New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-03-09

published by the State Department. !" ''o P s
Correspondence, for 1861 Part ILL., Passs OIL 0i-
. f.,, 80. [ofieial CoFrespondeneel -, A..
81 ~ lef NM nrGELow 10 Mr., sEwARp: sl 49,
s no eas LEGATION or TIE ~ usFE[ III eIam
sR Yea win ind at page 200 q the poe,is Pre-
rGque transmitted with my dnpattsh .ro,s IF aon
ooS witch is cacaad leave an iEsSTSeGI ye seS
SION Of what passed at the 70 wnS Id
dressed to NJ Drouyn Lluys The I ,D. 9s5s1 have
ter which with his reply dated on the SIN 70 re-
ouest I him to publish both letters the Cos9 es
aud L ErgneG where the ospay W Your oDsdsnt
reProuttceu' A'~"' WA - ~ JOHN BIGELow.
se Honi VIM H. Seward, Secretary of State. a,
hon' Nh RIGgIow 10 NJ DRouYs DR LIiurs.
Ipa.TIoN or THE UNITED STATES, PARIS, Feb.S 100.
oo .n of @ S have to tbask yonr E.ceeuc9
letter 10 tho Marquis de Montholon, beH5hg u sa1
1896 in which your Exeelency says 4" '" 60 ''"'''
&c. Translation Of Extractl -. ia
Inwr,no Won this dispatch have entered into PAIN
opened by Mr. Bigelow himself several days ago m
conversation in relation to otier atses S,ndn the
opinion Of his Government, u dad nor think tnt me
recognition o. tho Mexican ~, EP pna 10y y osr roop TSs
Instructions which send you are ID aDS"er " ''
Hs neither the language which remember TO have
used nor the impression which INTENDED 70 oeIvrs ~
% npp FxceIency has given in the forescns CT
tatjoR desire TO recall to your Exceency the clreum'
a. Sat Tie confdece which have in my own recollec
ton, and in my memoranda maze at inc unc' 10 NV VA"
Yonr Excelleney IN reply to my inquiries had been
expressing your measure Of faith IN tpe punsse cOso
dalton OF power founded under the auspices 81 France IN
Mexico And upon that aIt rested your hopes OF s2Sn
recalling your TROOPS You reapitulaed some q the
,s,s ~ nEoyde hut a OF which you seemed TO think
would diminish in magnitude, II the adyeisates Of INC
STATES IL was in view Of such represenatpw that
asked whether I'm your ExeeHeBcy OlhiOh, ~
MOULD Oe rra ace II his snthoIy were recognized
b 81 the S1 Ua eSd 5iat5s That ahi
~ wiich ttt ~ r peccSnIon OF any Government
Mexico so long as 10 was sustained ny loen ts
OF Mexico TO be established by the Win
drawa of all foreign soldiers Defore our rins
lt9 ~ tane yonF Excellency with rectlhcs
tion of MISREPRESENTATION which may seem ItIhilB Dns
which also may acquire porahSe, ited to RE aabs
a'"li lnSSeAi u '"A' JOHN BfeEIow.
His Excellency Monsieur DrOuyn de Lhuys, Minister Of
n. DRoUrS DE LnUYs TO MR. BTGELow.
PARIS, Feb. 8 1879
sm: Ihnye received the letter which you have done
me the honor to write dated the 1th OF teornary
on the occasion Of dispatch recently pnDIisIsa VI Nmea
npon the subject Of Mexican affairs Reeaiiag ina1 eo
yersaOn you have Thought proper 70 aehc w With ny
as - q9Sirns K o oS c You re-
any IT. t. exact that in tie opinion which you there eK
pressed the recognition Of the Emperor MaAlmllah %
sy9cuatoi Of Mexico by the French troops while accord
ing 10 my view. this evacuation should not uito pee
until after the recognition Of the washington CaDheh
which, by contributing to the CONSOLIDATION on tho a
sate Of things established ia Mexico, w0uid nave III,
oseIy tho tfot OF facilitating aud Fastening inc eea
our Rooms You objected that your GoYerhlet tha
pof decide TO recognize authority snstalieV ~ e
nreseuce OF a foreign army but, you snueu' :.
! ,nigbf he possile on tie one hand uht th9
| Goyernmeut OF the Emperor, seeing the Dniteo
STATES ready 10 enter into regular relauohs
with MexieO--f the country were eyaeua.eu H H 70
French tToops-mlgt determine TO press tho return Oh
hls soldiers on the uter hand, that the Uueu ota.e
benq informed OF the intention or tile Government OF
he Emneror might show disposition 70 entertain
the idea OF recognition. In thus assoeatng the eon
tIons from which agreement might result ~ was "
be hoped that our Cabinets might nHd ~ .neA sue 0
| nenfs 81 a solution equally satisfactory to 0taa.
cannot but render homage. Sir 20 toe snt Oh 0Vy'
aud Cancellation which dictated this Language to you.
/ But the bypoihesIs within We examined tpeelher ~
NAMED subject tho appreciation or your
whose Judgment reserved ihe CaVletoi olSntnb
ton ncclIyipg different point Of view, the sugseson
mon which or conversation Turned have been Without
result Accept Sir the assurance OF my lngh e9SIsIS
John Bgelow. esq
| r. .f.sI M slf Mr.. SEWARD To MR. BIGELOW. -
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WAsHiNGToA' hareh q 1900
l. eNo. 4o5l r.I4 -,
slR have received your dispatch Of the sth Of FebTu
ary No 265 aud placed 1t with pleasure upon ths
| records Of the Department -..--.,.....
sitlon of the Government your conversation with "
! DrDuyn de Lhuys. and notice WITH satisfaction Ine
friendly splrft with which no accepts your explanation
IL Is hardly necessary say that the msappre sOni
which you have corrected excited no particular IN
easiness here. am, Sir your 0oedlent servant ~
Johu Bgeow, esq.O eTII7JyI