The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-30
WASHINGTON, July 81, 1913.
The Case of Major TOchudu..

inc case OF mayor I0chMdn..
Iregret that my letters. giving an account of
Major Tochman's trial, for challenging J. II.
Bradley, Esq. were crowded out of the Herald.
Major Tochman's case being one of great hard
ship and persecution by the Russian government,
towards naturalized citizen of the United States,
has excited a good deal of interest and conmisse-
ration. Previous to the trial. the following petition
was presented to the Presdent:-
sThe undersigned members, of the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the nted States most respect
fully represent to your Excelency, that some time
during the year 1S45 the heirs Of General Kosousko
engaged the legal services Of Major Tochmsn, (now
Of the American bar) to recover certain property
which their knsman, General Kosciusko brought with
him from Poland, in 1898. Major Tochman being q
political exile, and the laws of Russia permtti
Russian subjects he heirs Of Gen. Kosciusko to trans
act any business with Polish exile the
Of the Russian Government attempted to supersede
the authority under which Major Tochman acted and
employed other counsel. This effort to invade the
constitutional rights of naturalized American cti-
necessarily led to series of unhappy difficulties,
which ended in the finding Of several bills of indict
ment against Major Tochmsn and his friend for chal
longing" publishing" and "libel."
The undersigned members Of Congress, believing that
the difficulty originated from improper foreign inter-
ference with the rights and privileges Of Major Toch
man, as a naturaized American citizen, and member
Of tho bar of the United States and that, In
quence Of the vast amount Of unfinished business
before Congress, the bill for his relief may not DO
reached in time to afford remedy, most respect
fully solicit your exceency to enter "noHe pro-
sequi' in the depending In the c'imi-
nal Courts for the District Of Columbia, against
Major Tochman and his fricnds-Captain Shoumbey.
(Sgned) ID. r. Atchinson, j. ID. Cummins. | cheer
fully join in the request to enter nse prsseqEThos
J. Rusk. We consider Major Toohman q prosecuted
and would rejoice to him released and Vim
dicated--J A. MClernand, T.. A. flanagan, II. 8.
Foote, Simon Cameron A. q. Brown, L. e. Levin j.
Thompson. We sincerely wish Major T. will be released
We satisfied his il of outrage upon him
and wrong and Injustice. ID. Westcott, L. Walker
w Collins, C. II Peaslcc, Jefferson Davis, L. b. Chase
Sam Houston, w. @. Brown Wefully concur in the
above remafks-R. l.. I. Beae, George Tries, Th g.
Becock, Alexander Irwin, Charles r. Stuart, c. j.
lngersoll, James s. Wiley. We trust fin your power
you will release Major Tochman-W r.. w. Cobb, VIM.
thompson, T.. X Smart, d. Thurston l. +. Morse d.
Wallace, John Crowell, Sam o. Peyton, L. A. Tall
VIM + Haskell J. d. Morris, w. Hunt, 8. W. Inge,
Emile La Sere, Thomas Richey, w. B. Msclay, j. III
iisrmanson, 4. P. stanton, Thos. J. Henley, A. w.
Venable, a. Birdssll, X. NJ MLane, Robert Smith,
James J. Farran, John II. Lumpkin, f. Pills.
bury, John Petit T. watkins Lyon, H. X. Meade
David s. Kaufman. We unite In the application
for the relief Of Maj Tochman Cobb, Henry Be-
dpger, s. X Miller, II. W Johnson. William +. Law
We do not pretend to any acquaintance in the
general act above set forth but cordially unite in
NJ king the entry ola noe prosequi"-Wiard Z. Hail.
u. IT, Clingman James Dixon Geo. y. Houston, A. r.
Nclvain, w. II. Ncwal John Van Dyke, e. s. More
head, g. a.. Hampton, David Outlaw, Alexander
Evans, y W Dowdow, ". Johnson, ID. III Lewis. J. A.
Fierce, Jane. Thompson WIZ. payton, John Gayle,