Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-19

wAaHISGToE, d. C., March Is, 1888.
Charles Francis adams, E'g.i
Sir: An impression IL understood to pre-.
vail in Europe, especially among the bidders
Of tho insurgent loan for which cotton was
pledged as security, that in the event Of the
restoration Of peace in this country. this
Government will assume the public debts o.
the insurgents, or CO 'tlinly the particular
debt referred to. 1t is believed, however,
that no impression could bo more erroneous
There is no likelihood that any part Of tho
debt will be assumed or recognized by the
United States Government. 1t is proper and
advisable, therefore, that by any proper means
at your command you should authoritativoly
undoceive the public in England on this point
am, sir, your obedient servant
W. IL. SEWARD.
MR.. SEWARD TO NR. ADAMS.
DEPARTMENT or STATE,
wAsHtNaroS, August 10, 1865.
Charles FraneiS adams, Esq, DC nc :
SIR have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your dispatch No. ,O22, together
with the papers which contain an interlocu-
tory decree which has been made by the Vice
Chancellor in the suit of the United States
against P. Rolave and others, which suit
was instituted for the recovery of l., 1856 bales
Of cotton. A copy Of the Vice Chancellor s
ioeSohs iof 'no ih'eIioOutoIy uecIee " iounu
among the same papers. The Vice Chancel-
lor Is understood to have affirmed the title
Of the United States to the property in ques.
tion.
II Is with the judgment of the Vice Chan.
cellor, and not with tho reasons that he us.
signs for such judgment, that the United
States are concerned. In this view of the
subject 1t might seem proper for this Govern.
ment to leave the subject unnoticed The
frankness, however, which ought 10 be prac-
ticed in tho proceedings of States, requires
an explanation of the views which this Gov.
| ernment has taken of the questions which the
Vice Chancellor has discussed in his reasons
before mentioned.
The United States do not admit that the
combination Of dislOyal citizens which have
raised the standard of insurrection is now o,
has at any previous time boen n government
de Jacto, or in any sense a political power
capable Of taking, holding, giving, asserting,
or maintaining corporate rights in any form,
whether municipal or international. II Il
true that different view of the character OF
the insurgents has seemed to find favor with
some portions of the British nation and even
with the British Government.
1t must be remembered, however, rs
equally true, that SO often as that antagonis.
teal opinion has been advanced by Her Brit
annie Msjesty's Government in its inter
course with the United States, it has been
firmly, though, us We trust, always courte.
ously denied. The United States controvert
and deny the declaration of the Vice Chm.
cellor, that they are successors of the re.
bellion, and, on the contrary they maintain
that they are now, and during all the time
of the rebellion have been, lust what they
were before the rebellion began. n soyeroipn
State, absolutely entitled to the regulation
and control of all property and persons
within the United states subject, only to the
limitations of thoir own const;tntion I,