Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-03-14
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MANIFESTO or THE POLISH NATION.

w 1Nif To " UT IHL IOIioH VA ION.
&" When nstipn. formerly freq aud power
ful finds Itself Compelled by the eGcs OF its
ills 10 have recourse 10 the last of its tights
to The right OF repelling oppression by force
it owes II 10 itself ana To the rust ol the world
10 dVulge the motives which have Induced ii
to sustain by arms, the most hoy OF causes
The chambers OF the Die, have i.lt this neees.
shy--and, following the spirit OF the Ike.
volution OF the 29lh OF Novcmbar aud nc.
knowledgng il To be National they have
resolved to Justify themselves ia tho eyes oil
Europe.
" lie infamous Vaccinations, lhe vile ca
umnies, the opcn violence, aud secret trearhe-
~, which accompanied The three dsmember
mruls Of ancient Poland, are but two well
kuoKn history has already branded them ns
Il political crime. The deep aud awful mourn.
ing which Ihrs violation sptead Thong houi
the country has never been laid aside but has
been tellgiuusy preserved even until now
the unspoitrd STANDARD has never ceased to
wave al the head oil nur valiant army and, IN
all his military nIeIht,ons. the Pole, csr,ylng
from country 90 country ms household gods,
has cred out los vengeance Tor the outtBges
committed against them. Cherlshiug that no.
bile Huston, WHICH, like every otner grand idea,
has never failed III the end 10 be rahlized, he
believer tuat whenever he fought Tor the cause
Of liberty, he was fighting tor his own coun
try. This country a. Iength. re-estabIished
her existence aud, although restrained within
marrow limits, Poland icCcNed from tue Great
Warrior Of the ag., beI native language. her
tights and lIDeuIes, precious gifts AGAIN aug.
nIrntrd by the greatest Of hopes. From tina
moment his cause became ouTs--our blood be-
came ms gnl--dnd when his Allies aud ltrA
VEN itself abandoned him, the Poles, rreseI
yiOg hdeity, participated III tho disasters o.
IN. and ~ fail al
Man aud an unfortunate nation. drew inyol-
untary FEARS from The CODqneior himself
II his sentiment had produced too strong m
impression. The ooyereigns Of Europe in The
midst OF the combat, had promised with Too
much solemnny To Civ durable peace 10 the
world, To admit thai the Congfsss OF Vienna
upon tneir again dividing oar country amongst
them a. spoil, should not IN some degree soit-
en- The fresh outrages commirsd against the
Polls. a nationality aud a reciprocal freedom
Of commerce were guaranteed 10 every part
Of ancient Poland and that which the great
European couflIct had found independent, par
ceIled o1i on three sides, received the title o.
Kingdom, and was placed under the Immediate
dominion OF the Lnperor Alexander, with n
separate Charter, aud the power OF being en,
laTged.
" la execution of these stipulatioDs, he
granted a Tree Constitution TO tue Kingdom
kBhNb ~ ihS oitss supJtN''O 'Hp
OF Russia, u CLEAN OF hope that they shortly
might be united 10 their brethren. these gifts,
however, were not Bratunous he had pre-
yIcusly Contracted o1hgatIuus towards US, aud
We, Gn oar part, had made sacrifices IN return
Before aud durIng the decisive struggle, tue
brilliant promises made to the Poes VINO were
subject to The scepire of Alexander, ~ the suspi
cIons raised with respect 10 Ihe inientinns oil Ma
poe0n, prevented more than one Pole from de-
to
was ohiy faithful TO bIs PROMISES IN proclaim
rug himself KING OF Poland but as 10 thai
gat ioDaliy---tnose ilberues, which were 10 be-
come the guarantees OF the peace oil Euiope
we " ere forced TO putchasr tben at The prict
| of our independence, that FIRST condition ol the
political existence OF aations, as A. a durable
pelce coad he established upon the enslave
,Ieut oi 10 ,OoU. 900 OF people-as II the annals
| Of the world had not taught US that, eyen aite
| an interval Ut ages, 8atIons reduced to ioreIg,
| subsection, did not always recover that indepeu
dence which bad been destined Tor them b!
the Creaior from the beginning Of time, bl
lhaying separated them ts0m other pelon