Mr. Bigelow to Mr. Seward
No. 97.]
Legation of the United States,
Paris,
May 23, 1865.
Sir: I have this day addressed to Mr. Cochin a
letter, of which the enclosure No. 1 is a copy and No. 2 a translation,
in reply to his note of the 17th instant, eommunicating to me an address
from the French Committee of Emancipation to the President of the United
States.
I am, sir, with great respect, your obedient servant,
Hon. William H. Seward, Secretary of State, Washington.
[Enclosure No. 2.—Translation of No.
1.]
Mr. Bigelow to Mr. Cochin.
Legation of the United
States, Paris,
May 19, 1865.
Dear Sir: I have had the honor to receive
your note of the 17th instant, enclosing the address, which, in the
name of the French Committee of Emancipation, you request me to
present to the President of the United States, and I have already
given it the direction you desired.
The sympathy of such a body, composed as it is of some of the most
eminent guides of public opinion in Europe, will be gratefully
appreciated by the President, while their wise counsel will be sure
to receive the consideration which is due to such an exalted source,
and none the less because it reflects with simple fidelity the
settled and constant policy of my government from the commencement
of this rebellion.
It is needless for me to say how highly the President and people of
the United States will appreciate the efforts, of which this address
is the first fruit, to popularize the lessons of which the late
insurrection in America has been so fruitful, nor how cordially I
shall co-operate with those who have been so happily inspired. I
shall be proud to have my name associated, in however humble a way,
with an organization so competent as the one you represent to crown
with success the noble work to which they have pledged their talents
and their fame.
I am, dear sir, with great respect, your very obedient servant,
P. S.—I will send the list of names you ask for very soon.
