Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-29
Correspondence of the Newark Daily Advertiser.
POLAND.
PARIS, May 22th, 1913.


POLAND.
PARIS, May oath, le48.
Unhappy Poland! Never was this express
sion employed with more truth than it can be
at this moment
A few weeks since, and Poland seemed like
the tabled Phoenix rising from its ashes. The
world stood ready to hail the glorious resurrec
ton. But alas! the tomb still shrouds its VIC
tim--where we hoped to see arising in majesty
and beauty the form of regenerated, united Po-
land, now,
"Desoation reigns, and tempests howl,
And shrleks of wee, intermits the storm,
Far DER the monStrous wilderness resound,
And cross the gloom darts many ashapeless form,
And many fre-eyed yisage glares around''
Nothing can be imagined more fatal to the
rising hopes of Poland nationality than the
present civil war in the Duchy of Posen, the
Prussian part of Poland. There, those whom
every sacred obligation would unite as broth
ers in common cause, are waging an impla-
cable, extirminating butchery upon each other
One naturally asks here the origin of this pain
full state of things. At the issue of the French
revolution of February, followed speedily by
those of Prussia, Austria, and other German
States, the Poles in these countries raised the
unanimous cry for independence. Sympathy
was every where expressed. Prussia and Aus
tria promised to do something for the Poles,
in those parts of Poland at least under their
rule. At Berlin, many Polish prisoners of
state were set at liberty, and every facility af-
forded for their return to their country. From
all nations, the Polish exile now turned his
steps towards his native land. He felt, doubt
less, all the patriotic fire which inspired the
lines of the poet,
''Breathes there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native landi
Whose heart hath meier within him burned,
As home his footsteps he hath turned,
From wandering on a foreign strands
But this very love of country, infamed as it
was by contemporary events, led to fatal devia-
tons from the paths of prudence. The Duchy
OF Posen became the principle point of union
for the emigrant Poles. Here they assembled
in great numbers, and proceeded Immediately
in conjunction with the Polish inhabitants to
form government, or rather an insurrection
in opposition to Prussia, although that power
had promised a speedy consideration of the
question of Polish nationality. The Poles
animated by the spirit which seemed to be up
of Europe, had not the patience to await and
watch for the timely moment which would
lead to triumphant success. | am conscious
of hav ing no predisposition to justify Prussia
in this matter, yet cannot but see the grea
difficulties that existed in the question of Polisf
independence in the Duchy of Posen.
! l can see that it would require time and del
icate management TO its satisfactory solution
In many parts of the Duchy the majority O
the inhabitants are now Germans. Their in
terests and wishes could not of course be en-
tirely disregarded. When the Poles so alb
ruptly seized upon the government of tn
country, in contempt of all constituted author
tiles, the Germans, in power and in the major
! ity, insisted upon their rights, and Prussia a
in duty bound upheld them. Thus there aros
the fratracidal war which has since desolate
Prussia and Poland. The whole people, divi
ded into two hostile camps, seem to have n
other object than to tear each other in pieces
The Poles, though generally armed only wit
scythes, and inferior in number, were at frs
uniformly successful, but all accounts of lat
go to prove that numbers at length prevail, an
that the struggle now threatens to be one {
examination to the Polish race. But it wi
change very little the final destiny of POLAND
on whichever side the victory for the momer
turns in the Duchy of Posen. 1t is sufficier
that the Germans and Poles are separated an
'eanged in opposition to each other.
This one fact tells the fate of Poland. With
out the aid of Germany, the regeneration
Polish nationality is under the present stat
Of things impossible. With that aid it woul
/, become sure, for France has declared that 81
t waits only the call of Germany to lend hell
0 ing hand. A few weeks ago the sympathy
J.. all Germany flowed for Poland, but now III
q fortunately the current is turned. The antil
athies of race have succeeded.
d The condition and prospects of the Poles
o Galacia, Austria. (Poland.) are even mo
n gloomy than in Posen. There, as the resu
n of an unsuccessful instruction at Cracow, Il
/ Polish emigrants who were the instigatoi
d have been banished from the territory. Au
o tria is very watchful. and seems to have no i
rs tention of fulfilling its promises to the Pole
10 A second revolution has, however, just BET
h accomplished at Vienna, which may chan
tt the face of things.
lg In the meantime Prussia holds with an ir'
a. hand her part of the partitioned territory.
a the Polish soil itself she has 100000 troor
Of while 150 1000 are stationed along the mort
= eastern border between Velua and Luck, and
e. reserve of 100, 900 men towards Kew; $780,
a soldiers are thus constantly suspended oy
Russian Poland, ready at any moment eth
ht to quell insurrection within or repel invasi
n from without. This formidable force has
IL doubt its effect upon Prussia and Austria.
of Yours, &C., RANDOLPHUS.