Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-14

sed ever heoom~ tue natural allies oil whoever
may happen 10 rae ny aga,nsi their oppres<
sors. -
- Bot ihese conditions, though arbitrarily I'M
posed, we're not fulfilled the Poles were not
long before they became eony,nted that the
ma 'onality and the title of kngdom, gwen 10
Poland by The Emperor OF Russia AFT. tut
iurr TO then brethren, subject To other States
-Out a weapon against taose same Sta,r.-
aud but n mere ehimeia Ia whom they had
been guaranteed. lucy became conymeei
that nader tho shelter of these sacred names
! IT was intended 10 reduce them 10 ssfvla
| degradation. and weigh them down ~ all the
intictions ola continued despofIsin, aud tbs
loss OF the dgniiy appertaining to man. Tto'
measures taken against the army first drew
| ASIDE Tho veil that covered this mysterious
plan The most cruel oniiagrs--ihe most ,uGt-
nous puhishmenis--tbo most refined persecu
iions ord red by tho CommHndor ~ ChleI, u.s.
dor the preface OF maintaining discip line, but
the real ohject oil which Was TO destroy ,hav
feeling OF boaor, that national dignity, which
chara, teTlzed our tToops, were inyenied and
enforced. Faults the must triiiing we're deem
ed aud treated rs most serious oIentes--tlr
sig htesi suspicion converted IHto proofs OF
breach of dsepliae--and tho Cominandar ia
Chiei by his arbitrary control over the LourLs
Marital, rendered IN fact tho sois arb,,,r III
the LIE aud honor OF each ind,vi dual sokI,o,s
Tue nation beheld with Indignation The decree,
OF These courts repeatedly guashad, until a..
length 'htif decisions attained tho degreeo OF
severity that was required II o,n lhom. Mauk
nombers IN consequence, sem Ia iheir rss,s..
nation many, personally insullod by tie
| Commander M Chiei, purihod by their ow,
| blood the outIages that had been committed
| upon them, aud al ,hs same l,nc, showed Ibaf
u VAS not the want vi irde courage, bat the
ienT OF compromising the iuturs late Of theIr
country, iaat withheld their arms f,om lalling
with vongeanoe upon their oppfess0fs.
=" On the meeting ol the hfst Dirl OF tL.,
kngdom IA renewal OF The sOleiun pronixvs
that the blessings Of "a Consliiu iioa should b,
extended 10 oar bTsIhrun, who were TO Lu
reunited II Us, revived eKtnsuished hopet, aud
caused moderation To reign ~ the Chambers
winch MAS iboii only end aud object. III.
freedom oi The press. aud tho publicity 9th.
proceedings oi the Diet, were only tolerated
~ 80 lar as they gave venito the by u,ns aud
praises OF SubjUgated people in honor Of
then all powerful ,onquuioi but when, afor
the Dat was olDsud, tho public journal, CON
,,nurd To discuss public affairs. IA sevel. CENSOR
ahip was introduced aud On the meeting ~
the following Diet, which proposed 10 Itself
the same oojeGt as the former, he Representative
of the people were ponetuitd for tue opinion v
delivered IN the Chambers. Tho Consututjo,.
states OF Europe will he asionished When tbsy
| learn what has been ~ carefully ecn1sled
from them wban, On the one hand, they be-
hold the Wac and moderate use tho Poles Laye
made OF their liberty, the yeneraton the, have
shown Tor their Sovereign, bs religion aud cue
toms uniformly treated with respect, aud ON
The other, the bad faith with which power has
boon used, not contcnl with despoil,ng Nh uu.
happy people oil then rghis, bot inpuiupe ,l,.
horror of THESE violations 10 the unDfiuled "a.
eIcnr VI thcir freedom.
Tho placing ia union upon one bend IN,
Crowns OF All Auioctat and OF Cuusliiutton,I
| kI0gwas ono OF those political lnon.uositte.
which are never OF long duration. Every man
io'esaw tina. the kingdom OF Poland mus,
| become either the nursery OF liberal inslitu
iions Tor Russia, sink under the iron hand of
| It's duspoilsm. lhis question was soon Iesolv-
ed. 1t appear. that, n, one momsnt the Em-
! peror Alexander conceived he NIGH, cDnholi
date his arbitrary power with our liberal laws
and thereby secure Tor himself n new influence
over the affairs oi Europe. Bot bs was soon
| con WINGED that liberty could never become ~
debased Us 10 be tho blind iDsti umeDt OF dsspO-
tism--and from that time, instead oi her de
fender lie bscame her pei secuIoT. Russia Loaf
all hope OF ever seeing the yoke by which
| she ~ss oppressed taken oil by tho band ol her
Sovereign and Poland saw lmfselt suceessively
deprived of all her privileges.
No time was lost IA carrying this design into
| en- cuiton. Public education wa, corrupted, "a
system OF ennGesl,nent IVA mystery was adopt
| ed, the peopln were leli Whhout mfhns OF Ia
| s'ruci,on, a whole PaIAtnaie was deprived Of
| ns Representations, aud the Chambers no longer
allowed the faculty Of voting the Supplies.
| New burdens were imposed, new monopo les
| created 10 dry up The sources Of national wealth
and the treasury eniiched by these measures
became the pasture OF salaried sycophanis, in,
famous hueling instigators. and vito aud de
svicabl SPIES. Instead oil The economy so re-
peatcdiy called for, pensions were augmented
l.lg In, NH
added enormous graiu'iies, and Offices crea-
ted solely with the view OF hugmenlipg tho
number ol GoseTunient satraps.
"Caiumny and espionage were carried into
| the teciei circles Of private families, and the
freedom OF private life infected with their
| poison, the ancen, hospitality Of the Poles be
| came n snare Tor their innocence. Individual
| liberty, which had been solcmnly guaranteed,
was violated. aud the prison Of state he
came crowied-Couacils Of War were author.
lZed 10 pronounce judgment in civil cases.
aud citizens, whose only fault was 10 snve The
spirit and character ofths nation from corrnp-
| ton, were sub cied TO Infamous punishments. &
| II was IN vain that some of the Authorities of
tho kingdom, aud the Representatives OF the
people, Land before the king faithful picture OF
! the abuses committed In hrs name, for not only
were the abuses suffered to be unsnppressed,
but the responsibility OF the Ministers and the
! AdministI alive Authorities was paraiy sed by
the immediate inter ference Of the brother Of the
| Emperor, and by the exercise Of that dscre
iionary power with which he was invested. This
monstIous authority. the source of the greatest
abuses, aud which might wound the personal
digaHy oil very individual, had become so ia,
ialunted, that it even dared To call befuie &c
/ cit,zens oi every rank and condition, merely to
| load hem VITA insults, aud at times 10 subject
them TO disgtaceul public labours, reserved fer
the vlest eon,icts-as II providence, by per-
iDitlihg ibem 10 cary their ouirages agast
the people To the very utmost pitch, had
destined their ihGrdinaie Aliases OF authority
70 be the existing causes oil our insurrection.