New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-25
MAXIM ON THE EASTERN QUESTION.
Nazzini has addressed to the Polish nation th,

following letter on the Eastern question:
BROTHERS Having observed that In the crisis which u
preparing In the East, many Poles are setting Guy on
false path, allow me, through your means to address
few words to your compatIiots. -
Poles in order not To be deceived you nave Dut 10
suit the blood which flows In your VEINS, Your haoai
traditions, aud the mission 10 which God summons YOU
and which alone now give name and victor! 10 mo
During two centuries and half you have, fought
against the Crescent For two centuries ana ali-roui
Ladisaus VI TO Augustus -you have been the shield
OF Europe against IslansnI, the defenders of tue
che Eastern fatasm Poland has continued the "9ih ot
Greece the battles Of the Moraya. Choc zn aud VIENNA
name Of Poland l. sacred name Ils N Any, aS win
fSS Iiood Wich aows IN your veins is scaye. You
are brothers Of the men who lnhabt auL ean i.i ~,
seysS the tSS w s and scrya Tese mon, these
sclayes Will rise Of these days IN me name on the
RIGHT winch YOU inVukc-in the name OF traditions
winch are yours-of life for which the time i come ana
of which you yourselves ought 10 9e the ariea
"the life OF the sclaye nations WIZ you march against
them VIII you ngt FOR tie Crescent against the Cro'-'
foI iaais, @stst fore5n eoct against the fis Of
national abor-for Asia against Europe VIII sacri
fee the cradle 10 the tomb This cradle j. yours also ana
IL N i'm protectipg the Young life struggling therein that
you viii conquer future your claim 20 existence 1on
mean family Poland VIII the eldest daughter Of the
common mother whom We call scayonla or she VIII DO
We Walk painfully through the sorrows and the pains
inseparabe from "A strong birth toward new epoch Al
m the breast Of each nation another element Tycalng
and strengthening itself m nations already established
aud joining It's life 10 theirs This double sgn exists 70
day on one side the peope-the Working classes. the
operatives the other, the sclavo family OF nations
claiming their franchise In the European association
M, az, li. v,,n i1icaiiv ,lge All ~ No. 10 Rruu-
c the second points out your part ia Tie Last ana else
where. 49,.
ened al what called PaDsavisn They see The hand ~
no r h ~, The Russta OF the Gar aims nj CON
stanfin0ue and they believe they serving the cause
OF Poland devOtlng themselves to the Sntas defense
ess men ara mistaken; they are untagOnstic TO the
FUN
lied corpse instead OF opposing 10 II Ie when alone y
powerful ana do the work OF that diplomacy which
do not lear Panslavism which nightmare raised
by the European Governments TO authorize them 70 stne
lfgtmate aspirations An empire stretching from the
Eastern Dwna and the North Sea to the western front
efs OF Germany and the southern seas, ~ an lmpo'si
bility to-day. Four distinct gfOups-Poish Russian,
| Tchek and Ilyran-marked out beforehand by geo,
graphical positions, special tendencles ana hlstQrcal
traditions win probably divide the 100000 OF seaves
who aspire TO be constituted on normal bass In me
same manner between the branchesof the GrecolAn
family and those Of the Tentonic family there WIN be
| fraefnal sympathy, moral bond ana natural ana
,eaiv cordial understanding between these groups but
no p0lical unity Aud their lie begun IN The name 81
Right will not feel confident belong 70 Czarisn; its
" The actual strength Of Czarsm not In the Panslayst
idea that uureazabe and they know u ~ ~ Peters
burg 10 hes IN superstitous devotion Of tile pOpnla
tions OF European Turkey for Russia these peoples wish
for themselves what Russia cOVetH 10 Hes IN tnc ihse
nnIicv az European Governments and m the indifference
with which Democracy Till has treated the solution
OF the immense problem now more ana more Imperative
Every tune these peoples agtated-each time that
moIarchca Europe says mo" aud Democracy Is silent
then, abandoned, repused. and monaced they lend an
ear TO the Gar who tells them, avn the enemy Of the
Turk sooner later shall nght him IL ~ thth we
who laboring to throw these peoples INTO the ozars
The day when Europe shall say 20 the European and
| CHRISTIAN pOpuations OF the Asauc and MahOmctGn
TurEs6 Empire We recognize your rights; we sympa
| thze with your future, but we must guard ourselves
against the Muscovte usurpatou which would destroy
ali balance between the and We must be guar
ateed against this, and our guarantee can only be IN
y0nr strength BE, then, strong Tor union Every time
that an isolated movement takes place among you We
see danger ourselves for your weakness Will be an in
| ctternent 10 Russia. Close up your ranks overcome
| traditional preiudces whose causes no longer exist
Rest the basis Of an alliance between seayes Greeks
and Romans In confederation which shal nave Con
santinOpo for its center-a free anphictry0mc Town.
belonging exclusively to any ono OF YOU show your
selves with the certainty Oh your success ne" hlIohg
barrier raised against the projects OF me gar ana we
| will support your movement On this same day
| Pansayism will vanish like "a dream before reality.
This language should be yours the ann u expresses
Se hTee races who divide Eastern Europe TO sup
MORT by word and deeds their emancipation from the su
premacy OF their Aslac Sar oStio U and yor
faith command. In supporting he TURK You aDuiea6
to-day your right 10 Independence; ana Tomorrow when
Won are compelled to fire upon the sei'eS your ha'oh
atty. A., ~. 4, oroo,or o,iv d. mar, NJ,
vonr poncral mission The ripe for the Scaves
iber Rational advent Will be important fact OF this
ss has done ID Italy and Germany, avail
himself OF movement winch would else pursue course
hostile 20 Czarisn. fOles' III So" p"iV W 'no h'"
Place Yourself regularly IN the vanguard OF the selayo
movemsu,. be the chiefs OF the crusade Inc Republic
| sione cam I'm Pansavism Republicans as were Your
fathers hit with the enlarged Republican Ideas sne as
TIC times aud the ongInartyrdom OF your people
cali for raise your standard, God and Liberty iof all
your brethren" H., - ro,nisa oo,o,n,
penuisr ali ROYAL suggestions every promise coming
from s,, abIsIed government They have always lie
eeiycd vouthey will deceive you agaIn Count only on
yonreiyeson the holiness Of your nissop and on tie
| peoples who understand IT, and follow an aim analogous
TO yours. -, .t.,. ., IN ,-o,r ,oot Miek1e-
ez said Ia the College OF France can DC Iouhu NOWHERE
but i'm the midst OF apeople who among ne Seiavoy
| ba
nearly which owes the most 10 EUROPE, ana ~h9h ms
served Europe the most" You are TINS people hseos
uize ths fact and be guides Of seaye thought hs
Your poets have been It's prophets III that neg your ana
| our welfare. 'o'N'" ~