, 1864-05-29
SECRETARY sEwarD's EEr2EI.
DEPARTMENT OF s1ArE,l
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E'li: with pGreri eantlor for tne Information Of
r:rs"; :ey tlat th:s r.sc!aten tsly iu.e.o1c:s
t.s1d to tsicc. Its, howerrr;; nnoshc: and ;
sist;Eei QUESTION Wtehet Lc United States ssoald
think II Mtes-:y CT proper 10 express the1-e.v~s
t'res .: tits :.::e This PRACTICAL aid naersiy
.eeCf:S: question: ard tie decIsloa Q: 1t caastf
ttie1 III. belongs not to the ioIsc Of Kc7rssena-
Ct IL E1.t.d sls;ea. You VII, OF caarse. taEe
notife that tic DECLARATION male hv the Hon .e ct
r seIt:'1vcs Is II tie form ors joliet resolution
Legislative act, nrst rcctve. fist the son1r..nce
dt.sis.n' e. the Gnitsd s,a,et or i9 ese Of hle
u con%ress, 10 le e5,'rcssed by, "a minority
Of twc-thi!de Of each body. While tho President
1reelycs tie dee|arauon Of the Honea Of Ilspre-
etl1ntltes with the profound respect to which It
ls entitled ss an exposition Of tts views upon
Esavc and Important subject. he directs thar you
Inform the Government OF france that he does not
at present contemplate any departure from the
policy which this Government has heretofore pur- i
tE:d in regard 10 the war which e-fsta between
1fsn nsnif tt and MSso II l s
ttyes was adopted upon suggestions arising within
ltself, aEd not upon any communication With the
T. anf ne That the French You'd
snl}cet which tie Preeidsnt might at any future
;ine th:rk proper to adopt.
'1sm' tlr' you1 oeedIsnt sd1 I. seTETast, +
Wu11Ah L. D1T1oN, ESQ.
liz. DAYTON TO Me- sEw4ED-{Ex7aAcr.>
Pans, April p 1864.
~ srT: yisisea Il Dsonsn d'LanFs yesterday ut
words &c addressed 10 nc on entering the room
we're: "Do you bring Us peace or hiring us war:''
afssd ain 70 what he referred, and be said he re-
ltlreG more Immediately TO those resolutions re-
Gently rassH By Congress III reference to tho inya-
s'on Of Mextco by the French, and the establish
q "a IL h ope c
france had right to infer that VIC cra nbout TO
make war against her on account Of anything con-
te1std In those 1eao;nsions: that they embodied
nothing more than had been constantly held oat to
the French government f,om tho beginning; taat
had slways represented to the government hers
tse ss fSa nn9n tE R4co R1 sas oon s
upon with dissatisfaction IN our country,
end they could not expect Us 10 be ia
hatte to asfn9mle9s
cur next nrIphbor; that had Ieason to believe
}ou had held ,hc eamc Language to the French Atn.
deny hut obviously received the resolutions In
~ Ss III: Sas s9 81
upon thctc resolutions means OF fnu1cutlns iii
ourselves. Nj. Mason and hIs secretary have gone
to Rrrs.eis to confer srith Mr.. Dudley Mann. who
Is their Commissioner nt that place. MR. Shdeli,
Il Is salc Was to have gone 10 Gstrla, although he
has 90: yet got Of.
Inn sir: 70rf o'ed'ent servaqt' ~. L. DAYTON,
Hon. w4. II. SEWARD, Secretary Of Stesc, &c.
1T. DAYTON 10 III. szwARp-tExrRAcr):
P.An1s, May 2, 1861.
srs.-Immcdiatc'y upon the receipt Of your dig
patch No. 5s5. applied TO u. Drouyn d Lhnys
ter srectal Interview, which vas GRANTED Tyr sat
n:1ay lat. tesn e. sa:d tlat knew thasthe FRENCH M
Iesolntion which had recently been passed hy the
Ecrse Vi Representatives in reference to Mexico,
rrtciaton, toscther viii tic sies Of the iresiicns
Of the Eulted States, legged Ii agreeable to read
lin your disra,cl in references 10 The lastcE 70
,siac,ory mode, following ont NJ instrrc,iont, /
read to him that entire portion Of yoar dispatch
Erh applies TO this subject, skating At the same
0f the tsanlucss and steashtfor Hardness Of the
/ Presidcut: N hen 1Ac Feadtug wns closed ~
n:onsn q Lhuss expressed his tgra'iaca:ion. and,
after atktpE eocc QEcs,lons in ttcarI 10 the effect
oi 1sytrE resolution npon tho table In The senste
he conversation terzai1ated. The extreme ecns!-
II s
t'vcs vas nsst bsoneht to Is knowlcd;el las, to
considerable e.tent. At lcast saes!de2 an. gu,
EcS. M Il. skwAnp, Secretary oistasc.
