Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-11-10
ADDRESS
OF the inhabitmts Of Rhenish Bauaria to The
King Of Bararia, ls behalf Of Poland

OF the inhdbitants Of Rhe,ttsh BauGrio to the
King of BaUaria, its behalf Of Poland
1t is some years since the children of the
ancient Hellenic stock rose up against the
yoke of the Crescent, and despising the su
periority of forces, and the danger Of being
extirminated, they hosted the standard OF
freedom, and commenced deadly combat.
Your Majesty was the FIRST OF all European
Princes, who, honoring the sentiment OF H.
berry, even in the bosom of the people, degn-
ed to grant them generous suecour, and, by
thus lending an aid to the sympathy of Ma
tons, provoked the Intervention of the great
Powers, and gave the first impulse for incl
ming the balance III their favor
In our days, magnanimous nation has be
gun desperate combat to reconquer what IS
most precious 10 humanity liberty and
quality For many months the earth has
been stepped with the noble blood OF the Pole.
shed to recover those rights from their op-
pressors, which in 1916, Europe had assured
TO them, and her four greatest Powers had
acknowledgements which, in contempt Of
the most solemn treaties, tyranny aad despo
tism have dared to wrest from them.
From all parts the unanimous voice Of ma
tions is raised against this proceedings OF the
Gar. The belief that with the ruin Of Pc
hand the hour of slavery Is sounded for the
other states of Europe, as well as for the
Princes, is profoundly eDgraven upon all
minds, and is justified by the famous declara-
tions of the AutocTat, that he believed him.
self called upon to re establish every where
the ancient order oil things. Princes will par
take of the fate OF their people. We have
still fresh in memory the disdainiul language
which of late times Russia has used towards
less powerful Princes, whom she looked upon
and treated as her ya,sels.
Hence this general sympathy Of nations.
which has increased as 1t was menaced with
hostility, and which hitherto has confined it
self TO particular succours and to personal
sacrifices, sympathy, however, now exact
iog more active and powerful aid, and de-
handing that Severeisns shall declare loudly
that they have taken the firm resolution to
cause respect Tor the inviolahihtIes Of TIRE a
ties.
Thatthey shall pronounce firmly this great
word of safety they have the assurance of
their people, who wait with Impotence the
signs Of combating 10 favor of this truly sa-
cred cause. The Northern Colossus has now
ceased to be formidable; long time has G.
lapsed STAGE the dream OF the inyincibihty Of
her arms has vanished in the lands of Bulsa
sia, and the hour has come when the heroic
struggle Of the Poles has unveiled all her
weakness.
What people besides are more worthy of
our sympathy and assistance than this noble
nation OF the Poles, which a century and
bali ago. under the great Sobieski, generous
~ poured iortA her blood to preserve US from
te chains Of Mussul,nans? Without her va
Lour, without her devotion, the yoke Of the
most Eideous barbarian would have been i'm
posed upon Europe; without her AID we
should have been the ahject slaves Of the Sui
tan. II is, then, to her, 1t Is 10 her courage,