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Article AN APPEAL ON THE AFFAIRS OF POLAND. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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An Appeal On The Affairs Of Poland.
pie marked out like goods at an auction ? These indicate nothinoot a pacific nature . At the times these Princes were intent on the conquest of France , and after having published their various declarations , the people of Poland unanimously endeavoured to form _ a rational government , when two Northern Powers stept in between , and in their clemency partitioned their country his revolution redounded
T new to the infinite honor of the Polish nobles : as that order is generally slow in promoting state regulations . Their King , amiable in his manner , and beloved by his people , did every thing in the power of man to perfect so laudable a design ; had any of the Kings of the earth been present in the x ohsh diet , the noble sentiments that flowed from it ' s members ¦ would have inspired them with the warmest ardor for true Iibertyj they would have possessed all that energy which inspires the man ' who , while debating on the crisis of his country , feels within him '
selt every happiness and every danger to which it is exposedsuch is the idea of a Polish Patriot , and they would have preferred the friendship and alliance of a brave people to the unjustifiable usurpation of their common property . Instead of that sense of honor winch ought to set inviolable bounds between what does , and what does not , belong to us : these Princes prove to the world , that conscience has no share in their proceedings , that their motto is the of the
" Right Strongest . " Nothing has lessened them so much in the opinion of the world as these horrid transactions the chief magistrate of the city of London proposed a'subscription , ' and the people of England , as private persons , exhibited a noble proof of genuine disinterestedness and humanity . It met with the approbation of all ranks , but alas ! before it could be carried into effect , the Russians had entered like wolves into their territory , ami
annihilated all their proceedings . It is a monument of glory for this country , to boast of the advocates for slave-abolition , and I ohsh subscription , and while printing registers the actions of men , while memory retains the impression of our feelings , the names of Wilberfoi-ce and Hopkins will be dear to their country . They have little force of argument to use against the French , after having such acts
perpetrated in a neighbouring countiy , where they have siezed on the richest cities , confiscated the estates , withdrawn , as far as possible , the allegiance of the people , and filled it ' s . capital with armed men ; at the very time that they were allied to them by treaties the most friendly . Setting aside argumentative chicanerythis is certainl breach of faith ° but
, y a ; hy tlie arguments used , they could not consider them the same Poles as at the time the treaty was signed ; such friends as these are like the Curate Garcias in Gil Elas , who knew him at one time and not at another : if a Charles XII . were livino- to rally round the Poles , we could forgive the slaughter he might Occasion , in the defence of so noble a cause . " Frederic professed his love
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
An Appeal On The Affairs Of Poland.
pie marked out like goods at an auction ? These indicate nothinoot a pacific nature . At the times these Princes were intent on the conquest of France , and after having published their various declarations , the people of Poland unanimously endeavoured to form _ a rational government , when two Northern Powers stept in between , and in their clemency partitioned their country his revolution redounded
T new to the infinite honor of the Polish nobles : as that order is generally slow in promoting state regulations . Their King , amiable in his manner , and beloved by his people , did every thing in the power of man to perfect so laudable a design ; had any of the Kings of the earth been present in the x ohsh diet , the noble sentiments that flowed from it ' s members ¦ would have inspired them with the warmest ardor for true Iibertyj they would have possessed all that energy which inspires the man ' who , while debating on the crisis of his country , feels within him '
selt every happiness and every danger to which it is exposedsuch is the idea of a Polish Patriot , and they would have preferred the friendship and alliance of a brave people to the unjustifiable usurpation of their common property . Instead of that sense of honor winch ought to set inviolable bounds between what does , and what does not , belong to us : these Princes prove to the world , that conscience has no share in their proceedings , that their motto is the of the
" Right Strongest . " Nothing has lessened them so much in the opinion of the world as these horrid transactions the chief magistrate of the city of London proposed a'subscription , ' and the people of England , as private persons , exhibited a noble proof of genuine disinterestedness and humanity . It met with the approbation of all ranks , but alas ! before it could be carried into effect , the Russians had entered like wolves into their territory , ami
annihilated all their proceedings . It is a monument of glory for this country , to boast of the advocates for slave-abolition , and I ohsh subscription , and while printing registers the actions of men , while memory retains the impression of our feelings , the names of Wilberfoi-ce and Hopkins will be dear to their country . They have little force of argument to use against the French , after having such acts
perpetrated in a neighbouring countiy , where they have siezed on the richest cities , confiscated the estates , withdrawn , as far as possible , the allegiance of the people , and filled it ' s . capital with armed men ; at the very time that they were allied to them by treaties the most friendly . Setting aside argumentative chicanerythis is certainl breach of faith ° but
, y a ; hy tlie arguments used , they could not consider them the same Poles as at the time the treaty was signed ; such friends as these are like the Curate Garcias in Gil Elas , who knew him at one time and not at another : if a Charles XII . were livino- to rally round the Poles , we could forgive the slaughter he might Occasion , in the defence of so noble a cause . " Frederic professed his love