, 1864-01-22

permanently, any part Of Mexico and should
leave 1t as soon as her gfiefs were salts
fed, and She could do SO with honor.
Dayton added that in abandoning the con-
vcrsation he somew hat familiarly took occa-
sicn to say that in leaving Mexico she may
swercd that the string wou1d be too long to
work her, and added that France had bad
enough Of colonial experiences In Algsria
TINT the strength Of France Was in complete
body and In q wei defined boundary; In that
condition che had her resources always at
| command.
sEwAnp TO DAYTON, sErT. q, 1853.
The United States Government has hitherto
pract1ced atrfct neutrality between the French and
Mencans. and more cheeFfnlly heeause 1t has Eo
Irent that It did moi intend permanent occupation
Of that conutry. or violence TO the aorcfcignty O
its people. Owing to the circumstances thar th!
by many Ii that country and IN this Is at variance
with these assurances, It becomes veil
| difficult tor this Government to enforce = rigte
that you ahould 1uent!on these facts, aud snsges
1hst The intercste Of States, and those Of FranGt
egpf hst 999n m S ps ssry
venieut upon the basis Of unity and the tndcpen
Gepce Of Mexico. The United States does no
deeirc IN annexation q Mexico, or Any past Of II
4 but aru deeply interested In the establishment Q
peace aud order, and exceedingly desire that then
| fuhY not &f1Ee OUT 0I war In MeAlEU ally G&Aua1
alienation between them and France
In dispatch dated Sept. 26th, Mr.. sewar'
discusses the same snbje at considerable
length, and alludes to the Vaccinations, RI
mors and suspicious with reference to tn
French designs, which are abroad:
Mr. Dayton writes, Oct. 6, that in confer
ence of The preceding day he asked the Frenc
Minister what course was to be adopted il
Mexico, with view to learn the wishes 9
Mexico as to its form Of government, De l
Heuy'8 replied: "A vote Of the entlr
country and of al1 Its departments, whct1
er the french were or were not In possession
will be taken, and if, upon it's register
population, Spanish and Indian, arc favorobl
10 monarchfM government, ! suppose tha
Would be sufficient" He thought ther
would be no difficulty iI applying this tes
and showing large numerical majority
favor of Macmillan, and that form Of Got
e1nment- he went On TO say that @ ne danger anger
of the government Of the Arch Duke woul
come principally from the United States, an
the sooner it showed itself satisfied and ma1
ifeeted q manifested 8 willingness to ente
| into peaceful relations withttLat governmer
the sooner would France be ready to leav
Mexico and it's new government to take eat
of itself, which she would do In an
event as soon % she could With proprietl
but would not desert the Arch Duke betol
his government was settled.
; De buys repeated his disclaimer OF an
PURPOSE to interfere with Texas, or to maG
/ | or seek any permanent interest OF control
Mexico. = He said our situation I
their next neIghbor entitled us to
influence paramount = to, TINT
d distant European ccountry, and that Franz
" onld not be guilty Of the folly ut her gre
distance over the SEES, Of desiring or nttemp
| ing to interfere, and he spoke highly Of tt
, conduct OF Mi. Corwin, our Minister
l m
As Secretary Seward, Oct, ssa, replies to II
: dispatch. -by saying that in the opinion Of II
United States, the permanent eslaonsamet
Mexico would be found neither easy nor d
sirable, hut TINT on the other hand they ha'
| no purpose to interfere with the free actlo
! Of The people Of Mexico In the establishmel
| Of their institutions. They. continue to +
gard Mexico IS the theatre Of 4 war not >
IL In a dispatch to MI. Motley, at Yienu