The Sun.
London, England, 1837-11-29 00:00:00

Per 'Ton

ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISI'a

REVOLUTION.

A meeting
took place this day at the Cr own and
Tavern, Strand, for the purpose of celebrating the ar•tiici,
sat.) of the Polish Revolution of 1830. The rucetino.'"
tform , in which
were a number of ladies, was very numerously and r°9l)-ive
ably attended ; and among the gentlemen on the pla p
observed Lord Dudley Stewart, M. P., Mr. Scholfleld,
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Mr. Thomas Attwoori, P., Mr. C. Buller, M. P. Gene,4
Dwernicki, M. Kosrnian, S. Milewski, Secretary to the PO" d
C
Association, Dr. Birkbeck, Dr. Brewster, of PaisleY,
negni 1,
several others. At a quarter-past one o'clock Mr. O'nn d
eaterrse.
M. P., attended by the gentlemen of the Committee,
the rcom, and were received with loud and vehement chef n,
Over the windows at the back of the Chair were two
did flags, the one the tri-color, and the other the ‘%"I
Eagle the national emblem of P oland. 15t
Mr., DANIEL O'CONNELL was called to the Chair 01

loud Cheers. _ _
-- --
JOHN Rain, Esq., of Glasgow, having been unanitnensii
appointed Secretary to the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said, the object of this meeting is tPhe hos
understood by the multitudinous assemblage I have, dratifi•
nour to address. It is, indeed, no small honour, and beano
cation to me to be permitted to preside upon such an pee with
as the present,--the anniversary of the glorious struggle
the gallant Poles for their native country and for 1 be''''io
(Cheers.) I feel a deep sympathy in their sufferineodea
their holy cause. I feel regret for the events that haeni_eolsaf, of
their prospects, placed their country under the iron °the re'
foreign despotism, and seems to obscure any vime °f.
des'
storation of that country.—( Cheers.) But I have neve air of
paired of liberty—( Loud cheers)—and I will never desPis the
liberty so long as there are honest and brave rnentice of
world—(Cheers)—so long as we recognise the provide fto
the God of Justice, we should never dare to desita,il.;„°stice•
progress of right, and the downfall of oppression and °roes?
—( Loud chisels.) It is not of course my intention t?ssion
pass at any length on the meeting, but with your perm' meet'
cannot avoid giving a brief outline of the object of
thisioo--.
big. The first is to animate the Poles to continue exert ~ to
to induce them to avoid all dissensions among theme-elide all
unite in the great cause of their country—laYing sansidard",
those minor details which may involve them in heats"- erion
mosities, and which ought to be reserved for that los
when their country, being restored, they legitimatelY Union
provisions for their future Government.—(Cheers.) op 0
is most necessary among them, for it unfortunately uaLjoeitie
that when men fall into misfortune, they are too apt to to be
one another as the cause. All anger and irritation ougbdt upon
directed against the common enemy, and not ennende t oh'
the victims of the common cause.—( Cheers.) The nrleause
ject is to give them a proof of British sympathy in the this
in which they are engaged. Oh ! I delight to bell° it will
assembly so crowded in so noble a cause. Cheers.) ets of
be heard in Warsaw—it will resound through the streyase
Petersburg—the miscreant autocrat will hear the n
will
( Loud cheers)—and even on his blood-stained throne 'e
elf
tremble at it.—(Continued cheering.) I am aye to
glad that the Poles place not their cause uPnii„ the
modern oppression of their country—(Hear)--nlin"tweeh
spoliation committed in 1830—their complaint Pesti, first
further back in history. So tar back as 1772, when t—otastl
partition of Poland took place—that—shall I call her s;' Russ
—no—that beast in female form who filled the throne 01,1 ton.
sia—whose hand was reeking with the blood of her busby a'
whose Titivate life was contaminated by crimes not to be
it as
tioned in this presence, and at which I shudder evewitb
they pass through my thoughts—that monstere;wo of
the aid of the pious Emperor of Germany and the '1;010
Prussia, commenced the first partition. The gallant tea'
