Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-09-07
Afaires of Poland.

In the midst Of the agitstions which dur
ing the last year have convulsed the public
mind in all parts Of Europe, il has not been
possible to overlook the position which Po-
land may be called upon to occupy in the
negotiations for peace which must eventual
ly take place between the Allied Powers
and their colossal enemy. 1t is ever Po-
land that has engendered and rendered more
difficult of solution, the complications and
political entanglements of Austria and Prus.
STA with respect to the war. The republi-
can party of Europe has been incessant in
its demands upon England and France, to
change the seat of war from the Crimea
and Danube TO the Vistula, and TO show that
they are in earnest in their opposition TO
Russian ambition, by raising boldly the
standard of Polish independence. That these
calls have been heard and pondered, has been
shown by the occasional significant, yet ATM
biguous replies that have been made by En-
glish ministers in Parliament, and by the
sngularly pregnant speech of Louis Napo-
leon to the Polish deputation. Neverlhe-
less, nothing has apparently been done, and
to the superficial observer II may even APP
pear that there is no prospect of any step
being taken to restore the impossible bar
rier that should exist between Germany and
Russian dominion. II has been, however,
many times hinted by the diplomatists of
Western Europe, that their chief hope that
Austria will eventually make common csuse
with the allies, is based upon the known his
torical opposition which that power has
ever cherished against the wrongs Of IVA,
1894 and 1914, and they predict that when
the campaign Of the Crlmea shall have been
closed, and the hands Of the allies are no
longer tied by that obstinate contest, the
true end Of the war will appear, and Co.'S
sack ambition receive a rebuke which will
keep il in check for all future time.
hner the POnsh revolt Of 1881, a circular
was addressed to the Agents of the Austrian
government at the various Courts of Eu-
rope, expressing a sincere desire for the set
Element of the Polish question, in the sense
ofsecuring to Poland complete independence.
There is no question, Ia fact, that The power
most interested in the restoration of Poland,
is Austria nor can the Court of Vienna
successfully and entirely throw off the vas
salage to the Car which has oppressed her
since the beginning of this century. until
the crime shall have been aioned which she
was eighty years ago participation IN COM
hitting. Poland is now a vast iortress,..a ma
I tional Sebastopol, which every art tina,
wealth and skill could command, have unit
ed 10 render next TO impregnable. II covers
Russia, upon an extent of 200 German
miles, against attack from the West, and Il
the progress of Standardization is permit.
ted to proceed as rapidly for another fifty
years as IT has done during the past twenty
It will possess a fanatical Mnscovite popula.
ton in place Of the old nhabitants whc
may be conquered, but cannot be vanquish
cd. Austria is keenly alive to such state
of danger to her exposed Sclavonlc prov
inces, which are looked to by Russia as tn,
next huge slice TO be eaten out Of cenira
Europe. Hence il was that the Court O
Vienna rejoced in the commencement o
the present war, which enlisted the two
mghuesi nations Of the world 10 her service
TO fight her battles Hence, too her owl
ornaments, and the intention which prevail
ed, until the tardy progress of the siege o
Sebaslopol developed itself. Of throwing tho
entire weight of the Austrian Empire into
the scale with tie Western Powers. Until
however, affairs in the Crmea shall have
reached termination and enabled her Ia
/ act in concert with England and France, =
would be madness 70 enter 1pon CO..
the probable loss of which NIGH, BE- ~
cupation OF Vienna by the Russ -
the result Of one lost battle "e" ~.
topol shall have fallen. ~ perhaps VII WI.
time have come icr tue great task oi
,,o5,rn ,nys, the recreation Of a united
Kinga..n of Poland. with a population of
near7y fifteen millions of souls, which shall
grow and prosper under the protection Of the
other nations OF Europe, as the great from
tier bulwark Of the West against Eastern
barbarsm. Whether Il shall be under the
rule of Czartoryski, Radzlwlll, Priest,
or Prince of the House Of ilapsblrg, IS
an after question to be settled when Russia
shall have been BUNDLED but IT the Car
shall ha mqd enough 70 persist IN the present
Of what has been conquered by his prede~
cessors SINCE the time of Peter the Great. -
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