The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-07

Count Adam de Guro~sls,.

Warsaw, with the addition Of fcw eccenricities ana
the absence of some of the mock senmentaly Of Miss
Porters hero, died at Washington on Friday last and
his funeral took place yesterday afternoon. IL was
largely attended Chief Justice Chase Secretary Stanton
Vice Presid mt Foster Senators Trumbull, Sumner Will
and = large number Of Congressman were present
Baron Stoock the Russian Minister Senior Tassara the
Spanish Minister; Senator Wade Governor Boutwell,,
Hiram Barney. Hubey Ashton, Assistant Attorney
General Mayor Berre and Mr. Rhyner acted as pail
bearers. Row. DR. Pierpont delivered the sermon. The
remains deposited in the Georgetown Cemetery
In many respects the Count remarkable individual
and his career and character equally interesting
He was born in Kalisz, Poland, September 10, 1905,
and WAS the son OF Count Iadsas Gurowski, who Was
ardent admircr and follower Of Kosciusko IN 1874.
and who became impoverished through the failure Of the
instruction of that year. Tho OF his father does
not seem 10 have ntimdatod young Gurowski, who az
school boy at Warsaw, and in his native paatine,
Knsz had the habit OF expressing himself freely
in his later days in this country He born critic,
and caustio critic that though his opinions
moro influenced by the state OF his blood than tho clear
ness Of his brain. In youth his hot blood fired with
love OF Poland lust in after years he became
dent friend of the Russian ses and wrote books upon
Pausiavism, advocating union Of VII nations speaking
the slavic language and just In this country during
the war no became imbuod with abolition ideas, and
wrots diaries abusing everybody who did not with
him, and prasng everybody who proposed TO fight the
war out with proclamatons OF freedom" His hot blood
only involved him in libel suits In this country but
IN Poland he Jared For wearing tho national
costume Of Poland and singing certain patriotic but pro
hibted songs he was arrested in 1910 by the Grand
Duke Constantine and sent out Of the country Gurowski
went TO Berlin and singular enough did not write book
abusing the Grand Duke aud all Russia but shut himself
up for study in the German University at Berlin until
1925. He was permitted his graduation TO return To
POLAND but tho Grand Duke had great deal OF difficulty
with MIN; Tor his ardor hot blood and francoGermnn
brain continually led Gurowsk into difficulties. He de-
voted himself TO the work Of opposing Russian influence
in Polish social and political circles, and made him
sell equally conspicuous and obnoxious After being
lightly punished several times for these offences
he took courage, went step further, and in 1880
and 1881 engaged quite conspicuousy the Instruction
which then took place The instruction br and
failure and Gurowski. with Others sentenced TO
death but having been sent before the suppression OF
the instruction envoy TO Lafayette and the other
French republican friends Of Poland he sniely out
OF the country, and 80 wisely remained at Pars as an
While here appeared to have forgotten Poland for
time and at first to have become fascinated with the
French school of politicians known the st. Sinonans,
and who, perhaps AS much from necessity as convection
looked upon bankrupt law as the great palladium of
cia His passion for this phase Of commercial
science did not last long, for having met Charles Fourier
about the time that that eccentric individual nmpooned
ridcusd and abused the 81 Simon and Robert owen
for their ideas commerce. Gurowski adopted his views
and became strong though temporary advocate of
Fourierism This fancy too died out, and
his attention having been again attracted to
Poland and Russia by some political movements
Panslavisin calling il ''Thc Truth About Russia Il
attracted bot little public attention. but, fortunately for
Gurowsk read and admired by the Gar who par
doned him, recalled him TO St Petersburg and gave him
employment IN several responsible positions The
less nature OF tho got him into trouble again
The critic would crop out all he aad and did partcu
larry IN what he wrote; and write he would What was
still worse he would publish He did not WRITE diaries
in Rnssa 1871 he did In America in 1881 but his
books The Civilization OF Russia and the "Future
OF Tho Poles" are full Of personalities as were his diaries
They have different way OF doing things IN Russia and
