The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-22 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY, JUNE 22.

THE House of Commons has often been
invited to consider the condit'on of Poland,

but seldom, if ever, under circumstances so solemn
as those of the present moment. The war now

raging in that country is carried on by the Rusahns
in a spirit of atrocity which the age, to its honour,
believed had passed away never to return. Deeds
of vengeance and blood, which in other wars have

been feared and threatened, in this war are ac-

tually done on system, and evidently by superior
orders. When • whole nation rises to throw off

the yoke of a powerful foreign state, we expect to
bear of much that is terrible and revolting.

But the most shocking events that are

daily reported from Poland are not pro-
perly incidents of war, but deeds of blood by
which its horrors are voluntarily heightened.
The executions of its prisoners stamp the
_ _ _ . _ _

Russian Government as the moat brutal and blood-

thirsty of any country pretending to take rank u a
civilized state. Day after day the telegraph brings
us the names of generals, priest., or nobles that
have been shot or hanged to gratify its insa-

tiable thirst for vengeance. The last victim,
General FRANKOWSKI, was one of the ablest

national leaders, a patriot who was among the first
to place himself at the head of his country men lut
February. The fortune of war placed this brave
man in the hands of his savage enemies, and he has

just been executed. While these frightful murders
are being perpetrated we receive from Paris the
consoling assurance that the new French note to

Russia is marked by " sentiments of great modem-
" tion," and that the proposal of an armistice has

been dropped.
We hope that the language to be heard in the
House of Commons to-night will also be charae-

whole nation—is the moitijapoun g can
assume. It may, as }UM 511 -rut a
stop to those " escbsing 'dews" :basis
of the Treaty of Vienna, intolthioh. the Ogle has
been authoritatively informed, the CZkl wan
" willing and even desirous to enter ;" but this in
itself will be no small advantage. Instead of having
to make a fatal choice between offering empty re-
commendations and remaining silent and unwilling
accomplices of Russia, we shall have delivered a
testimony which is due to truth, which will be wel-
come to the Poles, and which will leave us free to
take any further measures that the progress of
events may show to be necessary.

terised by moderation, but we trust likewise
that it will show that the Representative
Assembly of Great Britain feels all the respon-

aibility of its position. The time is come for
defining to ourselves and to the world the
course we mean to take. The sentiments of
the English people towards Poland under Russia
have never been doubtful, but the attitude o:
the nation has been equivocal, and ita inter Lions
uncertain. The Quesx's Goveinment has at-

tempted to find in diplomacy a remedy for the
misrule that has brought disaster on Poland and on
Europe; but its efforts, frittered away in the "six
" points" just transmitted to St. Petersburg, have
only proved how naifow and insecure is that baa's
of action. If it was a great mistake forty-eight
years ago to suppose that the Emperor of Russia
could and would govern constitutionally on one
aide of an artificial line, and arbitrarily on the
other, it is the merest trifling to suppose that •
new constitution is the cure for the present ills of
Poland. We do not anticipate that the Govern-
ment will deprecate discussion to-night on the
ground that it is in diplomatic communication
with the Cwt. Should Ministers, however, take
this course, it will be the duty of independent
Liberals to show the utter worthlessness of the
stipulations which the Cz&s has been asked to
make.

The motion of Mr. Ham :ear and the amend-
ment of Mr. Foasrga alike mums the futility of
the recent negotiations. The Member for King's
County proposes that the House shall pray the
QUEEN to obtain justice for Poland ; and whether
we interpret this proposition by the light of the
events of the day, and in particular by the know a
disposition of Russia, or by the previous speeches
of the mover, it is one in favour of war. But if
the House ever advises the QUERN to make war it
should do so in unmistakable language. The
amendment of the Member for Bradford is free
from all ambiguity. Mr. FORSTER invites tie
House of Commons to consider the Treaty of
Vienna, not, however, for the purpose of finding
in it a standing point from which to make unsea-
sonable and vain proposals, but to declare that
the CZAR, by persistently violating it, has freed
Great Britain from the contract to sanction his
sovereignty in Poland. The amendment reads as
follows:

