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

lent advice given them by the Chairman to-day—that they
will be united—and, throwing aside all minor differences, see
nothing before them but the independence of their country,
and move forward, united and irresistible, at the voice
of liberty. Did they not remember the language of the poet
and of truth :

" Freedom's battle once begun,
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son,
Thu' baffled oft, is ever won."
The N0b1,3 Lord concluded amidst loud Cheering by moving
the first Resolution.

Mr. CHARLES BULLER, M. P., then came forward to second
the Resolution, but was interrupted by lOud cries of "Mr. Shiel."
The CHAIRMAN said that as yet Mr. Shiel had not ar-
rived. He knew that he was at present afflicted with a se-
vere fit of the gout, which had attacked him for the last week,
but he kne.w if he was able to come he would.

Mr. C. DULLER was exceedingly sorry that after the ex-
pectation of the meeting had been raised that they should hear
Mr. Shicl, they should have so bad a substitute as himself.
But even if he were disposed to give way to Mr. Shiel
they could not hear him because he was not there.
It must be grateful to the feelings of those Poles who were
present to witness the sympathy the meeting took in their
sufferings ; it must be grateful to the Hon. and Learned
Chairman, who had all .along been the consistent advocate of
their cause—it must be grateful to the Noble Lord who had
last addressed them, and to whose efforts he would say it was
mainly owing, the sympathies of this nation had been excited.
But he must say that there was no one to whom the sight of
that meeting was more grateful than to himself; as be was
one of those to whose culpable silence much of the apathy
of the Parliament on this subject might be ascribed. Ile
was most glad to find that an opportunity would be given
to all those who had been equally negligent to make amends
for their past misconduct.—( Hear, hear.) It was of great
importance that meetings of that nature should be held
in every civilized country, to express the feelings of the
civilized world respecting the wrongs of Poland. He (Mr. B.)
cared not for the disputes which had been raised about the
political institutions of Poland, nor whether' their aristocracy
was as liberal as it should be, or anarchy sometimes dis-
graced their freedom. Ile did not enter into these
questions of government, for there was one' considera-
tion which alone was. sufficient to interest every man
of whatever political opinions. It was this—that the cause of
Poland was in truth the cause of civilized man against the
savage.—( Hear, hear, hear.) They all saw with what
a spirit the tyrant of Russia was obliged to rule the
natives of Poland. No human tyranny that ever was exer-
cised could be compared with the atrocities which had been
detailed to the meeting by the previous speakers—( Cri...s of
Hear, hear,")—and he (Mr. B.) did grieve for human
nature, and for the nineteenth century, that such outrages
were unreveut,,Ted.—(Cheers.) He repeated that lie thought
it most important that meetings such as that should be held.
They testified to the Poles the sympathy of the British public
and of whatever little avail that sympathy might be, it was
still something to the poor exiles.—( Loud cries of " Hear,
hear.") For the expression of such sympathy could
not fail to cheer them in their hopes of future restoration and
redress. There'was still another reason fcr which such meet-
,igs were most important on this anniversary.—( hear, and
loud cheering.) They kept in the memory of the ritish
public the outrages that had been perpetrated, and the
heroism and merits of the gallant people upon whom they had
been committed, so that when the proper time came they
might be prepared to act as well as to speak.—( Great
cheering.) Freedom could not be kept down for ever, and no
man ever saw nationality completely destroyed by any tyrant.
The next time when a war took place in Europe, Poland
would would have a chance.—(Loud cheers.) He trusted
that all present in that room would live to witness the
day when a quarrel would arise, as quarrels, fortu-
tunately for civilization, do now and then arise amongst
the tyrants—( Cheers, and a laugh)—when England, having
a good and popular Government, would speak the language of
our forefathers to the tyrants of the Continent, that whilst
England is free, no part of Europe shall be enslaved.
Mr. N. F. ZABA, a Pole, then addressed the meeting. He
could not but be proud at seeing so great and so respectable a
meeting of Englishmen met for the purpose of commemorating
the great and glorious struggle which bad been commenced on
the 29th Nov. 1830, for the purpose of attempting to regain her
lost liberties. That day was the starlight of Poland, and however
cold it might appear now—that meeting was such a glimpse
of glorious light as would keep burning until it burst out into
the blaze of full daylight. That great meeting would strike
fear into the heart of the tyrant, if he had a heart.—_
( Loud cheers.) It called upon the Poles to ponder upon
and to imitate the glorious example set before them by the
Revolution of 1830, when the Poles made a glorious attempt
for the recovery of their outraged rights. The mind shrunk
with horror at the recital of the outrages which were daily
inflicted upon his unhappy Country by the great Ty-
rant Czar,—outrages which were attempted to be pal-
liated by the cringing flatterers of the Tyrant --(Hear,
hear, hear.) Many of those flaterers praised the Tyrant,
for what was called his clemency. His elem-rncy l What a
mockery of words. A clemency which exalted itself upon the
ruins ofa country—( Cheers)—clemency which bestowed chains
for ornament—( Cheers)—an infernal clemency, which gave
birth to such calamities.—( Cheers.) Did not the fate cf Pc-
land give a warning to other civilized countries of what they
were to expect from the ambition of the tyrant Czar.
Let us inquire into the subject without partiality. The ques-
tions to which I wish to direct your attention are—what he-
eefits,would have been conferred on Europe had Poland been
allowed to continue as an independent State? What are the
consequences of the influence of Russia? and what are the press
pects of the people now groaning under her oppression ? These
propositions, though they offer a vast field for thought,
may be condensed into a statement of facts which speak for
themselves. History skews that Poland, from the earliest
times, nurtured within her bosom the strongest attachment to

