The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-06-04

| to the reading Of the Dayton correspond
ence. There were murmurs Of disappro-
baton when certain extracts from Seward's =
dispatches were reached. The papers were
| referred to the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, and it is understood that Winter
Davis will make report to the House.
"The great importance of this cores
poundence leads meto give it in full:
ITO the House ef Representatives.:
I'm answer to resolution of the House
of Representatives, yesterday. on the sub
ject OF the joint resolution of the 4th of last
month, relative to Mexico, 1 have trans
mitted report from the Secretary of State
| to whom the order was referred.
(Signed.] "ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
"IO the President
1.-THE Secretary OF State, to whom has
been referred the resolution Of the House
of Representatives yesterday, requesting
the President to communicate to the House,
if not inconsistent with the public interest,
any explanations given by the Govern
ment Of the United States TO the Govern
ment Of France respecting the sense and
bearing OF the joint resolution relative to
Mexico, which passed the House of Repre-
sensatives unanimously, on the Attn of A pril,
| 1854, has the honor to lay before the Presi-
! ident IA copy o: all the correspondence ON
record i'll this department on The subject of
the joint resolution. Respectfully sub
mitted. [Signed,l
| 20 "WM. III, SEWARD,
I at ~ .'Sec. OF State.
| ''NAsHINaVoN, May -, 1854 t
! Mr. SEWARD AND MR.. DAYTON.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON,
April SIR IL herewith send you acopy
OF a resolution which passed the House Of
| Representatives on the 18th instant by a
unanimous vote, and which declares the
opposition OF that body 70 recognition OF
a Monarchy In Mexico. Mr.. Godfrey has
lost no time in asking an explanation Of
this proceeding. It is hardly necessary,
after what / have heretofore written, with
4 perfect candor, for the information of
| France, to say that this resolution truly
interprets the unanimous sentiment of the
people of the United States in regard to
Mexico. 1t is, however, another and dis
tinct question whether the Uuited States
| would think j, necessary or proper to ex-
press themselves in the form adopted by
the House of Representatives at this time.
This is a practical and merely executive
question. and the decision of>it constitu-
tionally belongs not to the House Of Rep
resenta,ives, nor even to Congress, but to
the President Of the United States. You
will of course take notice that the declara-
tion made by the House Of Representa-
tives, is in the form of a, joint resolution,
which, before il can acquire the character
| of a legislative act, must receive, first, the
concurrence Of the Senate; and, secondly,
the approval Of the President of the United
States, or in case OF his refused assent, Of
both Houses Of Congress, to be expressed
by majority of two-thirds Of each body
While the President receives the declara-
ton Of the House with the profound respect
TO which it is entitled san exposition Of its
views upon grave and important subject.
he directs you to inform the Government
Of France that he does not at present con.
template any departure from the policy
which this Government has hitherto pur-
sued, In regard to the war which exists be-
tween France and Mexico. 1t is hardly
necessary TO say that the proceeding ofthe
House Of Representatives was adopted on
suggestions arising within itself, and not
upon a communication OF the executive de-
partment, and that the French Govern
change of policy upon this subject which
the President mighta any refine think
| il proper to adopt"
Isisned1 WIN. II. SEWARD.
Mr.. DAYTON TO Mr.. SEWARD.
lExtract.] i.3l
PARIS, Apr I ., 1864.
y visited NJ. Drtuyn De LHuys yes
| terday, at the Department Of Foreign Al
fairs. The frst words he addressed to me
on entering the room We re, DO you bring
\ US peace, or bring US war?' asked hun u
what he referred, and he said be referred
more Immediately TO the resolutions re-
Gently passed by Congress in reference to
the invasion Of Mexico BY the French, and
the establishment Of Maximilian 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 anything contained in the resO-
4 luton; that they embodied nothing more
than had been constantly held out to the
French Government from the beginning
that had always represented to the Gov.
ernment here that any action upon their
part interfering with the form Of govern
i ment Of Mexico would be hooked upon
with dissatisfaction in our country, and
they could not expectn 9 to be in haste t
acknowledge nnonarchical Government
built upon the foundation Of . republic
which was our next neighbor; that had
reason to believe you had held the same
language to the French Minister in ths
United States. This allegation be did mo-
seem to deny, but obviously received thu
resolution in question AZ a serious steI
upon our part, and am told that leading
secessionists have bull, largely upon these
resolutions as y means oI fUmen'lnE II
, feeling between this country and ourselves
Mr.. Mason and his Secretary have gone K
J Brussels to confer with Mr. Mann, wht
, il their COMMISSIONER It that place. Mr.
, Slidell, 1t il said, was to have gone 70 Aus
tria, although he has not got %. II. NJ,
: II am, Sir, your obedient servant,
/ (Stgned) "W4. l. DAYTOH,
! Hon. WV. SEWARD, secy Of State,
Mr.. Dayton writes again, on May "a, Y
} Mr.. Seward. detailing the circumstances q
. an interview after the reception Of Mr.
J. Stewards dispatch, with which M. DrouyI
L'Iluys seemed quite satisfied, and MOTTO
ing the apparent fact that the extreme sen
II sitiveness Of the French Government rs
lative to the House resolutions had evident
: ly subsided. .-,s-
Mr. Seward wrote very briefly on May
9th and May 2lst, expressing his entire sat
/ isfaction with what Mr.. Dayton had sale
in his interview with the French Minister
and speaking Of Mr.. Corwin's absentin{
himself from his post in Mexico under
leave granted last August. etT
n Flood at Denver City.
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