Star.
London, England, 1831-01-13 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE JOURNALS.

Cnnotrictx.—How much it is to be regretted that the Emperor
Alexander was thwarted by Lord Castlereagh in his views regarding
Poland. We well remember the sensation produced by the publication
of Lord Castlereagh's letter from Vienna,lin which he spoke of the dan.
genus pretensions of Russia. It was perhaps too readily assumed
that Alexander was playing the hypocrite respecting Poland. It is
now generally, believed that Alexander was then gnome in wishing to
restore Poland to independence. Alexander, like many other weak
men. was a very different man at different times. He was
besides a religious enthusiast and the strange vicissitodes he
had witnessed, strengthened in him the belief that Heaven never
allowed nations or individuals to profit long, even in this
world, by the fruits of crime. He might conceive. therefore,
that a judgment would overtake Russia and his own house, for the par-
dela+ of Poland. Whatever may have been the views of the mystical
associate of Madame Krudener, if Poland had been united in a sepa-
rate sovereignty under the Russian Emperor, the struggles of the Poles
at the present time would have been attended with much less difficulty.
Lord Castlereagh might be justified in putting the worst construction on
the motives of the Emperor Alexander; for his Lordship had never pro.
belay seen religion put forward with any other view than to over.reaeb.
if, however, 12 millions of Poles had then been formed into a separate
nation, under the Russian Emperor, the independence of Poland would
long ere now have been secured. We need not say, that, compared with
this, the patch-work of the Congress of Vienna sinks into insignificance.
That Alexander would have succeeded in his object but for England, is
beyond a doubt. If the Poles should therefore fall in their glorious
endemism, awl the plains of Warsaw be once more covered by the vic-
tims d Dodo tyranny and cruelty, it may be said that England,
which Ws boasted her enormous debt in wars for the preservation of an
unintelligible balance of power, did nothing to prevent the partition of
Poland, bat started herself to t the execution of a design which
would lathably have led to its Tits Journal lee Debate
contain an maxima a private hem from Warsaw, dated the 28th De.
amber. We have reason to bemire, that the views Oda writer of this
letter am Ishushly anat. Wellidassoal military ma lamb at the
mamma of tarp Rumba amiss 11111110dIft she Poles. The
mast =Mika *edam in this molest
mantry it the force
whirl Um& can bring into the In at me this. In the fist place, a
Rai may is always twill as moserous sa paper as in soollty, for
the Rumba sMORS WNW, themselves far the smallness of disk pay
by false masters. The Ramiaas are a any pal people in many
respects; but they are matowbet Mks the lisati.oss Isladasd fifty
years ago (before the lidimismries had mils Methodists of this,) who
could never see the las at Massey. A &haul rebuts without scruple
the pay of five lumbal mad a thousand. "I be only forms (says the
writer) of whisk bobs an_ palti kbpsee against Poland, are coat-
=lll. 3 "NM OlOnallied by ftimisk Pablen, &then, and Rosso.
three corps aloha form sal, 128,000 men. Supposing them in
a condition to speoMo, their lunation, which is impossible at present.
they would not be able to measure disk strength with our army sup.
cant the wh
hpu eals astiseb.;
an We: on not, therefore,
edlat y,ne eawiintoulale=
they may ippon a hew bang the Russians than the latter can move
no any point. Napalms hod a smell fame compared with that of the
Alike, in 1614, but be AIM pitted gnat advantages over their separate
armies. and it was long considered detabtful whether they would ever
reach Paris.

Min.—All doubt or conjecture as to the course which the Empe-
ror of Russia intends to panne respecting Poland is now at an end.
The Autocrat has issued a Manifesto, which leaves the Poles no alter-
native but unconditional submission, or military execution. The hurts
of vengeance which he uttered among his warlike nobility when be
first received the intelligence of the insurrection at Warsaw, Is now re-
sounding through the empire ; and if echoed by the people as it was by
the Court, may be considered as the prelude to an exterminating
Polish invasion. Though prepared fur a declaration of war
against Poland, probably neither the Poles themselves, nor any
other European =deo, were prepared for the amertion of such arrogant
pretensions, or the employment of each sanguinary menaces es this do.
cement contains. The "rebels " are spoken of as " struck with fin of
approaching chastisement, yet daring to think of victory for some mo-
ments, and to propose millions to their leyieirasee seeders." Thee
" traitors" are to be put down in a single decisive battle and their
treason is to be punished. When any autornini Both Cam lister down
to Cser Nicholas, appeals to GOD an the ddeoder of the legitimate
cause, and denounces the punishment of treason, there can be
no doubt that hypocrisy is to be the cover so every excess of vb.
law and atrocity: The cruel daisies of amending gratitude front
the Poles for such" peace and prosperity" as they enjoyed under the
despotism of the Grand Duke Csostsetine, adds unbearable insult to
those manifold oppressions which provoked and justified the insurrec-
tion. The Poles are now aware of their 'ionise. They may recall
their Envoys from St. Pete soar b—if they are not already returned.
The answer is given in this The conditions which they are
sent to propose to w their legitimate masters" are already rejected with
indignation. Let them Issue a coaster-manifesto. Let them display
their wounds and suffiriogs to Europe. Let them invoke mistime
horn every grooves arm—sympathy San every patriotic heart. France
and Belgium have taught them dm barricades s let their cities be de-
Ibried with equal heroism. Above all, let them arm their whole po-
nd invite all the Polish notice to join them; then and we
maPll;ala forward to the shock with one confidence in the success of
the cause.