The New York herald., 1863-05-17

the POLISH REVOLUTION.

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Ny IoRp--1 have received and laid before the Queen
your Exccencys despatch n the 18th instant, enclosing
COPY Of o manifesto Polish affairs issued by the
Emperor Of Russia on The 3lst March tl2th Apr Her
Maesty's government have carefully and anxiously
sidered the contents OF this document, In the hope 70 nd
in IL tho germ OF restoration OF and hope of
good vernment 10 o!an d. have TO make to ycu the
following remarks ms the result Of their deliberations
An amnesty may lay the foundation Of peace in two
l. n The insurgents hare been thoroughly defeated, aud
only od'iing for promise Of pardon to endbe them 10
return 10 fhstr HINES.
2 the amnesty Is accompanied with euch ample pro-
ses Of the redress Of the grievances which gave occa
sn the nsurrectou as 10 induce the insurgents to
thlnk that their oh ect is attained.
IL clear that the first of these not that Of the
pres insurrecton II Is not put down. II is on the
contrary. rather moro extensive than few weeks
ago let IS, then esamne the amnesty with reference
the second OF the supposed The Emperor,
ferrng TO the Institutions which he has conferred oc.
troyees) on tho kingdom Of Poland, says
En- enant suourd hul Institutions dams
eprorces dsns prtiae dc proceder ieur develoIpe.
te-cur scion les besoius du temps PAYS
This promise can hardly be satisfactory 10 the Poles
For must DO observed with regard TO the Institutions
already gwen, tht u was during the existence that
1900 young men wore seized az rbitary In the night
and condemned TO serve ss soldiers IN the Russian army
In defiance OF Justice and even In violation Of the Law
Of 1859, 50 recently enacted SO that II IL evident
security would be obtained by submitting agan 10 the
same laws. With these Institutions IN full force and
vigor innocent men might be imprisoned criminals,
cundemned 10 serve as soldiers, or banshed 10 distant
countries without trial, without publicity without any
guarantee whatever AS t. the promise he'd oui Tor tho
future, must NurcfNel tnat VI ts 1nadc to depend
on the practical working Of these Institutions and
ON the wants of tie time and or the country The
nrs conditions alone destroys all reas enable
hofe OF fulnlmcnt OF this promise For the prac
a working of the insttntious b. horto given dofsnds
on the co oper. of native roes Of property and
character az members ~ tho Council ~ state and Of
provincial ard munici, al assemblies Bat tho recent
conduct OF tho Russian IA poaBd has deprived
them Of the confidence Of all Poes this description and
forced all such Poles 70 withdraw flon the bodies In
which their functions ~ he exercised There arc
wanting. therefore, in this imperial manifesto the hrst
eoments OF succcssnamely, guarantee OF security
the side aud the fee OF trust and confidence the
other. In despatch OF Lord Durham. then ambassador
AZ y, Petersburg, dated in August 1882 Lord durham
s4ys'Ihere has org been jealousy nny. hatred,
isiing bo ween the Russians mud Poles Her Majesty q
government had hopci that the present Emperor, by
Ing The a position Of his Russian aud securing the
political freedom of his Pollen ects, might have unite
both by The link oi loyal aii'cbnent 10 the thrcne THIS
hope has been IN fortunately disappointed, aud II ~ with
great pain that hef Macsiys government observe tina,
the feelings oi hatred between Russians and Poles have
not 10 the lapse d thirty years been scftcned or modified
The present amnesty do~ no appear likely 10 diminish
the intensity oi the insurreiiou give any solid secuf
~ 10 the 10 81 moderate Of ohsh ratrlOs am, sc,
RUSSELL.
TRANSLATE In maintaining OF this ssr these tnsiln
tona IN q cir W egtiv ourselves whnevel
they shall he been iraercsy fHd proceed 10 .hels
furher deye pmen ~ acCordRutc rih The rrquenen's
OF the age aud Of TIE esunHy