East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-09-16

when the police thought nearly all of
the offenders must be present, they
entered the house and penetrated to
the third story, where they found in
accordance with the printers state
ment, press and some fresh printed
circulars, but no traces of any work
men, who must have left but few
moments before, for the forms were
still wet. In what manner they es-
capped the eyes of the police is unex-
plainable. When the room was
searched a covered chest was found in
corner. The cover was taken off,
and to the horror and nmazement of
the police they found tho strangled
body Of the traitor printer, with the
warrant of the secret government on
his breast, stating the circumstances
of his trial; that he had been con-
demned to death on the, charge of
treason, and requesting the revolution
airy authorities To execute the sentence
upon him wherever he might be found.
The extraordinary-one is almost
tempted to say magical-omniscence
of this secret tribunal extends not on
ly to their own affairs, put even TO
those of the Grand Duke Constantine,
who has, at least until lately, been the
subject Of cereful supervision on the
part of the secret government For
the Grand Duke is hatod by both the
extreme Russian and Polish parties,
and his life has been in repeated dan
ger from the Vaccinations Of both
parties.
The secret government consequent
ly sent him warning, some time ago,
not to go beyond the city, as a plan
had been set ON foot to carry him Off.
The Grand Duke leads, indeed, mis-
erable life in Warsaw. 1t has been
discovered that attempts have been
made TO poison him with butter. He
oats no food but what has previously
been tasted by the cook, and every
thing is brought to him in carefully
locked silver chests, imported from
Paris. Some time ago the duke ex-
pressed, i'll private conversation,
wish at least to see the portraits Of
tho members of the secret government.
A few days after having uttered this
wish, he received an elet AIT photo
graphic album, pretending to contain
the portraits of those twelve interest
ing gentlemen. When he opened the
album, he did, in fact discover the por-
traits of twelve gentlemen, but taken
from a back point of view. There GER
tainly is nothing in the domains Of
history or fiction presenting such
wonderful and long continued mystery,
superhuman knowledge of events and
occurrences, and extraordinary energy
and success, as this Polish govern
ment. 1t has as yet not met with
single failure. i may be said to ,rllla
soldiery, police and martial law, for
it there issues its decrees, publishes its
newspapers, collects its taxes, and the
Grand Duke Constantine, far from be-
ing able TO stop its proceedings, is
himself taken per force under its pro-
tecting wings, and compelled to owe
his lie to his enemies. And there is
nothing unjust or disorderly i'll this
government. 1t has divided the whole
State into SO many judicial districts,
for each of which a presiding Judge
and State Attorney is appointed. The
State Attorney is assigned to conduct
the defense of every accused person
whose name is submitted by the gov
crnmcnt to this tribunal for trial.
Whenever a person is suspected by
the government, he is notified of the
fact and ordered to hand in his de-
fense. Messengers generally await
his reply on designated street, and
if he should undertake to bring a po-
liceman along, the Messengers would
of course not make himself known,
but report back to the government,
and probably recciveordors to Kill the
offender for having cndeavored to
thwart the actions Of the government.
If he hands in his defense the trial
goes on, and the sentence is pro-
nomced accordingly. Perhaps the
most extraordinary circumstances con-
nccted with this government is that
the Russian government has already
killed four or five, ofits members, on
differnt charges, without having been
aware, that theywere MEMBERS
None of them betrayedthe secret.