New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-14
The French COMMITTEE OF EmaneiPatioI
Address 70 President johnson.

A committee has been formed at Paris, under
the name Of the French Committee Of Emancipation,
designed TO correspond with the societies founded IN
America England and other couDtres for the purpose
Of secondng the entire abolition OF Slavery tie educa
zion and assistance Of the families Of the freedmen and
tAe publication Of all the facts relating to this great
eause OF humanity. This committee IL composed. pro-
visionally of the Duke dc Broghe president Of the
commission Of lsi3 for the Abolition of Slavery ard
n. Guizot, Of the French Academy, honorary presi-
dents; Edousrd Laboulaye OF the Institute president
Augustin Cochin. Of the Institute, secretary NJ ud-
Iey Prince de BrogEe. Of the French Academy Leo
bold de Galard, Charles Cannon. ex'member 81 the
commission Of ls4s; Leon Layedan, Henri Martin.
Guinaume Monod, Count dc hontalemberf, OF the
French Academy; Henri Martin, T. de Pressense Ii.
WALTON Of the Institute: and Cornelius DE Witt
The first act OF this Committee has been 10 forward
the subjoined address 10 President johnson;
mr. PRESIDENT The undersig faithful friends
Of the United States and sons OF the French nation
which fought for the independence OF your country,
take the liberty Of addressing you the expression Of
the sentiments aroused in their soul by the horrible
crime which has put into your hands the functions Of
Abraham Lincoln and the care OF his memory.
HE died. not in battle amid the soldiers OF the
Unon but by the hand of tho assassin He died. but
he left biz country living and bis death may serve DIS
country IT. subduDg the horror OF the hrut emotion.
the United States know how 10 mourn their President
10 initiate and still listen 10 him. instead OF avenging
him,
have more than the n0blest and the most in
poceDt victims fall by unexpected blow, IN the MIDST
Of sanguinary troubles Never have We sought 10 see
In these msdeeds any other hand than that Of the
derer. Crimes are isolated, glory Is national. The
hand OF the criminal strikes his much
has victim Leaving the assassin IN the darkness of his
1nomny let us think only OF the dead md repeat that
saying which have been the las prayer Of Lis soul
May my blood be the last shed -,
"Puush the guilty; punish the monsters, alike odi.
Gus 10 all parties who strike down men by the sde OF
their wives and sick in their beds but DO not suffer
Indignation TO seek retaliation ut q distance.
1.-THE awakening Of all consciences the reyulsion OF
onhio oniulon the mechanically and uurc glory shed
SS5cut his name. tie mourning OF the eouuIry.
ssnecially the energetic union OF bis successor his
ministers his generals aud ~ representatives, 81 the
country in order a. fsh the reconstruction begun
this is the only vengeance worthy of Abraham Lincoln
"Hisiory will recount his part In life. We wish to
chow what his soul, avoiding all PouP OF language
and praisng him simIy be lired as lie spOxe-Or,
rather. By his acts AM words themselves.
"Men smiled some what H. Europe when they learned,
at the close OF co0 that al obscure lawyer om The tie
city Of Springfield IN Illinois, was take the place Of tie
great Washington and that quilted bis modest abode
70 go to sustain three causesthe integrity Of the na-
tiona territory. the sovereignty OF me Constitution,
And the limitation and perhaps abolition OF slavery
They smiled still more when they learned that this
President formerly carpenter. boatmsn and clerk,
bad 10 wage war, and to triumph at once over Tue eV
designs oi Europe, intestine divisions. ana 1nAtaIy,
hDanclal and political difficulties.
" he was, In fact neither fuancer nor general. nor
administrator, nor diplomatic. sailor he man
OF the peope-honest religions modest and determined,
who had read nothing before iii the age Of twenty-five
but the Bible and the Life Of Washington and who had
rSh"'i no OtAcf master tniu
labor. and no other protector than liberty
I'VE can scarcely comprehend. In Europe despite
our love Of equality. how mdn 10 the first rank
without protection, ard how lie mantain himself
there without pride. We do know su cienty what
resources honest man finds in these two wcapous--
conscience und couGtry. These qualities were the
whole strength and the whole secret Of IT, Lincoln
ION the morning Of FEB. H. 1861. some friends a..
corted him to the station at Springfield. lie set Ou'
after the election alone and without retinue DO IN
staled In his functions.
".Noone not in my position said he, can appre.
clate the sadness feel at this parting To the people
owe all that am. Here i have lived more than
quarter Of century; here my children were born, and
bsre one Of them lies buried. duty deyolyes upon
Ds which s perhaps greater than that Which has de-