The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-06 00:00:00

RUSSIAN REPLY TO EARL RUSSELL'S

NOTE ON POLISH AFFAIRS.

The early part of Prince Gortchakoft's note to
Baron Brunnow is devoted to an analysis of Earl
Russell's despatch. The Russian minister then
proceeds to refer to the reforms which have been
introduced into the administration of Poland and
to the late amnesty. He continues :
By the side of aa act of clemency, to which Pt has been
possible to give a large extension since the dispersion
of the most important armed bands, the Emperor has
maintained in faros the institutions already granted, and has
declared that he reserved to himself the power of Elvin to
them the developments indicated by time and the require-
ments of the country. His Majesty can, then, refer to the
part in the rectitude of his conscience ; u to the future, it
seeesearily depends on the confidence with which these
institutions will be met in the kingdom. In taking a sand
op, this ground, our august master considers . that he
age se the best fraud of Poland, as the only
DOS whose aim it is to secure far welfare by
practical mean. Lord Russell calls upon Runs
to discharge these duties which, u a member of
European society, she owls to foreign states. Russia is too
directly interested in the tranquility of Poland not to us-
derstand the duties of her position towarda other nations.
It would be difilcalt to assert that she has met, is this
issaret, with scrupulous reciprocity. The cantinas] con-
eptracy which it befog organised and armed abroad to keep
up disorder in the kingdom is a fact of public notoriety, the
iseennelanos of wash principally connote in the moral
444 which the WOW/a of the msorrection deduce bon
Witco/aria MI Marlin, • prosible population, by
piinleg areal ler Qs bell is direct assistance from Ana&
In this meaner we have seen produced two influence., both
equally that exercised by foreign agitation on the
iOSO/TOO and that which the continuation of the insur-
rection itself exercises, in its taro, upon public opinion in
Europe. These two influences react one upon the other, and
have ended by bringing attain to the situation which the
powers at present point out to the vigilante of the imperial
cabinet. It is asked of it to restore the kingdom to the
conditions of • luting poem+. The powers an inspired with
this desire by the conviction that the periodical troubles of
Poland cause to the Bates plead in the immediate vicinity
of its frontier. a shock tine reaction of which as hale by
the whole of Europe, that' they excite the minds of the
people in a disquieting masa and that they might, if
prolonged, bring about, under certain circumstances, com-
pilations of a sent serious nature. The government of her
Britannic Majesty, in expressing this desire, further relies
upon the engagement. of 1315 which affect the condition of
the different pares of Poland. We do Dot hesitate to de-
clare that three wishes are entirely in accordance with those
of our august master. His Mainly admits that, in the
peculiar position of the kingdom, the troubles which
agitate it may affect the tranquillity of the
adjoining states, between which were concluded
on the 21st April (3rd May), 1815, aperate treaties inteeded
to determine the condition of the Debby of Waylay, and
that they may interest the powers who aligned the Mooed
Transaction of the 18th May (9th June), 1815, in which
were inserted the principal stipulations of thine separate
Instier. The Emperor believes that explanations on the
basis and in the spirit of the communications which have
just been addressed to us may conduce to a result conform-
able to the general interests. Our august master notices
with satisfaction the sentiments of confidence which the
government of her Britannic Majesty testify towards him is
relying upon him to bring back the kingdom of Poland to
conditions which would render possilk the realization
of his benevolent views. But the more the Empe.
ror is disposed to take into account the just preposeeesioas of
the neighboorieg Saba and the interest which the powers
who signed the treaty of 1815 show in a state of things
which as the cause of deep solicitude to hie Majesty himself,
the more our august master consider it a duty to request
the serious attention, upon the true canoes of this situation
sad upon the means of remedying it, et the antra who have
addressed themselves with confidence to him. If the go-
vernment of bar Britannic Majesty lays stress upon
(" relive") the reaction which the troubles of Poland exer-
cise on the pekoe of Europe, we must be still more streak
with the influence which the agitations of Europe have in
all times had the power to canna upon the tranquillity of
Poland. Since 1815 this country has witnessed the devotee-
ment of a material welfare unknown until then ill her
annals, while other states have in the game interval wider
gm* mazy interior crises. This repose was only troubled in
1830 by the consequences of commotion+, coming from
abroad; eighteen years later, in 1848, while almost the
whole of Europe visa convulsed by the revolutiori, the
kingdom of Poked was able to preserve its tranquiffity.
We are persuaded that it would be the same at present were
it not for the continual instigations of the party of 0011010.
plias Revelation. If this party, everywhere devoted to
the overthrow of order, at present concentrates all its
activity upon Poland, a grave error would be committed in
supposing that aspirations will stop abort at that limit.
Whit it seeks there is a lever to overturn the rat of
Europe. Those cabinets which attach importance to easier(
the kingdom of Poland return a moment earlier to the
conditions of • durable peace, cannot therefore more cer-
tainly ensure the realisation of this desire than by labouring,
on their side, to appease the moral and material disorder
which it is sought to propagate in Europe,
and thus to exhaust the main source of the
agitations at which their foresight is alarmed.
We entertain the firm hope that in strengthening in this
respect the ties which bled them together, they will
effectually serve the cause of peace and of the general in-
terests. I have the honour to request that you will item-
maracas a copy of this despatch to the principal Secretary
of State of her Britannic Majesty.—Receive, Re.,
(signed) Gorrennuorr.