That an bumble address be presented to her Majesty.
thanking her for the communication of the correspondence
on the affairs of Poland, expressing the regret of the House
at learniog from that correspondence that the Fanperor of
Bungle has persisted in violating those stipulations of the
treaty of Vienna upon the fulfilment of which Great Bri.
tin and the other powers who were parties to that treaty
based their sanction of the eovereignty of the Emperor of
Russia over part of Poland, and earnestly praying her
Majesty to signify to the Emperor of Russia that this vio-
lation of the treaty has freed Great Britain from the oon-
tract thereby concluded to sanction such sovereignty.
Nothing can be more clear and distinct than the
position in which Englsnd would be placed by the
adoption of this resolution. At present, object
as we may to the Czsa's way of ruling Poland,
we really support his government by contributing
to legitimate it. In common with other Powers,
we gave the Emperors of RUSSIA a title to Poland ;
gave it them for purposes well understood ; but
although we have seen those purposes Bung aside,
we have not hitherto withdrawn our unction. By
now taking this course, as Mr. Founts proposes,
we shall remain strictly within the limits of our
legal rights. We eta, indeed, be doing no more
than necessary justice to our melt situation and
character. If it is a questioo of aiding
Poland, there is no way of doing so that
offers so many advantages as this. It. Wig
on behalf of that country is necessary, a decla-
ration of this kind is its indispensable pron..
winery. If it is better, us most of us believe,
to assist Poland by a moral demonstration,
this solemn declaration—the judgment of a

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EXPR§S, MONDAY .tVNI[NG, JUNE 22, 18.63;

termite; and bar abstention would 'sot prevent her from
giving her *et advice to her friends if they should a* for
it. This sis what is written to us. Lad, moreover, our
mingMbiedents go farther, for they firmly belie" that the
idea of a direct uodentaudiug between the courtly( Paris
and St. Petersburg has already made such progreortim• it
may ha spoken of as having already received a commence-
went of execution.

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In connexion with the above singular article, I
call your attention to the comments upon it, in
almost identical language, of the Prance and the
Pattie, journals .which have nothing in common
except that they do not receive communications
from M. Drouyn de Lhuys, whose usual organ, the
Pays, takes no notice whatever of the feeler in the
Dibats.

The France says, in reference to the idea of a
direct understanding between Paris and St. Peters-
burg :
We doubt whether this can be effected ; it is essential
to maintain the European character of the diplomatic as
unless, indeed, the other cabinets would confide their
mandate to France, sod in some sort eeti list her with full
powers to act. In any other case it is difficult to see how
her isolated action could produce more effect than the com-
mon action of the three great powers._ _

The Patric, speaking evidently from the same
set of instructions, but in plainer terms, says :
If France or her sovereign is to accept the mission of
speaking alone in the name of Europe, it will be necaaary
that the powers should, by a solemn declaration, place them-
selves entirely in the Emperor Napoleon's hands, leave the
future entirely to him, agree to all his arrangements, pro-
mise to aid in the execution of all his decisions—in a word,
be ready to accept peace or war as he may resolve.
Now, putting this and that together, I cannot
help coming to the conclusion that the common
author of the Vienna correspondence in the Debate
and of the above paragraphs in the France and
Patrie is no other than the "all wise, all just, and
all powerful" mediator who desires to have a
general power of attorney from Europe. Ido not
think he will get it.

AMERICA.

REPORTED SURRENDER OF VICKSBURG.
QUEENSTOWN, Joss U.

The Cunard Company's steamer Sidon arrived
here at midnight. She brings 5,000 dollars in
specie and 37 passengers. She landed despatches,
&c., and proceeded immcdiately, all well.
A telegram brought by this steamer, dated New
York, June 10, says:—" Murfreesboro despatches
assert that a rumour was prevalent in the Con-
federate camp at Shelbyville that Vicksburg and
its garrison had surrendered, and that later advises
confirmed the report. Stronger confirmation is
awaited here." No mention was made of this ru-
mour in telegrams of two days' later date which
were brought on Saturday by the Asia.