instead being prosecuted for libel by the chief clerk
Of the State Department. as he was In this country,
Gurowski prosecuted by the offended individuals,
and obliged to leave the country for Germany. Gu
rowski puts very quietly that he obliged 10 take
tour through Belgium" and wrote a book about
that country, to which he gave the title OF "Ay Tour
| Tho poor Count had been gradually drifting
| towards Bohemia from tho moment he had mot
Fourier. On his flight from Russia he may bs said
TO have entered upon the dsreputable and dissoute
LIE Of Bohemian He turned his attention 10 lccturng
and 10 dinng out. and spent four years IN wandering
about Germany France and Italy. One day he suddenly
met Rome with party o. boston Straightforward,
headed We believe, by Theodore Parker and er listen
ing their rhapsodies for half hour became at
| thorough advocate Of that political creed Europe
lost its charms for him. and In IS4e he sailed for Anne
RIGA, and Immediately joined the amalgnmzed Bobc-
mian- abolition Fouricre circles Of this city Here for
| soms years no existcd-not to say Ived-from hand
mouth, engaged principally In expressing French
idehs American finances and INDUCING In bis inovin
The agitation Of the question In Russia
aud the adverse circumstances which abou, 1850 SO
prevented the Czar Nicholas from taking a. he pro
posed the steps which h,s successor decade subse
| an opportunity to write another book Rus
STA II was published In 1854. and called
Russia As II Is" II was not great success and the
Car did this time recall tho bohemian In 1850
1881 tho Count employed q translator In the
state Department at Washington, and II w@ from his
desk here that dated hrs remarkable series OF diaries
on the conduct OF the and the characters Of
public and IS.dns men /, is these which have made
him known 10 the American public They seem TO have
been published crafty the vanity OF the author who
gave them the world proof OF his great for sight
he really believed that he possessed greater degree
ali wise and experienced men may bo said TO have IN
some MEASURE and his books were to him prophecies
II inspired certainly accurate those Of John
the Evangelist Robach, the astrologist He had in
considerable degree the faculty OF reading csrsc
ter and of his expressions regarding The since
developed by tho war are very admirable amusing
He was not far wrong in December 1862, Ia calling
| General HAlleck IA redtapist and small pctfogger
who unworthy To be q noDcommis-ioned officer
Chase hs called passive patriot in all things except
In the dcnubention OF Seward behind MS back" In
September 1891 he alluded In paragraph 10 the stan
Of General Mcclellan which he called, with It's chief,
| Of conceit and ignorance" excepting only from
this sweeping opinion the man. who did really
| nueptIy Distinguish himself as above the common
average OF men, General Seth Williams He lGurowskii
thus alndes 10 Mr. Stewards unhappy passion for
aizat ons :''-'Ho goes of like a rocket Mot
people hearing him become confused understand moth
ing are unable ~ follow him In his soaringr and be-
licvs him To be intoxicated Hs dovotse- alone get In
obstacles when these rockets ny" When rccollect
that General Banks best known 70 the rebels the
'Purveyor Of stoue~sll Jackson" and 'ouaernAster
General Confederate states Army" II II highly amusing
10 hear Gurowsk In May, 1891 saying Governor BankE
would excellent for the Intendant General 10 lArmec
they call II bere General Quartsrmsster Despite bis
peculiar fances about political matters generally the
Count had something Of clear notion about the real
issues Of the war, which he thus expressed In May,
1851 -
To me u clear that phass u American political
growth Development &C.. IL gone, u finished u Il the
phssia the Union created by tho consultation Ths
~nr-wsr will be. and terrible one, notwithstanding all
the prophecies OF Mr. seward W the coDrary,his will
necss-te and for.
inulss New Conceptions and nev psssion- VII spring
IN word will bring forth social physical aud
moral creations ia the period OF ss~ston De
mocrscy the true thu noble that which constitutes the
adjudication Of America Ia the progress Of our rssdemoc
rsry will he Destroyed Al the nv,ef.e enemies here
and all who already oyousiy sing the funeral
songs ~ democracy all Of them viii become disgrseed
Democracy VIII emerge more pure more powerful more
rational
His books perfect type Of the man, and are Al
once vndistiye, instructive and amusing H. says In
nd f.i and l~