New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-11-30
THE nEco,sraUcrIoN Or POLAND.

According to certain European journals aud
corte pOndents, the reconstruction of Poland is,
or was for the moment, on the poit cal tipis,
and hence it becomes an object of speculation, as
it has air eady been at different times Snce the
bloody catastrophe of 1881. Recently, too a let
ter addressed 10 Louis Bonaparte has excited at
tention to this subject. The real author of that
document is stated to be N. de Persigny favorite
and criminal accomplish Of the French usurper;
but the current Of its IDEAS its allegations, aud
the whole train Of Its reasoning, reveal the author
as Prince CzsrtOryski, hereditary candidate for
the Polish crown, whose grandfather and grand
uncle about century ago, for an equally am
bilious purpose, introduced into ancient Poland
the same Russian troops and Russian influence
against which the grandson now inyokes the help
Of Europe.
While we ardently desire the resurrection Of
Poland as one act in the great drama of European
regeneration, we are nevertheless without hope
of that result an isolated or independent oc-
currence A free Poland can only be realized in
connection with restored Hungary and libe-
rated and federated Germany. 1t is by democra.
TIED, not dynastic, Europe, that the trump of
her resurrection must be blown. Those who
dream of her restoration under monarchic
auspices may ponder the following, which is based
on consideration Of Europe as it is and not as it
may yet be:
How far Poland may be serious subject in the
schemes of statesmen and cabinets, or rocket of
agitation fred for the purpose of frightening
Prussia, and eventually Russia, time alone will
show. For our part, strong as are our symps-
thies with the fate Of the nation aud country,
earnestly as We desire to see Poland again among
the independent powers of the earth, still when
we calmly recapitulate the past, observe the pre-
sent, and try probe the future, we cannot share
the hopes of others on this question but find the
reconstruction of Poland depends upon insur-
rountsble and almost unnatural probabilities
We think that men in power who excite these
hopes in the minds Of the unhappy Poles, with
out having any intention of realizing them, are
guilty Of heartless triHing with the most sacred
feelings of our nature.
Louis BOnsparte, as well as the English states.
men, know full well the inextricable compIica-
tiors and difficulties Of the Polish question, in
comparison with which the Turkish question, With
all thee1penses, efforts and boodrhed sttendingit,
is still child's play. Apart from the law or fact
that history has seldom or never known tho resto-
ration Of decayed State, and what is more, of
a wholly destroyed national and political exist.
ence, we may in view Of the Polish question look
back to historical illustrations. Sach an event as
the restoration to political life of conquered
ard crushed nation, by another and victorious
one, has rarely occurred, but never has any
resulted in securing independence to those who
have lost it. And, moreover. the like rsstors-
tons were never decided on, and carried o.t be.
foresand By the pssceful acts Of cabinets, 0. BIZ