Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-21
EARL RUSSELL ON THE POLISH AMNESTY.

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peror Of Russia The 3lst March, (l2fh Apr)
Her Maestys Government have carefully and anxiously
considered the contents If this document in the hope 70
ma 10 u the germ of restoration Of and hope OF
good government to Poland have to make to you the fol-
loving remarks as the result Of their. deliberations;
An amnesty may lay The foundation of peace 10 two
l. If the insurgents been thoroughly defeated and
are Only waiting ior promised pardon TO enable them to
| return to their homes.
g. If the amnesty is accompanied with such ample pro-
Of The redress Of the grievances which gave ccason
70 the nsurrecton to induce the hiuk that
their object is attained
II clear that the frat Of these that Of tho
1t is not put down. it is, the
trary ather extensive than few weeks ago.
Let u.s. then, examine the amnesty with reference to the
second OF The supposed The Emperor, referring
the institutions which he has conferred yees) on To
En- mantenant aujourdhu institutions dansleur
integte nous reservoirs anront etc spouvees
scion les besoins du temps ct csux du rays"
This promise hardly be satisfactory to the Poles
For it must BIO ubseryed with regard to The institutions
already given that during their exstrace that two
thousand young seized arbitrarily in the night
and coDcee ed 10 serve soldiers la the Russian army,
IN deance Of justice, and in violation of the law Of
1912 Gently enacted that it is evident security
would BE- obtained by submitting again IL the same laws
With these Institutions in full force and vg0r innocent mon
GIT be Imprisoned criminals, condemned to serve
al soldiers, baDshed to blatant countries without trial
without publicity, without any guarantee whatever As
10 The promise held out for The future mut be observed
that ia ade depead the practical working of these
nsutious and the wants of the time aud VI the country
The rst OF these conditions alone destroys all reasonable
hope Of the ulfment Of this promise For tho practical
working of the institutions hitherto given depends the
corporation OF native Poles Of property aud charac 40
mbers Of the Counc Of Stale and Of prov nc III and
mum cpa assemblies. But the recent conduct of the
Russian Governm in Poland has drpriv them Uf the
confidence of all Poles Of this desc Upton, and forced all
such Poles to withdraw from the bodies which their
functions be exercised There are wanting there
FORE this rial manic he 6rt
namely guarantee OF security ihe lide and the
feeling Of trust and confidence on the other.
Iuu nh
Pearsburgh dsed in August 1892 Lord Du, ham says,
. There hhs long bAen jeaousy-nay, ha red-exisupQ
betws the Russians aud the Poles" Her M,jesty's
Government had hoped that the present Emperor by rails
ing the social petition of his Russiin and securing The po-
cal freedom Of his Polish subjects might have united
both by the link of loyal 10 the throne This
hope has been unfortunately disappointed aud it Is with
greatpan that her M.jestys Government observe that
the feelings d hatred between Russians aud Poles have
he present amnesty does not appear likely diminish
the intensity of the Instruction give any solid ury
to the most M derate of Polish patriots.
TRAssLATIoE"In maintaining at this day these inst.
tut in integrity ourselves whenever
they shall have been practically tried proceed their
further development in accordance with The Of
the age and of the country. !" &
lss3.st THE POLISH QUESTION d
The replies Of Russia the Governments of England,
France and Austria delivered to those Governments
respectively on the % instant:
The Paris Pays says in reference to the note to Frances
= Russia declares her good intentions toward Pol md and
expresses desire TO satisfy the Powers within the limits
prescribed by her own safety and dignity. The reply
the whole ia OF pacfo character :" ftst
The Pairie says: The reply OF Russia expresses, in
substance ideas and intentions on the Of the Emperor
Alexander which respond in every respect with those
of the Emperor Napoleon The means of applying them
still remain to be dscussed."
"A Vienna telegram ssys: !. Prince Gortchakof in his
reply 10 the Austrian note Count Reel berg right
ss events have shown In anticipating that the Emperor
Alexander would be disposed to show cemency Poles
on the dispersion of the nsurreciionay ba ds Count
hat rafura ta I'd
does not depend upon interior measures alone.
. The intgues Of the foreign revolutionary party
the main source of the agitation and the influence OF tho
great Powers would therefore be beat exercised direct
ed against those ntrgues Prince Gortschukof doubts
not that Austria will neglect nothing in order to put stop
to the Vaccinations of the revolutionary party" lls
RUssIAs REPLY TO ENGLAND
Ga the l4h Of April Prince Gortschakof replied to the
protest of England in behalf of P, land Earl Rusels
despatch dated April TO- instructed Lord Napier TO pro-
test against the infracton OF the treaty spuaons OF
1916 by Russia and expressed the opinion that the nsur.
recon Of the Poles justified by the course of action
which Russia had pursued Prince Gorschakof replies
in turn to these divisions of the protests frat caanq In
explicit terms that the treaty stpustons of 1915 in be-
half OF the Poles annuled by their in 1880;
and nsisting the second place. that the continual con-
spraces 10 Poland have brought affairs their present
condition and that Russia cannot safely make further con-
cessions. The conclusion Of Prince Gorschakos des.
patch is follows:
Our august master notices with satisfaction the sen
mens of the Government of her Britannia
Majesty testify towards him upon him to bling
back the Kingdom Of Poland to conditions which would
render possible the realization Of his benevolent views
But the more the Emperor is disposed to take into
account the just prepossesions Of the neighbong States
and the interests which the Powers who signed the
of 1915 show ia state of things which the cause Of
deep socitude to his Majesty himself the more on .ueust
master considers it duty to request serious attention
upon the of this situation and upon the means
of remedying it, of the Courts have them
selves with confidence to him.
If the Government of her Britannia Majesty aya stress
upon (rtre) the reaction which the troubles of Poland
exercises the peace of Europe we must be sti more
struck with The Influence which tie agitation. of Europe
have in all times lad the power exercise upon the tran.
quty Of Poland Since 1916 this country has witnessed
the Development OF material welfare unknown until then
10 her annals while other States have the same interval
undergone many interior crises This reposs was only
troubled In 1880 by the consequences If commoops com.
ing from abroad gbteen years later In S46, while al
most the whole oil Europe convused by tho revolution,
the kngd I'm OF Poland able preserve lite tranquility
We are persuaded that it would be the at
not for the continual nsg Of the party of
cosmopolitan revolution If this party every where do
Voted to the overthrow Of order at present concentrates
all it's activity upon Poland, grave would bs COM
that limit VIVA. II seeks there il lever to ovelturn the
of Europe. .t7t8 s.4
Those Cabinets which attach importance to seeing the
kingdom ef Poland return moment earlier to the copd.
ton of durable peace cannot therefore more eel taipv
the realization OF this desire than by abprpQ on
their side to eppease the moral and material di order
which il sought propaQ Europe and tins In ar.