The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-01
Obituary.
PRINCE ADAM CZARTORYsXI, THE POLISH PATpIOr
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From the London Star July III
Tho Prince Adam Czartoryski, who died on Monday
carries back minds to Of airs in Europe that
no effort Of knowledge or Imagination adequately real
rs, S Seofge N was stu young man jSs, closing the
drawing to the close Of the long that mseraby
lied his youthful surname Frederick the Great had we
raising new made kingdom to the rank Of 0rst rate
Power. Maria Theresa, widow, but queen,
cathar fu,ed the Also councils o. her imperial son
The rude subjects Of her murdered husband with
. more than masculine vigor. Between these two
empires, stretching from the Baltic the Carpathian
Mountains, lay the kingdom Of Poland prey anarchy
and marked out for partition. This very year which
was born pestsnce swept of 900 Of tho
people Two years later the FIRST partition was elected
Prussia took the maritime province Of Posen Austria,
ment on the treaty accepted Galicis Russia aupropri
ated the provinces on her northwestern frontier Stn the
Poland that remained was large and goody iand fertile
In 1906 he subscribed in name Of Russia the treaty
with Great Britain. lie then demanded his dismissal,
but nevertheless, accompanied Alexander the campaign
terltz.
peace OF Tlsit be retired almost entirely from
public e declaring that his with Russia was
only to be referred to the Of the Emperor When
the war broke out in 1912 he was again BY the side Of
Alexander whom he accompanied to Paris in 1914
In 1915 he was appointed Senator Palane the king
dom, and in 1917 married the Princess sapeha He
attended the first Diet and spoke boldly favor Of
constitution but all his hopes were disappointed In 1921
some students of the University of Wilma Of which he
were aCCuseu Oh revolutionary movements,
and spite Of his efforts sixty OF them we're Imprisoned
without trial Many Of the of the first families
were drafted as soldiers into the Russian regiments
and others were banished TO Siberia and the mill
tary colonies Czartoryski thereupon resigned his
post When the revolution Of 1880 broke he devoted
all his energies to the Of his country He was ap
pointed President Of the Provisional Government and
summoned the Diet to meet on the 18th Of December,
1890 On the Both Of January 1881 he placed the
head Of the national and offered half his pro-
perty for the service of his country After the terrible days
Of August 10 and 49, he resigned his post but
common soldier in the corps of General Romarno during
the last frutess struggles. When all lost he made
his escape and reached Paris where he has resided
and busted himself for the benefit Of his homeless country
men. He was expressly excluded from the amnesty or
1881, and his estates in Poland were confscated.
During the Polish insurrection Of 1S46 his Gallician
estates put under sequestration by the Austrian
government but this removed in the spring Of l84S
In March Of that year he issued proclamation urging
the German representatives, to unite with those of France
to demand the restoration Of Poland In April 1S4S
enfanchscd the peasants upon his estate Of Sendalwa
Galiicia, and gave them their possessions in fee.
For thirty he has actively represented the
Of Poland among the politicians and eratf OF Europe. He
wearied Of exposing her wrongs, confessmg her
absorbedhough the revolution of Is4s and the war Of
1s546 passed without bringing help he refused to
despair But the other day, in reply to address from
English frendswhile the mournfu spectacle of Russian
butchery in the streets Of Warsaw present to his
eyeshe renewed the profession of his faith and truth
Those last words OF his have the solemny of fare
well TO earth-a final appeal TO Heaven. When that ap
peal is answered-when Poland regains the rights to
which every act Of vaor endurance adds fresh sanc
tty the ashes Of Prince Adam Czartorysk may be borne
back to their native earth and his tomb record the fulfil
mept Of the hopes in which he lived and died.