New-York tribune., 1841-11-29

then taking a whip-a long, raw leather strap
made heavy and hard at the end with ead-mra
sures his distance, and gives blow which carrie:
away strip Of skin and flesh from the neck. tol
lowing this up, he applies blow after blow, unit
all the skin OF the back IL carried away Ii the
victim survived he or she was branded IN the tore
head his ears cut of, and his tohgue cut out, and
he was then sent to Siberia. The usual num-
Der of blows inflicted at once was from 2O0 TO or
| 6 O00 Oftentimes the wreiched SUFFERER died
after few hundred, bat instances have occurred
in which ). 0O0 have been endured. Life in this
case. however, became only prolongation OF eg-
onv. If the victim died during the naiction Of the
punishment. so fierce was their hate, that the full
measure of blows was dealt upon hi. dead body.
All the prominent Senators and Officers were
arrested and the prisons Of Moscow filled. Ever
day ne torture- invented and new atrocities
perpetrated. When after two years Nicholas at
length saw that the pubic Indignation assum-
ing character more and more fearful, he called 4
high National Council, and ordered the prisoners
TO be tried for their imputed crimes-supposing of
course that Polish Judges would, out Of their fear
of him, assign speedy punishment But what
was his surprise when the Council of his own call
ing declared all those brought before them lnnO-
cent OF any crime against this State, and released
them ali
All that is mos, hateful in tyranny was now n-
ilicted upon Polaad The President and all the
Judges Of the Supreme Council were imprisoned
for year at the expiration OF which they disap
pearcd and were seen no more. | had the honor
te be ore of this Russian Society, but fortunately
discovered by the tyrant.
Constantine soon resigned IN iaver at his brother
Nicholas, who married tho daughter OF Pole and
became furious as mad bear His tyrannies were
ms 10 fban tbucp Of Constantine
men were forbidden to meet together; all lights
were to be put out at o clock; the theatres and
churches filed with spies and surrounded by
soldiers the air was filled with the uproar OF flies
and drums and the trophies taken from US in cur
battles were insutingy displayed in our streets.
All these shows checked not the revolutionary
movement. The bold step of the Hlgh Council
told the nation that the free spirit was not extinct
All the Poles were at their posts Nicholas saw
that the revolution was approaching, and, vaniy
hoping 10 owe them into submission, came TO War
saw, where he was crowned hlng OF Warsaw
The celebration OF this ceremony was one OF the
most splendid and imposing ever beheld by man;
but it was the funeral pageant of the greatness
of Nicholas. While the cries of his thousand
satraps filled the air. while gold and silver medals
were distributed among the Empcrors fuvorites,
and brandy streamed from the imper'ul fountains,
the eyes of Nichoa. were forced to meet thousands
of revolutionary pamphlets thrown among the
crowd; thousands of dogs ran about The streets,
decorated with Russian medals; gbbcts were
erected, and the efiigies Of Russian leaders hung
upon them; and placards were placed upon every
corner, bearing this inscription e" The Palace o.
tie Grand Duke TO rent from Mis day one gear.
But The French Revolution, which now burst
forth, changed the aspect of Europe. Austria.
Russia and Prussia resolved to invade France, to
preserve, as they said, the legitimate sway Po-
land resolved to commence her resolution on the
29th Of November, 1880. Its progress and sue
cess will form the subject of the next lecture
In concluding this, would call your attention
10 the long AID steady deliberations of the Poles
how to rescue themselves and all they held dea:
from the grasp of tyrants. The viles, msrePre,
sensations were every where put forth, designed
TO conceal their spirit and to diminish the sympa-
thy all the globe must feel for them. The desPo's
were well aware that the unaying, republican
feeling of the Polish people would prove TO their
schemes what Hercules was TO the Hydra-iheir
enemy and destroyer. Therefore did they strain
every nerve TO stiAe its manifestation. But Poland
hopes, so soon as her history and struggles are
well understood ameng you, that America will re
spond TO her cry. - Tell The North, madman Po-
land SHALL be free ~