The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-19 00:00:00

POLAND.

We have received the following remarkable com-
munication from a correspondent at Warsaw :

WARSAW, limacs 9.
I send you copy of an address presented to the
delegates of the municipality of Warsaw by the
masters and workmen of various trades. It is a
document which will be read with interest, as giv-
ing an insight into the extraordinary state of the
minds of the great mass of the Polish people at the
present moment.
Having assembled for the maintenaues of order, we re-
spectfully represent to you what appears to us to be for the
common welfare.

We have heard that after the Crimean war the Emperor
of the French and the Queen of England had told our Em-
peror, "You ought to restores national army to the Poles:"
upon which our Emperor had answered, " I will do more
for them than they expect." When he was again asked,
"Well, what have you done for the Poles ?" our
sent them a number of newspapers relating to en=
receptions and illuminations us ery town which ha had
visited, and said, "The Poles are happy, and make so
further demands." So we thought, we may perish ; bat
every man can die but once, and we shall not apace our-
selves to show the world what our wishes are.
Hence our repeated processions and @captor the constitution,
shich, if necessary, we shall repeat. A few victims& fell.
enee so willed it ; if more are wanted we are ready—
we will draw lots who is to offer himself to shot or to die
under the knout, as was the fate of those who were taken out
from the Vistula wrapped in straw, and who had bees
thrown into the river from the castle. _ _ _

But if no mare U shown for ;I,;;;antry, then evil thiop
ahRll follow. _ _ _

Secondly, why are we not admitted to sign the address for
our constitution when others are? We are refused admit-
tance, or &retold that we, hard working men, must appear
in Sunday clothes. And one of us who complained to a
commissary of police we. answered with threats, "That is
no business of yours." Some say that when our constitution
I. re-establisher], whoever shall be found to have signed for
it shall be deprived of the right of voting at the elections
both for the Diet or any body of chosen men. That would
be unfair, as we are all really to give our lives for the con-
stitution • and thus every cue of us who can write will sign
for it, and those who cannot write will put their mark. We
earnestly beg that this should be so.
But some are heard to say, that we know not what a con-
stitution is. Now, we solemnly declare that our fathers
have taught us well how things stood at the time of our
Polish Kings. The first rule was to make no' unjust wars—
to fight only in self-defence ; then to allow neighbouring
people to unite with us freely, and, if not, to leave them in
pence. Again, that just laws be the same for all; that
there be true devotion, honesty, hospitality towards every
one ; and, above all, that there be a Polish national army.
Besides, when the constitution has been restored to es,
we should desire, with all due respect to our Emperor, to be
on friendly terms with the Emperor Napoleon and the
Queen of England, and not to mind the Austrians nor the
Prussians, since they unjustly and wickedly retain coun-
tries belonging to us.
We do not sign our names hers, as we do not know
whether you are allowed to deliberate with the neceseary
secrecy. You will find us whenever you want us ; and we
are ever ready to appear before you. One of us or five
will come, and what they say will be as much as if 500 spoke.
Lastly, as we see good and honourable men among you,
we declare in the name of the love of our country that we
are in every way ready to obey your orders.