New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-21
Letter OF Poles now IN London 10 their Rus.
sinn Brethren.
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Letter Of Poles now IN London 10 their Rus
sinn Brethren.
[Trans ated FOR The Tribune
RUSSIAN BRETHREN l, is to day nineteen years
since five of your comparios, PEsTEL, BEsTIUJEFT,
MoURAyIErr, RYLIEFF and koHowsKI, persisted
on the scaffold The Poles, in whose behalf we now
address YOU. have assembled 10 celebrate the enui-
versarv of the death OF those martyrs TO your future
regeneration and have thought their homage would
not be worthy the memory of the martyrs, ii they
did not communicate to you the thoughts which
have. en- this occasion risen in their souls
Brothers "a hatred too violent 10 be lasting, too
prolonged to be natural, separates US from enc an
o,ber This hatred, for which hardly any among
as can render ADEQUATE ought to yield TO the
reflections naturally due between TWO people OF the
same origin and the same faith. AS Sclavonians,
I!Slares we ought TO have but one and the same
object that OF becoming tree-as ChristianS, we o" c
10 one another mutual love.
And meanwhile, alas each page OF cur history
seems written in limo cent blood when Tue w o ns
tons have shed while nassacrelng one anotner IN
subservience TO The intcrestsoi single family ana
s there any CAUSE diEne or human, which can
sanction the conduct of this bloody drama, where
the actors struggle without carrying away any ed
vantage except the spectacle OF the ruin OF others
We have no destiny beside this, which we can toll
low But you Russians you have grest MISSION
noble duties to accomplish in the world great ana
Unreasonable glory TO achieve, that which your mar
tvrs indicated 10 YOU by their death. winch we have
indicated by remembering them In the midst OF pat
Ties L, is the mission OF forming, IN conjunction
with as, into an army OF European clvilzatloh ana
of the law of God, the entire Sc'avonic race ana o.
directing this force upon those regions Wnich hcea
10 be enlancipated from the barbarism IN winch
they are at present and TO form there societies use
full to Humanity we speak OF Asia.
And this mission obvious 10 our consclenceF
which the angel Of our race has whispered TO you
from the scailod and still urges on US in our exile
demands that you should be free, that We should De
free and independent, that we should DC brotncfs
And meanwhile, what are you!
A de.pot foreign to you, the scion OF mixed
Scandinavian and Monaghan race, in whose veins
does not flow single drop OF the pure SciaVonic
blood common 10 US. absorbs you and places you IN
condition unworthy of men created IN inc image
of God Instead Of wise laws, IN making which
YOU might all concur through the representatives Of
YOUR choice laws which would put you IN wa! OF
using freely YOUR intellectual, moral and phy sic'i
powers 10 realize great human desilnles, and 10 he
in fraternity with the other nations by harmohiZihS
thus the interests of Country with those OF humanity
Won have the will the caprice OF single man. whom
nothing Restraints and who makes OF you passive IN
strumen:s of oppression among yourselves VI VI
ACCOMPLISHING foreign inyasons intended 10 increase
the number of these instruments or Vicums 10 ms
violences, with no other aim than that OF s;ltisyhS
the instincts of personal ambition. Anu ths uhiiH-
tied will raises around you insurinouniaoe par
rer Chinese wall which separates you from Inc
rest of the universe the universe IN which there
are for YOU as many brothers there are or shall be
living men, and which now, IN consequence oil your
condition, sees in you only enemies worthy OF coh-
tempt or Of hatred.
But we. O Russians! we cannot hate you. From
o,H 6tl
hard blows. yet we wish to see In you only erriDS
brothers. aud our hatred is concentrated on lhe man
who makes use of you in the Internal service OF
violent despolism, Of degrading slavery when lie
makes weigh as heavily on you as on US on Tue
man who labors, by all means possible 10 nifn' 10
destroy what we hold most precious and most ga
cred, our nationality which ten consecutive ages,
under the guidance OF Providence, have created on
the man, by whose command thousands OF our enid
rem are snatched from the arms oil Their Wretcneu
mothers And il is not from day that the proofs
of our love and hatred may be daied-iove lof you
and hatred for the oppressor OF our two nations.-
In 1881, on the eve OF our bloody combats Tor the
Independence oil our country, we wrote upon our
banners {" For our liberty and for yours. ASK
your men, made prisoners during the last contest III
what manner they were treated among u.s. iney
will not deny the frntcrnal sympathy with winch
they were received; they will tell you that the con-
diton of prisoner of war among us was lar preiera-
BILE to that of soldier in the armies OF your Gear
Since that epoch fifteen long years have passed !;
they have seen increase 10 4 trighdul extent 0oln
our national misfortunes and your slavery. F" l'u
US the Autocrat grows jealous to deal more ana
more terrible blows existence as nation as
to you he pursues unrelentingy his despoic and
liberticide SYSTEM and TO perpetuate oppression
chooses mostly among foreigners, whom ncthlhg al
taches to you or your interests, Vehsi' iepaeou'
and serve officials.
It was to put an end to this state OF Illumination.
incompatible with the dignity OF men to whom GOD
prescribes wide, free, active and community pro-
gressive life, and which you have endured without
a murrnur that the holy martyrs, 10 whom we pay
the tribute of to-day. have given their lives Ihey
have beoueathed 10 YOU beautiful example Of dc.
votion TO the general welfare 10 the real glory OF
your country. Will il not be tollowedI w e 40 moi
know but for the honor OF the race 10 when our
two nations belong we firmly hope IL we nope IT,
above all, when casting glance upon past ages we
see the persevering energy and sublime oevolloh
which enabled YOU TO shake of the Monaghan III
vaders when their innumerablc hordes were filling
your country with fire and blood. Why should not
the same energy be awakened now TO shake OF the
yoke not OF multitudes as in the case OF your an
Gent oppressors, but OF a single one OF their de-
scendanis, whose oppression is SO much The more
huniliating that II cannot weigh upon great nation
without appearing to receive Its assent.
Yes, We must hope that soon there VIII be found
among YOU thousands of men who Will follow the
noble example of these martyrs, TO whose memo,
res such power belongs mat siDPie aoinaSe pau
TO them by The people Of Warsaw suthced 10 Tie
Diet of 1881 although elected under the corrupling
sway of your Autocrat 10 proclaim him fallen from
the throne of Poland the very day on which this
homage was paid. By following 1t you Will eman-
cipac your nation from the terrible YOKE mat
weighs upon it, you will, as Sclayonians and in con-
cert with us extend helpful hand 10 our brothers
of Sclavonic race whether oppressed by German
or Mussulman family. And then the great thought
of federation OF the Sclavonic notions, first re-
veaed on the banks of the Neva, may be realized
that to the edifce OF the redemption Of
all Humanity, for you will have snnihilated the OBJ
stacle ofCzarism, anonymous with tyranny. which
alone opposes it AS Christ proclaimed, on the eve
OF his death, that be had conquered the ancient
world, the world of privilege and OF brute force SO
from his scatfold Pestel prophesed the realization
of this great thought, saying. "What he had sown
would terminate and bear fruit.
ss;Think of these words, and then act You can ac
complish the great mission which God has coni.ded
10 the eehtv.t five millions OF Sclavouian men, you
will enter the path OF progress which he has pre-.