Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-04-13

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FROM the Raltimore American.
How Liberty ie strangled In the Old
The aspirations fer liberty in Poland-are
once more smothered by military combina-
tions on the part of her old oppressors too
powerful to be withstood; the last act of
the great drama which has been played. so
often there has resulted precisely as might
have been expected, considering the 'scast,i
of the tragedy, and how often its perform
ance has been repeated on that broad stage
which every deSpot in Europe scans with
intense interest to learn, if possible, the
lesson taught by soterrible menace. To
Presumetf for one single instant, however,
that the result could have been essentially
different, is eHectually to ignore what has
been taught by the past. The political
arena for, revolutionary opinions and a
chronic spirit for revolt through SO long
period; Inhabited by races having more
Intense love for the profession of arms
than almost any other, the region embrace
ing Poland and Hungary has been watched
by the neighboring crowned heads as men men
might watch a smolderipg, halfextinguisb-
ed fire, which, neglected, might at any
time light up the flames of revolution ia
every kingdom of the Old World.
To know the interest felt in every move
ment of a popular character there we have
only to regard the effect upon the populace
of Paris, the interest manifested by them
in the "Polish question" and the prompt
movements of the French ruler to make the
attempt at revolution afar off asllittle in
furious to the cause of legitimacy and
monarchial rule in all its aspects as posi-
hla- XHhat- runndar-nn1 ha q I1onIF ~
promulgate the declaEations 81 q diatr4ssE
for popular impulses"--What wonderthat
in the sudden alarm caused by symptoms
of a revolutionary character on all sides he
should draw back within his own European
circle and conclude that "interventfon'' or
'mediation" here was not his business
least for the present
But what prospect could the people of
Poland have under all the circumstances
Ought they not to consider-eveni in the
madness caused by intolerable wrongs
that of four millions of bayonets at the
disposal of the crowned heads of Europe,
everyo even to the last, would be made
the most of to prevent any radical changes
there such as might be reproach and
condemnation to themselyes3 What are
"scythes," the traditional weapon in Polish
Instructions, against those they hayepto,
meet2 and what prospect could people
stripped of all effectual means for offensive
warfare have for success, when driven to
capture their arms, in battle, from forces
better supplied2
Let it be noted as the demonstrated re-
cult once more of an attempt at a revolu-
ton in Europe that for all!purposes of. pre-
venting any people there from rising up to
pronounce upon their own destilfes the
great Powers-enough of them-form for
the nonce one great power to frown down
any such attempt; that no matter how
brayely any people,may fight for their lib.
erties=-as in the case recently of the peo-
pie of Italy in accomplishing revolution
under the lead of Garibaldi monarchy,
t.legitimacy,' = steps in to dictate what form
Of government shall be the fruit of the.
struggle; and monarchy-as in that case
and With the Greek being the only form
that can be oIetated, all that the people
can hope to gain by the brayest struggle is
merely q change Of masters. IS
Looking to the organized power amongst
the old moasrchies of Europe for crushing
out every attempt at the yindisatiop OF
popular righta-that at the first whisper of
any formidable attempt at tiusurrection all
the courts there bsgtn-to confer with each
other as 70 how much or. how little may be
tolerated chance can thepeople be
said to .hsveof ever rising against their
masters, of combating successfully with
those who, in the last resort, are bound to
stand by each other Let any once glance
over the official correspondence provoked
by late eYentssoyer there; see how, whilst
speaking of what IS due to :. Humanity, I
\ what care is smanifested to do nothing to
a recognize the latter as having any rightsin
the case. Remembering the o6trages
which provoked the outbreak in Poland. !.
that it ssansed, primarily, abyis *; con ) Z
scriptiOn.which deliberately selected every