The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-11
Hungarian ExlIes.

70 De regretted that any of the foreign
erS VINO served IN the cause of Hungary should.
on arriving in this country, be led to assail the
hungarian exiles of distinction. The reference
OF MAJOR Tochman in his card of Saturday last
TO the attempt to represent Governor Uibazi 40
an imPoster, Which was so effectuallv DEFEATED
by the timely letter OF Kossuth to General C,ss
recommending him as his intimate and tried
inend, suggests the propriety of stating that
Just at TINS moment when similar attempt is
on loot to injnre another distinguished exile. a
oe'egauoh is 10 This city from the hundred and
twenty-five hungarian exiles lately arrived at
New York. for the purpose of waiting upon Ma
lor Tochman and his lady, date Miss Apolloni,
JagieiloD to whose kind offices they have been
commended by the noble Kossuth. We have
seen letter from them to these exiIes. in which
they say that kossuth advised them to seek aid
ana protection In this country through them
tMiss Jagielio and Major Tochman y and thew
appeal to her especially, reminding her of her
familiarity with the pecularties Of the Hunoa.
ran character, and of Ter services in the conse
OF Hungary. The appeal is honorable alike 10
her and them. "
we Know not where these repeated attempts
10 excite public distrust in relation TO Hunga.
ran ana Polish exiles originated but il would
co''ainiy DC In harmony with the character of
ioreign despotIsm, to follow its victims 10 the
enos OF The earth, and, having deprived them of
aeoun"y' rob them also of their reputation
American Telegraph
we agree in this latter observation. II Is
mater OF some moment TO the despots of Eu.
rope TO break up, if possible, the natural avn.
pathy OF free people for distinguished rein.
gees, oy The dissemination of falsehoods tending
TO cast doubts on their character and real posi.
ton.
we think that the card of Major Tochman,
published on Saturday last was unnecessary
The mere fact of attempting to circulate a cal.
jimmy by means of printed handbills cast about
The streets, Is one so mean and contemptible |
mat no stronger proof can be wanting of the
N'iainy of the whole business and no persons
IN lher senses would pay any attention to them
"s singular circumstance that the instru-
ment In this baseness is without means or an,
ployment Who then furnished him with the
money to p'y the printer? The blow anoears
to us to be aimed less at Mrs Tocbman. than Mt
.'e MAJOR who is an object of dislike to certain
Russian agents. Every one knows what afro.
oious caiumnies were-circulated about Kossutb
Tor merely political purposes The English
press was the instrument used to publish them.
loe Austrian government dreading extremely
inc sympathy Of that country for that brave ma
hon and its llustrious chief They, in fact, ,oere
oontending for their ancient rights and liberties.
Austria was the despotc usurper---and, for
years, hrd been plotting the destruction of Hun.
garisn Independence. She knew well that if
England and America were enlightened as to
''e real facts, their strenuous opposition to the
encroachments might be expected and to set
"'em wrong, Austria not only misreprcsented
the whole Gaze through the agency of several
leading English papers, but took care TO back
them by calumnes upon the moral character of
the patriotic chieftans.
There was a time in the history of Europe
when the various nations lying between the Bal.
tic sea and the river Danube, enjoyed very lib
ersl constitutions That of Poland has been
entirely oblitersted. That of Hungary is now
gone. Russia or Austria protect tho lesser
States