Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-01-12
70 The Citizens ofthe United States. contr,but
ors ia faror of The Poles

70 The Citizens Of the United Mates. confrtbM-
ors IN faror of The Poles.
FELLOW CITIZENS. At the particular request
of Gen. Lafayette, the American residents in Pa
ris have appointed Committee to assist him in
the distribution of the funds SD generously con.
trlbuted by you to succor the Poles in their late
heroic. bnt unsuccessful struggle for liberty
Tn, Committee holds it to b. its first duty to
address YOU, to explain the cause of It's formation,
the ends proposes to accomplish, and the hopes
ii eDterlainS.
And first, the Committee disclaims any other
! authority than that emanating from Gen. Latay-
ette--ls sole end aud aim Is 30 assist him IN the
, arduuus task you have imposed upon him, to les
sen his labors, and 10 spare his invaluable time
BIT the Committee assumes no powers-lts acts
will he null and Void without The sanction Of that
! great name, around w}irh, as a lower of strength,
ARE raying the prosecuted liberals, and rcPuOi-
cans from every quarter ~ Snrnpe.
! II may b. subject IF regret add possibly of
self repro Oh 10 'He trieads Of the Poles IN Ame-
rica. that thpr H. nv make their Efforts at an
earlier perioS; hat may suppose that their con-
tribuiious vii be q. no avail, and that Poland
heard not, ere she "xi'r,d tho voice Of sympa-
thv hich waS waited across the Atlantic to
cheer her il her hour Ut agony.-But no, gentle
man. Poland is not vet dead, she onv sleeps -
Warsaw has indeed fallen. bat the Palladium of
Polish liberty was not within us walls i is car
ricd in the bosom of her choicest spirits, Nho hun
ted from rheir homes, are nov needy wanderers
on foreign soil. To such men-,o Poland's
braves, and best. .il your donations ne applied
and IN the word, If General Lafayette, "the
American donations. il properly distributed, will
be Of more use to the cause of Poland now than
il they had ARRIVED while she vas still up aud
struggling"
so far, then. from surprising that your con'ri.
buttons have come too late. the COMMITTEE would
urge the friends of Poland. and of The rights Of
man, still to continue their efbrts-it impores
them not to abandon the unfortunate and the FAN
en-It bits them remember the dark hours OF our
own revo,utioI;-tha our fathers stretched out
their hands and invoked the assistance nf the
people - Europe, aud that no nation more than
Poland sent generous and galland spirits to as
sist them. LEI Us not then, in the full sunshine
of national prosperity forget those whom the storm
Of adversely has Frustrated the feetOf their enc
mics, and who are trampied on by the oppre>sur
but out of the fullneSs of our own granaries
let US spare little to those whom Providence in
the nscrutabIe wisdom Of its ways, mas deprived
of the political blessings which ne enjoy.
Accompanying this, the Committee sends
Polish refugees: they are crossing the frontiers of
France barefoot and hungry, they are begging
their wav towards Paris, where your generous
contributions will contribute to relieve a volun-
tary poverty. which is to them crown of honor;
aud believe US. you will not give your o6ofum
Beiisario in vain; not dollar will be lost for
the succor extended to these brave veterans will
not be forgotten. and you will reap rich reward
in the gratitude aud blessings of them anu their
children Poland. in the day Of her prosperity
and independence. come it must. will not
forget the people who, in her dark hour, did
more than raise the voice IF sym2ath WHO
stretched out helping hand far across the globe,
and assisted Der by all the means in their power.
Signed, SAMUEL G. HOWE, Chm.
EDWARD S. GOULD, Sec'y.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE IN FAVOR OF THE Poles.