The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-25
Letter from Mr., Charles l. Brace.

Letter from Mr. Charles L. Brace.
The Hartford Courant publishes the follow
ing extract from Mr. Braces letter to Mr. Me-
Curdy, American misister at Vienna, communi-
eating in detail the circumstances OF his arrest.
The letter bears date June IL, and was sent to
this country by Mr.. McCurdy:
| 81 thank you thousand times for your most
friendly and patriotic letter. 1t was dated June
9th, and reached me the l6th-being read by me
before the auditor. | have been now twenty
four days in prison, on proof SO slight and a
charge 80 unsupported, that must consider the
whole proceedings directed against me as an
American. have been treated till within few
days like common criminal against the govern
ment For three days was closely shut up in
miserable quarter, where my body was 30 eaten
with feas that it looks as if had frightful
disorder. After that was allowed to associate
with their criminals, and to walk with them an
hour day, between two lines of solders.-No
books or writing have been permitted me.
! After sixteen days of this, was allowed a
rather better quarter, though still closely CON
fined The charge arose against me in this way.
| was in a hotel and some one at table asked me
about Ujhazy spoke few words of the colo
ny and situation. The report was Immediately
carried to the police that an American was here
who spoke as if acquainted with Ujhazy-proba-
bly, an emissary. In the mean time had visited
my various acquaintance, and the next day was
calling upon the Obergespan, when he informed
me was under suspicion, as had not handed in
my pass. answered that supposed twenty
four hours would be allowed here, IA in all cities,
even in state of siege However hurried Off
presented my pass--was assured there would
be no difficulty, and went off to dinner.
While at dnnerI was arrested--about twenty
six hours after my arrival, and the warrant had
been made out the day before, some five hours
after my arrival. The charge Gas later made)
was You are member of the Democratic COM
mittee, an agent of Ujhazy and Czetz-here
with revolutionary writers to spread revolution
airy movements!" The proofs-lst. my express
sions about Ujhazy's colony, as If knew him (;
3D. a note of introduction from Czetz in my
port folio of four lines, mere formal introduce
ton; Sd, an old pamphlet printed in '4s, on the
revolutionary side; 9th, card of introduction
from family had visited here, to their relative
in London, distinguished (Beothy.)
| In reply, urged that every American or
English traveller might lie under the same
suspicion, as most knew of this colony, or even
some members personally, and they would
naturally speak of it to Hungarians-that no.
thing could be more natural than letter of in
PRODUCTION from an emigrant, when there were
so many in every land, and where two. thirds of
the nation were compromised here, it would be
difficult not to visit some.
lst. In reference to Ujhazy | had never
known him or spoken to him, and there was
no proof had 3D. The pamphlets were not
such at all as an emssary would take, and
could prove had them only for philosophical
objects Sd. That had visited men from all par
tics-even government officers 4th That the
card of introduction to Beothy could not be
considered an offence, when the brother who
gave me the card had been allowed by govern
ment to 90 to London to visit him personally.
As for the Democratic committee, scarcely
ever heard of it, and never knew member.
This is substantially the whole case-that at the
close the pamphlets were abandoned as proof
and the charge is, merely of being an emissary.
You see no words or writings of mine are ad-
duced as proof, except those in regard to
Ujhazy, merely " as if acquainted" The whole
charge is merely supicion--and an arrest like
this of nearly four weeks, and treatment of
this kind, consider one of the most unjust acts
ever perpetrated on free man. | doubt their
right to imprson an American citizen, with
correct pass, on such slight proof--and the
whole consider most unprovoked assault on
the rights of an American citizen
TRUMAN in distress will new r be forgotten by
me. am obliged to address this TO Pesth, that
it may reach you and even then am doubtful.
p. S--They have made an investigation
among my acquantances in all Hungary and
even in Prague, and every testimony was good.
Yet still the arrest continues The object is APP
parently sort of reprisal on American sym
pathy with Hungary or punishment which
shall keep our countrymen out of Hungary.
AS for the charge, it could stand In no court
Of Christendom, a day, on such proof-and added
to that, that nm foreign citizen under the pass
from my government
I know You will do all in your power for me-
but four weeks is weary tme--with the sense
of injustice beside
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