The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-11-24
The Reconstruction OF Poland.

We find nothing in the news by the America
relative to the rumored intention upon The part oil
the allies TO re.eslabsh the kingdom Of Poland,
and !hat project. which al, once enlisted sympathy
upoE this side of the Atlantic, will probably prove
to have had no existence beyond the guesses OF
those who enough 10 the diplomatic circles
of Europe 20 give credit to surmIses, without their
authority being IN truth hit better than that OF
those who pretend 10 know nothing about such
matters. The fall OF Poland is one OF the romantic
chapters Of modern history, c3d ITS neEcs! at once
awakens attention and secures sympathy for that
unfortunate country. We have among US many
who accept the opinion Of kossuth that the Crmea
must be conquered at Warsaw and not at Sebas'
topoI, and though the allies in the way of soon
proving that the Crimea can be conquered much
nearer home than at Warsaw, yet their faith IN
the assertion which Kossuth conveys in a simlle
is in nowise weakened. With these the rumOred
reconstruction of the kingdom Of Poland is at
once accepted as a fact aud The events that are
10 result from it magElfed INTO colossal lmPor.
tance.
Nevertheless ii is quite certain that the re-estab-
lishnent Of Poland does not form part OF the
plan of the allies, and that if such an event should
occur at all it will be resorted to by Russia. The
serious difficulty that at presents itself IN the
way of any such plan on the part OF the allies is
that they cannot do it except at the expense Ot
hostillties with Austria and Prussia The tri par
tlte division of POla nd assigned portions TO kuSsln
Austria and Prussia. The latter powers, especially
Prussia, already so codly disposed toward the
allies, it would be impossible to make parties 10
scheme that would deprive them OF their portions
in order that Russia might lose what she holds
The partial re-establishment of the Kingdom by
the mere segregation of Russian Poland, Is an al
most equal impOssibty, and would be as fertile
in complications as it ould be barren of results
favorable to The allies. Austria would doubtless
oppose any plan that threatened to convuse her
Polish provinces and to rouse anew the Hunga-
rians. She would prefer war with the allles, and
at once unite her forces with Russia prevent that
result.
But, if it possible that this difficulty could
be overcome, Prussia, coerced into submission and
Austria bought off wh,the gift Of the Southern
provinces Of which Russia is to be deprived as one
of the "Inaterial guarantees" of the war, where
would a Poland be found to reconstruct into a
kingdom? Poland is rame only. !: no longer
represents an existing nation. II IS the people
OF Poland, the descendants OF those who were
Polanders, are there, but they now Russians
TO all intents and purposes. They are peasants
who have learned that they have only changed
masters in becoming Russians, and that they have
not lost their liberty, simply because they never
possessed il. They would have as little interest
defence Of the Czar and Of the two would most
likely do the latter. The government that they
would ask would not suit the allies, DO part OF
whose mission is the establishment Of republics.
IhILu,ieipka0 Bu.tetia.