Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-12-23
For the Vermont Waterman & State Journal
VERMONT-POLAND.

70 COLONEL STONE, Editor of The Commtrciat
.7freriiser .NtiO York:
SiR:-l read yesterday, in the Commercial Adj.
verlscr OF the 24th Of November, your sportye re-
marks as 10 the proceedings of The Legislature of
! vermont, expressive Of their sympathy in bchalf
OF Poland, and OF their Indignation for the wrongs
done to her once free people.
do not want 10 he told, that YOU nre ms rood
friend To my country MS "Ile Green Mountain,
Boys" but your hearty laugh at their proceed-
lhEs can be used by the enemies Of Poland to
countersct the excr0ns o her killed sons desirn-
| ed, as they are, 10 show The friends of liberty in
Europe the real public opinion Of The great mass
OF the PEOPLE OF this happy Republic us TO the at
fairs of Poland.
have not been travelling aud Iecturing in these
! United States, as you believe and announce 10
your readers, 10 gain Hripg. True il is lint
the good master Nicholas hnying confscated
my estates, often charge for admission to the lee
lures 10 raise a fund to pay the rent of The lee
tur" rooi,s the advertisements, and other eypen-.
SEES connected with my mission but us out of
eight villages and towns, am obliged to give free
lectures IN fre, and never make any charge Tor nd
| mission when address the members oil the Leg
!salures, should not be able 10 gain niy living 6y
Neutrality-suspicious. tic assistance on the part of
my own countrymen, residing in Fiance ard En-
gland as cHiies who, 10 promote my mission to
mis- country, lay on lis altar part Of the produce
OF Their daily labor.
IT,. IT.
years lnnny writer has propagaled in your conn
Try the Goctrines,-tlIa Z" Russia is the only real
mud natural ally Of these United States in Europe'
that "ibe absolute administration. whether ol
Russia, Austria, or Prussia is sludously Beneficial
to the mass Of The people that "to expect the
resuscitaIion of Poland, is to expect ,e lie ofl.
mn affairs TO flow buckwurd''
Such doctrines and arguments, circulated in
these United Slates, have bsen represented in Eu
rope as omanaling from The political opinions Of
,l'c great mass OF The people of this Rrpubilc aud
Ibis Misrepresentation naturally has very injurious
influence oil the future destiny of PolnliJ and the
cause of liberty in general 1t is therefore 10 coun-
iernci thus erH that Poland appeals To the Ameri-
can peope,aud asks that they should tell tie world
whether they are friends OF The people and of FREQ
governments in Europe, or OF the despots endeava
orins 10 extend ticr iron sway over the earth,
and already attempting TO undermine the free in
StltutIons Of this great republic.
lie members OF ten STATE Legislatures, and
more than hundred public meetings. held by the
cnizens IN the Western Suites and in New Eng
land, haye answered this mp al by passing reso-
luiions similar 10 those OF the Nernouters. These
meetings were conducted by il.e most prominent
and eading men OF the country, oil b0ih political
parties :-Gsv. Kent, III lS4l Gov. Hubbard, last
summer; TX Cows Fairfield, Of Maine, Marcus
Morton, OF Massachusetts, and Wallace OF India
ma; many members OF Congress Senators, Speak
crs and Members of House OF Representatives, in
| inc wing anu DSnocfutlc legislatures, acted as
charmcn, committees, aud secretaries OF these
meetings And hope that you yourself viii per-
nit Poland 10 place your name with theirs, OH the
| long list Of her friends.
| The National Inlelligcnccr, crilicising these
same proceedings of the Legislature of Vermont,
closes lis remarks by saying that "lhe Legislature
| of Vermont mig us well have proclaimed cru
sads from Vermont against Russia aud appoint
| Colonel IOchman TO lead it forth"
! was only Major in The Polish army, and ms
gained this rnGk On the field of battle, against
Russa, | could not accept the appointment OF CO.
lionel from The National lmlelligencer bur would
willingly accept the appointment OF leader of
| The crusade against Russia. And should the YER
nlonlers comply with the suggestion of the Ma
! liona lnlelIisencer, and honor me with this ap-
polntmeni, promise you, sir, to lake under con-
Siernlion The plan OF marching the Green Noun
tain Boys through the way OF Behring'S Straits
into Asia. | believe this 10 hc an excellent plan.
The fret man being create,! in ASIA The aborgi-
hes must have come TO this continent across Behr-
ing's Straits, and why should we hot lead the
brave Green Mountain Boys through this same
way, to assist Poland, aud To repel the fend, lay
ing his grasp oil the western territory Of these
United Stnes
| nm only sorry, that Polani does not ask any
crusade from these United States against Russia,
and that am not authorised To support the prop
osion OF the National lnleligencer.
| dare hope, sir that, MS an act of justice 10 the
cause Of my country aud 10 myself, you will open
your columns 10 this communication, and win
please accept the assurance of the highest con-
sidcraon from Yours, respectfully,
G. TOCilMAN, "A Polish ERIE.
Providence Il. |. j, Dec. IL, 1912.