The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-05-07

of the former Great and Little Poland, the mag
nanimity the Emperor Alexander, much against the
wishes OF his own mobiles, constructed new klng-
dom Of Poland, under the Russian scePtre, with a
species Of repre- sentative government, and an indie
pendent administration, which had its seat al
Warsaw Ninety. four square leagues were reserved
for the republic Of Cracova This was the finn d..
vision, .t
The example of the French revolution of July
the tyranncal conduct Of the Grand Duke Constan-
tine eder brother TO the present emperor now dead
and the dissleeted spirit OF the Polish troops in the
Russian service led TO the reyolution Of the 18th
November, 1880, which, on the ID December follow
ing re-estabished for nine bloody months the indie.
pendence ola portion OF Poland then under Russian
rule The bravery Of the Poles and the sorowful
events of that time are yet fresh in the memory Of
every nation will not, therefore, dwell upon them,
but merely remark that the provinces of Podolia,
Volhynia, Samogilia, and the Ukraine, did not, at
that time, join the insurrectionary movement, and
that the corps of General Desemcki, which was de.
sched from the main army facilitate al s the I z, 20 Of
Since 1890 new spirit petyades not only the an.
cien provinces of Poland bot also those 81 Riissia
proper, Bohemia, Croatia, Transylvania, East Rus
STA, and even the prncipaties Of the Danube, Ser
via, Molda9ia and wallachia. The provincial spi-
rit has given way to an snineauy naronal one, in
the most enlarged sense; for, The object Of the late
outbreak seems TO have been not much the re-cs-
adjustment of Poland as an independent kingdom,
the union Of all the Slayonic tribes from the Black
sea TO the Baltic into one powerful empire. Lead
ers of the conspiracy not the noble Poles in ex
lie in Paris or London, under the head of Prince
Adam Czartorski, as some may suppose, but few
members Of the democratic committees, whose acts
and deliberations as distinct from those Of their
noble oountrymen, if they had been intended for
an entirely different object. Prince Czartorski and
Count Samoisky, his secretary though both very
nt.lla .nI htak.. .iKIa
nothing to do with the late outbreaks, and
little informed Of the plans Of the conspira-
tors that the first news Of the actual outbreak which
reached Paris struck them quite much as the rest
Of the Partisan population. One Of the true movers,
II not the principal one, most remarkable indi-
yiduality which deserves a better fate than may, by
this time, have reached Il!
PRINCE CZARToRIsKI COUNT ssMoiskY, AND
MIROSLAWsKI.
Miroslawsk was, in 1880, cadet at the military
academy of wilma, and Immediately after the reyo
luton Of Warsaw, fed to the Polish army on the
Vistula. In thst army he never advanced further
than to the rank Of lieutenant though he fought in
almost every battle down to the slitfendst OF The
Polish arms in Prussia. From Prussia he went with
large number of his countrymen to Paris, where
he became member Of TIE patriotic and scientific
society, formed under the auspices Of the Prince
Adam Czartoriski But he soon joined the democrat
&c Poles in Paris, and adopted the motto; nous
words.) In very ishort time he became 9 member
Of the democratic contamination committee, under the
direction of Heldman, and distinguished himself by
his energy, genius, and enthusiasm. A man Of the
world, in the most agreeable sense Of the term, an
accomplished poet painter, and musician, he appli-
ed himself closely TO the study Of strategy, and, in
short time, placed before the Polish generals in eS-
lie such plans As induced the latter to de-
clare him the only person fit to command the in
surrection. A few months ago he left Paris, and
has since only been heard of from the theatre Of
war through the public prints. He Is now said to
may yet find means to reach again the soil Of
France; it is indeed rumored that the Prussian gov
eminent itself will be disposed 10 treat the Grace
vans and other Poles mother esn subjects, lenient-
", and perhaps allow them 70. lvail themselves Of
the hospitality Of France The smaller German
at least doing nothing to interfere with the charita-
BILE disposition of the German people, who have
already transported several patches Of Polish fugi-
tives across the Rhine.
In regard TO Prince Csartqriski and the arstocrac
party represented by him, would yet observe, that
law believe,) and who has been designated by
some Of the public prints one Of the chief nstiga
tors of the revolt, has been constantly defended by
the Austrian official and semi-oficial prints; and
that the emperor of Austria, in ordering the estates
Of the prince situated in Gallice to be placed under
sequesration "till further order," (Which Is very
different from confsoation) stated in his official
document the for that act--viz: "the proca-
nation Of Prince Czartoriski, signed in Paris which
you will have noticed in all the prints. In this
proclamation the prince gives his adhesion to the
revolt, and becomes, according to the Austrian no.
tion an accomplish after the fdct. These things
stitue landmarks in the wide field of conjecture,
and may serve hereafter to explain even some curl
Gus phenomena in di plomac-.
There is no doubt but that the ties Of the Holy
Alliance had, of late years, become very loose and
that especially between Russia and Austria, the
diplomatic relations had become somewhat compi-.
Gated The Pansavonic endeavors Of Russia, and
the agitation she kept up, either directly Indirect
ly among the Scavonic population Of Austria--an
aggregate of nearly nine mions--were calculated to
give the cabinet of Vienna small uneasiness, from
the fact that any distinct national development in
Austria must necessarily lead to the Acknowledgement
of the empire Austria therefore, paid Russia in kind
and the latter placed itself the head efthe Greek
church, the former became in her turn the generous
protector Of the Catholic faith Austria received
the Jesuits driven from the soil Of Russia, and
placed them at the head Of several semnaries in Gal
licia. She suffered the press freely to comment on
the barbarites committed by the emperor of Russias
officials on priests and nuns; and leaned in her whole
policy rather to Germany than to her northeastern
neighbor. The twice projected marriage between
the Grand Duchess Olga and Arch Duke Stephen Of
Austria was in like manner broken off, and the free
DaflSduoh VI the DanuDe, already sOIeInuiy con-
coded by treaty, but cowardly surrendered by the
cabinet Of Vienna, again claimed with some energy,
and obtained. Gallicia was, no doubt, intended by
Austria as bulwafk, against Russia but the shilfal
manner with which Russia now suffers Austria to
become the chief executioner of Poland, may change
Neither must it be supposed tina, he plans Of the
insurgents and conspirators were lightly taken or
destitute of all chance Of success. But the great
difficulty was to keep it secret, and the conspraors
failing in this a-important object, all but hope and
faith is again lost, and thousands of families in
volved in unspeakable misery. The conspiracy ex-
tended from wilma to Jassy, and eastward to the
very heart Of Russia, occupying space about ten
times as large that which Tin 1881 served as the
theatre Of the Polish revolution. Within ten days
the insurgents were break forth from all important
points; and had they but succeeded in carrying two
or three towns whose population may even now be
said to be entirely in their favor they would at once
have been in possession Of 100,00 stands Of arms
and very respectable park of artillery. Measures
we're, indeed, taken to surprise Lemburg, where
10000 men would have found arms and ammuni-
ton. But who could expect the peasants to arm