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William S. O'Brien and the Polish Question,

The subjoined I&ter was read at the meeting of
the Polish committee yesterday :

Cahirmoyle, Nov. 9, 1863.
My Dear Smith—Allow me to ask you to hand to the
treasurer of the Polish fund the enclosed order for £2 as my
subscription for the months of October and November. I
am glad to find that the interest which is felt in Ireland on
behalf of the Poles undergoes no diminution. In presence
of the many strange manifestations of opinion which now
exhibit themselves, I dare not undertake to predict what
will be the conduct of Irishmen in relation to any political
question—bat formerly it was one of the noblest characte-
ristics of the Irish race that they adhered with inflexible
fidelity to those who suffered for the cause of their country,
and I would fain hope that this spirit has not been entirely
extinguished by the political training which we have un-
dergone during the last 17 years. Never did a nation re-
quire aid more than the Poles now require it. lam now
unwilling to use harsh terms, lest I should do injury to the
cause of Poland, but, of course, it will be understood that
I speak my own individual sentiments, and that I do not
profess to speak on the part of the committee, when I say
that the Pules have been treacherously betrayed by the
diplomacy of the three powers which have professed to
espouse the protection of Polish interest. The Poles have
been lured to destruction, and then abandoned by those who
undertook the championship of their cause. From what I
saw and heard in Poland I am convinced that very many
stoiaucemGmevietrtnhmemenstelbvyesthirereltarinegvuaabglye ition of the most eminent members of Polish society were induced
as h t thedo
b yR theus
statesmen of Europe. These statesmen have now left them
to the mercy of the ruthless tyrant who seeks to eradicate
every vestige of Polish nationality by confiscation, exter-
mination, and murder. In reference to the part taken by
whichw conscripts,
was
s held the
in
England, it cannot be forgotten that when the Polish out-
bereelaeks wa
weres confinedeneour a
gteed
by
asinall number of
the meeting
London and by the language which was held in Parliament
to believe that they might count upon the support of tho
English nation in case they were to risk their lives and for-
tunes in a struggle with Russia. The voice of the French
nation seemed to be even more unanimous in their
favour. As for Austria, though it has been obvious to
every reflecting mind that the Austrian Government
cannot desire to constitute an independent Polish king.
dom on its borders whilst it apprehends that Galicia
and Cracow would seek to be annexed to such a king.
dom, yet there is amongst the population that is subject
to Austria a sympathy for Poland which the Austrian
Government cannot wholly suppress, and the Poles know
that they can rely upon aid from this quarter even though
the Austrian Government should act falsely towards thew.
This state of European feeling might justify the most cauti-
ous Pole in believing that he could safely engage in a con-
spiracy which the ministers of England, France, and Aus-
tria had declared to be justified by the conduct of the Rus-
sian Government. No man of sanguine temperament could
have believed that the potentates who undertook to plead
the cause of Poland would calmly submit to the insult and
humiliation which their remonstrances on behalf of Poland
have brought upon them.

As for the part taken by England, it is impossible to
imagine anything more contemptible. Lord Russell, finding
that public opinion was about to express itself with much
warmth in behalf of Poland, undertook to represent the
opinion of England by diplomatic action. In the course of a
long and didactic corres7ondence he succeeded in establish-
ing to the conviction of all his readers the two following
propositions :-
Ist—That the Poles were fully justified in rebelling
against Russia.
2d—That Russia had violated the compact which it had
made with the other Powers of Europe in the treaty of
Vienna.

The violation of a treaty is held to be sufficient cause
for war. When England has to deal with an inferior
Power she does not hesitate to enforce treaties by fire and
sword. She does not hesitate to exercise speedy and trucu-
lent vengeance upon those who offer an insult or inflict a
real or imaginary wrong. Witness the conflagrationof a
of
along
unoffending city of Kagosima—the most r
series of unjustifiable aggressions upon vetaeketrvasitleadtesin. Butthge
before the powerful the flag of England %
dust 1 How tarnished is the glorydcof a nation which for-
oa made blaylfithlleedßtoemtahne
poet in reference
m erly used to boast thatmp etthiaelpirteeniiti e had been
letter in the annals of Britain
memento,more re ,
taskp
of justifying
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eruptim ae rt. itoe
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tshueb jo ehcitvi
as
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asnudpet rhbeos.
land InPepaahvroecletdroieng, or of condemning and contravening, the
policy of those who thus speak and act in the name of Eng-
land.
To my own fellow-countrymen I repeat, " Forsake
not the cause of bleeding Poland. Be true and faithful to
those who suffer for the sake of their country. The time
will come when your intervention on behalf of Poland,t ow-
ever feeble it may now appear, will become one of the
proudest memories of the Irish race,'" As forFrance,tho lan-
guage held by its Emperor is so enigmatical that oa cuts
alone can interpret it ; but it appears to be an unquestioz table
fact that France is prepared to allow the Poles to strugglo
unaided through the long winter which has commenced,
and ajourns the consideration of the " Polish question." to
some indefinite period, at which an European congress, may
possibly assemble and continue (luring another season the
deceptions of diplomacy. Before I close this letter, I may
be permitted to add a sentence with regard to a colla.terial
subject. I observe with much regret that a misunderstand-
ing has arisen between some leading Poles and those who
are interested on behalf of the Circassians. These jealousies
are greatly to be deplored. The cause of Circassia and the
cause of Poland are identical. Their interests are the same.
Resistance to Russia in Poland aids the Circassians, and
vigorous action on the part of the noble population of tho
Caucasus forms a most important diversion in favour of the
Poles by occupying a large Russian force. We, Irishmen,
have not as yet bestowed as much attention on the ques acme
which relate to Circassia as the case deserves, but we ought.
to entreat those who have espoused the cause of Circawsr:
to co-operate with the Poles rather than wrannglieoo
theta. Opportunities of combination are too often been
sot want of mutual confidence. Had proper combinations
w:ern,
sat on foot duting the Crimean war betweewnotednoutnow
powers, the Poles and the Cireassians,Europoito I.n wand
be t equired to assist in expelling the Muscovite from been
and from the Caucasus. This work mightof Sebastopol,
completed simultaneously with the capture
It must be roa
The task of 1854 was left unfinished,
of
_wrong up the
commenced with holier aims than thatre _ farge portion of
tottering domination of the Turk
foro trh:
security of Eu-
awseitohf
Christian Europe. It is necessaryybe
humiliated, but dis-
membered. that Russia should not onlysovereigns and nations of
membered. Otherwise,
in the case of Poland,
the
eei
ccehazraittvhhwmaistuhbs teaebnhoawri
ctiohl riyabelive
eatadhe i n
received,
heads in thant°thethuakt
feeble policy which now irri-
cwasdel gthweeppolaesco to an out-
°. j" 1
by the English licePl
and the Cir-
and continue to exhibit the
cassians be true to
irod by
hope, and the fortitude which
bt Lai Test tehfogseennesvielnilsi taiaotshtheounift EasoinvturoosPi,ne
daring that is insPa._
Beieve me, most truly yours,
t, WILLIAM S. O'BRIRIi."
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