The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-05-18
10 tie Editor of The Union :

Should you publish the address of minister in
Paris 10 the provisional government, brought by the
Cambria, with nj. de Lamarine's reply may take the
liberty to send you the enclosed, which have received
from Paris, and which may be relied on as an accurate
report II differs in several respects from the reports
the papers have seen which are therefore, not accu-
rate
The following address was delivered yesterday by Mr.
Rush the minister of the United States Paris, in pre-
country which he represents letters of recognition to the
French republics
"7o the President and members Of The PROVISIONAL govern
ment Of the French republic;
''FNrEsENi have the honor present to you letter
from the President of the United States constituting me
the envoy extraordinary and minister penpotentiary
the French republic.
SIN presenting this letter. am directed to express the
sincere socude which the President feels for the welfare
of France and make known you his earnest desire
cultivate with zeal and cordially the friendly rela
tons the republics conducive the high
interests OF both
recognising the French republic when its existence wa,
nounced the world by the provisional government in
February.
sThs was three days after its birth 1t is now in the
third month of its existence During this momentous inter-
VAL when all Europe has been agitaed and France ex
posed the heaviest trials and difficulties the provisional
government has succeeded in preserving the
blessings of internal tranquility and external peace His
tory will record this great consummation.
81 doubiy happy in offering my congratulations on
this second OCCASION do under the authority of
my government and country and pray be allowed to
add fevent wishes that, when the republic shall have
passed from your guiding hands those OF the national as
semb meet, that great body may its la
bos by the esab of institutions securing to France
the highest prosperity and the purest glory
NJ LaInartine replied as follows:
"CTHEN MINISTER: The provisional government has
charged represent 1t at this moment receive from
hands the first of official recognition the French
republic France the first recognise the independ-
of the American republic then young, weak and still
contested but which, under the fruitful influence of the
democratic principle destined in half century to in
the proportions of nearly whole continent. By
the restrictive justice OF Providence it has belonged to the
American republic be the first recognise the new
French republic, and 10 aifx its signature to the
cate of birth of French democracy Europe. That sig
will bring good fortune to the republic Notwh-
standing the ngations and embarrassments inseparable
from such crisesfrom the downfall of the government
and the creation of institutions of quito different
acterom great displacement of men and things-say
your felowcitizens that everything gives the
that their good wishes for France will be pish.
ed and that the republic will Issue strong and great from
feeble hands, pass still stronger and greater into the
hands of the whole nation What gives that confidence
is that French people henceorward ripe for their
institutions. What fyve years back, only the idea
of the superior of the naton has passed the ideas
and habits of the whole people, without exception The
republic which they wish for is that which you have your
selves oundeda progressive republic but conservative OF
the ideas of property, manufactures, commerce. probty
liberty, and the moral and religious feeling the citizens
1t republic oil which the first cry was OF generosi-
y, of ratenitywhch shattered to pieces the of
geance and political reactionwhich proclaimed peace
and which, in place Of inscrbng its banner the fatal
words of appropriation and prescription has rbed there
the abolition OF the pain of death and the fraternity of ma
tons. These principles, adopted hope they will be-
by the National Assembly, strengthened by an invncbe
public ioce of which each citizen has constituted himself
have the voluntary soldier, concentrated in
strong representative unity of government, will make the
French republic the glorious sister of the American repub
lie and be said of the French people and of ,be
American people-what man dear our two countries
applied to themthat they the republic of the two
worlds As to the sentiments which the French people re.
with senbility and gratitude the citizens and to
the government of the United States shall express them
10 you in single word-every Frenchman has for the
Americans the heart of LAFAYETTE"