were not able to defend themselves. Like unfortunatethey
Yellers in a desert country, unarmed and defenceless' istal
were attacked by banditti, and became an easy prey. Paciton
fell unstained, " without a crime," for no other rease", the
that these robbers upon a more extended scale were as
strongest—( Loud cheers)—and afterwards the exarnPtlnost
imitated. The French Revolution diffused itself over vesri
every territory—(Cheers)—but before that Revolution sP
far and Wide the sacred name of freedom—(Loud ebeer:noo
and gave a young hope of a more fortunate terrnin"
of the struggle, the Poles began to rise. They raised the fro
of liberty—they formed a Constitution—they formed a inch
Constitution for the remaining portion of their territory i to
was respected by all Europe and emphatically praised bYtio,
eloquent Mr. Burke, the opponent of the French reyolabedi
It was a constitution by, which every one gained, and rt 9 all
lost. Blessed be Heaven, it conferred benefits uP°Ticoos
without injuring any one. A very few years would ho'sieea
solidated what remained of Polish strength—would hace,bore
a confidence to the Polish people which nothing could 0-fee
withstood, and would have compelled the despot to dig je
his plunder, and make restitution to this much-injured Pe°.reo
to
This was foreseen by Russia, and before Poland had &log
amalgamate herself into a nation, to concentrate her qhef
strength, another crime was committed upon them. too.
dared to set themselves free, and to proclaim the Consritn"
Another partition took place, three more slices were taken cra
and sacred Heaven ! do we not shudder when we consider the,e
duct of those who were parties to that compact. Wba'Ara
we think of the conduct of such men in private life ? oar',
plunderers admitted into the society of honest and beg; of
able men? No, they are admitted only into the Soei1:016
Newgate felons.—( Hear. hear.) Plunder, however, a
eeP
nation, rob by myriads, let the widow and the orphan "„i
for your atrocities, and you will then be called a her r4'
Such was thesecond spoliation. Napoleon next spread his vt.ie
did
ous arms over the continent, and it is to be regretted that "ea set
not then proclaim the freedom of the slave and serf, an dig,
up Poland as a barrier against the incursions of the bairbs
rian. He was then a glorious instance of the success e, into
democratic principle, and he fell when he threw hirnsebanie
the arms of the aristocracy. The peace next came, an of
Congress of Vienna met. What was then to become s'
Poland? What was to be done with her? The first eta it;
lation of that treaty ought to have been to place Pnlarl the
the same situation as that in which she stood before do?
French Revolution. What, however, did;;Castlereagn
He was born in Ireland, but he did not belong to us, ortoirsea
or to humanity.—( Cheers.) He bound the name of Float
to the transfer of Poland to the Emperor of Russia. ,ea?
antl guilty of? said Poland—what crime have I coinnut'd
None. Without crime and without guilt she was punis,h"t-here
the severest way that a nation could be treated. Oh titre
was a treaty, to be sure, which was ratified by the signse of
of the Emperor Alexander himself, and the sacred n 319 soh
God was invoked on the ceremonies that were gone thr'rtfie
on that occasion. Every thing was left to the honour °lod'
mighty Alexander, to the shame of the people of Enn oti
who shouted the despot through their streets. That tr fie
ti as not observed a single moment.—( Hear, hear, licar.)it the
to be sore met with the fate of most tyrants—he reap e; it'
just rewards of his crimes ; for tyranny will ever re-act,°d not
self. He died one day—(Laughter)—and was succeeuae
by his eldest son—( No—he was a little too bad for oni.he
though good enough for Poland)—but by his brother• wn
revolution' in Paris then took place, when Charles ',C•nen
tempted to establish a despotism as complete as that 0' h his
sia. lam not one that am much in love, I confess, svitnull
successor, but it was a glorious event. Then came tneinios
more glorious and valuable revolution by which the Be biidd
shook off the power of Holland. The Polish heart b0„,,,a
