie at the bottom of the determination OF the
American Government AMI people to maintain the Federal
Union The Prerdent has done the came thing 10 his
messages and otEer public declarations. ref ain, there
FORE from reviewing that argument in connexon vi the
existing question.
Mr. D.ouyn de LHuys draws to his aid the conferences
which took place between the Colonies and Great Britain
in our Revolutionary War; He will allow us to assume
that aci ion in the crisis of naon accord with IT'S
necess and therefore seldom be ormed to pre-
cedent Great Britain when entering the negotiations
had manilesty to entertain doubts OF her umafe
euccess ard it is certain that the councils OF the
Colonies could not fail TO lake courage, not to gain
other advantage when the parent State compromised 80
far TO treat OF the terms OF concedng Their IN
dependence,
aud that conferences attend il they not allowed
to preceds the psc caon There however, better
form for such conferences than the which M Douys
de LHuys suggests TIE latter would b. palpaby IN de-
rogaon Of Constitution the United States and would
carry gh because destitute of the sanction necessa
ry bind either the dsloya the loyal portions oi the
people On the other hand the Congress OF the umed
States furnishes constitutional forum for debates b.
tween the aenat.d pa,ties. Senators and Representa-
ves from the loyal portion of the people there already
freely empowered To conf ana seats also are vacant
and inviting Senators and Representatives OF this discon
nted party uhomsy be consttonaly sent there from The
States nvo.v in the insurecton Moreover, the conter
which thus be held in Congress have this great
advantage any that could be organic upon the psn
OF NJ Drouyn de LHuys namely That the Congress, If
it thought WISE could call National Convention to
adopt its recnmmenda'ions, and give them all the soemn
ty aud binding force of organic law Such conferences
the parte may be sad to have already
begun. Mar land, Virginia, Kentucky Tennessee, and
which are claimed by the Insurgents
are already represented IN congress, hnu suouIug WIN
perfect freedom and proper spirit their advice upon
The best calculated to b0g about Ia toe shortest
tiue, frm lasting, aud honorable peace Representa-
tves have be sent also from Louisiana aud others are
uuder rstood to be coming from Arkansas
There is preponderstng argument IN favor Il the Con-
essona form OF conference over that which s suggested
by M. Drouyn de Illus namely. that while an scces
the latter would bring this Government into con
curencs with the insurgents in dsr garjing and setting
a lie mportsnt part OF the Constitution of thu United
States, aod so would be Of psrncous example, The Con-
gesonsl conference the contrary preserves and gives
strength to that sscred writing which must continue
through future ages the sheet anchor Of the Republic
You will be at liberty to read this despatch 10 Drouyn
de L. Huys and to give him copy If he shal desire IT,
To the end that you nsy be Informed OF the whole case
transmit a copy Of NJ Drouyn de L'Hgys's despatch.
am, sir, your obedent servant
WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
WASHINGTON ITEMS DISPATCHED NORTH.