The New York herald., 1863-03-29
THE pousx sEvoluncx.

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address . the People 81 Anerica, Fessaas
sf Justice, Humanity and FreeAea.
Poland n again In arms y achieve he~ indlspss4b.s
rsAts - IN independsot nation. snd through her eKsd
sons IN your midst. appeals for good will and symDaihy
to'tho oounrymsn Of Washington tho descendants Of
the heroic patriots whs fought by ado with pulas
and Kosciusko.
A glance over tho history Of tho past will show the
Poles to bs an agricultural and wariike people, with
whom love OF country has been tho QUO dominant
passion When Poiand politically had ceased " exist
children ssiii found her in their hearts, and loved hcr
only the Intensely for the misortunes which had
befslleo her
Her people claim exemption fAnts pertain
ing TO humanity to the epoohs Of time and stages
OF civilization through which they have passed buS thoy
may boast that although during many centuries thcy
vera an independent raton governed by elected
oy themselves they undertook single OF
quest Thor valor found sucient wont IN ths
tenanoe OF their original boundaries consequent
struggles with surrounding They did not
conceive the idea Of sezng upon territory 70 which they
nau no rghtiul claim. They we're long the buwark OF
Cnrstendom, and generous enterprise needed the aid
o. their strong arm that they did not cheeruy march to
tue rescue, unrewardsd, and often unthanked.
The namcs.of Boeslas, Iageon, Hedwix, Sigismund,
Tarnowsk Coporncus, kochanowsi, B4tory, Zanioyski
brcwski Mickiewez, Czartoryjsk Emile Platter LeleveI,
Chopin Trentowskl and Krasnsk thrill the soul repre-
sentatises OK geaorous seabnegation, valor pety. pa
ttosm learning aud genius adornlng the annals OF the
"martyred nation"
Nearly century has passed away since three great
Powers--Ruasa, Austria aud PRUSSIA ,aunitcd TO accom-
plish the suppression cr people Three several
times The niquItous partition rencwed--n ITT2,
1898 aud 1896 They began by leaving q shadow OF indie
pendcnce with shadow ol king at warsaw aud they
ended by crsng the very OF Poland from the map
Of Europe. All this was not accomplished without pro-
test on the part Of the sufferers and hard fought battle
fields were red with the blood VI the victims At the
Congress OF Vienna, in 1915, Poland still remembers
a. ro~er once existng ana A. country needing gua,
rights stu left her. In 1890 Poland again and the
fields OF stoczek Iobre Balolonka Grochcw and
rous others exhibited the strange spectacle o forty thou
sand patriots indinerenty srmed successfully combat
ing two hundred thousand fully equipped Russian sol
dicrs. The difference IN numbers however finally too
overwhelming, and the taking of Warsaw was prelude
TO new eaactons, heavier weight OF tyranny. Moan.
time what had become oil the OF the Treaty Of
Nioniiay Where were the liberal institutions the sOnsti
tuition, the nationality, solcmnly promised to Poland
by the united Powers: Vanished, like a dream.
unfortunate country concerned and this u Ia add
tion TO tho hrst forcble unjust dismembe
cd even by hor oppressorsto and to establish her
freedom. Trampled on by her neig,ors, and moarned
over but neglected by the rest OF Europe she has found
aid aud consolation only in the love aud the genius 0f her
own sons who have for moment ceased their ef
forts to lift her. morally, mentally and materially to her
rghtfu station among civilized nations All have passed
her by al despoiled by robbers she ay helpless and
bleeding by the wayside and good has yet
appeared to pour oil into and bind up her wounds. Her
religion her language her laws interests manners the
instruction OF her YOUTH the sacredness Of ho homes
tho very earb loved OF old have been unceasng
wonderful patience Her great have striven through
agricultural and other useful societies. through poetry
nna prose almost inspired 70 Isiso her from within to
INST compel recognition. Her children taught 10
70 sos Z sS Ss,a
Our Savior when sti child In Nazareth played with bis
GS, hs a ss future ~, Of acra. o. Polish mohsr ~
oys&o come ps not load s wrists With chsns and
teach him 70 dsg The gnominions tmbrcl that hS may
rops Ike he Of 'iV sd win plan, he he
water 4 with his blood His challenger win ss The hidden
np wall.
ment win be nm enp,v vbbet and hs c"rv H. e.M shs
Of women and the nocturnal lamentations OF has brethren.
In one OF his "Psalms Of the Future work which
has exercised Immense influence the Polish nation
Krasnski sings
Lord what We ask OF Thee,is not hope already rains
upon Us Is As shower O. nower. not Tue death o. our enc
the hrshoa Of dess We asay n9' no %
neither we TSa 'Ssss Sss, y for 1 @
the ,ery deph. our beats Yea noy spis Thou who
teschsst US that The greatest power on srh is the power Of
love- we may dr.y The y. end
VOCATION. In each one Gvss proioand laes sprnsns
from Thee and tmb.seing the secret q y. desny oat
snh the cause o. celestial beauty and TO oner world
%as oerae~ins With blood until % D; ,'Y iY. sublime
and %a asro Sss
change the sword that plunged their
bosom. Such one is Thy Poland, o, Lord Jesusi
Such the teachings Poland such the
meaning Of the which toole place February IS,
1851 when and children barred their bosoms
and fell without before the nre Of the Russian
battalions Patience however, has its mits and the
late act OF the Russian government, by which secret
lice might seize whomsoever they wled at any hour OF
day night and send 10 the Russian army thus
giving unlimited power TO c1pairiae the noblest brayest
ana best proved than the most long suffering peo
pie could endure The accumulated miser les u many
years have broken down all barriers and The Polish peo
pie again demand "a country"
The revolution has began, heroic deeds Of have
already been npshed but the odds fearful and,
the cause of justice liberty and humanity being involved
in their struggle they through call you fof in
teeent consideration for such aid you give The
natons of Western Europe have failed accord the
Poles admiration for thar herois shall they appeal
vain when they ask from the frecst people earth
sympathy and frateFnai assisanccS POLISH EMILE.