The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-09-18
WASHINGTON September y. 1851

WASHINGTON, September -, 1851
GENTLEMEN. We have DELAYED answering
your letter of the 9th instant until this dav. in,
order that we may communicate to YOU the re-
suit 81 the measures which were taken to pro-
vide 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 Buda, in Decatur county. Iowa Tender
ing now to you. and TO all those whom you rep
resent our sincere thanks for your congratula-
tons to us we are happy that it is in our pow
er to convey the most cheering tidings To YOU
Being ourselves political exiles our only treas
ure in this far-Off land is the noble and generous
sympathy and friendship of its people. We
value il more than any other earthly good. and
nothing could have been pleasanter to us than
is the privilege Of using it on behalf Of your
brave compatriots
We laid your letter before the President and
the heads Of the Executive branches Of the
Government of the United States and explain
ed to them the views Of Kossuth in advising YOU
to settle in the colony of New Buda. You will
please say to your constituents that the Chief
Executive of this country has not power to ap-
propriate the public funds to purposes not spe-
Gifted in the Constitution and laws of the land.
and as your case is not embraced within their
range, he could take no measures TO aid YOU
from the national treasury but that the Presi-
dent and heads of departments with other
friends of your sacred cause and of kOssuth.
approaching your claims upon the American
people, were ANXIOUS that some substantial evil
dence should be given of the national hospital
ty. Fortunately their anxiety was relieved bv
the seasonabe action of a munifcent citizen OF
Washington, Mr.. w w COrcoran, a gentle
man Of great wealth and no less liberality
The subject having been brought to his notice
he cheerfully offered to pay all expenses OF
transporting to the colony YOU and the one
hundred and twenty-eight exiles whose names
are on the roll annexed to the letter you ad-
dressed to us
1t was submitted to this noble friend of your
cause that the passage and board could not ex-
coed fifteen or seventeen dollars per head, if an
arrangement could be made for the transporta-
ton of the whole company ut once. by the same
line and conveyance MIR COrcOran, therefore.
has determined to go to New York on Tuesday
mere he wlIlS..,s~u ',,s,y, 5sU Slle direct
ors of the line of railroads and STEAMBOATS, run.
ming between New York and Iowa and he re
quested me to inform you that if the directors
shall transport you for less than seventeen dol
lars per head, he will hand to you the residue
thus saved for the purpose Of purchasing agri-
cultural implements which you should procure
in New York
1t 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 you need and that the colony of New
Buda, consisting at present of only about thirty
of your countrymen, you would not find among
them sufficient amount of provision to support
you during the winter until the new crop Mr.
CorcOran at once fully appreciated this diff
Guilty, and kindly promised to lay it before his
friends in New York, so as to raise among
them an additional fund for the purpose of sup
plying your necessities in this respect
You will please, while informing your COM
patriots of the liberality of Mr.. Corcoran, state
to them that the whole fund which he offered,
and which he may raise among his friends in
New York, will be appropriated solely and en-
cluSiUeiy for the purpose Of paying for the pas
sage, board, implements and provision for thOa
tchO WiH go 1oih you to NeW BudG,
Communicating to you, and through you Ia
all those in whose name you addressed us, the
result of your mission to this city, we express
our great qualification at your success, and wish
to you and to them prosperity and happiness in
| your new MONIES.
You have highly honored one of US, Mrs
Tochman.) in appealing to her ON behalf of tn,
national character of the brave Magyars, Tn
past and present history of your noble-minde,
and heroic people is too well known to the en-
lightened people of this great country to need
testimony from an humble woman, your fellow
exile You are correct in surprising that sh
knew the character of your people before sh
left her native land, Poland, and came among
you in the days of trial and danger Her so
!journ amongst you in those days has only con
firmed her high esteem for the MaYars. Al
10 the discussions referred to in your letter, il
has always been the policy of our common enc.
mics to f0ment them among the political exiles
80 as to depreciate them in public consideration
They certainly never originate among true and
pure patriots nor among those exiles who know
that they are, abroad, living representatives OF
the cause for which they fought. The enlight-
ened people of this country understand it toe
well TO suffer their sympathies to be alienated
against the deserving Your success in the pres
ent mission to this city is substantial proof
of it,
With great respect gentlemen, we have the
honor of remaining your and of all those on
whose behalf you addressed us very obedient
friends and fellow exiles
APPoLONIA ToCHMAN,
~ TnTuAsAN