Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-10-09
The Hungarian Exilss.
WASHINGTON. Sept. q, IS.

The Hungarian Exiles.
WASHINGTON, Sept q, 1851.
Sir dni Madame The undersigned, acting i,
our own name, and as a committee Of one hun.
dred and twenty-eight Hungarian exiles. who's,
names you will find in the enclosed list. have the
honor OF presenting to yon both the most sincere
and respectful congratuiation upon your mar.
rage uhion. May it please Providence to ponl
upon you happiness and success in the new path
OF yonr earthly life! This, we assure YOU. is the
sentiment OF all true Hungarians who Know Won
either personally or by your respective services
rendered to the cause Of your native land and
Hungary.
We and our fcllow-exiles whose names are in
the list, are those Ilungarans who last arrived
10 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
Shnmla was the place of our sojourn during that
!lme. Justice requires ns TO say that the Mos
lem inhabitants OF that Eastern CITY received and
treated us with Kindness and social hospitality.
which greatly allayed our other Suffering whilst
we were among them, which only the political
exlles can feel and appreciate.
We proposed to s'ablish a Hungarian COLONY.
near Smyrna, in Asia Minor. Oar leader and
patriot, kossu,h, approved of this plan. aad. a.
II could not have been done without spacla! per-
mission Of the Sublime Porte. one of us. Can't.
Brick, was delegated 10 Coustantinop!e for the
purpose OF supporting a memorial which was
presented TO the Sublime Porte. Kossu.h gave
the delegate certificate or letter of general in
PRODUCTION, recommending him 20 all friends of
humanity whose protection and support lie 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 Capt. Brick. the Hun
garian leader Kossuth advised him, and through
him his band of exiles. to proceed to this courr-
try, should the proposition OF forming COLONY
near Smyrna be rejec:ed by the Porte; and he
further advised Capt. Brick to seek aid and pro-
lection in this country through your medium. .-
He expected that the unfortunate misnnderstaad-
ing which was foinen;ed 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 exilcs. could
but cool the friendly and hospitable disposition
and sympathy of the people of this great Repub-
lie. And he said that under the circumstances
of the present position of the Hungarian exi!es
in this country. Mile Jagello ana Major Toch-
man may be OF some service in promoting our
objects. The plan OF forming a caiony near
Sny rna having actually been r. ected because Of
the political objections Of the Austrian and Rus
sian Ministers accredited TO the Sublime Porte,
we have come to this country. Onr unchange-
able design and determination is 10 ,oin our pa-
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New Buda. 4 colony which he formed in Dec atur
county, Iowa, where our leader Kosstith will. as
he said Join us, If he be allowed TO come here
Just when we landed in New York we Learned.
of yonr marriage union. Hearing that Won were
somewhere at the Springs, we postponed ad-
dressing ourselves to you. We do il now con-
formally to the advice of our leader Kossuth -
We bring no letters from him TO you. nor to anv
other friend of Hungary; for none OF us could
see him after the 23t of October, 1850, which
is the date Of the heretofore alluded to aud here
with annexed letter of general introduction given
to Capt. Brick. We respectfully beg Won to ai-
wise with the friends of Humanity and the Hun
garlan cxles about raising fund for the pur
pose of transporting our band Of exiles from
New York TO New Buda, which is the name Of
the colony formed by Gov. Llhazy In Decatur
county, iowa. If the unfortunate misunder-
standing between the Hungarian exiles who first
came to this country has in any way preudiced
the public Of this great country against va, we
appeal TO you, Madame. You are not Hunga-
rian lady by birth, but probably. you knew well
the nationa! character Of the Hungarian people
before you left Poland and came to Hungary TO
aid her cause. Say then, Madame. whether Won
have any reason TO complain against the true
Hungarians? They respected you when yo1
were amongst them, at Comorn and elsewhere -
Some of ns have seen Won there, and we respect
von now. with grateful remembrance of your
services to the Hungarian cause.
We remain, with great respect, sir and
madame, you, most o5edens fellow-exiles and
friends, JosEPH Brick,
Notare du Comte To7on:al, chef des emigres a
Shumia. CHARLES LucHTENsrErN. Capt.
CHARLES BUkovITs, Captain.
To Maj. G. 1ocHMAN and his lady born JAGIELLo.
WASHINGTON, Sept. u, 1851.
GENTLEMEN: We have DELAYED answering
your letter of the 9th instant until this day, in
der that we may communicate TO YOU the result
of the measures which were taken to provide
means to enable you and the one hundred and
twenty-eight of your compatriots in whose name
you addressed us to reach the colony of New
Bnda, in Decatur county, Iowa. rendering
now to yon, and to all those whom you represent,
our sincere thanks for your congratulations 10
us, we are happy that It is in onr power TO con
vey the most cheering tdngs to Won. Being
ourselves political exles, our only treasure in
this far-oh land is the noble and generous SYM
pathy and friendship OF its people. We value ii
more than any other earthly good, ami nothing
could have been pleasanter to ns than is the
privilege of using it on behalf of your brave
compatriots.
We laid vour letter before the President and
the heads Of tie Executive branches OF the gov
ernment of the United States, and explained to
them the views of Kossuih in advising yoa TO set
tie in the COLONY of New Bida. lol viii please
say TO vonr constituents that the Chief EXec'I-
tive Of this country has not power to appropriate
the pablo funds to purposes not specified In the
constitution aud laws OF the land. and ~ yotIr
case IL not embraced within their range. he coall
take no measures to aid yoa frcm The national
treasury: but that the President and heads "f
departments, with other friends of your sacre!
cause aud ot kossuth, appreeiating yolr claims
upon the American people. were anXions that
some substantial evidence should be given of the
national hospitality. Fortunately their anxiety
was relieved hv the Snasonable action Of munif-
cent citizen Of W ashtBgton. Mr. w. w. cnrcoran.
gentleman of great wealth and no less liberaiity.
The subject having been brought to his notice,
he cheerfuy otferet to pay al! expenses of
transporting 10 the colony YOU and the one hun
dred and tW cnty eight eXi!es whose names are on
tie roi, annexed TO the letter Won addressed to nS
II was submitted 10 this noble friend of your
cause that the passage and board corI not ex-
ceed fifteen or seventeen dollars per head, ii an
arrangement could be made for the transpoTta-
tion of the whole COMPANY at once, by the same
line and conveyance. Mr Corcoran, therefore
has determined TO 90 10 New York on Tuesday.
There he win make a contract with the directors
of the line Of railroads and steamboats, running
hetweea New York and iowa: ami he requested
mc TO inform yoa that il the directors s,ias!
transport you for less than seventeen dollars per
head, he will hand you the rcsidhe thus saved Tor
the purpose of purchasing agricultural lmp'e-
ments, whir.h yoa should procure IN New York.
II was submitted further TO your benefactor
and friend, Mr. Corcoran, that the residue saved
in this way will not probably he sufficient for the
purchase Of all agricultural implements which
Va, need. ,na that the ro,oay of New Rada con-