The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-11-20
To The Editor of tie Republie.


SIR: have learned from the editorial columns
of this mornings Republic that you have not pub
lshed the address of Kossuth to the people of the
United States because ii was not furnished to the
Republic simultaneously with the other papers
charging them, the ''agents and representatives of
Kossuth in this country" with uncourtliness to-
wards the Republic and hostility towards the Adj
ministration. You seem to believe that the publi-
cation of that address in the Administration pa
pers "was not probably desired
As have never seen your columns opened TO
the unfair and lbellous attacks against Kossuth or
the Hungarian cause, and as you profess to be
friend of Kossuth in the same editorial columns
which have called forth this note TO you, il will not
be difficult, hope, to disabuse you from the erro-
neous impression under which you labor in this
respect.
The only authorized agent and representative of
Kossuth in this country is Governor Ujhazi.. /
caused the address to be published the request of
Governor Ujhazi-and the importance of that
document and courtesy to the people OF the United
States to whom twas addressed, required its widest
circulation, wrote note requesting the liberal
iy OF columns, not u any par ticuar paper or papers,
but OF all the public journals of the United States
The note referred to addressed seTo rnn Epr-
TORS OF THE PUBLIC Pass IN THE UNIvsp STATES
which shows that no "erclusiUe organ of communit
eating this address to the public" was selected.
Ii Is true that the Union the first which oh.
tanned its copy for publication; but you labor under
mistake in attrbuting it to the motives of hostility
against the Administration or any of its journals
gentleman connected with the Union offered his
services to aid me in making correct the trans-
lation OF that address from the German copy into
English. This, of course, gave the Union privi-
lege of obtaining its copy before the other papers.
The same privilege would have been extended to
any other paper of this city under similar circum-
stances.
You have also been misinf formed that the Epen-
ing Post, of New York, was the only paper in that
city which obtained copy of the address smuta-
neously with the Union. The slips of the address
were sent by the mail to the Express Tribune.
Herald, and Times. The editors of tho,e papers
simultaneously with the Evening Post, in their af-
ternoon editions.
The same courtesy would have been extended to
the papers of this city, had not Misunderstanding
in the management occurred, which was neither
designed, has it any color of hostility or nten
onal discourtesy, with which the agents and repreu
sentatives of Kossuth in this country have been
charged.
beg leave to express hope that the foregoing
statement of facts will be received by you with the
same candldness as it is offered to you; and if
have succeeded in removing your objections, allow
me to say and assure you that the publication Of
the address alluded to, in your columns, would be
very agreeable to all parties concerned.
With great respect, am, sir, your obcdieni SER
want, G. TOCHMAN
WAsHINdToN, Nov. l3, 1851.