Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-06-10

own judGes aud their own laws-and even not being
taxed wi hout their consent. The poor nobility demand
equality OF rights though not Of property, and they
head the peasants in fighting sgain't tn Russian ar
my. The people are scarcely awake. Yet they fight
braveIy-sing the scngs of old Poland, and even havs
heard something Of a French Revolution. Thrice has
wilma been attacked, and ,bTice have the invaders been
repelled. wilma 'emains in 'hs possession Of he in-
surgepN. Toe strong places IN Ii huat i, have been
sioriaed. The Cossa,ks have even been Obliged 10 hy
TO he territory Of Prussia aud here, in violation Of
every principe Of justice aid nou-ineivsu ion, they
have been allowed TO re-atm themselves and return to
The cohnie'. But cit oush hey have returned, ihey
viii be ssain defeated for ell l. 'huani, 10 in a state Of
insurr ectiou.
When first this intelligence reached Berlin, IL wac
kept as a great secret! When it reached Paris, poor
Pozxo di Borso laughed outright, and $ id s.hey will
be ~xtermu a'ed - When he meas reached ST. Pc.
gh, the Enperor, a, fr.,, treated it with cos
tempt. as Charles Y did n, So. Cloud the ms"enget
vic announced to him that the people IT Paris were il
arms. But the next courier which arrived 10 the CAPT
ia' OF Russia no, only ~consrmed the m wa, but con-
hrmed also ia serious characters; and The Emperor Of
All the Russias heard, on the same day, OF twelve
uonssnd k1s-isn9 having been killed and made pri
soners by ths PGlee, and OF the faithful province of Lii
tbuania being in revolt. The affair OF the Poles was
met by an order to send more troop; and he affair Of
Liihuania by an imperial ukase, to which I now in.
vle your attention. Ii will demonstrate the advantages
OF despo'ic government, ard will show how right NJ.
S.6astiani was, when he called he Emperor a "Grea,
Prince The devi! would be ashamed of such great
hea., aud would scorn 10 te so bas.ly mean
The Imperial ukase begins by admitting that there il
"somethiDg rotten in the state OF Russie;' but. il end.
by humanely decreeiDg that the sirs Of The fathers shall
be VISITED Oh the children, and tina, death, con6scstiou,
~ baoisbment, shall be ,h- means OF { soriug order and
hsppiue's to Liihuania. IL states tina. The nobility Of
wilma, Grodno, and Vo hynia, are. generally speaking.
devoted, grateful, and deserving OF imperial confidence.
"But'-and this important word "bu,' has of late been
a sad thorn in the side Of poor Nichols. But tne
odnde dtngrdts, tndtgnes des'dppeier gentiis-homme
have, Of late troubled The tranquility of the faithful
Lthoanians 10 Telscb, Schawel, aud Rossieny, in the
province OF wilma, much Of course, TO the disgust OF
all good citizens, and certainly not less TO the disg uat OF
The Emperor himselt. How amusing is this! The EN-
peror called the Poles ga handful OF brigauds" and cen,
Zoo,OoO men and 400 pieces of cannon TO kill a spider.
But the handful OF BfigaDds overthrow the army, and
We have reason TO hope that the Independence of Po-
Iand is for ever assured. Now the Emperor calls the
Lithuaniaus ga band Of uugraselul REBEL" and adds.
ny way OF working his sonten p, "tbat they are I'M
worthy TO be called genilemen.' There is something
iuoicrous IN this. ID reminds me OF Charles X, who
called 90 all his dear children, The French, to listen
TO the voice Of their afflicted and displeased fa,her!'
MS a'mos! a shame OF the Emperor to render tina,
which Il serious so comic, for il smoun's really TO The
burlesque. Th- Lithuanian Mobiles cry for liberty, and
he repIie'-"Unsrateful rebel., you are unworthy to
be called g~enlemen.'
However, the is the leas, o. il cuonabIe part of Ibis
most inhuman Ukage. For, not content with establish
ing Military tribunals, and with ordering that all the
rtb. l. are to be seized, tried, aud coodemned 10 dea,h
without delay-nol content With ordeting thai the mo-
perty Of the rebels shall be seized and con6scated; y,
directs thai all the male chilrr N of these rebels shall
pe"uon his MaJes'y for mercy 10 them, and that in de.
fault thereof they are 10 be sent TO the Military Clio
nies' IL also directs that the male children of ali me
rior persons who have taken an active rart in The re.
