Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-10
From GGiign0mi's Messenger.

and two surrii-s 10 GIOO each.
From GGiign0Mi's Messenger.
MANIFESTO OF THE POLISH NATION.
When a nat i"n. f'r",erly free and power,
ful, Rnds itself compelled by the excess If its
ills tn have recourse to the last If its rights
4" the right "frrp.lIing oppression by G'rcr2-
it owes it t" ITSELF and /" The rest If the world,
to divulgp the natives which have induced it
to sustain by arms the most holy "f causes
The Chambers If the Diet have felt this ne
cpssity. and following the spi. it "f the Rrv"-
Iu,inn If the 29th "f November. and acknOwI-
pdging it I" h~ rational, they have resolved to
Justify themselves in the eyes Of Europe.
The Infamous Vaccinations, the vile caIun1-
ni-s. the open NioIrnc~, and the secret treache-
ry, which accompanied she three diSm"mhrr-
nlents If ancient Poland, are hut t"" well
known: history has already branded them rs
n political crime. The deep and aW 'nl m"I'rn-
ing whick. this violation spread throughout
| ,hr cvun,ry has never hr+n laid aside, hut has
been r-ligi",,sly ,,r"srrs I'd even until now !;
| The unsnnttrd standard has never ceased I"
! w,,r at III" head &c n,ir valiant army; and.
IN all his military miSrati''Os, III" Pole. carry.
lug from Country Z" Country ms I"ns"h"M
Gods. has cried out for vengeance Tor the out
RACES committed against them. Ch'fIshlng
that noble iil,,sinn. which, IKE every "th"r
grand idea. has never failed in the end I" hr
realised, h. belle, ed that. whenever u" fought
for the cause "f liberty. b" was fighting f"r
his own country. This country at length re-
rst4hiishrt her existence: and. although re-.
strained With" narrow limits. Poland rrrriv.
rd from the Grra, Warri"r Of the age her MA.
live language. her rights and librrlirs-prr
ci"us gifts again augmented hy the greatest
"f hopes. From that moment his cause be-
cam" "hrs-"ur blood became his right: aud
When his Allies aud HEAVEN itself abandoned
him. the Poles. p,rs'rN in. their fd lily. parti
ci;atrd in the disasters 1T the h"rp. aud the
common fall &c The Great Man, and an nnf"r
iInatr nation drew inv "lnniary Tears frnm the
Couqurr"r himself.
THUS srnti:.rni had produced too strong an
impression. The s".erriSrs "f Europe, in
the midst "f the combat. had promised With
'"" much s"lrmui'y ." give darahl" peace T.,
the " "rld : I" admit thai the Congress- "f vi
"m,Ia, upon their again div idng "ar country
amongst them as spell, should not in some
degree soften the FRESH ""sragrs committed
against the Poles. a nationality and rrrl,.
REGAL freedom "f commerce VAS guaranteed
I" every part Of ancient P"lanti and tn
which the great European conflict had found
independent, pArrrirtl .'ul "n larcr sides. re-
CfNtU tue tUf Ot h"RUhUs anu W6S NIhctU
under the immediate dominion "f the Enpr
rUr Alexander. With u separate charter, aud
:hr power "f being rniarG d
IL execution nj these siiI,ulatnns. he gran!
I'd IA free Constitution tu the Kingdom, and
gave I" the Poles. subject I" the dominion "f
Russia. u slram "f h"," that they might
shortly hr united !" their brethren. Thts.
gifts, l"wrvrr. we're mOi graiuiin,,S hr hal
....,.i. .'s'rU"NI'I s''s ti.'u- t.vv"vts ...,,
and We, "u ''Ir l'arI, had made sacrifices in re-.
turn Before aud during the decisive struggle.
til" brilliant promises made 4" The Poles who
were subject I" the >rrpir.. Uf Alexander, aud
the suspicious raised with respect (" thu in.
tenti"ns Of N"P"lr"n, prevented more than
one P.dr from declaring ia his favor. Th.
Emperor Of Russia vas only faithful IT, his
promises in pr"claming himself king 1T Pr.
land, hat AN I" that nati"n .lity-th"sr lihrr-
Ties which were IT, hrr"nle the guarantees uf
the peace Of Europe. we Wrre forced in pur-
chase them Al the price "f our independence,
that first condition "f the political existence
"f "ati"ns,as &c a durable peace could he rstal,-
lishrd upon the rnslavement If I G, 900, 900 Of
prOpl--as il the annals Of the world had M,
taught Us that. even after an interval If ages.
nations reduced to foreign suhjrc,ion did NOT
always recover that Independence which had
beendrsiinrd for them by the CREATOR from
the beginning at time, by having separated
them from other nations in language and Gus
t"ms-as il this lesson was fnrgoit"n nv gov.
rrnin"n.s. that people oppressed ever become
the natural allies If vince, +r may happen to
rise up against their "pprrss"rs.
But these c"nditi"ns. though arbitrarily i'm
posed, W"r" nut fulfilled the Poles were not
long hetne they game convinced that the mn
tI"nailty AMI the title of kingdum, given H. Pu.
Land by the Emperor of Russia, we rbut a lure
I" fh'lr hre'hrrnsuhj" ci In either Statas-hut
weapon against those same siates-and buf
mere chlmrra I" those to whom they had
been guaranteed. They became conv jocrd
that. under the shelter "f ihrs.. sacred names.
II was Intended to reduce them to a xrrvie
Degradation. and weigh them down by all the
l"fl'ctlons at continued drspoiisn, and the
loss Of the dignity apprrtaining to mao. The
measures taken against the army first drew
aside ~" veil that covered this mystpriOus
plan. tn" n"st CrWel "Wirag~s---thr most in
famous p''"'shmenis-,he must refined u.r.
-rcu'i"ns ordered by the Commandment
Chief, under ihr prrirnce "f .nam, aiming dis.
r'r''o". hat the real "i.jrct If whirh WAS ..
desir"! that feeling "f h"Dur. that naii.nal
dignity, which characterised our tr...,ns. w.r,.
Invented ard "ni''rcrd. Faults the mos, fri
hlng, ~"r" deemed and treated M mes, srri.,,s
'hrnrr~-ihr slightest suspicion con, rr,-d ia
:" Pr''"is Uf breach Uf d'sriplin--and IN.
Commander in Chief. by his arbitrary con.
tr''i over the Courts martial. rendered In fact
The Sole artt"r If the life aud hunor .,f .a.h