The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-05-23
FICIAL.
Message from the President OF the United
States,

Me..ug. from the President OF the ohi'ea
Communicating copies Of The correspondence toih Me
agent employed 10 pisii Hungary during Me Ieceht
uear bef,oes, that country and du'Hiaj Pe'e''s"
4ipyil 3, 1860
Tb he Senate of the United States:
In comnliance with a resolution of the Senate OF
the Odd instant, requesting the rresiuent Vi TIC
United States to communicate TO that poay copy
~ ii instruc tons given To the agent OF the United
states who was employed 10 visit Hungary during
the recent between that country ana austria
and of the correspondence by and Wild such agent
40 far as the publication of the same may be con-
sistent with the public interest, herewith trans
init 70 the Senate "a copy of the instructions TO A.
Dudley Mann, esq. relating TO hungary, ne nav,
ing been appointed by me special agent TO tnat
country Oh the 18th day of June last; together with
A copy of the correspondence with our late charge
d'afaires 10 Austria referred TO In those lhstruc
tons, and of other papers, disclosing the Pocy 81
this Government In reference 10 hungary anu
her people. also transmit, in compliance win
the resolution OF the Senate, (but in separate
packet,) copy OF the correspondence ol MT
Mann with the Department OF state ne iat-
ter | have caused 10 be marked : EIecuHpe, the
information contained in il being such as VIII De
found. on examination, most appropriately to be-
long TO the Senate IN the exercise OF It's executive
functions The publication OF this correspondence
OF the agent sent by me TO hungary IS matter
referred entirely to the judgment and discretion Of
the Senate.
twill be seen by the docum now transmitted,
that no minister or agent was accredited by the
government of Hungary TO this Government at any
period since came into office; nor was any COM
munication ever received by this Government from
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs OF Hungary, or any
other executive officer authorized to act in her be-
half
My purpose, freely avowed in this correspond
ence, was TO have acknowledged the independence
OF Hungary, had she succeeded IN establishing
government de facto, on basis sufficiently perIna-
nent in its character to have justified me In doing
So according the usagcs and settled principles oil
this Governments; and although she is now fallen,
and many Of her gallant patriots are IN exile or III
chains, am free still to declare, that had she been
successful in the maintenance ofsuch government
as we could have recognised, should have been
the first to welcome her into the family OF nations
Il. TAYLOR.
WAsHlNeTos, March y, 1850.
Lat of papers accompanying the message Of The Pre-
sidsat 10 the Senate, relating TO Hungary.
PART ].
Report of Secretary OF State to the President.
H. Instructions to A. Dudley Mann, 18th June,
1919.
Ill Power to MIR. Mann to negotiate with Hun
gary, 18th June, lS49
" Secretary OF State to Minister of Foreign AT
fairs OF Hungary, 18th June, lS49
v Mr.. Stiles TO Mr.. Buchanan, Secretary o
State, 18th December, lS4S.
VI Mr.. Buchanan, Secretary of State, TO Mr.
Stiles, I'd February, ls4s
VII Mr. Breisach to. President of the United
States, 9th June, lS49
VIII. Mr. Clayton to MIR. Breisach, 18th June, lS49
TX. The same to Mr.. Marsh, 18th January, 1850
x Mr. Kossuth to Mr.. Brown, 18th December
lS49
XII Mr. Brown to Secretary of State, 9Th Janu