Mr. Seward to Mr. Judd.
Sir: Your despatch of April 8 (No 22) has been received.
Taking into consideration the position of the Prussian government upon the question of political right which is involved in the cases of Jacob Spandau and Adolph Katz, their release is an act of comity for which it will be your pleasant duty to express the President’s acknowledgments.
We are beginning to see a breaking of the clouds above us, and to indulge hopes of a speedy return of peace with national unity. When that consummation shall have been reached and Prussia shall have gotten relief from her present anxieties, as I trust will be the case, we shall try to come to some definite and harmonious understanding with her upon this vexed subject of conflict between our naturalization and her military laws. Meantime you will not hesitate to express assurances of the constant good will of the [Page 544] United States towards the King and people who have dealt with us with good faith and great friendship during the severe trials through which we have been passing.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Norman B. Judd, Esq., &c., &c., Berlin.