The New York herald., 1863-12-01
POLAND AND LIBERTY!
D>~~-c>~>o>o,r~-,~~>.~>.
GRAND CELEBRATION IN NEW YORK.
Immense Mass Meeting ct the
Cooper Institute.
The White Eagle OF Poland
PIumes Her Wings.
POLAND rs NOT YET LOST.n
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Enthusiasm Of the People for
Revolution.
Speeches d Judge EdmOnds, Richard 0Gor-
mar, John OMahOney, Captain W. r.
Lyons, W. ]. Rose, II.
il. KOhekOwski,
As., &ess &s.

Asa Aess &es
The anniversary polsh independence celebrated
evening the Cooper Institute in the most enthusas
tic touching The hall crowded In every
part, the platform which the invited guests were
assembled crammed TO repleiion. The Institute was
brightly illuminated and decorated with the banners Of
several OF the free republics OF the world AT little
before eight O'Clock, company Of young girls and
children appeared with standard bearer preceding them,
carrying the flag Of Poland, with the white eagle Of thai
old land trembling the top Of It's folds The procession
with enthusiastic cheers. At given signal
from the manager this little band Of singers struck
the Inspiring song, "No no, Poland shall not die The
excited enthusiasm that followed the song far
greater than that which preceded II.
On the platform assembled the delegates OF
number Of influential societies in sympathy with the
cause Of suffering Poland. The Young Mems Roman
catholic library Association, Of South brooklyn well
and ably represented by the genial and pres
MED by several other gentlemen but have proper
list Of their The Knights OF st. Patrick, whose
behalf Captain w r lyons spoke at later hour OF the
John Butler, President; John McAuline and Thomas
r. Roberts, Thomas r. Connery, VIM E Robiuson,
Gerald IAor John Harriet, r. Curran snd q. Clarke
There were number OF other delegates but time aud
opportunity prevent any more particular record Of tho
names OF their Delegates
The Hon. Judge EDsoSps, taking the chair addressed
the meeting 10 persuasive and eloquent language urging
the Of Poland n which the people OF America
fail to be Interested and saying that the time had
come al last when the vexed question Of Polish inde
pendence was u be forever decided.
number Of letters from distinguished gentlemen
were then read We subjoin two Of the
prom inent:- s .... y rt-t. .arf
LETTER Of eESERAL srGEL.
iiH 700 READING Pa Nov. H. 1858.
DsAs s,s"Yenr kind invitation T. a,tepd insstps for
on se @ o ( s ss Of s soA do
know whether oreel duties wiz allow me to leave my
ss Sss
he ias po,~a ca"psisn in Psnnsyivans Ohio and New
Sa d ds %siena se e
show The great ds1dyaa,ssss aud DANGER of Rasso
ississ ssiy ssssawed upon smpe from dssoos
pslssn. are ny heart and mass me-
despair OF me common sense OF me Amercan people
ySSs yoss .' "'' T. sIaEi MAJOR s' General
The nsx, letter was from wu Curtis Noyes. e ~
Ibe from Gerrit snith read thus t- l
snI feel myself honorea BY your REQUEST atI be pre-
sent at ne snnysssry q The Polish h rsyoa @
leave home for several weeks The parone Poland
CT me no, "ns ass'ns @ I ~ o g.n & s' ma ns9knh M hes
Of all nations II Poland ea. be torn TO pieces 80 may
nationality 10 forbid the designs, repc The ap
Prussia were simply pra es IN their dismembermsni
% Poland. The world ss well Poland. calls for
their and for the repairing OF their nsgran
against all that sacred IN the rights and preoas
The oppressed Of every cline aud every egnPeiion re-
main, &c. 6bkRiT SMITH,
Mr. RIoHlKp O'GoRNAS was next introduced and re
ceiyed In a mos, natleriug He made n lengthy
aud interesting speechi of which we eau only give the
leading IDEAS he d-lt Was il october lIIG when
the American army lay enclmped at Morrisown, that
young foreigner presented himself % General Washington
with an Introduction from Icujamin Franklin. what
do you seek here. inquired the Commander IN Clef.
