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me HUNGARIAN EMIGRANTS.
WASHINGTON. September 6. 1851


WASHINGTON, September 6, 1851.
SIR AND MADAME: The undersigned acting
IN our own name, and as committee Of one
hundred and twenty-eight Hungarian exiles.
whose names you will find in the enclosed list.
have the honor Of presenting 10 you both the
most sincere and respectful cOngratulation upon
your marriage union May it please Proyi-
dence to pour upon you happiness and success
IN the new path of your earthly life This we
assure you, is the sentiment Of all true Hunga-
mans who know you, either personally or by
your respective services rendered to the cause Of
your native land and Hungary.
We and our fellOw-exiles, whose names are in
the list are those Hngarians who last arrived
to seek an asylum and home on the hospitable
shores of this far-off Western land. During the
preceding two years of our exile. we sought and
obtained shelter and protection in Turkey
Shumla was the place Of our sojOum during
that time Justice requires us to say that
the MOsem inhabitants of that Eastern city
received and treated us with kindness and social
hospitality, which greatly allayed our other suf-
terlngs whilst we were among them, which
only the political exiles can feel and appreciate
We proposed to establish a Hungarian colony
near Smyrna in Asia Minor. Our leader and
patriot, Kossuth, approved of this plan, and as
it could not have been done without special per-
mission of the Sublime Porte one of us-Capt
Brick-was delegated TO ConstantinOple for the
purpose of supporting a memorial which was
presented to the Sublime Porte Kossuth gave
the delegate a certificate or letter of general in
PRODUCTION, recommending him to all friends Of
humanity whose protection and support he
would require. The original of this certificate
or letter of Introduction, written in the Magyar
and French languages is herewith enclosed.
Delivering this letter to Captain Brick the Hun
garian leader Kossuth advised him. and through
him his band of exiles, TO proceed to this ooun-
try, should the proposition of forming colony
near Smyrna be rejected by the Porte and he
further advised Captain Brick to seek aid and
protection in this country through your medium
He expected that the unfortunate misunder-
standing, which was fomented by some unseen
agency between the true Magyars and some
foreigners who served in the Hungarian army,
and came here with the former as Hungarian
exiles could but cool the friendly and hospitahle
disposition and sympathy of the people of this
great Republic And he said that. under the
circumstances of the present position of the
Hungarian exiles in this country Mile Jagiello
and Major Tochman may be of some service in
promoting our objects. The plan of forming
colony near Smyrna having actually been re-
ieeted because of the political objections of the
Austrian and Russian Ministers accredited to
the Sublime Porte, we have come to this coun.
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ton is to join our patriot and cOuntryman
Governor Ujhazi, and settle in New Buda. a
colony which he formed in Decatur county,
Iowa, where our leader KOssuth will, as he said
join us, il he be allowed TO come here
Just when we landed in New York. we learned
of your marriage union. Hearing that you
were somewhere at the Springs we postponed
addressing ourselves to you. We do it now
cOnformably to the advice of leader Kossuth.
We bring no letters from him to YOU, nor to
any other friend of Hungary for none of us
could see him after the 23d Of October, 1850,
which is the date of the heretofore alluded to
and herewith annexed letter of general intro
duction given to Capt. Brick We respectfully
beg you. TO advise with the friends of humanity
and the Hungarian exies about raising "a fund
for the purpose of transporting our band of
exiles from New York TO New Buda, which is
the name of the colony formed by Governor
Ujhazi in Decatur county, Iowa. If the unfor-
tunate misunderstanding between the Hungari-
an exiles who first came to this country has, in
any way prejudiced the public of this great
country against us, we appeal to you, Madame,
You are not a Hungarian lady by birth, but
probably you knew well the national character
of the Hungarian people before you left Poland
and came to Hungary to aid her cause Say,
then, Madame, whether you have any reason to
complain against the true Hungarians? They
respected you when you were amongst them, at
Comorn and elsewhere. Some of us have seen
you there; and we respect you now, with CRATE
full remembrance of your services to the Hun
garian cause.
We remain, with great respect sir and
madame, your most obedient fellOw-exiles and