Letter

William H. Seward to Charles Francis Adams, May 28, 1864

Author

William H. Seward

Recipient

Charles Francis Adams

Date

May 28, 1864

Type

Letter

Mr. Seward to Mr. Adams.

No. 964.]

Department of State, Washington, May 28, 1864.

Sir: I have a special pleasure in acknowledging the receipt of your despatch of May 13, No. 692, which is accompanied by a copy of the recent debate in the House of Commons on parliamentary reform.

The friends of the system of self-government everywhere may well rejoice in the indications furnished by this debate, of progress in Great Britain towards universal suffrage. To the United States that progress is an assurance that in the future trials of our system it will have the advantage, if not of sympathy, at least of toleration, throughout the British empire. We have so far succeeded in the present trial without this advantage, but the want of it has been severely felt.

I am, sir, your obedient servant,

WILLIAM H. SEWARD.

Charles Francis Adams, Esq., &c., &c., &c.

Topics

19th Century Civil War Diplomacy

Sources

FRUS u2014 Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth View original source ↗

U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Papers Relating to Foreign Affairs, Accompanying the Annual Message of the President to the Second Session Thirty-eighth.