The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-05-13
Poland and Russia.

S''Alg bhO pCOplG dLu lIliIC -
them close together. They will all unite, il
the Russian Government should conclude TO
attack more Southern Nations.
Cincinnati Chronicle E Atlas.
TIE above is the closing paragraph Of an
article in the paper to which it is credited, re-
lative to "Russian preparations for a march
TO the Danube" At intervals for a long time
past the editor of that paper has made alu-
sions 10 the Russians and Polanders. of this
nature which must have been extremely of
fensive to those of the unfortunate refugees Of
Poland in this country. who read the article.
The Poles and Russians are not g almost
identicaIly the same people, nor is time
uniting them together They will never
unite to attack any nation, nor in any great
object calling for the minging of the sympa-
thy of persons of the two classes. The
Chronicle seems TO derive all lis ideas of this
affinity from the fact, that the Russians and
Polanders, are both from the Sclavon race
They did come from The same race. but there
are many othernatioDs. small ones in strength
from the Scavon origin, and the RusSians.
with whom the Chronicle would acknowledge
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| Russia, nor are III any manner controlled by
her despotism. Even portions Of Pollard do
not belong 10 Russia, as for instance Pomer-
ania Grand Duchy of Posen Cracow and
Gallica. Then there is Morava, the greater
portion OF Silesia, the whole of Bohemia. and
different provinces bordering OH the Southern
part of Hungary, as well as those inhabling
the Eastern shores of the AdraiIc Sea, are
Sclavonic. Russia has no power nor influ-
ence over them whatever; and yet they are
all from the S:lavon race, and possessing no
sympathy with Russia, nor will they ever
unite with her except by the compulsion of
frute force. Their religion is not of the
Greek church like the Russians. Many are
Roman Catholics. many Professionals while
none but Russians belong to the Greek church
They are thus separated from Russia pollt-
icalIy and in their religion. There is no ATTN
ny whatsoever between them ard the great
national bear.
But distinct rs they are there is a hate be-
tween Polauders and Russians, created in
the former by the expressions and tyranny
of the latter. and in the latter by the bloody
resistance Of the former, and their personal
superiority, which separates them still further
, from the great despotsm than ever the poo
, lie ofthe other provinces could be divided
Fighting as the Poanders did against the
strong arm of MISUNDERSTANDING their fam
lies, property, liberty and country, and AL
the precious lies endearng life to them through
these-to talk ofsympathy now between then
. and the power WHICH still continues to op
press them, and which has placed thousands
q Of their kindred in the mines of Caucasus
! and on the frozen deserts # Sberia-is non
sense, too ridiculous for serious comment, ever
if facts did not disprove it. Speak to a Pc
lander in this land OF his countrymen at home
uniting with the Russians in any measure
. and the indignation Of his heart Will in burn
ing words deny the disgrace. And those still
in their native ard much loved land. vet feel
ing the iron chain Of despotic tyranny, an,
with the scenes Of their sorrow and thei
y glory before them, would perish where the,
u are, rather than unite with their oppressors il
any common object. Much less gnomiuou
would it have oeeh in the Americans, ha
they pro, cd unsuccessful in their struggle 70
. independence, and the iron heel of England
=" power were pressed upon American nccks-
'e for them to have united voluntarily wit
u England to crush some other struggling pee
- pie merely because Americans and EngliS
10 descended from the same Anglo Saxon race
2" We know we speak but the heart of eve:
true Poander, whether III his native land {
a refugee in foreign lands, in thus denvin
10 such disgraceiul connection. They have tn
- feelings, the souls of men-and while the
remember Russians tyranny. and what the
~ once were and to what they have been brougl
by this power, they will ever preserve tn;
national hatred which with them is vir,u
Ter and to their heats a second religion.
lr- We fear that the Editor of the Chronic
At, is little rusty in his historical readings
Is lie has Illustrated practically an assertion /
IN made some 1ince snce-'' In the newSpape
olthe U. States, some marvellous errors al
made in European affairs" Let him re;
tie the history Of Poltnd, and then ask himsc
, It whethei such people could ever unite wi
IN Russia TO crush Liberty. Whether this cou
be for moment supposed oil country viii,
so early us the year 1864 granted to the Jew
IN expelled from almost every country in EuroT
sly an asylum with civil liberty AMI freedom
he worship-whch for centuries past has bou
IN ded the pro rress of Tartars and other Asiat
nm heads, invading Europe-which under Jol
The Sobiesk, saved Vienna and Chrslendo
%; from the Moslem yoke-whIch at u time
n