Ill., aLwAnp TO Ma oAT7oN.-tExTRAcT)
DSrAnlEST OF STATE,
WAsu1SaroS, May .. 1874.
srr-your ,dcspsteh Of April sa:lNo; ss4} has
d Lhays oa the subject u the resolution Of the
House Of Representatives concerning Mexico. as
JOE hsyc repeated It, 10 entirely approved. The
feeoution get rcmaius unacted upon ii the Senate
Ms. CcTwln vas to leave Vera Cruz On The Sd in.
s'ant, under she leave Of abscnee granted 10 him
BY ,ils Department on the eth os August last.
lao' sss, sonf obedtent ssEyant: @ y sr..na
WILLIAM L. DAr1os, Esq, &C
En-. sIwARp 70 M DAYTON.
DEFAE7HESr OF STATx,
WAs1nSoToX, May II, 1867"
Of sour despatch Of May =, no 46l,5 ana to sp.
prove Of yonr proceedings therein mentioned. NJ
learn th4t Ar. corwin, cur Minister Peulpoten,i'
| Unitcd States ur der leare ol absence.
lam ffr' yonr oosdfsnt sS5yant: MM,1:x u srw.,
WILLIAM I, DAr7ox, Esq. SC.
War (BFesy1nE In Europe.
A most intelligent and capable Engllshman d
| tbs Litc:al school. who. has recently twice tra
versed Europe from London to STEAMBOAT, IN psi
ratc letter TO the ednor Of the N. z. 1,sounk. thu
epito1pizes the situauon:
| Tbe made most attentive Investigation O.
/ the stfa ot public feeling in TurEey, Grrsce
Italy. France ard Switzerland, and win GIve you :
/ ertct tetcmc On which you may depend:
sate It she Enpe1or Q; Tic Tic Frenea md DOUBT s.
the ta rho;e u Northern Africa:
TT. because be supports he Peps, whom ii.
Creeks think the cscatest enemy Of their religion
>, because the Emperor hae hulled them. and 1heJ
IT The lila itaiisns Este tha M Emperof Of he French
with such haired as only italians perhaps ca
feel:
;s sss's, e ss ,sss sn s,ps. s t.
d1estcd as eoldieze paid with French gold, did th
aet of ASSASSINATION. lam myself fully puszaad
tsass s.s g. seeps taer Capitol
AWAY nom them, and has done ~ be co71d to keel
up commission and brxandace;to disunttc and caslaT
1Eeu, instead Of uniting them and hoesatsn
Tai1e, Because. breaking his solemn promise, b
bttssytd them aiset the Victories Of Aonteoelle
forrsb. I Beesuse % he 1tallsu.s.c republicans, a
the Emperor Is the pezjused destroyer OF EuFopea
Republication. Thc man T. doing his oeet 70 B
ROW the destroyer also cf American kep"o4eau
Tie Swiss bate Sspoleaa. because = thsy : 4 7
!spnhesns, md good ons; ,;f,.f aad know HIN 70
But what Is more important than Al re res
md il i. blythe blessing OF The Great Being Pc
lie French people and the French army al
heartily sick Of Napoleon.
From long practice, speak French nearly =
EPsn nd SoS sa1a
nm as.ounded at the ssste Of things; I ncvs
sssa sssa. .ss ssEs EpsaeE M xs Sa %
bourgeois, private soldiers and officers 50 u int
Torrents Of 1nveet.7e asalnst the Emperor. sueh
| ! eeee Of IN Epglisansn. snch days Is those I
Lus XVI and AaEie Antoinette na5 not be I
| d1aant as such people snppoee I4e tIenfa 9se
Beree, 4ety and tsughty race, and only look 9
I tie Emperor u sitting On the peak Of volcano
! imminent danger Of eruption. :,
: Ton viii naturally rant 70 knoH wnaa ,aa.41 T.
i French themselves put fos"aso "a Inc" p''nc'p
i. Fur zach Of the last three years tee eonsc'i
! tioo hsa been .co,eco 5eaf, The previous max
! II. One tn1eled thonsana having been tcnt
Mexico land the French hate 50 vo1a2esh
Iii. Tt:t The regiments sent 70 Mexico We
selected as teins the ost Rspno@esn.. @ ~ no mo mo
L<eitim.et Or tho moet Ss1ean'a'' a aha 'o' 4''a
:. ". That Republican. Lee1t93st. and osiasa.
.:t ot.ctrs we1e urnlf!J exchanged Into TIC doom
= =, That thNlu1prJ, vico and extsavaganee oft
court are beyond sssuEs md tns ananesa Of
elnn are s.rionfl5 sndssans tae[eit9"r re- ,ha r-,
d Il rezuscitatine The Ho'y Alliance, VI: Psrss
d l. Austria and Rus4la> against Fzsnte. (Taere r
= doubt tits L. quite true'} The kEeaea aoot