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

German Industrial Union of Neufchatel

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Neufchatel, May 8, 1865.

Mr. Editor: As we learn through your estimable paper that not only societies, but every lover of freedom, can have an opportunity of expressing their sympathy for the American Union, we take the liberty, with this view, of addressing ourselves to you.

The great triumph of the American Union over the South, in a four years’ war, has caused a jubilee in our society, for we look upon it as a triumph of the people over despotism, another step in advance for people’s rights, and as an invitation to us not to despair. The death of Mr. Lincoln, President of the United States, who fell by the assassin’s hand on the 14th of April, a sacrifice to humanity, infuses hope into our hearts, and bids us weather out the storm.

May many such men still exist to bless the Union and other nations with their happy presence! Long live the American republic as a model for ourselves!

Our society, composed of 70 members, has this day voted its unanimous assent to the address of sympathy to the American people.

In the name of the German Industrial Union of Neufchatel:

• P. FANGEL, President.
• A. KNAPP, Actuary.