The New York herald., 1865-05-28
Our Berlin correspondence.

BERLIN, May 10, 1865.
Address QfGc Aschamio' Union 10 me American Niniev-
Anssoer If Mr.. JnddSoec,,'aio', the Character end
Future Picy Of Pre.ien: Johmson-ryed.lecti9ns ot
Me &c mans for Rp 1bcas insiuLnsPoii1icoI Srisis
in Prussia &c.
Never has the United States lie CATION in this city been
% crowded with visitors has for tho past
night Although the nrst occ.soncd by the
torb'e news rsm America has subsidized, expr sslons OF
sympathy continue To fow In from all parties and the
depths OF ihc popular mnd appear to be stirred by
feeling as intense as 1t " universal On Sunday dcpu.
fation from the Mechanics UnCn OF Born ono or the
most important associations Of the kind In Germany
and numbering something ike twelve thousand
bers waited upon tho United states Minister with
following addrcss:-
The giesnc contest carried on in North America
for the rig.is OF free labor, and maintained fcr
four years with such heroic consssncy. has been
Is with s,uccgo delight that we have the Stars
and Stripes emerge triamphantly frrm their struggle
fur the " liberty and civil zaon for perfectly
understood the questions ny ed in the ros In the
midst OF our cxHl'a,iou Al hc victories gained by the
American people were ssr,ck with horr; by ne in
teligeIcc o the cowarny murder oS President Lincoln.
Felicd by the hand Of assassin while fuih rug his
grc at on cut cn amid the shouts OF victory he has
mol been pernted ~ plate its fruits which mis-
noble and gentle hoart anxious - improve for the
Conclusion OF ig war and the restoration OF last
bis task, and done the work tie. was en-
trusted 20 him. He had at'aiued ihs highest
y
workingman ho vudicaed h- rights OF free sbUr and
Conducted the struggle in It's behalf 10 giornrs
summation. 4 wise legislator az energetic statesman,
IN honest citizen, good man, he will c hsght cy
empe FOR the present aud tho future; his mei0iv will
be hcld sacred not ony by hi' fellow citizens, but b. all
mankind and tho greater the horror thai excited by
h.s murder, the mora Immortal win be Tie halo tina,
sarro nda his nsmc We too, share to its fullest extet
tnc heling ot polohnd soryew and o. detos'aion with
wio all honest cn have been ied by the ccious crime
committed against the President Of The United State,
But While nn.festiis dcop sympathy for the death
OF Ahrniarl Lincoln, at tho time imYe,i.d
20 proclaim hopes aud wishes that liberty scaled by
tho uobeGt blood win risc powerful an ever. and
y that the tar Spangei Banner ~ the Union will
wfvc trtnmpaanhy when displayed N tie noble truths
OF liberty and civilization. We beg you Mr. Anbassl-
dor receive Is expression Of our sympathy ead 10
transmit 10 10 the government Of the United States OF
North America
Tho address rctd by the Chairman OF the Me,han-
les Union, after fsw introductory remarks on lis
origin. In returning thanks for the sympa.
thy expressed In It, the United States Minis
ter ssid II was quito true that President
Lincoln tho of workman and workman him
eci and that the conflict had1ned o justice or ffse
iaoor avans: compulsory labor Gresy the death OF
Nr Lincoln " be depored IL has had ne good Effect:
II had drawn SIN coscly ose,hr ths shat con-
nected Germany with America. In the principle of free
labor represented by Mr. Lincoln nothing chan gcd
by his death. his would tread In his foolaeps
In every respect; for ibe peculiarly Of The Ameri
republic ha, her fate did dep,nd upon pcrsots
but upon principles The Minister then oonycr.ea for
soInc tine with the members OF the dpPnston the
Institutions of hts country. which gaso f,se
TO some edifyfog comparisons with tbo,e OF
Germany and the character - the deceased Prcs-
dcut whose rst nlocton. hr sad mainly das
votes oi tie GectnGn cmrfanA sr. JndG also referred
70 the activity OF the Aechssics' Union Nth The ob.
tects OF which he cpcmcd 20 10 arluar tcd and
which h. trused would be erertua attained although
hnlsht not 10 10 easy eject ,hau under hc ss,cm
OF government ex'siIs ~ Germany "a u wes Va fme-
The remark q ,Fe arb. slorisat u new President
would uoad W. every rf-lHet' ~ ne footsteps