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Poland , but also those engagements which the Emperor Alexander had voluntarily made , and those professions by which the Emperor Nicholas himself , before his final triumph ov $ r the unhappy Poles , gave to surrounding nations the hope that he would use his victory with moderation and clemency * Yet , Sire , in addition to those great and extensive evils which must arise from the destruction of the national existence of Poland by perfidy and injustice , we learn from authentic sources of information , that degrading cruelties are inflicted on persons of all ranks and all ages , which make us shudder to think , that , in these days of enlightenment and civilization , proceedings can be adopted which would have disgraced the dark periods of barbarism ; that the children of the patriots are sent to military colonies , where they are to be brought up and educated with the children of the serfs of Russia ; that numbers of the Polish soldiers , and even some of the officers , have been marched on
In all this we appeal , Sire , to the great principle which we know has been repeatedly recognized by that eminent statesman whom your Majesty has placed at the head of your , Government , —viz ., that Divine Providence exercises a righteous administration among nations , as well as among individuals . And we humbly trust' ' (( to apply his own language on another occasion ) * that in the moral order by which Divine Providence administers the government of the world , this great act of justice to Poland may contribute to consolidate the safety , and to prolong the tranquillity of Europe . '' In all this we appeal , Sire , to the great principle which we know has been repeatedly recognized by that eminent statesman whom your Majesty has placed at the head of your , Government , —viz ., that Divine Providence exercises a righteous administration among nations , as well as among individuals . And we humbly trust to apply his own language on another occasion ) * that in the moral order by which Divine Providence administers the government of the world , this great act of justice to Poland may contribute to consolidate the safety , and to prolong the tranquillity of Europe .
foot , with their heads shaved , to the deserts of S Siberia ; and that some parties have been sent thither designated by numbers instead of names * in order that their residence and existence may be unknown . As men , and as Christians , to whom the welfare of all should be the object of desire and endeavour , and as Britons , who know by experience the inestimable advantages of national liberty and political independence , we earnestly implore your Majesty to cause the most energetic and solemn remonstrances to be made to the Emperor of Russia , by your own A Ambassadors , and to recommend the same course to your Majesty '' s Allies , in behalf of the unhappy Poles ; in order that the barbarous cruelties and unmerited degradation which they are experiencing indU vidually may be checked , if not altogether prevented ; and that preparation may be made for the restoration of their nation to its independence and rank as one of the states of Europe , in accordance with the now violated stipulations of the Treaty of Vienna . foot , with their heads shaved , to the deserts of iberia ; and that some parties have been sent thither designated by numbers instead of names * in order that their residence and existence may be unknown . As men , and as Christians , to whom the welfare of all should be the object of desire and endeavour , and as Britons , who know by experience the inestimable advantages of national liberty and political independence , we earnestly implore your Majesty to cause the most energetic and solemn remonstrances to be made to the Emperor of Russia , by your own mbassadors , and to recommend the same course to your Majestys Allies , in behalf of the unhappy Poles ; in order that the barbarous cruelties and unmerited degradation which they are experiencing indU vidually may be checked , if not altogether prevented ; and that preparation may be made for the restoration of their nation to its independence and rank as one of the states of Europe , in accordance with the now violated stipulations of the Treaty of Vienna .
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Thoughts on Power . 411
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There are few speculations connected with the philosophy of the human mind which have been mofe involved in paradox and mystery , than that which relates to the idea of power . The chapter on this subject in Locke ' s Essay is generally allowed to be among the most abstruse and unsatisfactory parts of that celebrated work ; and later writers , in several instances , have been equally unsuccessful in the attempt to convey their meaning in distinct and intelligible terms . According to the metaphorical language employed by some , H would « eem as if they considered
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THOUGHTS ON POWER , AND ON THE UNIVERSAL AGENCY OF THE DEITY .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), June 2, 1832, page 411, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1814/page/51/
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