Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth Congress, Part IV, Appendix to Diplomatic Correspondence of 1865, The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Late President of the United States of America and the Attempted Assassination of William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and Frederick W. Seward, Assistant Secretary, On the evening of the 14th of April, 1865: Expressions of Condolence and Sympathy Inspired by These Events

Inhabitants of Neufchatel

[Translation.]

Neufchatel, May 6, 1865.

manifesto.

The following resolution was spontaneously passed at a public meeting of 600 Swiss citizens, held in the Vuille brewery, Neufchatel, on the 6th of May, 1865:

• “In view of the great sorrow now oppressing the American people, the citizens present at this meeting declare that they feel profound indignation and exceeding grief at the news of the atrocious act that brought death to Abraham Lincoln, the excellent President of the United States.
• “This manifestation shall be communicated to the Federal Council for transmission to the proper authorities abroad.”

In the name of the meeting:

• EUGENE BOREL, President.
• HENRI FOUCHON, Vice President.
• ALFRED PERROSET,
• EUGENE PIAGET,
• F. BADER,
  Secretaries.