Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-09

Express mas rcceIveu from ~ upusWSsUu
copy of a correspondence, which has 70
Gently passed between "Major" Tochmun
and "Govcrnor" Kossuth, growing out Of
a real or Imagined Sigh, 70 the Majors
wife. (,hc MadII JagicIlo that was.) Oh
the part Of the great Hungarian.
general tenor this correspondence i IN
ready known, but some 81 il Is sufficiently
rich 10 be qnotcd further.
| Tho first letter in tho batch i ono from
Toehman, dated Washington. Jan. s,h.
which says:
Tho marked reserve il tho rcccn,;cn or
my wife (Mrs. rochlnan) hy the la.;cs Of
your family. on New Years day. In. been
tnisconstrucd in this Community 70 her in
jury. have been informed that tLis re.
serve was the result Of your belief or Ger.
tain statements which reached YOU mt
kutahja, and have been repeated SINCE
your arrival here, that Mrs. Tochman.
then Mile. Jagicllo.) on arriving IN this
country, hal assumed the title Of Hun
gar'an heroine; that. as such. she accepted
Il public banquet in New York; tia, +,
translaiing spcccl, said have been made
by her, spoke Of her military exploits; that
she exhibited herself Ia tho military uni
form Of a Hungarian general, or officer. ut
public assemblies and theatres; and that sho
causcd pictures to be taken representing
| your likeness with her own
Allow mo cmphaiically To dcny each
/ n MI n
press my profound regret that they should
be made and credited. So far from repre-
scnting herself as Hungarian hcroinc,my
wife. being Pole. declined to DO miro
duccd ms Hungarian lady, which was in-
sisted upon by Colonel Pragay. Major
Fornct. and some other officers OF Cover.
nor Ujhazi's suite; and she is certainly not
responsible for the language of,hose con-
dueiors Of the rrcss, who, prompted by
the feelings Of respect ani sympathy,
styled her heroine. because Of the hum
BILE services wllce she rendered in tho
cause Of Hungary. and which male her
homeless exile.
She never accepted a puhlic banquet
She never made u speech on such mn &C.
casion. ! never translated any such speech.
On her arrival in this Country. she accept.
ed bospitablc invitation from Mr.. How-
ard. owner of the Irving House, in New
York. who on TIM occasion gave her din.
ner, 10 which his friends were invited.
was then here in Washington. but deny
positively that she made any such spcccl.
She never dressed or exhibited herself
in any military uniform. Shrhas il Il true.
a Polish Cracoyinn costume, (cailcd kr-
huska.l Which she More Ia Crncow ia 1916.
She, however. never wore il in this coun-
try; had she done So. she onld never
have been admitted into the /, ircle IL soci.,.
~ in which she moves here. She has not
brought her Hungarian unil;,fm to this
country, uor has she ever gone 10 public
balls Or theatres. except in company with
Governor u jhozi and his fatally. or The Int
ter and some officers Of Governor Ujbazi's
suite.
deny, finally, ,la, Mira. Tochrnan. be-
fore OF infer her marriage. has ever caused
such pictures 10 lie made az referred IL.
Ii such have been made md circulated.
she and ! know nothing about them, and
cannot he responsible for them.
To countcract the injurious impression
produced hy the reserve with which my
wife was received, will you be kind enough
TO reply TO the following questions.
Was that reserve in any way dicmtcd.
also, by reference TO tho calumlious
charges against tie reputation 81 Madame
Tochman circulated lately in this country.
and which are about TO undergo u judicial
investigation
Am not right in regarding Gov. Ujhn-
ii your friend, and as an honorable and
upright gentleman. incapable Of giving his
sanction 10 any impostioni
With great respect. have tho honor to
remain your Excellcncy's most olcdient
servant. q. TOcHMAN..
To his Excclcncy Louis Kossurm.
The following is the reply Of Kossath
to the abovc-through his "Secreinry"
Macy:
WASHINGTON. Jan. II. 1852.
Governor Kosspil, (my chicr.) directed
me 10 express 10 Mr.. q. Tochrnnn his sur
prise. that amongst lis occupations Of pub
C interest. he has 10 answer n letter Of Mr.
Tochrnan, about supposed reserve In tho
reception Of Mrs. Tochn.ap, by the ladies'
of the Governors family on Now Years
dav.
The Governor having not the honor to
know Mrs. TochmaD. nor having TO watch
or control tie ladies Of his family. about a
New Years day reception. would have.
Of course, passed N silence the letter of
Mr.. Toclmnn. lad he not fonnd in that
letter suggested tllattl supposed reserve
Of that reception. Is imagined possibly 10
produce some injurious impression, ~ rc-
ference 10 certain charges against the re-
pniaiion Of Madnme Tochmnn. circulated
lately in this country. as Mr.. Tochnpn is
pleased IN his letter 10 remark.
Now, IN that respect. the Governor feels
very anxious TO Contribute so much rs no
can to couutcrbalance any such injurious
impressions; though. should indeed such M
impression exist, he could not forbcsr to
regard il as very Illogical. because MADAME
Tochmnn. beIng ubacqtiaii,fcd with Ma
dame Kossurl could not Of course expect
to he received otlerw Use than with TINT
ordinary eiviliry uiih Which. on rcccp-
ZION day, hundreds. nay thousands, of un.
Known pcrf ons are and Z ust he received
that civiIiiy having nothing common a.
thcr with iannIiariiy--ihat privilege Of
more infim,fc rclaiions--or with reserve
MS Mr. Joc',man terms H.
1t is therefore out of ihatrcgard v hicha
gent, man likes 10 entertain toward ladies'.
that his cxccllcncy the Governor desires
Madame Tocbmap 10 bctranquilized about
the matter; that, MS neither his Exccllcncy
or tie ladies Of his family haze ever been
nor would allow themselves 10 b. troubled
with idle gossip. they have 10 this very
moment not tie least know ledge 81 the Cir