, 1864-05-30

TO TEE PRESIDENT:
rcd tse ~ Of sbc louse W Of @
Aette11ay, requesting the President TO commuuf-
gate to the House, If not With tho pub
lie q gssn se
France refTcc1!cE tEc sense aLd bearine o. the
JOINT resolution rcia'iTc to Mexico, which passed
ths meuse q nnano;y On ,hs
President copy of all the correspondence IN file'
&r on record N tue department on tic suhjec: Of
tie joint resolution. kcspeetiully submitted.
IN. sE~ArD 10 sm. pAkToS-{r1raAo:)
DErAETfE,Tr OF STATE, I,
-, WAs11S0roS, ap.i! Z, 1851
p4-scd TIE noaee OF Representatives, on the &th
irsrunt, lJ Q InaIimou- vote, and which declares
tEe CEI osltion ol that body to recognition Of n
.t:mr in cskinc ac c1p'auaion Of thfs proceeding.
1t Is barely Ettrss.ry sitter what bare heretofo1o
w1lteu Ti;h perfect csadcr for the Information Of
the ursl:mors seDhment u the Tinted States In
reecld to &e-icn. 1tif, however, smother and .
tis strct question whether the United Ststcs would
II The fc11u atoptsd BY The ::ouse Of Represents.
tlyts bt this ts1le. 1h!e is practical and merely
executive question. ard the DECISION Of It eonsi-
t,yet, tor even to Congress, tus to the President
II tic United States. You WILL Of ceurse, take
notice that tho dec!a1ation made By the House OF
is il tic form Of Joint resolution
Witch, te:o1c it can acqu!-e the character Of
legislative act must receive dsst the coa ca1reu CO
oi tho Serate, ard 6ccGn1ly, the approval OF the
lIsseLt1 the renewed assent Of both houses
q Conc1e>e, 10 be expressed by majority
Of two-th,.ds Of each body. While tho President
receives tie declaration Of the Hnuse Of Repre-
etrtativca with tic profound respect to which it
is entitled cH IN exposition Of its views upon
Ersvc apd Important subject, he directs taat ron
1t present contemplate eny departure from the
polity which th:sEosern1nent has heretofore pur-
sued in nf:nfd 10 nc waz which e1lsts between
Trance End Mexico. It ID hardly necessary to say
thsl the j lroeccdipg Of the Houec pf Represents
tiye6 WIS adopted upon suggestions arising within
tiselt, lId Lot EFon any Communication 9th the
Executive department: arG that the french wocd
te Reasonably orpsi<cd Of any change upon this
flbjctt vb.ch.the President might at a1y future
time thiLE proper to adept.
lam, Ell, youf obed;cnt seyTant,
Wu1IAN II. SEWAEp.
.Wu11AN L. DAyIcE, Esq.
Nh. DAYTON TO III. sEwAnD-fExTEAcr.) >.
-FAE1s, april - 1864.
SIN: Visited y: DEouEn d'thuys yesterday At
wor1s he addressed to me- On ehtcrinc tho room
were: DO ysu bring us peace OF, bring " wnr !"
ieITed moro M IN to tiose resolutions as re-
Gently rascd by Congress In reference to the tnEa-
zion or Mexico by the French, and the establish
mcnt Of Msximilian upon the throne Of that coon-
Try. sci1 to him IN reply that did not thluk
Eirnco had right to infer that we were aboat to
rake war acainst hcr or account OF anything con.
ta1Lto IL tuose 1esolHttoaes tuat t4ey eIi"O4sa
nothing more thah Aso becn constantly heM on! 70
1Ec tleEcn government rom ne oeglnhne tnat
ned flweSs Represented 70 tue government hefe
thlt nny action upon their pafs interfering %lsa
tEe 1ofm q eo'SknMehtn MeA.co "un!a " tookso
upon WIN is aissaaislacuoa I'LL ~ gnr eoaata ~
hna tGey coan not u t,c,,, ~ og at ~
haste 10 ackuoeslecEc mohafcnlcai cofc1nlnent
ulL aEea ~ .ht y ~ ~ ha5t.o
oul nc1t - maa atasoE ~ ~ =; ttTto H.;
uaa .h heT T1t.S a.a.s STh,s o'istton H. IA
M ~ ~ ~ 49, nhS,,si s.c.1aI +h N
setf1n 80 e"rfo1a a}en m n-r nart nnI nm
u1a ~. r. e - @ ,p.a h,;id !, -oir
LOU, LOU snEe 1es ,eans II fnnn1t IN
fac1,nsr hef,refs t.s connlry and some others and
orrseiyea. Nj. Mason and his tecretsry have gone
10 BRUSSELS to confer with Mr. Dudley Mann, who
II thets coaa,ss1oner Et that Place; N5 Sliael
u - ea.u, ~ ~ afe hol'e ~ - a4'1'us" ~
las no nos r. T.. Go1 Eore III ntei,e1. serxant
Aa"' e11' so11 opeolene Ell w Wv T. nArrox-
con.o,a.1 49, - - St.1a ~ ~
Hon. WE. II. SEWARD, secretary Oh osa.e, &C
Mr. DAYTON TO 2A. SEW 4AD-tE11RAo1}:. a t.,
FAAs, may :, 1eo.:
s1n-lmmediateiy upon the feeslpt ol your ols.
patch NO; "a applied t9 ~. Dlouyn - LILY :.
nrday last then ssid that kns thst the ste1Sn ,1
& ~ ha Soc rent1c he ~ s sse hv the
% - antnt1ves n Ietsrcn9a tn Msxicn
ar ms smncP a. ha iust recefyed COPY Of that
resoiuion, together with tho rIews Of the Preadent
ofthe United States Eegged, II agreeable. to read
r. lin ynur dieoafc in reference 10 the latet. To
,hfs he afaerIet and as the shortest and mott sat
istactory mode. following ont my instructions,
rc. IN hin, Tint entire portion Of yo7r dispatch
Hh;rh awhile n 4his nnh1ect stating at thu same