New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-23
TEE POLISH lysURRECTION.

The new rising Of the Poles against tbs
Russian rule must have assumed formidable
dimensions, for We learn by the arrival Of the
Canada ina. not only after two weeks severe
fighting the large Russian army which Is sta.
toned in Poland has been unable to suppress,
/. hut that il is still extending. provisional
government has been established at Sluczeyo,
near War5nw, ard assumed the supreme direc-
ton Of the revolutionary movements. In War
saw itsclf, no outbreak has yes been attempted
on account of the large force which Is concen.
tra;sd there. but the Marquis WielopolsLi, the
President of the Council OF State, and head of
Inc party which aims at reconciliation of
Poles and Russians by uniting them for @
Pausiayc movement! bns again been tho ob.
ject OF the intense hatred Of the national party
among h.s rountyIuen, an attempt having been
made 70 poison him aud his family.
II il, Of course, most improbable that the
Poles shogld bo able IL carry on, Tor any length
OF time 81 unequal contest The Russians
are by far too much their superlors 10 nJm-
bsrs. Tie Kingdom Of Poland has only about
Der # Poles in the other provinces, which for
merry were part Of the Polish Empire. bur are
now united with Russia proper, the tc,a. num-
Der OF Poles does not much exceed Sesen mill
ions; while tho Emperor OF Russia Tules-ea'-
ing ont the Polcs-over n population OF AT least
sixty-six millions 0l souls. Besides, the Poles
aro now themselves somewhat divided. Among
the higher srist0cracy. and also among the
clergy, the revolution appears 10 have many
opponents, who have been gained over 70 tie
Pansleyio party Of Grand Duke Constantine
and Marquis Welopossi. Photographic Dis.
patches rom 81. Petersburg have also announced
that the peasants Keep aloui from the move
ment but this, according 10 other reports,
seems 10 have been rather ths hope OF the
Government than the ipct. In order 10 con.
cllia,e the peasants. who, the Government
thought, were less filled with revolutionary
ideas than the inhabitants OF the towns, the
il was on them that tho conscription fell most
heavily. But. iD spite of this effort Of the
Government to SOW dlscord in the ranks of
the National party, accounts from many quar-.
ters represent laTee numbers Ut the peasants
rs taking an active part 10 the revolution.
But however great the uuanimity OF the
middle and lower classes Of the nation may be,
their chances of success, in view of the i'm.
nense resources of tho Russians, is so small
tiNt even their most ardent friends in other
Euopsan nations have little or no hope unless
they should soon receive succOr from other
revolutionary movements. Two movements, in
particular, are referred TO as possible. 1t is
hoped that the revolutionary agitation may
spread, as in 1919, to Austria and oil tue
Slavic tribes Of that Empire, AID 10 the Hun.
garians for the recovery Of their independence
aud rights. Some OF the Polish leaders hope
iso for sympathizing movement among tue
Evolutionary party OF Russia, and, in particu-
ar, among tho soldiers. Revolutionary Com. |
nttee at Warsaw assumes to have gained over
} largo number OF Russian officers in Poland. |
But both these possibilities are so remote that
i would be useless, in specializing upon the
ate of the Polish Instruction. to place upon
hem much reliance.
The Russian Government, on The other hand,
. aware how much it has contributed TO the
'rigin Of the insurrectiou by an uncommon
md unreasonable display of rigOr in the en-
brcement Of the CONSUMPTION law. 1t is now
spOrted to have stopped the consumption. A
lw declares that all persons taken on the
hight of Jan. 9G-27 are TO DO released. New
bis # administrative reform IL Poland ara "