Jánossy Dénes: A Kossuth-emigráció Angliában és Amerikában 1851-1852, I. kötet (Budapest, 1940)

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sition and sympathy of the people of this great Republic. And he said, that under the circumstances of the present position of the Hungarian exiles in this country, Mile Jagiello and Major Tochmann may be of some service in promoting our objects. The plan of forming a colony near Smyrna having actually been rejected because of the political objections of the Austrian and Russian Ministers accredited to the Sublime Porte, we have come to this country. Our unchangeable design and determination is to join our patriot and countryman Governor Újházi, and settle in New Buda, a colony which he formed in Decatur county, Iowa, where our leader Kossuth will, as he said, join us, if he be allowed to come here. Just when we landed in New York, we learned of your marriage union. Hearing that you were somewhere at the Springs, we postponed addressing ourselves to you. We do it now comfortably to the advice of leader Kossuth. We bring no letters from him to you, nor to any other friend of Hungary; for none of us could see him after the 23d of October, 1850, which is the date of the heretofore alluded to and herewith annexed letter of general introduction given to Captain Brick. We respectfully beg you to advise with the friends of humanity and the Hungarian exiles about raising a fund for the purpose of transporting our band of exiles from New York to New Buda, which is the name of the colony formed by Governor Újházi in Decatur county, Iowa. If the unfortunate misunderstanding between the Hungarian exiles who first came to this country has, in any way, prejudiced the public of this great country against us, we appeal to you, Madame. You are not a Hungarian lady by birth, but probably you knew well the national character of the Hungarian people before you left Poland and came to Hungary to aid her cause. Say, then, Madame, whether you have any reason to complain against the true Hungarians? They respected you, when you were amongst them at Comorn and elsewhere. Some of us have seen you there; and we respect you now, with greatful remembrance of your services to the Hungarian cause.