Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-08-09

But that despair, say their siaVish enemies,
was not unnfluenced by a hope. that France
would assist them. And there are amongst our
selves some persons, in whose eyes this clrcum-
stance is faint on the Polish cause. Verify,
fellow countrymen, we would wish TO unite the
voices of all true Britons in sympathy WIN 'he
Poles, without regard to their difference 10 party
politics; and it has been no small satisiactioh 10
the members of this Association, that II mas al
ready convened men of the most opposite politi'
cal sentiments on other subjects, Out "no' on
this subject, have only one opinion. AS iriehas
to Poland it is not our province to offer any re-
mark on the last French Revolution more than
this, that whatever it was, it would have been
most natural and justitiabIe that the Poles should
have availed themselves Of it. The Government
of Russia vas, day by day, tightening the screws
of their torture. They had bled for the French
nation: and If there was faith or gratitude among
men, they had right to expect aid from France.
Another such opportunity might never again occur
for their bursting from their bondage.
And were the Poles, we ask, to throw away
chance Of self delverance, by scruples about the
virtual propriety of the French or Belgic re'oln-
ton? Because the grievances OF those nations
might not be great, were their grievances slight
or imaginary? And, because the French aud the
BeIgians would not endure some wrongs, were
the Poles to endure interminable misery! NO;
the converse inference was directly necessary
The unsubm,ssiveness of others was a reproach
to their submissiveness. And, though there is
no great need of justifying the late French revo.
luton to the majority Of Brtons, yet, it requires
no specific opnon about that event, to pronounce,
that if it had given hope and an example to the
Poles. it would not reflect the slightest discredit
ON the Polish contest.
There are certainly amongst US persons speak
ing the same language with ourselves. and call
ing the same SOIL their native country. who hate
the very heroism of Poland, because its ralIying
word was liberty. But of what account are those
persons IN Great Britain? Do you respect them?
Can you fairly reckon such slaves to prejudice
among your free population? No. you despise
them, and we disdain to palter with them. We
court universal British opinion, but not such
atoms of its universally. Shades OF Swift and
Boingbfoke, defend the name of British Tory
! from their foul assumption! They are not Br,
! tons! They are not men! They belong to
brainless and hsaftless entomology.
The Poles arose and fought with an intrepid
tv that has scarcely its parallel in authentic hlstO
nv; and but for the criminal interference of the
Cabinet of Berlin, they would have beat the bar
barians. As it was, they have thrown an immOr
tai glory over their melancholy name. And It is
even of this melancholy glory, that the auto
crat wishes to defraud them. He would abo.
iish their language, and not cOntented with rob.
bling their heroes Of life. he would rob the very
dead of their memory, aud erase them from hu
nan recolec,iun That is more than he can do.
But let US look to his more practicable determi-
nations. Poland is to be for ever annexed to the
domnnns of the Muscu,ite; its institutions and
its language are hencelorth to be Russian; and
through Great Britain guaranteed to them sepa-
rate ind pendent existence. the independence of
the Poles AS nation is to be annihiidted. Mean.
while the NJ .srovite is sending, by thousands,
and by tens of thousands. the wounded men, the
weeping mothers. and the very youth, from the
schools Of Poland, 10 chains to Siberia.
Would TO Grd we could believe that the re.
port has exaggerated these atrocities. Ii would
be wicked in US to shock you with them, if they
were not literally true; and we nould scorn to
calumniate, if that wer" possible. even the op
pressors Of Poland But alas! we know these
horrors to be too true. Authentic documents of
too melancholy conviction lie before US. But
we need not refer to such sources. Facts enough
are already known to all of you. and as notorious
as the sun al noon day. to show the autncrats bar
barity towards Poland. His own Ukases avOw
il openly.
Fellow countrymen! is all this outrage to your
humanity as men. and all this insult to your no
nor as a nation, TO be passed over unheeded? Not
to speak of stIpuatons and treaties--not to speak
of the millions Of money which you have paid. and
which YOU are still paying to Russia on the faith
Of one treaty-yOu are spectator. ot hideous
enormity; and as human beings. you owe to hu-
manity your public protest and universal repro
baton.
We find the following curious announcement
In the Boston papers:
Married, in this city, on Sunday evening, by
Rev DR.. jerks, Elder Jonathan Cossington. Mi
mister of the Gospel late from England, to Mrs.
Ann Jerves, daughter Of Capt. Alexander Viii
son, and grand daughter Of the Rev. John Moore.
head, Presbyterian Minister of. Boston. God
works in a mysterious way his wonders to per-
form, must be truly acknowledged in this most
remarkable union, inasmuch as Elder Cossing-
ton, IN numbers of his Prophetic Hymns. has
foretoid many years past every particular circum
stance relative to his uEion with this lady; togo
Their with great number OF important events
now about TO be realized in the establishing. in b.