New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-30
THE GREAT QUESTION OF THE DAY.
WHERE WAS ULLMANN BORN
STATEMENTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.
THE MYSTERY GETTING THICKER.

n AZ Edifo, Of The n. y. ITt1vns
SIR: An old man busted mostly in Tranquil studies,
lam believer in the progress Of the race and watch
with delight whatever proves the superiority OF the
world of to-day ancient tmes. II is in this poin.
Of view that take an interest in the animated dis
cusson that prevails concerning the nstvity OF
that distinguished gentleman the Know. Nothing can
didste for Governor In former ages it the wont
Of the perveTse multitude to neglect the really great
intellgences who moved among them. 1, is avouched
in the Sacred Record that the Jews stoned the
prophets, and long after built splendid sepulehres to
their memory and from Pagan antiquity we learn
that
- Six Greeisn cities fought for Hsusr dead
Through which the living Homer begged hs bread
How different is the Gaze Low Ullmsnn is still
living, and, more fortunate than Homer sees not
cities merely but continents, d.sputing the honor of
his genesis II is an encouraging fact and should be
put in future school books with the other memorable
examples to stimulate the ambition Of generous and
gifted youth Let them learn from it that by dill
gently tong they may attain by successive degrees
TO nominations for the entire ascending scale OF public
offices. Whether they are elected or not is a COM
paratively unimportaDt matter.
Meanwhile, Sir, deem il my duty to add my mite
among the various contributions now making TO the
history of the Know Nothing Governor 10 prospect;
ard If my account differs from Others, let If not be
taken as disputing their truth but only "a exhibiting
another phass of this truly Proean candidate frst,
then, let me say that Mr. Uhnann was born at VIII
mnpton DELAYS are and not al Calcutta elsewhere,
as he is ssid to have 50 often orally anu by writing
affirmed His father, John James Ulmann, was a
native Of Frankfort on-he Main, and Protestant Of
the Anglican communion who, by some means OF
which Know Nothing had entered the French SER
vice, and was appointed by Louis XVI Governor
General of the French possessions in India Of which
Pondicherry was the capital. There the Governor,
General who was al elegant and accomplished
man, became attached to young ia9y' Ca'h-
and half native but of eminent social position
and great wealth and married her, The fruits OF tbs
union were, / think, three daughters when IN y J
the Mabel of the Carnatc, allied with the british,
took the country away from the French. The re-
yoution then being at its hight in France, Ulmann
did not return thiiher, but with his family came to
America bringing all his large fortune with him, ex
cept certain estates near Calcutta belonging TO his
wife. the right TO which was not disposed of. Here
they continued TO reside, and here two or three
daughters and the two sons, OF whom the know
Nothing leader was the younger, were born. The
fortune of the family was however seriously reduced
nv the dishonesty or failure OF prominent man IN
MARYLAND ard another heavy loss was sustained
through the misfOrtunes Of an intimate friend to whom
the father had ceDhded large SUM. The language
spoken In the family was French, which may account
for Daniels reported inability speak English
recily early age when he said earnestly to have
exborted his brother "Chim not to swear so much.
After the fathers death, the mother and daughters
leaving the BOYS at school returned to India 10 look
after the Calcutta property which think stu belongs
TO the family though as to what is Daniel share IN
il Know Nothing and as it is private affair, hav-
ing nothing 20 DO with the public question Of his ma
tiyty Il is nobodys business. One daughter re-
NAMED in India where she married a surgeon in the
British Army; she is no longer living. The mother
and other sisters all most accomplished and exem.
plary ladies returned 10 America, where Madame
Ullmann deceased few years ago. brother, or
half brother of the father also came to America from
GERMANY after the GovernOrGeneral was established
here, and think settled at WATERFOWL. Hence the
impression that our Daniel was also of German birth
an impression which has perhaps been strengthened
by his resumption Of the second a, the end Of hs
name when candidate for Attorney-General and
when he thought thus TO beg the support OF the
DcntIch electors This superhuOus final he had pre-
yieusy disused-though his father always wrote ms
name with i-bBt when votes were to be had by IT.
was tackled on again. Whether the Know n othng'
are 10 vote for him with the German spelling or with
some other is point which hope will % settled as
soon az that of his birthplace is disposed OF.
And now if | am asked to explain Daniels afhrma
tiOn that he was born in Calouta-a place he never
saw since he never Gu. OF America,-l candid
confess that am puzzled. IL is question on which
emphaiically Know Nothing. Allow me- however,
TO indulge in a hypothesis We know that young men
are sometmes vain and il may have been the pleas
ure of the youthful know nothing to give himself the
distinction of an oriental origin among his classmates
without too strictly regarding the actual facts OF his
history And indeed how could he know that he wa:
not born at Calcutta His own memory being nat
uray defective on that point, the erroneous notion
might have got into his mind without his once sus
peGting that il contrary to the truta Nlh 'ui'
charitable hypothesis.
| remain, Sir.
Your obeiient servant,
AN ANTlQUARf.
Ma, T,,k OF q 1884