Weekly national intelligencer., 1863-02-19
Mr.. Se,oard 10 Mr.. Doyton.

SIR: The ntimation given 10 your despatch Of January
l5h (No 255) that might expect special vlt from M
MERCER has been realized He called on the 3 instant
and gave me copy of despatch which he had just then
ived from Drouyn de Huys under the date OF the
9Th of January
/ have taken the Pre.ident's Instructions and now
proceed give you upon the subject 10 question
1t has been considered with seIouness, resulting from
the reflection that the people of France known to be
fauess shsrers with the American nation 10 the msior
tunes and caamties of unhappy VII war; nor do we
on this any than other occasions, forget the ira
ditiona friendship of the two countries which we uubes
atingy believe has inspired the counsels that Drouyn
de l. Hugs has imparted
He says the Federal Government does not despsr, we
know of giving active impulse 10 hostilities and
again he remarks the proraction OF the struggle IN
word has not shaken the fdence o the Federal Go
'vernment) ia the defintve success OF its efforts.
These pa sages 10 do Intentional Injustice
to the language, whether confidential or puehc IN when
this Government mas constantly spoken on the oil
the war II certainly has had and avowed only oe pur-
pos-a determination TO preserve the integrity OF the
country So far from adnitng any sxlty oi enor' or De
trsypg any Jespond-ncy the Government has on The con-
trary borne teh cbeerfuy 10 all vicsltu1es with un-
wavering confidence u an early and complete triumph oi
the national cause. Now, whea we a-e IN manner, ~
yed by friendly Power review the tweny one months
story of the conflict 9d occa.ion to a6ate that
con6epce Through such alienation OF &C orles and
defeats s the appointed incident OF every war tue and
and naval forces OF the Usicd States have steadily ad
yauced recaming the gents In ports fors and
posts which they had reachercusy seized oers the re
actusly began ald before It was seriousy appre-
srpeuts ncud "A 10 the field Of tbeir ected exclusive
saveho ding domnions have Already been reestsbished
under the flag Of tie Union that they now retain ony the
States Of Georgia Aabama and Texas, with half OF Vr
guia half Of North Carolina teo thirds OF South Carolina,
half of Mississippi aud onetbrd respectively of Arkansas
aud Louisiana The national forces hold even this email
territory 10 close blockade and siege
This Goyernm n If required es not hesitate 10 sub
NIT ts achievements to the test OF comparhon; and IL
maintains that 10 part Of tho world and in no times an
centor modern nation whsn rendered all unready Tor
.Eatrh ali tn.fn Kan
peace 40 quickly awakened Mt the alarm Of sedton put
forth energies vigorous and achieved signal
and effective those which have marked the progress Of
this contest on tho part OF the Un on.
NJ Drouyn d. Huys fear, has taken other ght than
the cdrresponie Of this Government for his eudance
ia ssce talung temper and rmness. He has probably
resd Of divisions Of senmt mt among those who ID them
selves forth organs o public here AMI has given
to them an undue importance IL is to be remembered
that this nation Of thirty millions, cviy divided ino
forty 6pe States aud Territories which cover an expanse
hardly es than Europe that the peo pe are uro demo
cracy, exercising every where the utmost freedom OF
speech aud outrage; that great crisis necessarily pro-
duces vehement well as profound debate, with sharp
collisions Of Individual local aud sectional Interests, ssn
nents and amb and that this heat Of controversy 10
ncreaed by the Dervent OF specuations interests
pejudces and passions from every other part Of the civil
lied world II n however through such debates that the
agreement Of the nation upon any subject is hsbuay at
tained its solutions fored, aud It's plcy established
While there has been uuch difference OF popular opinion
and favor concerning the agents who shall on the
means with which IL shall be prosecuted, M Drouyn de
LHuys has only To- refer TO the shutebook Of Congress
ard the ExecutYs ordinances to arn that the national
activity has hitherto BEEN and YET H. efficient that OF
any other nation whatever its form Of gtysrom MT ever
was under orcumsta Of equally grave import TO its
peace safety and welfare Not voice has been ased
ay where out Of the immediate I'D OF the insurrecton,
in favor Of foreign Intervention, of mediator Of arbra-
op or Of compromise with the renquishm Mt Of acpe
Of the Dstiol al doain the surrender of eYsn
stitutona frsnchise At the time IL Ia manifest TO
the world that ars yet abundant and cur
credit ado quatc to the existing emergency.
What M DR. uyn de IInys suggests thatth Goyern.
pept shall sppoigt commissopers TO meet, on neutral
ground commissioners Of the hurgen,s lie supposes
that in the conferences 70 hp thus held reciprocal co
plants eud be dscusscd and place o the socusaons
which he North aud South mulusly cast upon each
other The conferees would be engaged with dcusons OF
the interests which divide them lie assumes farther,
that ths commissioners would seek by means of we'll
ordered and round del beraon whe her these interests
de6nvey iireconclsble whether separation is an
extreme that no longer be avoided, or whether toe
memories 0f common existence the lies OF every hnd
which have msde of the North aud the Syuth one whole
Federatve State, AID have borne them on TO 30 hgn
degree Of prosperity not powerful than the causes
which have placed the hands of the two populations
The suggestion not extraordinary one, and u may
well have been thought by the Emperor OF the French IN
the esrnstness Of bic benevolent desire Tor the restsnon