MORRO, Assistant Secretary, for the Secretary to Mr. Allan A. Burton, July 4, 1866

Señor Morro to Mr Burton

UNITED STATES OF COLOMBIA—DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND FOREIGN RELATIONS.

Bogota, July 4, 1866.

The undersigned, secretary of the interior and foreign relations of the United States of Colombia, has the honor to place within the knowledge of the Hon. Allan A. Burton, minister resident of the United States of America, that the senate of plenipotentiaries in its session of to-day has unanimously approved the following proposition:

“The senate of plenipotentiaries records with satisfaction the memorable 4th of July, the anniversary of the independence of the United States of America, and takes pleasure in remembering that that gigantic people reckon among the most illustrious names of its most distinguished citizens the immortal names of Washington and Lincoln, who were the friends of humanity and enemies of tyranny. Let this be communicated to the citizen great general President of the Union, and to the Hon. Mr. Allan A. Burton, the representative in Colombia of that great nation.”

It affords the undersigned pleasure to transmit to the Hon. Mr. Burton the foregoing resolution, and offering wishes for the prosperity and aggrandizement of the American Union. He has at the same time the honor to renew to the honorable minister resident of the United States of America protestations of the distinguished consideration and esteem with which he subscribes himself the Hon. Mr. Burton’s very attentive obedient servant,