The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-07-25 00:00:00

of tvieurist I Before thee d:vappear
ought to he 'tweed from our history, ar.d
•of inaukiiel. This rl,iy .11:111 be eelrbrated
Mir posterity will inherit the homage
it. For it was reserver, the proclaim's;
,iercd olroe of Polito& whieh lived le oar
cruel elcslitiy bad toadtsniued as to biq
di treatlants of Peast and Jl4gel
II that trune. of whit h their fathM%
veltiffi the!" turned pale. whoa% br
Lad enflAtieglied your nouVere.
forateet:' frrii:e iieriarA. i. about to rr
v. Me will again give birh to a MO. fri
4 her glory will tor it toith with rhlwef
lions resuming, with rrrpert to IN, freq..'
Al acknoo kap that uo.iiiag was wallthirno
blossom Upon POII4I groutid. hut that it
by the triads of freeman, by the bands of

_ _ from their chats.
venerable chi ~n. wheat a rennin, airiest of
d oat to the eyett of sour fellow-citizens to pre-
wonderful even, .it t wit bioory. and to guide
ar regenerated coanity, what. agreeing lesson
ize .if virtue witlch you reseito to-sfatr.--
fon 'ea. those tears which your presentee
the youthful hearts of your fellow-patriots.
• @metres similar to tours. Statemcd, if I
two extremes of the life of year country,
at thetwilight of her first, and the dawn
von wilt have mu her rise ar.d her fall:—
.
• citizen like yaw ! That destiny decreed,
•you should WI in that Diet, which made
a better govern neat, the same ',Wee which
.is, w lid! has been summoned to insure oar
happiness as n Deed*.
paw' Patriots I—When you vanished from their
-I along with you the gods saved from the can.
country. They return to it tnalay, to receive
it to dwell in it as in a temple, round which
. •ade Mite by its misfortunes, trained-to a igi-
recollectioo of the snierings they have undergone.
%e.-, a watchful guard, and trill adorn it
, which, at all periods. have helonged to
which they ear to defend with all their
loge:=•ll..t. of the blood of their sons.. To.
reviaterions, aid to render their ellista-
',venial, pre! Committee has the bower of
the following art of confederation :
;ENEMA,. COMFEDERATION OF
1101.41 N D.
mlersigned, composing the General
11'arsaw, feel tie, moment in which
Ind excites our admiration, and per-
with ardent patriotism. We feel
. upon to make th's must energetic
'lie eyes of the world are tiled npon
!erity, in judging of- our conduct,
or execrate our memories. Being
tsly contemplating our ectual rola,
,ppointed a Crimmittee to consider
as those relations : thus wishing to
;hose means neaten has dispensed
to arrive at the object of our desires;
'pitted; in the Report of our Corn-
,rayed those sentiments which aid-
' the same time, the line of con-
urt which we should follow ; and.
these most important representations,
'red to unite, and form a General
In order to evince the purity of our
. objects, we declare, in the face of
Earth, and of the Polish Nation, that
view than the restoration of our
itherto dismembered by unprincipled vio-
-generate its pristine prosperity and
?hat we unite in General Coufedera-
consent, and under the authority of
,rereign. Frederick Augustus, Grand
w and King of Saxony, having at
I i• .k(igrn %rarlo,iui ai, Storoste,
Podolia, Nuncio of IVarsaw, a citizen
• his age and virtues—that we continue
religlo., 4.f oar fetters, the Ca-
wtolic, at the same time we dis-
t threw., to all other faiths,
the eanniples of our atict•stori
.11 Europe was atilicttti with satigoi-
wars- -that we respect the authorities
the laws of the nation, and that we
Is purity, that national which
been the distinguishing characteristic of

similar considerations, we are un-
by any but the most legal imam, at
Jed. And well recollecting thc—tlis-
%hit.% have passed, we solemnly de-
General Confederation will never

.te 'path it has prescribed, nor tolerate
must end but in the ruin of the epee-
menu, the administration of justice
lucid authorities; while the Confede.
:ercise, io full plenitude, these powers

to a general ficsemi.!y of the nation
grand work of restoring the country,
ng, with ail its energies, a national en-

to confer on the Confederation, corn.
Members of the Diet, the whole Public
horities, &c. Ihe Means of proceeding
we delegate the power with which it is
Council General, which shall be as.
larshal, and shall hold its sittings at
as an enterprise originating in motires,
tly merits it, we have sent a Deputlr.i
tjesty the King of Saxony, to honour
trmal approbation.
of suffering innoceriei cannot beie.
that of God ; so brilliant a proceduri,
influence throughout Europe. This,
itch will afford to the world an exam.
mid be done for oppressed humanity—
Lore-Poland to its ancient prosperity—
o the first Empire in the world an
faithful and worthy i ea ally which,
40401 situation 'and national chamc_
bays nOthlog to apprehend from, but
hope, and therefore we must fondly

