No. 18.]
Legation of the United States,
Stockholm,
May 3, 1865.
Hon. William H. Seward,
Secretary of State.
Mr. Campbell to Count Manderstrom
Legation of the United
States,
Stockholm,
May 3, 1865.
Sir: I had the honor to receive the
official communication of the 27th ultimo, whereby your excellency
conveyed to me the detestation and horror entertained by his Majesty
the King of Sweden and Norway for the infamous crime whereby the
late President of the United States of America lost his life,
coupled with sentiments of profound regret and personal admiration
for the character of the illustrious dead, as well as sympathy and
condolence for a bereaved people. I observed with unmingled
satisfaction that his Majesty was pleased to refer to the excellent
relations existing between the two governments, connected with the
hope that these friendly relations may be continued under the
President of the United States of America, the successor of the late
President.
With a mind deeply penetrated by the noble sentiments of his Majesty,
and the gracious manner of their expression, I hasten to convey to
the President of the United States their full import, and to assure
your excellency his Majesty’s abhorrence for a crime that deprived a
people of their chosen ruler, and sorrow for their loss, will be
acceptable to, and fully appreciated by, the government and people
of the United States, and will form a new tie between the
governments and peoples of the two countries.
For the sympathy manifested by the Christian and law-abiding people
of the united kingdoms of Sweden and Norway for your excellency’s
personal sentiments of condolence, not only for the loss of our
beloved President, but for the terrible injuries inflicted upon the
person of the very eminent Secretary of State of the United States,
for his suffering heart, wounded in its most tender affections, I am
deeply grateful.
To these assurances of profound appreciation on the part of my
government suffer me to add, sir, that of my most distinguished
consideration.
His Excellency Count Manderstrom,
Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs,
&c., &c., &c.