Litchfield enquirer., 1831-03-10

HYMNS and praises Of a snhjugated people in
h~nur of their all powerful CUnQUerOr; bmi
when, after that Diet Was closed, the public
journals cuntinupd to discuss public affairs,
severe censorship was introduced; and on the
meeting Of the foll"Win Diet. which Pr"POs-
ed to- itself the same object as the former, the
Representatives "f the people were persecut-
I'd for the Opini"ns they delivered IN the
Chambers. The Constitutions: states OF
Europe will he astOnished when tney learn
what has been so carefully concealed from
them: when. ON the one hand, they behold
the wise and moderate USE the F"!es nave
made Of their liberty, the veneratiOn they
have shown Gnr their Sovereign. his religion
and customs uniformly treated with respect,
and IN the other, the bad faith with which
uowpr has hrpm used, not cOnlrut with des~
pulling an unhappy pr"pl" Of their rights but
imnuting the horror Of these NiuIatI"ns to the
unlridIrd exercise Of their freedom.
The placing in union upon one head the
Crnwns uf an Autocrat and "f a constitution
nj King AS onr If those p"litical m"nssr"si-
ties which are never Of long durati"n. Eve
nv man forrsaw that the Kingdom IT Poland
must b.cO,nr either the nursery Of liberal in
situations for Russia, or sink under the iron
hand of its desp"tism. This question was
soon resolved. II appears that. at one mo
nrnt. the Emperor Alexander conceived he
might consolidate his arbitrary power with
our liberal laws, and thereby secure for him
self new influence over the affairs "f Eu-
cope. But he was soon convinced that Iihrr-
~ could never hecn,ne sN drhased as :" be-
the blind instrument Of drsp"tism; and from
that time. instead "f her defender. nv hrcamr
her prosecutor. Russia lost all hope "f ever
seeing the yoke by " hicb she was oppressed
taken "tf hy the hand of her Sovereign, and
Poland saw herself successfully deprived "f
all her pri, ii.g,s. N" time was los, i" carry.
ing this design into execution. Public rdu.
cation was corrupted. system at conceal
mrnt and mystery was adopted. the people
were lrfi without means of instruction.,
Mh"lr ?ala,natr was deprived at its repre-
sen alton. and the Chambers IN longer allow
I'd the faculty "f voting III" suppl, $. New
burdens wrr" Imposed. new m"n"p"l.cs rrra.
ted l." dry up the sources "f III" national
wealth aud the treasury. enriched by ih"s"
measures, lIrra,,s, the pasture "f salarird syr
"phants, Infamous hirr!ng in>,ig.i"r-, and
,il" and drspic"hl- spies. Instead If the rc"n
"my :" repeated, called f"r. pensions WEIR"
augmented in - most scandal"ns degree, tn
which ar" added rn", NOUS graiui;rs. aud "f
fee. created SOLELY With the view "f augmro,
ing the number "f til" Government sairaps.
the secret circles Of private families, aud. the
freedom Of private life. infected with their
p"i>cn.,hr "nritnt hospitality Of the Poles be-
came ~ snare fur their innocence. Individn,
"a liberty. which had been s"rmnly g,laran-
lr"d. ,ss violated, aud the prisons "f the
State hrran" Crnwdrd: Councils Of War
we're authorized I" pr"n"nnc" jndgm, vt m ci
VII cases f; aud citiZrnS, ~ hose only fault Was
" i-l' lO save til" -I,ilit ard character Of the
nation from r"rrupli"n, we're subjected To Ia
fhIn"us punisiimrnts. 1t was in vain that
some "f the Authorities Uf the kingdom, and
the Representatives "flhr People, laid before
tn" King II faithful picture Of the abuses com
united IN his name, for not only were the
abuses suffered to remain unsurpassed, but
the responsibility Of the Ministers and the
Administrative Authorities were paralispd by
The immediate interference Uf the brother Of
the Emperor, and by the exercise "f that
power with which he was in
vested This m"nstrOus authority. the source
If the CREATES; abuses, and ~ hich might wound
the personal dignity If every indi. idual, had
become so infatuated. that it even dared to call
before il citizens OF every rank and condition,
merely I" load them with insults, and ut times
to subject them I" public lab"rs. reserved for
the West convict; as il PROVIDENCE, by
permitting them to carry their Ouirages
against the people to the very utmost pitch,
had destined their inordinate abuses Of author.
iiy I" be- the exciting cause Of our instruction.
After =" many atiinDts. after SD manifest
violation ut the guarantees swOrn-a violation
which II" legitimate Government in any civil
IZrd country would have allowed itself with
IMMUNITY. and which. .fortiori, may justify
""r Insnrrrciion against an authority imposed
by forcr-who will not consider that this au-
th"rity has broken off all alliance with the
nation. that it has oppressed it beneath the
yoke "f slavery. that il has given the right at
every instant to burst its letters and forge them
into arms
Tie picture of the disasters Of Our brethren
may be snprrfluUus. hut truth fUrbids us I"
pass it over. Thcsprovinces formerly incor-
pOraird with Russia have not been united
I" tine kingd"m. Our brethren have not been
admitted to the enj"ymen Oft the liberal insti
t",i"ns stipulated by the Congress "f Vienna
an the contrary, the national rrc"llrctiOns ~
wakrned in them, first by promises and en-.
enlargement, aud then by long expectation.
became crime against the State. and the
King "f Poland caused tO be- prosecuted. in
The ancient provinces Of that State. such
Poles as had dared to- call themselves Poles.
The youth Of the sch"ols were particularly
the objects Wf persecution; y"ur children were
i"rn fr"m their mothers breast the issue of
the first families were transported {" Siberia.
q" were forced to enter into the ranks "f u
c"rr"P! s"ldi~ry. In official documents and
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