The New York herald., 1864-05-26

policy which this govcrumout has hitherto N a-sued u
| MesIo 10 INC war which oxists between Frame AM
Ing Of the House OF Represen stiyes was adopted up
snggeslions arising within ITSELF not upon any
french would 10 reasonably apprised OF any change
upon his subject which the President might at any fu
tuIe time think proper 10 ADOPT.
am, sir, your obedient servant,
WILLIAM Il SEWARD.
Mr.. DAYTON 10 szwARp-(KxTaAuJ
sI visited NJ Drouyn aLbaSs yeserday Hp, a =. the
department OF Foreign Affairs The first words he ad
oresea 70 me on entering the room weeDo you bring
ierred and 10 said he referred more Immediately to
..ss resolutions recently passed by Congress ia refer
ence to the invasion OF Mexico by the French, and the
establishments OF Macmillan the throne or that
country said to him In reply that did not think
Franco ad right to infer that we about to make
war ag ns her on account OF contained In those
resolutions that thsy embodied nothing than had
been constantly held out to the French governments from
the beginning; tha. had always represented to tho
government here that any action upon their part
interfering with the form OF government ia hexi-
country ard they could not expect rs TO be in
haste 10 acknowledge monarchical government built
upon the foundation OF republic which was our next
neighbor that had to believe you had held the
language TO the French Minister the United States.
This allegation he did not deny but obviously received
the resolutions in question serious step part;
and am told that the leading secessIonists here build
largely upon these resolutions OF fomentng Ill
selves Mr. Mason and his secretary have gone Brus.
sels to confer with Mr.. Dudley Mann who is their COM
III.
have gone TO Austria, although he has yet got or
WIN. /. DAYTON.
Hon WV. II. sEwARD. Secretary OF state, &c.
MR. DAYTON 10 Mr.. SEWARD -txE1RAcr)
PARIS, May 2, 1884.
Immediately upon the receipt OF your despatch
No. 525, applied to NJ. Drouyn 90 Lhuys special
Interview, which granted for Saturday last then
said tho knew that the French government had felt
some anxiety In respect to the resolution which had
Gently been nassed by the House OF representatives in
ree e2ce to Mexico, aud nssmnch as had just received
UnEt thafr I'm NJ fta
President of the United states begged, II agreeable 10
read to him despatch in reference to the latter To
this he assented aud the shortest and most satisfactory
mode following out my instructions, read to him that
tire portion your despatch which applies to this subject,
stating at the same time that thought II was remska-
BILE illustration or frankness srashforwardne3s
OF the President When the reading closed Mr..
Drouyn dc Lhuys expressed his gratcation and after
asking questions in regard to the effect OF laying
resolution upon the table in the Senate the conversation
terminated The extreme sensiiiv which was mani
ested by this government when tho resolution of the
House OF Representatives hrs brought TO its knowl
edge has, to q considerable extent al least subsidized.
WILLIAM l. DAYTON
Hou. WILLIAM SEWARD, Secretary Of State.
SEWARD DAyros.-tExTRAul
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1864.
srRYour despatch Of April % mo. Asa, has been re-
the subject Of the resolution OF the House of Represcn
teyes concerning SeS'co az you have repealed ~ en-,
tirsy approved The resolution yet remains % unaeted @
the Sd instant under the leave OF absence granted to
him by this department on the 9Th Of August last.
lun, sir your obedent servant,
= s,- WILLIAM 4 q. SEWARD
WILLIAM l. D,gtoS, Esd. Ac. s e e. -
SEWARD MR.. DAYTON.
DEPARTMENT CT SrArR, [
WASHINGTON, May 81 1864
SR--T have the honor to acknowledge the receipt Of
your despatch OF May o. 4o and to approve Of your
proceedings therein mentioned We learn that Mr.. Cor
win, Minister Penpotentiary 70 Mexico Is at Havana
his ae United under of absence.
am, Sir, your obedent servant,
WILLIAM II SEWARD
WILLIAM L. DAYTON, ESQ, &c.