The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-17 00:00:00

in establishing respect for authority than material
force." This is the secret of all the failures the
Cabinet of St. Petersburg is so continually making,
and if it took this precept to heart there would
be a better chance of a final arrangement than any
force of arms can effect. The despatch goes on to
say that it would be a lamentable error to seek to
put down the rebellion solely by force of arms.
The three Powers suggested a mode of conciliatio❑
which it has pleased the Cabinet of St. Petersburg
not to adopt. Here, Earl RUSSELL touches mare
strongly on the ye:zed question of "assistance from
without." He says plainly that being compelled by
the constant iteration of this theme to speak out,
he has no hesitation on the part of her MAJESTY'S
Government in saying, "that the principal obstacle
to the re-establishment of order in Poland is, not the
assistance obtained by the insurgents from abroad,
but the conduct of the Russian Government
itself." It cannot be hoped that any argu-
ments and entreaties will incline the Russian
Government to justice, or move them to mercy, but
at the same time it is satisfactory to know that our
Foreign Secretary has spoken out strongly, and
told them in plain terms what is the head and
front of their offending. Most truly does the des-
patch go on to state that the promises made by the
Empress CATHERINE have not been kept, and that
it was the sudden invasion of the homes of Warsaw,
on a night in January last, which was the cause of
the present insurrection. This fact is patent to
the world, but it is sometimes very convenient to
declare that certain effects are produced by causes
that are in reality quite remote from being influ-
ential. There is a satire in this sentence which it
is not likely the haughty Prince will have relished,
"Unless the general feeling in Poland had been
estranged from Russia, the moral and material
assistance afforded from abroad would have availed
the insurgents little." This is the secret of the pro-
longed struggle, and the sting of the reproach will
be in its veracity. There must have been. some
deeply-rooted sentiment in the people for a contest
to continue so long. Excitement might have lent it
vigour at first. False expectations might have fanned
the flame a little longer, but nothing could have
sustained the spirit of the nation except the innate
hatred against tyranny which is one of the
strongest and most indomitable feelings that take
root in the human mind. Truly does Earl RUSSELL
say that Russia ought to take into account the sym-
pathies universally expressed by all States where
there is a national representation, and to profit by
the lesson that they teach. Nine nations are men-
tioned as participating in this feeling of interest in
in Poland. A very important point is also mentioned
i❑ the despatch, namely,that it ib a mistake in talk-
ing of the demands of the insurgents to speak as if
there were only two parties, the Government and
the leaders of the revolt. There is elways a large
class who would be satisfied to find things safe
under a just administration, but, it is added signifi-
cantly, the confidence of this result has not been
obtained, and they can hardly be expected to
continue inactive. This is one of the most
fatal blunders made by Russia in this war.
She has persisted in trusting all to force, and
has laid down one infallible rule for all parties,

without care or consideration as to those more or

123 d disaffected. There has been no conciliatory
policy from the bzginning ; all has been at the
point of the sword. In contradiction to Prince