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were stumbling blocks of offences to the
Poles, who nafer for centuries had an
inveterate hatred to the Germans. Still
though the feelings of the Poles in that
part of Poland were not spared; their
property however was respected. It was
the wise policy the precedence of the successors of William I first King of Prussia
to follow his wise policy: Suum cui?x x These words are engraved on the pedestal of his the King's statue at Konigsberg. (Krolewicz)
Prussia was too short a time in the possession of
her part of Poland, to be molestors to the Poles.
That part being changed into the Dutchy of Warsaw.
The Russian share of Poland preserved most
of the ancient privileges. The Russians were
not then the lawgivers to the Poles; they
wanted themselves a Code. The Ukases were
only the modified only the their ancient statutes. In
short, though the Russian Poles preserved their
ancient form of Government, and laws
Russia having then nothing to import to the
Poles except her barbarous governors
and rude military and civil officers, who
united with to their ignorance and gross manners,
and excessive violence – want of principles – deeds of
injustice and briberies – Many Poles fell
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