The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-03
NEW SERIES mo. 54S..
The FRANCO.MEXICAN RESO-
.ss3 LUTON. .iua eea
Correspondence Between Secretary
seward ana Minister Dayton.
WASHINGTON. May "a.
/ The following Is the correspond nee submit.
ted TO the House to-day by the President:

ted TO the House to-day BY the President: 10
~ pet DEPARrMENr OF SrArR.) 80
hsliest WAsHINorON, April 1854.
SIR-I send you copy of resolution which,
passed the House Of Representatives On the
4th inst by unanimous vote, and which de-
ciares the opposition OF that body to recog-
milton of o monarchy In Mexico. NJ. Godfrey
has lost no time in asking an explanation Of
this proceeding. It is hardly necessary, after
what have heretofore wri ten with perfect
candOr for the infOrma' ION of France, to cay
that this resolution truly interprets the unant-
nous sentiment of this people of the United
States in regard to Mexico It H., however,
ed States would think it necessary or proper
to express themselves in the form adopted By
the House of Representatives at this time. -
This Is practical and mercy executive
question: and the decision of it constitutiOnally
belongs not to the House OF Representative,
nor even to Congress hut to the President Of
the United States. You will of course take
notice that the declaration m de by the House
of Representatives is In the form of joint
resolution, which, before it can acquire the
form of legislative act must receive, 6rst
the concurrence of the Senate and secondly,
the approval of tho President of the United
States, or in case of his reserved assent of
both houses of Congress, to be expressed by q
majority of two-thirds of each body.
Waile the President receives the declaration
OF the House of Representatives with the pro-
found respect 20 which it is entitled as an ex-
position OF Its views upon u grave and impOr-
tant subject, he directs that YOU inform the
government of France that he does not at
present contemplate any departure from the
policy which this government has hither .
pursued in regard to the war which exists be.
tween France and Mexico 1t is hardly neces-
sary to say that TIE proceeding of The House
of Representatives was adopted on sugge. tiOns
ari>ing within itself and not upon commune
cation of the Executive Department and that
apprised of any change of policy upon this
subject which the President might at any fu.
ture time think it proper to adopt.
am, sir, your Obedient servant,
(Signed) w. II SEWARD.
PARIS April %, 1864.
visited II. Drouyr de lHuy+ yesterday, at
words he addressed to me on entering the
room were: Do you bring US peace or bring
us war?" asked him to what he referred.
and he said he referred more immediately TO
the resolution recently pissed by Congress In
reference to the invasion of Mexico by the
French. and the establishment of Maximi)lian
upon the throne of the country replied
that did not think France had right to infer
that We were about to make war against her
on account of hing contained in the resO-
luton; that it embodied nothing more
than had been constantly held out TO the
French government from the beginning;
that l had always represented to the gov
ernment here that any action upon their
part interfering with the fern of government of
Mexico would be looked upon with dissatisfac-
ton in our country. and they could not expect
us to be in haste to acknowledge monarchial
government, built upon the foundation Ofsa
republic which was our next neighbOr; that
had reason TO believe you held tile same Ian
guage to the French Minister in the United,
States. This allegation he did not seem to
deny, but obviously received the resOlutisu in /,
question as serious step upon our part and
am told that leading secesSiOnists have built
largely upon this resolution As o means Of fO-
menting ill feeling between this cuuntry and
ourselves. MIR. Mason and his Secretary haze
gone to Brussels to confer with Mr. Dudley
Mann, who is their Commissioner at that place.
Mr. Slidell. it is said, was to have goae To, Aus.
tria. although he has not got off.
am sir, your obedient servant.
(Signed) WIN. L. DAYTON.
H,n. WM. SEWARD. Secretary ofState.
Mr.. DAYTON writes again, ON Nay Cd, to. Mr.
Seward. detailing the circumstances of an in
terview after the reception of Mr. SeNards
dispatch, with which Mr.. Dr,uyn de l'Huys
seemed quite satisfied. and nOiieing the apps
rent fact that the extreme sensitiveueSss OF the
Fre nch government re alive to the House reso-
lutiOns had subsided.
Mr.. Seward wrnte very briefly on May 9th
and May 2lst. expressing sentiI;e satisfaction
ut what Mr.. Dayton had Gaid in his interview
with the French Minister.