Voiuuon, email be sent TO Siberia; but as an inducement
to the peasants and lower orders to forsake the cause OF
liberty and OF the mobiles, it promeses a free pardon 10
all me poor who shall present their arms, and lay them
stthe feet Of a forgiving and mercifuI. though dEnI.a..
ed and tf'nded prime!
thus the male childrt n Of those who have Tough, for
their independence are 10 be sent 10 the eternal snow,
and TO a certain and untimsly DEATH This i, a .peci-
men oil absolute GOverDmeDt-tbia il. a proof OF the mo
dera'icn OF The Great Empeor'-,his il the Colossus
which all Christendom should unite to over,brow-aud
this is he who has threatened 10 exterminats IN. Pole.
ana leave Poland one hear of a;hssit VIII Etanca aIo,
thlst WIN Great Briein permit, ibi.! Must Po'snd
and Liihusuia, Volhyuia and Grodew, all be ex,erminat-
cd TO prevent the progress Of liberty and the afvance
mem, Of civilization? I will not answer these ouestion..
hut point TO the BRUSH Reform Bill az the sheet anchor
Of our lopes, and as that measure which mus, evsn,u.
ally secure the Jude p4ndence OF Europr. Have | now
excited your sympathy for the Lithuan,ans! And do
you now desire to learn of,he success of the w,lna in
soTreeuon' Then let me add, that all thu accounts we
receive, are satisfactory; that the Ukase will produce
just the opposite effect TO that which is expected from
~, and that, driven TO desperation by such a measure OF
Injustice and tyranny, ths Li,buaoians will demand
The Reunion OF their pre- vince 10 Poland!
Ine intelligence which we have received from Pc.
land IL, on the whole, satisfactory. Ii i, true TIA, 81
edlic has not ye,been taken by The Poll. h army. Huh.
erto these brave men have IN vain ende wore 10 take
possession oil this important posi- ion. But whilst we
cannon Oh, regret this circums'ance, there is no re ason
10 aSuol oI eventual success During the last two days,
the lovers oil high prices and things q, they are, have
dared to invent The most airocious falsehood. for In.
purpose OF assisting their pecuDiary epeculations, and a
momentary rise in the funds. They have stated ,h.,
after the two day. battle the Poles had been defeated,
and that. on The 18th, Warsaw was in tn. hands of the
huesiars. j have, however, seen the Warsaw Jour.
nails to the IA n, aud there il no, Que word of de fat
much less OF DIGESTION. The spirit Of the people il sli'l
unanimous, ardent and patriotic. Every day pti onerr
arrive, and every day recruits eff T their services, and
haven to tho srmy.-ShouId Pu, sia send an army in.
10 Poland, II would in the end be exterminated; and
even should Blush aud French diplomatic aid be re-.
fused to the brave Poles, they will yet triumph owe,
every obstacle. But Why should il be refused? why
should not Diplomatic agents proceed 10 WGs,w from
LONDON and Pafi', as they were cent TO Brussels! WHY
should the Russian Army be organized, and Poland q
exposed TO the horrors OF another invasion? The intep-
lions OF the Emperor are not dubious. He will no,
yield TO the cries Of The oppressed, the tears of the or
ph'n and widow, or TO the demand OF four millions Of
iIeemen. Then let me press upon The Eifl Grew,
through tbs columns OF the Morning Chronisle, 10 send
without delay a diplomatic agent 10 Warsaw, whose ar
IIVai VIII be hailed with rapiure-whO,e m,ssion shall
be that oil Peace-wtOse presence shall be respecIeJ
even by The barbarian troops OF the Northern AutoeTal
and who shall thus assure, not only the indepr denc.
oil PoIan', but shall also form an indissOluble alliance
between regenerated Poland and enlightened and re-
formed Eogland.
l am, Sir, your obedient servant, O p O
From tho Correspondent of the ". Y. Commercial Advertiser.
LONDON, April 2lst--As you will see, the Reform
Bill 10 virtually lost. A dissolution Of Parliament i. mo.
meD'srly expeeted-lf il does not take place. In. i'm
mediate Resignation Of the present ministry. Should a
dissolution take place, il 10 impossible 10 fotesee what
Will ensue upon the elections OF new members. Riots
even murder may be expected. The time il ,rau,ht
ton OF 1858 at all resembles this upon whish we are
now thrown.
A batch Of new Peer, is TO be cres,sd,s go a. 10 se ,ur.
sPTePonderanse In That house TO the question Of reform
without suffering my feelin &c TO be enlisted in their fs-
vor, ! cannot but see Ina, the downfall of The arl,tocts-
ey ~ the obi, ct in view.
s0u have seen the prediesment in which the printer
OF me LINES funds. The object in calling him 10 the