Mr. Seward read a
very elaborate paper on French affairs, which was under discussion over two
hours and seemed then not entirely satisfactory. The old story as to what Louis
Napoleon is going to do was repeated. He has signified that he will, on
receiving an assurance from us of non-intervention in Mexico, inform us what
his arrangements are for withdrawing his troops. I thought Seward a little too
ready to give an assurance, and that he was very little trusted and got very
little in return.
SOURCE: Gideon
Welles, Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and
Johnson, Vol. 2: April 1, 1864 — December 31, 1866, p. 430
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