Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-06-03

forsake the cause of liberty and of the MOBILES, it
promises free pardon to all the poor who shall
present their arms, and lay them at the feet of a
forgiying and merciful, though displeased and
offended Prince!
Thus the male children of those who have
fought for independence are to be sent to eter.
nal SHOWS, and to a certain and untimely death !!
| This is specimen Of absolute Government-this
is proof of the moderation of the $ Great En-
peror''--this is the Colossus which all Christen7
dom should unite to overthrUw-and this is he
that has threatened to exterminate the Poles. and
leave Poland one heap of ashes!!! Will France
allow this? Will Great Britain permit this?-
Must Poland and Lithuanla, Volhynia and Gro
dew, all be exterminated to prevent the progress
of liberty and the advancement Of civilization?
[ will not answer these questions; but point TO
the British Reform Bill as the sheet anchor Of
our hopes, and as that measure which must even
tually secure the independence Of Europe
Have now excited your sympathy for the Ii
thuanians!-And do you now desire to learn Of
the success of the wilma insurrection? Then
let me add, that all the accounts we receive, are
satisfactory; that the Ukase will produce just the
opposite effect of that which is expected fromit
and that driven to desperation by such .mea-
sure Of injustice and tyranny, the Lithuanians
will demand the reunion Of their province to Po-
land! .
The intelligence which we have received from
Poland is, on the whole, satisfactory. tits true
that Sicdlic has not yet been taken by the Polish
army. Hitherto these brave men have in vain
endeavored to take possession OF this important
position. But while we cannot but regret this
circumstance, there is no reason to doubt of even
tual success. During the last two days, the To-
rs md hay
dared to invent the most atrocious falsehoods,
for the purpose of assisting their pecunlary spec
ulatiOns, and momentary rise in the funds
They have stated that after the two days battle
the Poles had been defeated, and that on the
18th, Warsaw was in the hands of the Rus
slams. nave, however, seen the Warsaw lovr
nails to the 18th, and there is not one wo,d of de-
feat much less of detection. The spirit of the
peopls is still unanimous, ardent, and patriotic.
Every day prisoners arrive. and every day re-
cruits offer their services, and hasten to the army.
Should Prussia send an army into Poland. 1t
would in the end be exterminated /; and
even should British and French diplomatic aid
be refused to the brave Poles, they will yet tri-
umph over every obstacle. But why should II be
refused? Why should not diplomatic agents pro-
coed to Warsaw from London and Paris, as they
were sent to Brussels? Why should the Russian
Army be organized. and Poland be exposed to the
horrors of another INVASION? The intentions OF
the Emperor are not dubious. He will not yield
to the cries of the oppressed the tears of the or
phan and widow, or to the demand of four millions
of freemen. Then let me press upon the Earl
Grey, through the columns of THE Morning
Chronicle, to send without delay diplomatic
agent to Warsaw, whose arrival will be hailed
with rapture-whose mission shall be that Of
peace-whose presence shall be respected even
by the barbarian troops of the Northern Autocrat
and who shall thus assure not only the indie
pendence of Poland, but shall also forrn an in.
dissoluble alliance between reeenerated Poland
and enlightened and reformed England.
lam, Sir, your obedient servant, o. 2. =