The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-06-03

Inc IOHOwihg Is the correspond nee submit.
ted TO the House to-day by the President:
DEPARTMENT OF SrArp)
WASHINGTON, April 1864.
S1R-I send you copy of resolution wh;cy,
passed the House of Representatives on the
18th inst by unanimous vote, and which de-
clares the opposition of that body to a recog-
milton of a monarchy In Mexico. NJ. Godfrey
has lost no time in asking an explanation of
this proceeding. 1t 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 unani-
nous sentiment of this people of the United
States in regard to Mexico. 1t il. however,
another and distinct question whether the Unit
ed Safes would think it necessary or proper
to express themselves in the form adopted BY
the House of Representatives at this time.
This is a practical and mercy executive
question, and the decision of it constitutiOnally
belongs not to the House of Representatives,
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, first,
the concurrence of the Senate. and secondly,
the approval of the President of the United
States, or ia case of his reserved assent of
both houses of Congress, to be expressed by
majority of two-lhirds of each body.
WIlc Tic TTeSlicnL receives Cne QcclaratlOH
OF the House of Representatives with the pro-
found respect % which it is entitled as an ex-
position of It's views upon grave and impOr-
tant subject he directs that YOU inform the
government of France that he does not at
present contemplate any departure from tho
policy which this government has hither .
pursued in regard to the war which exists be-
tween France and Mexico. 1t is hardly neces-
sary 70 cay that tie proceeding of The House
OF Representatives was adopted on sugge tiOns
ari>iny within itself aud not upon commune
cation of the Executive Depar ment, aud that
the French government would be seasonably
appri~ed of any change of policy upon this
subject which the President might at any flu.
ture time think it proper to adopt.
am, sir, your obedent servant,
(Signed) W. II SEWARD.
PARTS. April %, 1861.
visited II. Drouyr dc Hugs yesterday. at
the Depa tnent of Foreign Affairs The first
words lie addressed to me on entering the
room were: DO you bring us peace or bring
us WARP" asked him to what he referred.
and he said he referred more Immediately to
thu. resolution recently passed by Congress in
reference to the invasion of Mexico by the
French and the establishment of MaXimi)lian
upon the throne of the country l replied
that did not think France had right to infer
that we were about to make war against her
on account of anything contained in the resO-
luton; that 1t embodied nothing more
than had been constantly held out to the
French government from the beginning;
THAT l had always represented to the gov
eminent here that any action upon their
part interfering with the form 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 Il mOnarchial
government, built upon the foundation o. "a
republic which was our next ntighbOr; tEat
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 reSOlutiSn in
question as serious sep upon our part, and I
am told that leading sectssiOnists have built
largely upon this resolution As means of TO-
menting ill feeling between this cuurtry and
ourselves. MIR. Mason and his Secretary have
gone to Brussels to confer with Mr. Dudley
Manu. who is their Commissioner at tant place.
Mr.. Sidel it is said, was to have gOao to rus.
tria. although he has not got uf.
am sir, your obedient servant.
(Signed) WIN. L. DAYTON.
H,n. WM. SEWARD Secretary CT State.
Mr.. DAYTON writes again, ON Nay %. to. Mr.
Seward. detailing the circumstances of IN in
terview after the reception of .Lr. Stewards
dispatch. with which MIR. DrGavn de i'Huys
seemed quite satisfied, aud ,seing the apps
rent fact that the extreme serai.ivelieSs OF the
Fre nch government re alive to the House rCsO-
lutiOns had subsidized.
MIR Seward wrote very briefly Oh May 9th
and May 2lst. expressing his entire satisfaction
at what MIR. Dayton had osid in his Interview
with the French Minister.