April 13, 1848.
(No. 5.)—A Resolution tendering the Congratulations of the American to the French People.
The congratulations of Congress tendered to the people of France, &c.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America
in Congress assembled, That, in the name and behalf of the American people, the congratulations of Congress
are hereby tendered to the people of France, upon the success of their recent efforts
to consolidate the principles of liberty in a republican form of government.
The President requested to transmit this resolution to the American minister at Paris
for presentation to the French government.
Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, requested to transmit
this resolution to the American minister at Paris, with instructions to present it
to the French government.
Approved, April 13, 1848.
Printed Document. 1 pages; Public Acts, IX, 30th Cong., 1st sess., George Minot, Statutes at Large 9, 334