"To 6git for liberty" replied the young mao.
swer Washington took him at his word. lie was
ried--was found TO be admirable enginesr-luicsly
rose TO the rank Of Colonel-Aid 60 Wsshngton--then
General Of Brigade. fhcucelorwar he shared IN all the
dangers. fatgues and sufernss OF the Of ndepen-
dence witnessed the na triumph d the American cluse
and thea, crowned win such houurs brave
mot-the rcp~ct oi his great chs aud the love every
solder and c.ilen thfolshogS tle sna hs ,eIigs and
valor contributed % make freei Of Joy and pride aud
hope he rerossed the ocean and returned 10 hs home
HIS name-Amsricans, YOU cannot quite forget a. among
the hills at West Point overlooking the Hudson, the
Of an old tort whose outlines he traced long ago marble
ce10tapb stall stands TO commemorate the gratitude II
the people he sc-ved 50 wei-and you, Of Poland
yoo At least, remember him WITH pride-his name
was Tbadceus Koscn-kD. (ippll1se) Az he once
stood before the sold ers oi America 80 now Polsnd,
his country. stands before the y, chrstendon and
claims recognition al their hands. To Poland, now
Kosc.usko long ago tue same esors are put, aud 10y
heresD 10 nghl for Liberty what can YOU dos''
Poland answers, "lry me-. o. all the gOres % my past
career by my ancient spend by my present sorrows,
by the wrongs have sugerei. by Tie Ak Jnes baye
dured, By the ndsliy WITH when I have preserved
through all the Immortal bose o. dnAi ieyeranos by
the fearful odds against which ccntend By whs, have
been, and done and suffered By what and to-
day ye pstiOus Oi thri.tendsm, try ~. Judge be
DO me jest &C D0v 90 may HeageD be iut TO wien
your hour of teri CONES aud the clouds aud
The storm shut out The srn aud darken
All The Heavens from your view" (Applause)
Tbefe vas mob uBsesb lasgasn unity about Poland
of old, thai m these DAYS Of pediins diplomacy
understand Al the close o; the seventeenth
tury Austria about the most dan aud trouble
shbor Poland hsu they watched each other
with esicus attention. -uddsoiy there burst uppn
| Eurore a terrible disaster. Ths Tarks with a gfeat
army, had crossed the frontier and were -pres hog
Devastation they msrchef The Turks we're then the
most ~arlike nation this world Their Aslsc savsge
~ Their hatred OF Christianity the deadly eaDestne.s
VI their propagsndsm o. the ypsem creed all nlled
Europe with arri.ht on they came Ike a hurricans
and ali weut dOwu before them. This tIipe they had
vowed 10 extrla,e the Christian name and TO set the
Crescent above tile Cruss tn every cathedral Eufoy-
! they marched straight 0n Nisnna aud escom
passed all around There seemed no nopo
Why help Austria Widespread policy let her
fan, II Is ope eaemy the -, ibes dn not toins toe
mould. He Enroys m-1,csa. ~ religion and ~
civilization mperilled Re the tie Of bsrbartsm,
that had been again AMI ayiln baoksi cut rising
more snd threatenns T. esSh al in rgo. he sax thu
ard. forgetting P0snds .snt yrudge. Jsha sobeski
baee hrs Poles Eird their swords and march the
poisnd was erased FROM tue map Of Europe Po,snd
ceased 70 e,i., Thu. 4 w,s ,bit Arstra ibox.d bsr
gratitude TO John sobst or the hep he brought her IN
The hour n ber peei Europe 10 DO sure was coDvu.ed
with grief Philanthropy Dissolved iDio tears Campbell
| 70 his Pleasures of Hopen IN most moving
| poetry. eeplcted the miserable scene aud sa.
Dounced, 10 splendid figure o, speech, that
an .ehoo,povs n nr,io-,I,p s.,,,,,'sn, ,a sno
ceased Va recte ,be Bt nothing was done
Philanthropy sooo wIed is eyes snd went % search
of the neSi available grievance and EBropcan Christian
cviIzation stood by and consented a. TIE ded
and became accessory Fer The fact What sgunies the
pesr'e of rosnd suffered these strusges and defeats
no tongnc can tell Euougn 20 say that they were con.
ssssd % and .neusa,ed by pepe allen N themselves
o.Sa' language and religion. In that the
Whole story stold 10 that one crowpns calamity ali
s.s. ~ issoStunes onirases, mseres and
pauss Sss"os sssc,a =" dc ro''S w. s~ %, DEAD p
oss.n thsr peopae devsstase their bclas burn