The New York herald., 1871-09-08
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER g. S7L-TRPLE SHEET
aaees % nsny ou,es ouly essbcaullal and charr.a.

aaees to nsny cu'ers only lessbeautifu ana charm.
rus bail ended the celebration, ana on me 18Th
Deary all the delegates left for their homcs retain
iag no doubt, many kindly remembran -es OF the
to hold cesoaoa oi thus or ano3Ssr king Ie'aess ever;
tedt IN some town OF Austrian Poland where since
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effect OF the meetings In producing union OF feel.
Ing, sentiment and action viii, no doubt, be very
great.
Inat Poland Ia still power OF which the influence
and probable action must DO counted upon IN any
future combination. and compI!oations O. the qucs-
mated at twenty-five millions, ana tnat
geIhor as are the poissS bs ties Of siecsion and
companionship IN suffering and slavery, is q power
II Is diflcult TO predict how or In what way this
force will De brought into action; but that II viii be
soon Is pretty evident. Austria has at last found
sense enough to perceive this-tnough not until
after her disastrous canpaigu with Prussla-and has
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freedom oil the press. the rlghtto hold public meet
ings and the leSallzaton OF the Polish tongue the
hwfui language or the country instead OF German.
are among the principal concessions wrung from
the unwilling hands OF che Austrian government A
very important change whch has Just been made IN
ORGANIZATION or THE AUSTRIAN ARMY aa
wlll further have as effect In Polish politics In an
lnuirect but none Inc less positive manner.
Adopting the Prussian system the troops are now
quartered ana organized IN the provinces from
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other parts OF the emDie. rs was formerly the CASE
The Polish soldiers therefore remain at home, and
are subject TO all the patriotic homo influence and
leeng-an induence which - powerful enough to
counteract the!r military training and induce them
to take sides win the people In any popular out
break that mi ght occur.
9he contingent furnished by Austrian Poland Is
about eighty Thousand men, with reserve OF sixty
thousand. making In ali one hundred aud forty
thousand well armed, well drilled soldiers. The
Prussan provinces furnish about the same number
to the Prussian army ana Which, organized upon
the same pan, are subject TO the same influences,
making up an army OF nearly three hundred thou.
sand soldiers, who may be considered as Ia sort
vor OF Polish freedom. Bold and daring leaders would
not be wanting. for both armies are full OF Polish
officers, wh0 without seeming sO arc devoted heart
and soul TO the independence OF their country, and
an army or 10000 men, backed bv q population OF
26,0OO,000 OF people, including tnat Of Russian PO-
land, whose army have not counted, may yet, IN
hoty-contested struggle, in hich Russia, Austria,
Prussia, Turkey and even France ana England, may
take o part 1nd themselves In condition 10 make
very fair terms wife their conquerors a. :
Whatever be the result this Is the hope now In.
duged In by Polish patrlOts-a hope which, In CASE
OF general European war, viii certainly lead tC
another attempt on The part OF the Poles 60 gain
This is state OF things that the great schemers o.
Europe will have to take into consideration in lay
! Ing their plans and which Will probably make them
+, think more than once before engaging IN war o.
which no one can f0resee the consequences. Mean
while che Poles are eagerly watching the progress
events, and relying upon the old pr0verb that when
thieves fall out honest men win get their riglts,
they patiently bide their tine. &.