The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-30
Anniversary Celebrations OF the Polish
Rewolution-Thc Revolutionary Spirit
OF the Poles. &c.


Rewolution-Tho Revolutionary Spirit
OF the Poles, Sc.
Last night number Of the Polish residents of this
city assembled No Essex street. to celebrate the
anniversary OF the Polish revolution in1s30 The
ing hall was tastefuly decorated with flags and
banners, prominent among which were the American
flag, and a banner with the national coat OF arms
OF Poland, white Eagle on blue ground and the
equestrian emblem OF the province OF Litthauen
The Polish banner which, like national coor is red
white and blue contained The following Latin nscrip-
uon:-''Iro Nsrd Vesfra Libvidte" The PORTRAITS Of
Kosciusko and Pulaski placed each side of these
banners. The cmblcms OF mourning were attached to
the national Gag In remembrance OF the failure Of the
last revolution In Poland Thus far four unsuccessful
attempts have been ade by the Polish nation 70 throw
ON the Goth II November, nj Warsaw, when II was
confined TO Russ'an Poland only Tho next
luton occurred In Pr,issan Polnnd in lS46, and
another revolution occurred again in 1s4s, in
the Grand Duchy Of Posen, in consequence
Of the prosecutions Of the Poles In erliu THESE
two revolutions did not extend TO The Russian provinces
OF Poland The last revolution, ID will DO remembered
occurred In 1868 which again unsuccesru and the
Revolutionary Committee OF Poland tho national gov
ernmcn as II IL termed nj present ocatedn Paris 10
continue The agitation ar the independence or The Polish
nation
In this city reside some -four hundred ats
and cxiles of Poland, who intend TO aganize political
association MS auxiliary Ia the revolutionary 0anz
ton in Paris The Polish population in ,s city, nclad
Ing the Israetes is considerable and probably amounts
10 some fifteen ar twenty thousand
The meeting being called To order. Dr. NAnoIs-
KowsKy called upon to preside, who, IN his intro.
duc,ory remarks alluded 70 the various unsnccessiai'
revolutionary attempts, and confident that another
revolutionary agitation, which doubt viii follow. Will
be successful. Heretofore the Polish nation WIS
not ripe for independence and for FREE govern.
mcnt. II was formerly aristocraoy, and this is
what caused the "a lure OF the various attempts to
secure national independence The Polish patriots and
reveutio nary aitators have come Ia the conclusion
that revolutionary movement only succeed
when Il Is based ON pro!ra,nne OF truc liberty
and equal rights They further rely assistance
front the surrounding na.ons from the revolutionary
clement Of France bot trey rely on the downfall OF tho
Russian empire which, IL IS expected ia consequence OF
the continued revolutionary agitation viii follow The
&c despctlsm must bc broken, and the component
clements of the Russian colossus will ultimately form
Panslavic Union the plan Ut the Jnod Stses Those
remarks elected applause and Enthusiasm.
Addresses In the same spirit were delivered by MessrS
Zawacki Kulikowsk and indow, whereupon the io,sh
natioual hymn was sung, which commences thus:
| ''fsoye cos Polske PRICK tai dwgis tate
The meeting then adjourned. aud thercupon The 20.
isndcrs engaged in their customary social pestiines