high—(Hear)—the tocsin of liberty was heard to r,en- the
all over the Continent, and they fondly looked forward toooio
restoration of their own rights, few in number, but str° f
the love of liberty—and after all the arm of one lover far
berty is worth a hundred of the despot—they
1 berty ; the forces of Russia were brought against thet aid
ta
for one year they withstood all her power. Oh disgreenver
strun
to the people or. England I—they allowed them to he Y for
powered by the multitudinous forces of the barbarian...forro,
engaged as we then were in the struggle for n'twoell'
we forgot that they were in need of our assts
It was to raise the voice of the country—the voice ° then
land in favour of the Poles—it was to animate all in bre that
combat for freedom and liberty that he appeared ther:their
clay.--( Cheers.) He called upon them not to alle fr err
feelings for reforms interfere between it and all the.
_ets.)
dcavours in favour of democratic freedom.—Loud eitf was
If all felt as he felt upon that subject—if their libertiordS
properly established at home, with constitutional,goorao
which would make every man's property secure, his Ten
safe—( Cheers)—if such were happily the case, t" Oft;'
more durst the Despots of the Continent stain the ilag
eett to
nanny with blood—no more would the young women ',!,heers!
scream—the mother to weep for her stolen children—( :I.e inPg
the Polish nation would arouse and throw off that lethal-6.70
which she had fallen.—( Loud cheers.) The bannoenoela
liberty would float over the Tower of Warsaw, and the
every good man in England rejoice.—(Loud cheer . t aloe!
their
The memory of the heroes who bled and suffered in
and the memory of the exiles who were driven frnvnlise, and
country shall long live in the recollection of all good,. se_rtwaes!
patriotic men ; and while we shed tears for their Mis'itatiav
't of ir° the
let our hearts glow at the same time with a spirit
of their patriotism.--(Cheers.) We were part,e
see
treaty which handed them over to Russia; and 3 to
bmittee
fuse to protect them ?—(Hear, hear.) Wee su the Est
degradation of being made parties to the crimes ors
the
peror of Russia.—(Hear, hear, hear.) What was were
institution which he violated ? Why, the 1.11 The aid
of all—their religion.—( Hear, hear, hear.p) land 6137
thing he did was to order that the people of - e issue tho
change their religion.—( Hear, hear, hear.) Li'lich la/ost
ukase ordering them to quit the churches, in •
bones of their forefathers, and in which their chr.vvi.elf,llcli:eders4");
learned to lisp their innocent prayers to Goo_ue`o tr:tia
Yes, we have the degradation to live in an age, ral;tikase,o..,
dares to make religion the subject of an impernion
to force the consciences of men to submit to his
_tor this Pr!! of
(Cheers.) Oh, if you go with me so strongly neat ac
rip,
what will be your sympathy when you hear Tre,% proe:s eec
this monster ? The next thing he did, was, o
the jpotb :wed
tion of children.—( Hear, hear, hear.) When
_ow to Oil pro'
'Warsaw let their little children out into the stye their
_ow,
expected at evening to be again comforted with 7. thein__euhot
sencc ar.d their smiles, amidst all the suffering7Gheers),,thq
streetos ; and
they in which they so bitterly participated
they never returned! They were seized
cd in vuld. f°l;
were thrown into carts—the mothers scream Go,
give her ! She ought not to fly in the face on the she
one mother attempted to commit suicidef---hour"careoantoeur'accholo9
her misery overcame her—as we undersetor
Gentleman. Well, she was seized, and io
5_6010
cop,
scourged with the lash.—(lndescribable se,n,,,:anyoatheola' taion•si,
not think that lam telling you falsehood? 1"
GreatirifloTon'ter
every word I have said is literally true.--( suen a
_„ieerillo.t.
Mothers of England, will you believe that ',Great eoit crieseis
I have described to you is still alive ?--Aretieine
And will you believe that he is our ally ?-1( disgraeceueheds 'the
" No. no.") Will you believe that we ane
i.ich lien
fr:erids'elp, and sfained with the blood w,
not tor.
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