liberty.—( Cheers ) After she merged from her rude politi-
cal state of existence at the end of the fourteenth century,
and on the 15th and 16th centuries her Diet, that is, her
Parliament was constituted on the purest principles of
lihert:C.—( Cheers. Her Constitution, promulgated in 1791,
differed little from the British Constitution ; on the one
band, every person, whether foreigner or native, who set his foot
-on the territory was declared free.—(Cheers.) And, on the
other hand, extraordinary Diets were to be frequently
called, to improve the social system.—( Great cheering. )
In the cause of their unhappy country the people of Poland
had bled in 1792 ; again, in 1795 and in 1796, the Polish
legions followed the victories of Buonaparte in the hope of
regaining their rights and liberties. Its late unhappy fortunes
were known to all, and such was the history of the career
of the Poles, and no one could deny taking even the most
unfavourable view of its regeneration, that Poland contained
ithin itself the seeds of improvement, and the means of esta-
blishing its Government on the independent principles of
liberty and justice.--( Cheers. ) Had that change been
effected which is likely to conduce so much to th-e prosperity
of Poland, it would have been a throne on the sides of the
neighbouring despots, and as soon as Poland showed her de-
termination to go through reforms, promising much for the
good of the people, the tyrants entered into a secret league to
prevent it, arid Russia, Austria, and Prussia combined thrice
rent asunder that unhappy land. The former still exercised
an unhallowed controul and dominion over it at which hu-
manity shuddered and mourned. He would now turn to the
prospects which Russia now offered .to Poland. It was
known that the very law which recognized the people to be
tree and independent beings had been abrogated. Such were
the prospects which that people had under the Government of
Russia. Such were the humiliations which Russia introduced
into the social state of Europe. He would ask them, was
man ordained to toil with the beasts of the field?—was he
ordained to be yoked to their side with fettered limbs? No,
forbid it justice, forbid it independence. Better to suffer at
the shrine of freedom than to sleep in security and chains.
lie would not take up their time by the enumeration of the
cruelties inflicted by the Russians on his unfortunate country-
men, for they had been feelingly described by the gentleman
who preceded him. He would content himself with ex-
pressing a hope that the spirit which he saw displayed by
the assemblage before him, would infuse itself into other
nations, and that with the aid of the press, that powerful or-
gan, which had already given them such efficient assistance,
they would be speedily restored to the enjoyment of their
rights. M. Zaba concluded amidst great applause.
Colonel TatotirsoN then presented himself on the platform,
and was received with loud cheers. He stood there for Po-
land. He knew of no prospect he could hold out to them
except it was on that great inference from the pages of hu-
man history that there was an influence, a power of provision,
a God who had decreed there should ever be a tendency
in human actions to bring punishment on the guilty.—(Loud
cheers.) There was a time when much might have been done
towards liberating Europe from the fear of that despotism
which now hung over it.—(Loud cheering.) France
might have done much, but he would now say, let
them strive to make themselves a citadel of European free-
dom, and be ready to do their part whenever that moment
should come.—(Cheers.) Were there no internal reasons
why they should not feel en interest in Poland? Was there
no party in England who looked to Russia? There were
many present opposed to him in politics, but who felt as he
did in regard to Poland, and therefore he did not wish to
give offence to them; but be must say there was a party in
this country that did avowedly look to Russia for its aid.
—( Cheers.) He would sav—trust not in princes, but still less
in Princes' Ministers.—(Cheers.) They might live to hear
them say they always considered the preponderance of Russia
as necessary to the stability of this kingdom ; but they must
look to themselves, and to their allies, the people, every where.
Wait a little—the game was already on foot, and they would
go on pressing the popular feeling too closely, till at last it
wouldstart into a flame. What would they do when France
should be drawn into resistance. Germany was going on
slowly but surely, and ilanouer—why not fianoxer ?
why might not Hanover do ?_(Tremendous cheering.) It
did not matter how small the plan might be. I ( Laughter and
cheers.) Italy, perhaps, might be the first, and Italy would
give employment (as we understood) to a large army. —( Hear.)
When the time came the Batavians would be driven back to
their frightful deserts.--( Loud cheers.) Amidst all the evils
with which the wars of Bonaparte had been attended, there
had sprung from them one blessing, for which the people of
the West of Europe had to be grateful ; for they bad been
taught to drive back the barbarians of the East.—(Hear.)
In tht one thing (as we understood) there was hope for the
majority, and despair for the oppressors.—( Cheers.) Let
them (the meeting) go forward then with the hope that the
time would come when the wrongs of Poland and of suffering
Europe would be redressed, and they might have the pride of
saying that they were amongst the agents.---( Cheers.)
Mr. ScuonFiEno, M. P., rose to second the motion which
lie had. much pleasure in doing. He would not detain them
long, because he could add little to what had !van already
better said 'oil otli3rs. fc the
of Mr. Shell, who was not only an eloquent, but a staunch