Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-10-13
A POWERFUL APPEAL.

The following searching appeal to the De- ,
mocracy of Europe, is well calculated to a.
rouse the slumbering spirit OF reform. Re-
volution has already commenced in the re-
duction of duties in England, France Spain,
Italy, ard ports of Germsny-and although
it is but faint glimmering of light, break
ing through the dark horizon of monarchy
and superstltious oppression, it has created
an appetite for freedom which never will be
satated, until every throne upon the face
of the Earth has become extinct:
THE DEMoCRACy OF FRANCE TO THE De-
JoCRAcY OF EURopE.-The following man
lesto, in the name of the two committees Of
the National and La Retoyme, appeared in
those journals, on Friday, signed by Lame
nais, de Courtais, I.edru Ieolin, A. GUM
ard, Goudechaux, T.. Focon, and Armand
Marrast. 1t was announced that $50 600
copies of it would be put in circulation, and
that it would be into all the languages Of
Europe - e..
The last wreck Of a vast empire, which
for ages formed barrier Of civiIlza,ion, me-
naceu by. Mussulman barbarsm; single
powers, accomplices in the destruction of Il
great people, still recalled its memory, like
those funeral crosses erected in places where
murder has been perpetrated. This wreck
! has just disappeared, this cross the murder
ers have overturned Instead Of the Polish
: ing, which under the guarantee Of the most
solemn treaties, hoated upon the walls of
Crucow, AnstrIa. that same Austria which
n ho~ CT
danger, has substituted his own encouraged
t" the crime hy the mpunity of former Of
fences, and by one of those bargu Us for mu
tuul ASSISTANCE which Origands make in the
depths OF their cavsrns. All the clauses of
the treaty OF Ienna had al:eaGy been ;nso-
lently violated by Russia In concert with
her allies and tor their c"rnmnn object, she
had already almost cunsum,nuled tie abol
! ton of Polish nationality. And by whu,
means what vI"lrncc-. and what crimes wa,
THIS coh>uInmntion effected! Deeds sucl,
a. history can OTTER 10 other example of, and
Whlcn, PEI t'aps, hereafter, she will refuse
even TO believe! 10 recall even briefly
those 'n'ernai scenes with which three SOW.
erc'sns have frightened mankind. would
lead US Tar beyond the hunts Of this docu
'hcht. 1t would be necessary TO follow exc
cntl"hers through scenes Of carnage perpe-
trhted III the silent for,resses of Prussia, in
the dark dungeons Of Austria. in the deserts
ana mines OF Siberia, upon public places
transformed into slrughtrr- houses; into tin.
homes OF each family weeping the exile or
the Heath OF those dearest to them, weeping
'or their country aud their religion, and for.
ced TO renounce the very language o. their
ancestors. 1t would be necessary to show
Il government, which Jares to call itself
iChf'.tlan, urging one entire class Of its sub
lecls to the massacre OF another GLASS; W il!.
out distinction OF age or sen. by the offer OF
an INFAMOUS bride, after having first tecciv.
cd and brutiied them. 1t would be neces.
sary to pant fire md mnr,lrr spread over q
whole country which was converted, by the
prcmedlthted design of It's Government, in.
TO one inlnense tomb. I, would be neces.
sary t" re'nte how, among those who have
survived thus universal assass nation, are
BOUND more tnsn three hundred little en-
lures under lhre" years old ncupuble oil
le!llrg who they are.-withnut fathei. with
out mother, without known relative, the
!oundllnss Of blood. The French detnocra-
cy believes It to be it's dat, to protest AGA inst
t'cse eXecrab!e crimes; t. protest against all
the acts o: which tie avowct object
mas been the final destruction of Poland:
I" eiace the very name of this people, so
glof'ons and So unfortunate, from the map
OF Europe. The Ere ci democracy believes
II TO be It's duty to call for similar pco.csta-
lions from al! those who think that nations
ought not to be abandoned as the prev of
violence, who, out Of France, share the Sd
cred principles O. it's revolution; Of all those.
III Wora' who are animated BY a sense of
JuSllcc anu humanity. Let them rise in
the'f strength. and in the frmncss of an ir-
feVocable resolution let them rise as one
n'h"' ana say to the oppceSsors. whatever
i'''"S' oe IL despotlsm or aristUcracv they
assume "" render you thanks In tear
ny thc last ven with which you enveloped
yourselves, you have dissipated the last H.
'"s'o'' % 100 trusting minds; you have re-
"'o'Ea the last pretext for naction from the
e'ihid ana the weak; you have FASTENED your
rum and accelerated the fall Of your delest.
gu reign. There exist sinister pacts which
you cai'ed treaties, under the shades of
"hlch were concealed your plots against the
human iah'iy, which you destined to one
etefna! slavery, You have yourselves torn
THESE treaties. Positive law exists no lopu-
er. AS to natural law, that im prescrptjhle
right which secures to each people as to
each individual its proper existence, YOU
Proclaimed that you discard it. The right
OF force IS the only one that you acknowl.
eogc. Let force, then. decide between YOU
ana US. In the mad pride of your mate rial
power which we fear not, because we trust
I'D another pnwcr-in the power of true right
and duty--you declare war on al nations
Oh society itself. which exists only in virtue
OF DUTY and Of right. Be it go; we accept
tn's war. War, on conditions which make
1t holy, is victory for US. Were it other
wise, God would not be Cod Doubtless,
there will be martyrs but be well assured
that after the struggle you will present your
selves, not proudly surrounded by. your
bloody assistants. but before the solemn tri-
buna of social injustice, as upright as it is
There viii be weeping aud !
gnashing Of teeth, and there also will be
the pure joy which the assurance Of happy
future will excite in the heart of na.ions.'
Democrats Of MI countries, brothers uniting
the same fifth wi.n the same hope, hence-
forward adopt unity Of action. which will
ma hor he CT, no r.n5.J ral,.,J