. such an empire will not refuse to our
ludertaking its powerful assistance. We
at the feet of that throne the assurance of
ifidence and derothim,.and implore that its!
may complete that existence which we;
ly received from it.
order to render ourselves worthy of,
protection, we most solemnly aver, that
event shall chill that patriotic ardour,
o*, that we shall persevere in oar glory.
dutst we hare reunited to our bosom ail
hcrs..ef our common familhthose biothers
u {itch the hind of tysariuy has eel*.
less ! Ye 4 ram we -thus cell again to
judge or our feelimrby your own. We
I, in the name of our common mother,
,usually all your powers, and tp fly to her
her again press you to her heart ; she
your exertions the equal road to virtue
Let es.join in bratlxerly onion, and

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tadnrc% ant of
A, whith ought
evat' --" 11,,c•loa
Irod ref" a
vaunt llll.,°7,rdiocto it.
uf tool,reA and' gored I
which • to
Ibergileer,Ottttt tbe _II,IP
aem—ives Is: ft...a.,
• •ow same nes
r. (rand aryl retro. La
trer,• bow fonnett* at
ki rim"
hrrociest
.tro
1"k illse natanair nisnis
otor jost• will acl
w
me e •
k.. et ery virtue to=
".st I be cultivated hy
r' okwil +ow retested fro
fa
..tad you, yeller
oa: hul;
folise has Oiled
o'er the 0"1".6.
'41•! • le ;of your reg
"" he rose
abided Y t P
„ affed
the
is. to •
doff, tell the
cvvist is reserved fir semi,
say /peak So, atth
yea will have assi,t:d
at
are second life ; yon
What a destiny for a chi
*many years baftytt:
*amnx step towards a
in us tnta.
mature and happinesit.
s. Natio/sof Polish •
von tarried alone
latration a your count
r ,„4.21 assasion n
tvr 40k
the rnee. .• r
by olleetio
„Al &e'er eelse to he'll
s tt all those s Wary. sy
the Palish uame, and al
evcu at Ilse ea
om•
aNlisti thyme ;power,
sornt and Perim."'
wlerntint sou Stith Ow
Act OF TILE GE!
" We, the uncle
Met assembled at
11
every thiug around
Te le?. enr hearts wi
our Nation called ul
thnt the a
• awl that trosteril
wi I either bless or
de,irous of seriousl3
tin,,, Of' have apt
°l and report to us a
runt by all tho
to rs. in order to a
o.lr Alert is compla
mires are pourtray
1113. e Uit and, at t
de"! *.v pointed out
a ,Ordillg to these
w. have resolved
Co ifoderation. In
motives and our obi
Jitiven and Earth,
we have no other
country, hitherto tl
terr.-e, and to regevi
Independence, that
Linn, with the con!
our Gracious Sole'
fluke of Warsaw
;read the ;
C., aeral of Patleli
ttable by his I
.Las Ole i
and A peat
perfect
“isial thus II
• -1 when all I
laty religious wars
of th, throne, the
eerish, in el its
fur ages has been t
the l'oleanne.
" Guided by al
willing to arrive h,
our glorious object
svtrous events whi
vine., that the (
al.ermte from the'
abuses, which mu!
try. In cunseque
will rest in the luc
raaiou shall exerch
ltiviv appertain to
in thug
prompting,
is* ths,jahva.
In order to I
used of the Meml
National finthori
Irbil activity, we
invested to a Co!
e • fisted by the Man
Warsaw; and as
tl so virtuous justly
f fait to his !Inject
with his formal
" The callow
tattled but as Ilia
P. %ant extend its in
I'
renovation, whirl
ple of what shod
which will restori
present to t
3- equally fail
t• from its geogreph
16 4`, it w;11 hat;
a "err thing 10 he
conclude that sue!
virtuous uudertal
'Mall lay at the f
er:r confidence c
treating word ma
sat kineincipiently t
But in ord
au this glorious pros
Pd be possible ever
hich unites us,
et ens Career, until
thr"re Them hemp'
of our love, wl
kid razed from us.
" l'olanders I
or- bosorn, judli
heLet i.rp!ore you, in
lat; to unite mutual!'
dra sJPPorI. ii.et hi
„res.., to your
and to.glory.
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