No. 36.
Mr. Fish to Mr. E. B. Washburne.
No. 177.]
Department of State, Washington, September 27, 1870.
I have received and perused, with much interest, your dispatch of the 9th instant, No. 283, in relation to important political events in Paris, beginning with the revolution of the 4th instant.
Your proceedings, as set forth in the dispatch, including your letter to Mr. Jules Favre, are cordially approved by the President and by this Department; and Mr. Favre’s patriotic and eloquent reply evinces a just appreciation of the principles of free government, which the United States have endeavored to illustrate.
HAMILTON FISH.