The Sun.
London, England, 1820-10-02 00:00:00

POLAND.

On the 13th ult. the Diet of Poland was open-
ed at Warsaw by the Emperor ALEXANDER, who
sdelivered the following Speech :
Representatives of the Kingdom of Polatid—lt is Stith real
sanslaction that I burl myself a second time among you, an't
•with pleasure renew to you the issiitance, that I follow the
'impulse of my heart, arid cagy into execution one of my
'dearest wishes, whets I assemble you here to co-operate in
the maintenance and development of your social institutions.
My confidence in yon has been the origin of these institu-
tions; your confidence in me will consolidate them.
My ol,ject, when I gave them to yon. was to combine the
power of the-Sovereign with the tuteraw.liate power, with the
rights and legal wants of society. I consider these bonds as
indispensable, but to be durable' it bey require a support in
want of which errs} thing
earthly decays aced degenerates.
Let us not forget that institutions of this kind are oily bat-
man ssork. Like nom himself, they want a support for their
weakness, a guide agaiust eewr, au,4l like him ttictcau only

find such a support and guide in Christian morality and its
divine doctrines.
You have remained Poles, you hear that honourable name;
but
.I have told you once before that only the application of
the principles of this beneficent morality can restore to you
so boitoorsetile a right. • Follow, therefore, on your part, these
wholesome doctrines; draw from their source that sense-of
probity which they recomioend
.you, both towards yourselves
and others; draw from them that love of truth which aims
at truth atone, which bears and speaks only her langnage ;
I,llen you will ,powerfully support rue in consolidating the
work of yodr regeneration. • s
I have spoken to yon the words of truth, for it is truth that
I ask front you; I isish to hear it. from your months; let me
hear it with fraahuess, bit also with composure and cordiality.
It will appear to you in full light as bOl4ll as you seek it in
reality, and not in vain abstractions ; as soots as you judge of
your situation, according to the testimony of events, and not
according to theories, which iie our days fallen en- rising am-
bition endeavours ti, being.forward. Lastly, truth will nisi k.
your opinions as soon as you regard onlythe voice of the great
interests that are confided to you—as soon as pan banish ft 0111
your deliberations all acrimony, . every partial object, and
thus strew yourselves worthy.rit your honourable mission—
then, and not. before, you will base fulfilled your obligations.
I will now fulfil nine—my Ministers will lay before you a
view of all the measures of organization and admini,tratime
which have been adopted within these two years. You will
doubtless recognise with joy the good which they have effect-
ed, when you compare it with all those evils, the deep traces
of which were to be effaced. - wish to obtain this object
has perhaps tint alWayS followed the way which the form of
administration that I readily „rive you prescribed.
Perhaps too urgent and simultaneous mints have caused by
then occeirrence in increase in the necessary t`Xpellditllle.
My views, however ;have nut changed; and it is my firm will
that in future the regulations once laid down shall be strictly
adhered to, and the most scrupulous care be taken to econo-
mize the resources of the payet's of the contributions.
The wishes that you have laid before me have been mist se-
riously cousidered. You will hear how they have heen partly
satisfied already, and shall in part be fulfilled in future. YOU
.;illwe•ieliy it has been necessary to delay the accomplishment
of some, and to renounce that of others. Among those which
the Goveroment has willingly granted, and the projects of law
•vetio h will lie laid before you.—
(His Majesty then enumerates some of these proposed
laws, which be eesires they will thoroughly tXattlili, what sub-
mitted to their consideration, and coochiars ar follows] i
Represeutatiers of the Kingdom of Polatol—Skew pito
et:rotary that, supported by your experience, your principles,
and your sentiments, you know how to maintain a peaceful
independence, a-pure liberty under the protection of your
laws, Slew your contemporaries that this liberty is a friend
-to order, and its blessings; that you reap the fruits of it, be-
cause you know how to obviate, and will always obviate the
insinuations eel envy, the danger of eventide.
There,are countries where use acid abuse are placed in one
and the sante line ; where the spirit of evil excites-tile vain ,
wain of slavish imitation, and again attempts to recover its
dreadful sway. Already it predominates its one part bt
Europe—already it heaps these 'crimes and convulsions on
each ether.
Notwithstanding these unhappy events, my system of Go-
vernment will remain always the same ; 1 have Maven its prin-
ciples from the most profound sense of my duties.
I shall always fulfil these duties scrupulously, lint this
would not be perfectly done if I were blind to the great truths
%s kids experience teaches us. Doubtless, the age in which
we live requires protecting laws as the Casis :end gtraraaetees
of social order, but our age also imposes upon Princes the
duty of preserving those laws from the mischievous influence
of ever restless, ever blind passions. In this respect a heavy
responsibility lies on you as well as on me. It commands
you faithfully to follow the path Which your judgateut, your
upright sense of duty prescribe to you ; it commatids me
frankly to warn you of the dangers that might surround you,
iu order to defend your Constitution against them; it obliges
me to judge of -the measures on which I am called according
to-thek real consequences, not according to the appellations
with which party spirit endeavours sometimes to blacken,
sometimes to adorn them,. Lastly, it obliges toe, in sailer to
prevent the production of evil, mid the necessity of violent
remedies, to tout out the seeds of destruction as soon as they
appear.
. This is my unalterable resolution. It will never negociate
about my principles, nor even submit to conseut to any thing

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that way oppose them. •
Poles! the wore firmly the paternal bonds are otsnsolitlated
which mute you for ever with Russia, the more yogi are pene-
trated with the considerations which they awake in you, the
more will the career which i hare opened to you lre extended
and facilitated; A few steps wore under the goidatsce of wis-
dom and moelerat' , marled he confidence and probity, and
you will he at, the goal of your hopes and wine. The expe-
rience that the cala operations of your liberty consolid des
your national existence, and establishes an indissoluble com-
munity 'of happiness between our two notions, will then at.
ford we a double recompense.