New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-01-24
NAPOLEON AND SEWARD.

Apropos of the death of the ex-Emper0r Of
fhe French The Bulletin Of San Francisco prints curl
GUS story correspondence between the late Sec
rotary Seward and Napoleon. The editor Of The Bui-
Ttn who was personal friend Of Mr. Seward says that
at private dinner party san Francisco MI Seward
related the following incident:
oft was" said Mr.. Seward, ain the darkest days OF
the Rebellion Disaster upon disaster had 6canen TIE
Washington in the North and in the West Rebel ennis
Canadian border. Our foreign relations were most cr
cal Rebel cruisers were being fitted out IN BrtlshportS
neutral the smaller European States were indifferent
spectators of the conflict; Russia was the only friend We
had among the powers OF the earth IN tnls ocsPI
emergency l received an autograph letter from tne
confidential IL began with expressions OF personal re-
gard for myself and pain at the spectacle OF me great
Republic IN the throes of dissolution Personally said
Napoleon, could wish the cause OF the Union to sue
coed But the welfare OF France aud the force OF popular
commercial interests seriously suffering nom the
pTOloneaon Of your Ny SUBJECTS appeal to me TO
Trance at whatever cost. You cannot put down the
Rebell;On embrace the earliest opportunity 10 MAKE
terms with the South. IL You fail to do this, shall feel
Compelled. In the interests OF my eounty-ln tae inter
OF vita ali tie power at my
II answered Napoeon's insulting letter Immediately.
did Bot waste words in compliments. said: TINS Is
FAMILY quarrel We propose TO settle it in way
aud in our own time We do not wish the aSslstince OF
outsiders viii not brook interference The Ameil-
can Union Is TO be PffSeTea vdr sa ba re
get people just beginning TO warm TO the work
We wish 10 be ON good terms with our neIghDOrs-Re
hlSn ritclaly 10 DC Oh EpOl lcIhlH WIN N.t
ancient friend and ally But you must keep hands on
AZ you presume 10 interfere. We will show you what
tree people bathing for inonal existence are c"abe
Of. Hitherto have conducted the war hunaney, ia
nccoroauoe with the govern the most Chris
fan states Interference your part VIII be The signal
Tor a war OF conquest and destruction. We VIII
Tree the negroes; viii put arms IN ther hahds,
bud send them forth to ravage and plumber we VIII
make the South waste ana desciatlon Raise hand
against u.s. aud horrors worse than those OI SanO DO
ningO will be from one end or the south 10 me
nther' The letter was sent by the first steamer The
eame day teiegraphed TlurlOw Weed. Archbishop
Hughes, and Bishop Simpson 70 meet me az me Astoi
House the morning following. That evening lett Tor
New-York and explained 10 these eminent gentlemen
Che objects the ana the new danger Ihat
threatened the Union told them that they must
ut once Europe TO labor unOicaly with the Gov
ernment ana ruling in England and on the COntl
neut 10 represent the wickedncs DANGER and Holly OF
Foreign interference. III less than week they were on
their Journey, reached Europe at most OppOrtuuo mo-
ment-(dasOn and Shde mad just been selZed-Engiand
mas in white heat rage-aDd did much toward con-
sincing Europe the proper thing and the only thing
10 40 Vas to leave alone Aud the mission cost the
Government less Than $1,000"