The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1863-03-26
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RI 'I lOLAND. .''.'.
The latest news from Europc
gives seme ereasonto. pesthatsth,
irevolutionin Poland will4result il
Ia great Improvement in the, condi
tion of that unhappy country; thaJ
I'the blood that has been shed sc
ldevotedy in defense ofheroutraged
rights has not been shed in vain
France and England seem to have
resolved upon united action to COM
pei the Emperor of Russia to fulfill
the treaty Of Vienna by granting
the Poles a constitutional Govern
mcilt. Unhappily, they are not yet
prepared to demand of Russia,
Austria and Prussia the restoration
of the old kingdom of Poland.-
The time for this, in the opinion OF
the intervening powers, has not yet
arrived. That it will surely come
must be the trust of all'who believe
In the coming of the day when
might and right and truth shall be
united, never to part again:
/, 1t does honor to. the people of
England and France that all par
ties in both countries agree in de-
lnouncing the conduct of Russia
toward the Poles. This is less re-
markable. in England than in
France, where It. is, indeed, extra
ordinary that there is such entire
unaninlityon this subject among
,clericals and anti clerieals, Boual
-partists, 0rleanists, Legitimists,
and Republicans Of every grade.
II wilfbe impossible for Russia to
resist such demonstration.
? 1t is hard Cor Americans to real
.ize the, misAries to which these
poor, oppressed people Of; Poland
have been subjected, 1t iswonder-
full that.it can, enter into the hearts
even ef the worst Of men to intlict
such causeless sorrows on their fell
low mon. For many years, ever
since the treaty of Vienna, in 1915,
it has been the cherished object of
the Poles to,obta'n from theip hard
mastersthe constitutional Govern,
ment promised them, ito 0 have q
Polish administration land to en-
courage the study ofstheir native
language, which has been studiy
ousiy discouraged byqRussia, Aus
itria and Prussia for purposes of
oppression 1t is saidby somethat
the present Emperor of Russia has
favored these objects. Any other.
policy, indeed, would be SO foreign
to that which he has pursued with
his own people of Russia, that this
statement might well be credited,
but for the oppressive acts which
he has committed, and which he
has sustained by armed force. Not
withstanding all the efforts. made
by all classes in Roland to obtain
by peaceful representations the,
constitutional government to which
they know themselves tobe entitled
by common right and by solemn
treaty, they utterly failed in secur.
ing from Russia any concessions
whatever" Driven to despair, they
formed secret societies, whieh the
Russian Government might have
lawfully suppressed, but it chose
the course Of violence and il legal
oppression. 1t ordered thatpersons
named on certain lists'furnished by
the police, persons Known or sus-
pected to belong to these societies,
should be forcibly taken in the
night from their families, and con-
signed for life, simply on account
Of thelr, political opinions and sup
posed revolutionary intentions, .toi
service IN the, Russian army 271'9
This cqpscription, conducted with
no reference Of the, fitness Of, tho
,onscripts for tho service, and with !
no regard to the usual rules Of con |
was certainly u measufe
oftbe greatest severity. The menS-
oers Of tho secret societies, who
perhaps meditated some future re.
'olt, though they might meyer, b9SptI
or this oftyranny, HAYS, carried |
heir design, into execution, We're
lriycnftos despaib and considercdt
hat, if they were to be compelled |
oserye eldiers they opgRt, 10
,ivethe laat, alpp, of their blood for
ileolibepties of,thsiE cppntrydApdt
nus naturally began tbs, reyoll;T
lion. YIlpf,,ao,a7 ,7poY !
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