prewed that Mr. Dallas did not protest against the propound - official intercone between the Bertsch. bordument and the musimano of the increports, as well quali against the demande for explanations made by the British box churmant. It is due however to allt. Dallas to that out mottuations had been given only to you and not to him and that his loyalty and fidelity, in these times f

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appreciated.

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wish the so-called Commisioners is liable to be cructices as a recog mition of the authoring which appointed them. Such in tecouse would be none the less

called unoffici

to us for being

and it might be

even

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because we should have no means

of knowing what ponit might

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and meaningless, of it is not expedie to ripen ento official intercounte and direct recognition. It's left doubtful here whether the proposed sofficial intercourse has got actually begun. Your own present instructions are deemed explicit enough, and it is hoped that you have not misunderstood

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thand. You will or any event
desist from all intercoured
whatever, unofficial.

as well as

official with the Betish boreina

to

ament, so long as it shall contine
interconised of either sind mich
the domestic enemises of this country

to

confining gofiicely simply delivery of a copy of this paper to the Secretary of dipe **After dong this you met

communicate with this

Lord Johne Russell has informed us of an understanding & veruments that

its and French

between the Brit

to

they will act together in regard mus affairs. This communication However loses something of its value from the circumstance that the communication was withheld until

after im Knowledge of the Jait had acquired by us from other sources We know also another fact that has 6 yet been officially com

adopt on the subject of recognition. The United States have been impartial and just in all their conduct towards the several nations of Europe. They will not complain however of the combination now announced by two leading powers, although thing think they had a oright to expect independent if not a more

You will take no notice of that on other alliance Whenever the

any

European governments shall su fit to communicate directly with us we shall be as heretofore frank and explicit in our reply Ao to the blockade, you

say that by the laws of materne
the lary of int
and of nations

not

In exclusion of Commerce from national ports which have been seized by the insurgents, in the equitable form of blockade, is a proper oneans to that end. You will any that our blockade is not to be respected if it be not maintained by man competent force but you will m you add that it blockare

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to now and it will Continue to be to maintained, and therefore we expect it to respected by Great Intainwill add that wi

be

You

have

already revoked the exequatur of a Russian
Consul who had enlisted in the Military
cervice of the incurgents and we shall dis
mild or demand the recall of every foreign
agent, Consular or Diplomatic who shall
either disobey the Federal laws
Le Federal authority

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a new

disown

As to the recognition of the so called Southern Confederacy it is not to be made subject of technical definition . It is of cours recognition to publish an acknowledgment of the sovereignty and independence of power. It is recognition to receive its ambassadors Ministers agents or commissioners officially. A concession of belligerent rights is liable to be con streed as a recognition of them. No dese proceedings will be borne by the United States in this case

one

Hitherto recognition has been moved only on the assumption that the socalled Confederate States are de facts self sustaining power. Now after long forbearance, designed to soothe discon= tent and avert the need of civil war,