Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1831-11-05

Kingdom, will she, from henceior;h, become lsc
slave OF Russian ambition aud the victin VI nus
sian tyranny? | do not believe this. our eSce'-
lent and admirable friends OF the Polish COM :
mittee do not partakc of this opmon Inc prafe'
the gallant, the patriotic, the intrepid, uhot"S
hero of two revolutions, and Of liberty both IN
France and America, the immortal Lafayette!
has still not merely hopes for Poland, DIT ,he
strongest and the liveiiest hopes. Even from
that Prince of Jesuits. NJ. Horace Sebastian. we
learn that there are ST. 900 Polish troops IN Pod-
Iachia, who had not surrendered, as well as "a
600 at Warsaw, who had retired upon Modiin.
Still, then, we have some grounds tor hope; Tor
although the Lithuanian revolution Is not pros
porous, yet ii is not extinct; aud Though IN to-
hyna the insurrecton had not been successful,
vet I" order" had not been - re-estabIlshed;
aud in the Russian provinces, Though at NovoSa-
rod the military tumuts had been Tor the moment
appeased, yet dissatisfaction and disorder uni
versally prevail. This band OF 10000 men may
vet be able to preserve the ark of freedom from
becoming the prey OF tyrants; and we may YET
hear of trlumphs and victories which shalt restore
us to warmth and animation,-for at present we
are frozen. torpid, and dead.
The Renters, The Bankers, the Bank and East
India Directors, and the pursy. sleepy, goid-ov-
ing rnen Of London, will hope Tor other results.
They will hope that the Emperor will manifest
his :. cIemency," prove his s. forbearance." pub.
lish an amnesty appoint Polish Viceroy!
:. grant Constitution" '' retain his sovereign
ty!" but pardon his offending Children" and
thus restore peace and order" They viii
exclaim, =" Brave Poes!' - Maenanlmous he.
roes!" {. Wonderful People!" But it You look
for their names amongst the holders OF Polish SUD-
sides, you will discover not even one OF them,
though, after this signal success, they Will pur-
chase Russian bonds at rise of five or ten per
cent. But the friends of freedom, of civil and
religious liberty all the world over, aud OF the
greatest happiness principle, will not thus feel or
thus hope No. 10; the Poles must come to no
terms; must listen to no proposals; must carry
the war into the enemy's country; must keep the
Russian forces from obtaining either provisions or
forage; must proceed to Volhynia, Lithuanla,
and the Russian provinces, and excite all the
empire TO revolt and instruction. They must
take the cholera to one province, and the pest to
another, and war and famine every where; and
compel the Emperor Nicholas to evacuate Poland
or to establish national AMI representative gov
ernments where now no law is known but his
will. and where no rights are enjoyed but those
held by virtue of royal decree. The Poles
must not, and believe will not. lay down their
arms. They must not, and | believe Will not,
ever recognize the Emperor OF Russia as their
sovereign But the battle must be fought inch by
inch with despotisu. while sword and soldier
remain on the field. Hungary may rise, Posen
may rise, Prussia may rise, the small German
States may rise; the cause OF Poland Is every
where felt to be European but in France and
Great Britain; and though Warsaw has fallen, |
am not reduced to despair.
The impression produced by this news at Paris
has been marked. decided. profound 1t has not
I been confined to party-uor to the students, or
the journalists, or the Deputies, or the mlddling
or lower classes. The funds have fahen--even the
public funds, cruel and cold as they are-have
felt this triumph of despotism to be vast evil;
the Theatres are closed-.ihc streets the
of agitation the residence of Sebastian has been
attacked by the pcople-some citizens have sought
for arms as in July. 185O-the Marseiilaise has
been sung under the windows Of PoZZo di Bor-
gos-the deputies expressed their regrets, their
shame and their disgrace in no measured Ian
guase. and with no set phrases or terms ct Orato-
ry-,he Journals are full of bitterness and invec-
tive. and the most moderate men hang down their
heads and mutter." We are certainly for peace
but not for peace and dishonor, disgrace and
shame.
| At the PaIais Royal mobs assemble; the Jour.
nails are read aloud; bursts of Indignation are
heard from all parts, and there Is but one cry
Viva la Polognc!" and "A bias les Minister'S"
The black flag has been hosted in the Rue st.
Martin. gun smiths shop has been entered,
! and all the arms siezed on the Boulevard Pois-
sonniere. and every where we meet Grape hat
bands. Grape weepers and we hear the load and
| deep curses of those who made the Revolution
against those who have thus ruincdit On Mon
day Nj. MaugdiD. General Lafayette, and NJ.
Jaurepcp will hvium nm the subject for discussion
in the Chamber of Deputies. The Minister must
be overthrown. NJ. Perier must be sent back to
retirement, obscurlty, and even disgrace The
Revolution must march; and if war be necessary
TO assure the independence Of Poland, and the
progress of the Revolution of July. then ave must
make war; and sustain war. and defeat all our
enemies; rather than the principle of our Revolu-
tion should be overcome either IN France, Poland
Italy. Belgium. Spain. or Portugal.
In the Chamber of-Deputies, III. Perier has
been defeated both yesterday and Thursday
signaIly and triumphantly defeated. You know
that the abbcrers about politics told you that this
man had majority in the Chamber for his sys-