New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-11-25
From the New York Herald.
The Voice Of Russian Democracy.
address from the Society Of Russian Liberals to The Ras-
sian Soldiers in Poland.

BRorHERs At last the Czar has succeeded In bringing
upon Russia
His brother soveregns fearing their people more than
all other enemies, have endeavored to hold baek-have
made every concession-but he has nevertheless sue
ceeded in provoking them to strife.
He has had no consideration for Russian blood
We Russians and Poles, refugees on foreign SOIL shed
at the account Of these exobtant leyie OF those
heavy taxes imposed the masses of soldiers
signed by thousands to useless death.
To perish for just cause is noble 1t is for this that
courage bodness devotion and love are implanted IN the
human heart But to perish useessly for caprice Of
the Gear l. melancholy fate The whole world sympa,
their cause just They attacked and they have
right to defend themselves.
And poor soldiers pour their blood by torrents
they fight eourageons they srew the earth with their
corpses and nobody except grieves at their ateno
body appreciates their bravery 9A
The Gar says he defends the orthodox church. But
It is not attacked and If the Sultan Expresses it, why
then has the Gar not raised his voice on the subject
since 1928
The lot Of the Christians, says the Gear, is hard
in Turkey We have never heard it said that the Chris
ans in that country are more oppressed than the pea
SAINTS with particularly those bestowed by
tha Gear in serge to the mobiles Had he not better COM
ence by freeing the ser at home They also of the
orthodox church and what is more they are Russians
cpls in view He is only guided by his pride and 1t s to
this pride that he sacrifices your blood Yours say We
not his He is too careful Of it. Have you ever seen
him before your ranks Yes you have him on the
parade ground, but not on the field of battle.
1t is he who has commenced the Let it fall then
upon his head alone. Let put limit to the stagnation
Of our industry. +n
After 1912 came the 26th of December.
What will come after 1854?
Shall we be supino to permit opportunity like
the present to escape which will not again speedily pre-
sent itssfs Shall we not know how to profit by the
| storm invoked by the Gear against himself
| We ,iye in faith--we have hope in the future
Look at Poland! Hardly has the Of the war
reached her when she again raises her and
first opportunity to vndicate her rights and her ber
hes.
What will you do when the people Of Poland take up
Arms!
Your fate the worst of ALL Your comrades in Turkey
soldiers and you who in Poland you satisfied
to DO only execuoncrs? Your victories will you
with opprobriumyou will have to blush for your cour-
age The blood of neghbors can he washed away
Beware then lest you merit the name of Cain
\ 1t may rest upon you for ever,
We know well that will not be Of your will that
you march against the Poles But it is time that you
should have will Of your Do You think, then that
it will be to prevent thousands of in arms from
| having good understanding with each other.
On one occasion when the administration Of the
domains introduced the peasants in Poland
rsvolted hs the in nearly all the proviucesl
and tho troops ordered out The peasants would not
dspes and the general orders load The soldiers
executed this order supposng that had been given to
inmidate the insurgents but the people we're not in.
timidstsd Then the general made sign to the colonel
to fire. Thus commanded the soldiers took aim, but did
fire Astonished the general himself advanced, and
gave the wordfre The soldiers lowered their arms and
/ remained immovable.
Well what do you suppose done to those soldiers
Absolutely nothing. The commandments were so much
alarmed At this affair they let it pass in silence
There is an example of what you may do.
But to abstain is not all that you do The hour is
come for yon side with the in 1ussa, did in
| 1888, the army of Poland for itself.
| We approach o great epoch.
Let be said, that in moment solemn and ter
ribe you have been without fraternal counsel.
We foresee a danger that nenaces you We wish tt
preserve youfrom crime. Have confidence in US.
isthe Russia Of the future that speaks to youRussa
free and young condemned to mutism the native soil
and whose voice resounds in exilethe Russia of thu
martyrs Of the mines Of Siberia, and of casematestht
Russia of Pestels, and Of Monrayes of Ryleis and o.
