Show protection TO THE POLLS forus the following letter was written by secretary seward to the polish committee in new ithem that that they would receive full protection in this country DEPARTMENT OF STATE t washington oct 2 29 1861 1864 f to ronald honald esq sut SIK in reply letter which states that representation i are made to the effect that the poles who come to the united states as exiles are denied asylum and asks an explanation it seems seem hardly necessary ci cosay to say that poles like russians frenchmen mexicans italians Bri british tib subjects and all other foreigners arere abere caved inthe united states and admitted on complying with general Ma statutes tates for the privilege of citizenship it is not deemed an exception from this policy that in rc regard ard to russia france other r powers there are special treaty stipulations between the united states and state Il requiring the governments mutually to restore to each other persons who desert from the naval service while actually in ports of the contracting party parry ram am sir your obedient t servant WILLIAM VILLIAM H SEWARD |