1838 
ean you expect any thing ‘better,at 
»present from this power? As soon 
vas Russia has seduced you, she will 
-Tenew, the ancient wounds of your 
couniry; she will renew allourmis- 
fortunes... The, nobility: and. citi- 
zens will only feel the heavier pres- 
sure.of a newly enforced. yoke, for 
having. dared to -become free and, 
independent; . the poor ‘villagers, 
our, labourers, and husbandmen, 
whom the law (benetiting all the, 
. Polish inhabitants)-has received un- 
der its protection, willbe driven) in 
numbers, from their, fertile fields 
into desert wastes. ;. and lastly, the 
partition of the republic, and. the 
final, extinction of the, Polish name, . 
will be the fatal consequence of the | 
disunion of Polanders. 
Citizens and dear countrymen, 
this is the advice, and warning you 
receive from your King and father, 
jand from the confederate states of 
the republic. But your virtue, the, 
love of freedom, so natural to every 
Polander, assures us that fraternal 
concord will unite, you in the de- 
fence of vour country ; that, inspired 
with the same spirit which guides 
your King and father, you will .as- 
semble under him, and will make a 
rampart impenetrable to all the at- 
tempts of the enemy. 
ln the present convulsive state of 
the republic, you, plainly perceive 
that it is improper either to put an 
end to the diet, or to dissolve the 
confederation, without endanger- 
ing the sovereignty and freedom of 
the nation. ‘There remained, in- 
deed, but little to accomplish ;- but 
an the moment when action is, re- 
quired, when we go in person to 
head'a nation entrusted to our care, 
peaceful deliberations must be sus- 
pended. From this motive we, with 
the assembled confederate states 
ANNUAL REGISTE 
+ with contempt, thongh distinguish- 
sion of thanks, has given the omost 
. The dignity, then, of the supreme 
vasion of foreign troops,.cannot be 
_dietines; and the remembrance» is 
but too recent of thoserunfortunate — 
-was carried, on under the influence | 
‘and speaks. of them only »withyhor- — 
ony, are not yet brought toa conclu- — 
A, 1792. 
of the republic, find jourselves 
obliged .to.,terminate the present 
sittings, aod sto, prorogue athe diet — 
and confederacy to-a more) distant 4 
period. sey 
The writing ) presented, lhidec f 
Russian minister, under the mame — 
of a declaration, does notiacknow- — 
ledge the present diet; it treatsyit — 
yeioey 
ed by.a double representation, cand — 
the universal will and) consent of a 
the mation ;—consequently,. ity in- | 
sults the will of the whole nation, 
which has not only delegatedisits — 
power to this diet, but by:a volun- 
tary,oath, and a.universal/\expres- — 
solemn sanction to its proceedings. — 
national, .authority demands jithe | 
contuuuation of this diet :—thevin- — 
reconciled, with the freedom »of 
diets, when the election. of muncios — 
of. foreign arms:—the nation, still — 
deplores their fatal consequences, 4 
ror, Toguard the republiciagainst — 
similar violences, it is necessary that 
the supreme authority should jexist 
in this diet, whichwas freelyyassem- 
bled, and whose salutary works re= — 
ceived a:general approbation, atthe — 
last dietines (acting with equal free- 
dom) throughout the country: Be- — 
sides, the negotiations with his Se- — 
rene Highness the Electorof Sax- — 
sion. The final arrangement can- — 
not be determined but, by the su- 
preme power of the'diet. The mo- 
ment will at last arrive, when Hea- — 
ven, merciful to our prayers, will — 
restore us aan: cand raps 
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