The Burlington weekly hawk-eye., 1863-02-14
,.Cenmunica,ion srsn the President,

yCemmunicatlon fron the President.
WASHINGTON, Feb 1.-THE following commu.
nication was transmitted to the Senate TO-DAY.
By the Predident Of the United States:
The Secretary of State to whom was referred
aresolution Of the Senate, passed Feb. 9th, in
these words:
!, Resol,sd, That the President Of the United
States be requested TO communicate TO the Sen.
ste, il not incompatible with public interests,
the character of the suggestions made By the
Secretary Of State 70 n. Nsrcisr ~ nasrstsd in
his communication to II. Thouvenal, under date
Of April 18th, 1859. which induced n. Msrcisr
10 undertake his mission 70 Richmond in that
month, and what representation, IT, any. he VA
authorized to make from this Government, OF
from the Secretary of State 20 the Confederate
asthorites, has the nonor to submit the follow
INK report: asgs4 b h.
That no suggestions we're made 70 n. Mercier
BY the Secretary of Stare thar induced or were
designed or calculated { to induce him to under.
take mission to Richmond, in April last, or At
any other time. He was not then. nor has he.
o. any other person ever been authorized by
this Governments, or by the Secretary of State
20 make any representations of any kind,
On any subject, to the insurrectionary agents. or
socslied authorities at Richmond, or 20 hold
any communication With them on behalf of this
Government. From the beginning Of the pres.
snt disturbances antilthe spring of 1852 this
department was charged With. the authority of
granting passes or passports through the lines of
the government forces; il early became oues-
tion whether foreign Ministers residing in the
United States should be denied such passports,
Il was thought sound and liberal policy 10
leave them free to visit any part Of the country
20 which they are accredited, % long q there
should be no ground % question their good
faith towards this Govsrament; this has been
uniformly avowed - the course of the Govern
mene Accordingly passport was granted in
the month Of April, 1861, 70 The Minister resi-
dent here Of the Republic Of Bremen. A like
passport vas granted in August 1851, to the
French Minister, attended By ahi6 Royal High
ness the Prince Napoleon Jerome and in April
last similar passport to the French Minister.
These Passporfs we're granted At the request of
: those distinguished persons sssp4ctivsiy, and
nos on any suggestion Of the Government or
Secretary of State AT taa,. -. :, ,.-'.!.'
2. They severally travelled in private and unof
aSla enaraster.g They bore NO communication
whether fermal or informal. verbal ar vr;tten
from the Government or ftom the Seerstary of
state 20 any Of the insurgents, and thew bronrht
1nere IRON such persons to this Government or
20 the Secretary Of State none. from any such
of State. -s.,.... - -. 80 Se0se'aiy
80, Since 1ne 40 Of March 1856, mo comuuic alton
direct or Indirect, formal or informal. has hso.
held by thus Government or blythe Secrsts ~ 81
State With the insurgense, their alder ~ shs. ~
tors. No passports have been granted, 70 an.
Foreign Ministers to pass the military lines @
cept by the Presidents direction. and s each of
such Minister'S who have received, hss, on his I
return waited on the President, or seers,srv of "f
State and given them such an account. unasIed
as he thought proper. incidents Of bis power Of