Bestoujefs-the Russia OF which the heralds ana
the organs before the world.
We hear your cry Of grief your hatred your call fol-
against your oppressors We denounce to tbs
world the dark crimes Of your government; we are
living reproach it. sgmatze tive apply to it tbs
red hot iron with which it brands the living man.
If our language be bitter and corrosive it is because
is the echo of the shrieks of violated the moan
of aged men dying under the rod and the canking Of
the chains to the sounds of which avorite poets
most loyal friends, transported to Siberia.
| In foreign land we have commenced an open warfar
by words, in anticipation of an active struggle.
Our word is in callit is the bell afar off announcing
that the mathis of the great te of the resurrection
the people commences also for the Russian nation Thl
voice will not to resound until it is changed int
| q toesin or a eanticle of triumph.
| Distant are from you we are your kindred, you
brothers. your only friends. We have reconciled tn
Russians with the people of the Vest who had con
founded you with the government of st. Petersburg
The Poles have offered the hand to us in characte
of Russians Such is also the of the words that
have addressed to them-such is the character of GU
alliance with them They have appreciated love 70
the Russian people On your side understand it also
and love the Poles-because they are Poles.
fOleS
An independent Poland which will be free to confeder
itself with Russia emancpated from auocracy. with
allowing itself to be absorbed by her The fedora
is that perhaps which Is most opposite to the
formity Of despotic Capitalization.
The present annexation of Poland to Russia is an alb
surdtya Of brutal force After twenty three
persecution the Government dare dispace sngt
regiment in all Poland without sending another in it
place.
works change. Are Hungary or Lombardy Austrian
The only Baltic provinces which accommodate them
tho Mongo Government of Petersbur
their children Of devotion defense of the Gree
Orthodox ehurch-With the Lutheran Bible in thei
pockets.
restoration of Poland Poland will not the less separat
u.s. else she will be separated from Russia by otf
ers and then she will become not independent, bu
foreign to u.s.
The question between Poland and Russia is famil
question-not of foreign Intervention We ought T
D settle it for ourselves, and that without arms
For it is the Russian people that you defend in Pc
land The Russian people, at the first hour Of its
rection will deny you and Will curse your victories 70
sustain there the pretensons OF the Czarof that GA
who leaves the half Of Russia in state of serfdo VIII
takes nine recruits of Thousand, who permits th
officers strike the soldiers the agents of the police
beat the bourgeois and all who are not peasants to bea
those who peasants Know, then that in deendin
him you sustain all the scourges of Russia that in fight
ing for him you fight for segnoria rights for rods sla
very organized theft the employees and tho spoation
made in the open day BY the Boyards
u Poland has suffered enough from Russia Even ha
been guilty errors she has long expated then
Her children under age have been carried off her wome
thrown into prison. defenders have persisted in Sbe
her friends are dispersed all the surface of tn
globe, her trophies have been carried to Petersburg
They have not even left her past.
Mo- On the Polish soil grow laurels for Russian wal
rors 1t is full of the of women Of the blood
men shed by your fathers-perhaps by yourselves,
the borders Vstuls the cemeteries OF Pra
and of Volga there military glory for you The onl
possible glory for you in Poland the glory OF reconcile
ton and alliance
What you have to dohoW you should ses yourselves
work-yon will learn when the time will have come On
counseis shall fail you But in awaiting these event
hold sacred swear to carry against Poland
1t is not the Gear who exaots this oath Of you it is h
popular conscience the remorse of the people, An
though you should perish for this cause your blood
be sacredyou will have fallen expatory victims to I'll
freedom of Poland-a freedom to be shared in commo
with Russia the commencement OF the free associatio
of all the Slavonians in aunited and contederated n
u public
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circulated Warsaw IN March last in the Russian Ia
being of has teen translated Tor US by ksntuei
l gentleman.
. THE Sr.ooP- Of WkR ALBANY.--Fears are er
tertaned of the safety of this ship and the Governme
has decided to send the Fulton in search of he
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to Garhagena and from thence she probably proceedt
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