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

Official Song Union of Munsingen

[Translation.]

Munsingen, May 6, 1865.

The members of the Official Song Union, amounting to one hundred and fifty in number, met in Konalfingen on the 30th of April, 1865, and resolved as follows:

The undersigned declare their deep sympathy in the general sorrow, on account of the atrocious assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and cordialy rejoice at the happy consequences of northern victories in the North American Union.

They also request the proper execution of this resolution by the superior authorities.

In the name of the Union:

• Z P. STÜNG,
  Notary, President.
• JACOB FISCHER,
  Secretary.