The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-28
THE POLISH REVOLUTION.


Mr.. Jsllan Allen and Others, ~
&c, &C., &c.
A large and enthusiastic meeting OF Potes Italians
Germans. French and Americans held LAST evening
liz the Chiaese Assembly Roos, Broadway 10 celebrate
the twenty fourth anniversary Of the Inflated Polish
Resolution The following csil pus'ished In ysster
days HfluLns-
Tn. twenty fourth anniversary q the Iotsh Revolu
ton viii be celebrated tnis evening, Nov. 81 in the
Chinese Assembly Rooms, $50 Broadway
the attendance Of all the friends Of universal liberty
The meeting will be called 70 order st hapast seven,
1t expected that the meeting will be addressed by the
following gentlemen Hon John p. Hale, Hon Charles
choate. Hon. james Brooks A. Rsssewski Prof Forest
Jobsgay Esq, Col Forbes, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
Hon VIM. Brysnt, HON. ssi%on ns1 Chase EsesionOs
= Eauimann, De Lecuse Tolcn, Mslespin, aad others
Tie six front seats win be reservedfo ladies' Entrance
free
In accordance with this notice the meeting was called
to order at half-past by Mr. JULIAN ALLEN and
Hon. John r. Hale ocated president. The platform
decorated with number Of banners belonging to
the different republican societies present One Of these
the red republican dag bore the following inscription
&c ooo &c . ee . 9 Q . 9 . o
UNION SOCIALISTS Q o
oe . : 9 . . Q : . . c . . . &c > %
LIBERTY EQUALITY AND FRATERNITY. o
o- e : . /. 90
On the other the words -
&C oee % . . ee 90
" yry1 Ia RxprsIIorE UsrsasxILE. o o
oe %
And
oe oeoe- $3.50
" RoroLo. a
There also large painting representing the
genius Of Poland standing pile Of faggots, which
had been piled up for her destruction by the Russian
despot. Standing around her the PATRIOTS while
the m,nons Of the Czar who attempted FIRE the pile
flying before the reused vengeance of the people
On the stake Immediately behind her was the In
scription -
or G Q 90 : 90
POLAND, 2srH NOVEMBER, 1880
oe 9 . . . 90
After the President had taken his seat tho following
Vice Presidents were nomiEated-Mr McMullen oA6ca.
ting as Secretary
Hon. Chss. Summer, Hon. wm H. Seward,
Horace Greeley, Rev II. W. Beecher.
Capt. James NJ Turner, Gen. s. Houson.
DR.. l.. szIaezsk, W. c. Bryant, s
!.
A. Razewshi
After the foregoing were announced the Pres
dent addressed the meeting, as follows =
Ladies ana een,lsmen--F -Felow-ctrens, for address
ssvss he Is Jes wbs Is out~ ardiyi' and 40
say he II not American who is outwardiy, and
tbct L not patriotism which consists in outwar
maniies atons. (Appause.) will spcak the language
/ a tie heart If i SAY nothing eise We assembled
tonight to commemorate an important event in the his
tory Of teryan event which entities itself to
gard rather by the generous purposes which gave
\ than the success which II achieved; but 1t may
/ aprsr, uponNa more searching examination that
| II has been the custom to give to the Revolution
of 1890 that there really Of success attainc
tina II generally given credit for But before W,
pass any Judgment upon it. upon any event
with the interests of liberty human Freedom should
extend our vision over the local theatre, and give
at tention to the period id which Ii occurred to
distant clmes and future times. We then find that
desposm is not always when the hosts of
| liberty have been overtlIown in battle. (Appause)
At This part Of his speech Mr. Hale Interrupted by
the entrance Of the Turnyerens, German Society,
quiet restored the speaker continued as foiovs-
/ Who at this day can tell how much indebted
fotwhat Of constitutional liberty enjoy to the patri
oc efforts of the Enghmcn who, instead Of attaining
wbar they aimed at in the day in which they lived
rewarded by execution But there is this encouraging
ost-we are to-day what all the past has made u.s.
National wealth. national intellect and national liberty,
but the aggregate individual wealth. individual in
teect aud Individual liberty whosoever therefore in
the reflections of his heart, should emancpate but
himself from the thra Of prejudice break away from
the tyranny Of public opinion will do much to increase
that force with which the great contest between liberty
and despotsm is to be fought in the world. Applause
And my friends the first condition cf this individual
elevation by which in the end nations to be benefit
ted TO be found in free thought, the mind must be
freeree to expand and free to expaate free to 60 out
the wings Of imagination to the rcmotest verge Of
creaon--free to ascend with reyerential curiosity
70 the throne Of the Almighty himself lApplause.l
without another, and that other is free speech. Free
thought and free speech the moral levers by which
the world is to be moved. (Renewed applause) The
mind that by patient analysis has the obstacles
that opposed It's onward march must be free to
ncae those thoughts to those that are around 1t,
that society may be benefited and the great amount Of
human knowledge be preached, and the individual not
live in vain would be false to my convictions and to
the propreties OF the OCCASION did say there was
another element of Individual character without which
free speech and free thought itself than useless
and that is that inward conscotness that self reliance
that energy by which determines in his heart
the convictions of his understanding to what right
may speak treason and hcresy, but speak IL will
the supremacy of conscience kings gov
eruments. (Appiause.) 1he man has but poor ap-
the great forces which his duty to bring to the re-
generation OF the political community who has MOI
such faith In the strength OF his own MANHOOD that he
may obey the deliberate convictions Of his con
science. man thus prepared and thus intelligent is
fit for any emergency and when God and duty calls he
Here the speaker was again interrupted By the en-
trance OF the French Universal Republican Society, and
lie after concluded.
Mr.. M1siuIgS read nurnbsro letters, among which
were the following from Msssrs Sumner and Chase
BOSTON, Saturday, Nov. 25, 1854.
To Cor. FoRnss.-My dear sr-Ii Is not in my power
TO be in New York the evening OF your popo meet
ing any word q mine could serve the cause Of Polish
liberty, should feel pang In not u.tcring 1t.
trust that at least the friends Of liberty In Europe
will learn that ii is impossible to love liberty by halves
and that he only truly her abroad who also
her at home that he who vndcates slavery
at home cannot faithfully and consistently maintain
liberty abroad Certain efforts in certain quarters bring
TO mind the exclamation OF Dr. Johnson 'How Is Il that
the ioudest yelps for liberty among the drivers
OF negroesf' Believe me- dear Sir, faithfully yours
CHARLES SUMNER.
CINCINNATI Nov. "a, 1854
GrSTrIMxN-Accept my thanks for your invitation to
attend the celebration OF the twenty
OF lhe late revolutionary struggle in Polnnd regret
that cannot be rffscai
That tie great h@np - Poland may be redressed.
hca-t I'D . must arIcu vvrish