e adoption of Miss Carroll's
plans, President Lincoln issues a proclamation thanking Almighty God
for the "signal victories which have saved the country from foreign
intervention and invasion."

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THE FOREIGN MINISTERS ARE ENRAPTURED.

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SEWARD TO DAYTON.

_March 6, 1862._

"It is now apparent that we are at the beginning of the end of the
attempted revolution. Cities, districts, and States are coming back
under Federal authority."

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ADAMS TO SEWARD.

_March 6, 1862._

"We are anxiously awaiting the news by every steamer, but not for the
same reasons as before; the pressure for interference here has
disappeared."

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DAYTON TO SEWARD.

_March 25, 1862._

"The Emperor said that he must frankly say that when the insurrection
broke out and this concession of belligerent rights was made he did
not suppose the North would succeed; that it was the general belief of
the statesmen of Europe that the two sections would never come
together again."

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DAYTON TO SEWARD.

_March 31, 1862._

"I again called the Emperor's attention to the propriety of his
Government retracing its steps in regard to its concession to the
insurrectionists of belligerent rights, referring him to the
consideration in regard thereto contained in your former dispatches.
He said, 'It would scarcely be worthy of a great power, now that the
South was beaten, to withdraw a concession made to them in the day of
their strength.'"

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PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S PROCLAMATION.

_April 10, 1862._

"It has pleased Almighty God to vouchsafe signal victories to the land
and naval forces engaged in suppressing an internal rebellion, and at
the same time to avert from our country the danger of foreign
intervention and invasion."

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SEWARD TO DAYTON.

_May 7, 1862._

"The proclamation of commerce which is made may be regarded by the
maritime powers as an announcement that the Republic has passed the
danger of disunion."

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