The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-04-23
French Rsvoiution.-Mr Rush.

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SIR: In looking through the various voluminous ac-
counts of the French revolution with which every news
paper received from abroad is still crowded to overflow
ing, find in the ILLUSTRATED London News" OF March
lth the best account of the proceedings of minister
the occasion that has appeared yet and it short
send it to you TO, publications
Up Saturday,, the 18th, the only of the dplomatsts
present Paris who had taken any decisive step with re.
gard the provisional government was Mr. Rush, the
bassador from the United States who visited the Hotel de
Vile The of the day for the purpose believed
of recognising It's authority and presenting his warm
yraulaons
ted States of America, accompanied by the first
Of the American legation second time waited the
members OF the government, and congratulated them
his fetal chirac and in the terms on the
order and tranquility with which the revolution had been
accom- pshed He stated his conviction that his govern
would approve of the step he had taken, and con
cuded by quong the hope expressed similar
by Washington, ',at the friendship of the two republics
might be extensive with their duration"
NJ Arago replied the address in of lively salts
faction told the ambassador that France had expected
less from government with whom she allied her sell
more intimately by the proclamation OF republic;
president Of ta couaci NJ Dupont, (dc PEnre) assured
him the French people offered the hand Of friendship
to the American nation. 44tc
quitting the Hotel de Vile, the guards presented arms
and the and hf, secretary were saluted with
Mr. RUSH ACKNOWLEDGED BY REeEArEDLy uNcovERlNc
CROWD re
The latter interesting circumstance, which must be
gratifying to his countrymen it appropriate and
graceful in itself, have not before seen stated +e
Thrilling cheers those must have been to American
from the assembled masses of France -" Viue la Repub
hque DIES EatS Onas." And intensely interesting must
have been the moment when the representative of the
land of Washington passed up the steps of that stately
and beautiful building, the Hotel de Vle and amid the
appauses of the French people, crossed it's Threshold to
tender first among nations to the new born republic Of
France the cordial welcome and friendship Of that young
and mighty republic which France helped to call into ex
slence whose subsequent progress in freedom has
tonished mankind and whose people, grateful to France
for her early friendship and succor hail with un
mingled delight, from one end OF their borders to the
Other her accession to freedom and deverance from
monarchca rule. V-
1t was moment that occurs rarely in the history OF
individuals or nations, In promptly Selling the moment
to speak out in the name of his country, and utter its
spontaneous voice, the American minister did his duty
fearlessly That the scholars and statesmen who COM
pose the provisional government of France knew how
appreciate and respond to the act let the beautiful reply
OF M. Arago and equally beautiful specimen of French
courtesy and grace the part OF the aged president
the council" sufficiently testify. soMs.1oJ
A CITIZEN OF THE REPUBLIC