. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across ach other for centu-ries ; they are antagonistic in everything—language, religion, customs, andnational ambitions — and there could be no permanent peace between THE PARTITIONS OF POLAND. 51 them until one had completely absorbed the other. Twice in this cen-tury (in 1830 and 1863) the Poles have rebelled against Russia, becausethey had the opportunity in consequence of the leniency of the Govern-ment. From present appearances they are not
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across ach other for centu-ries ; they are antagonistic in everything—language, religion, customs, andnational ambitions — and there could be no permanent peace between THE PARTITIONS OF POLAND. 51 them until one had completely absorbed the other. Twice in this cen-tury (in 1830 and 1863) the Poles have rebelled against Russia, becausethey had the opportunity in consequence of the leniency of the Govern-ment. From present appearances they are not likely to have the oppor-tunity again for a long time, if ever. One of the youths asked how the revolution of 1830 was broughtabout. Poland had been, as you know, divided at three different times, byRussia, Austria, and Prussia, said the Doctor, the third partition takingplace in 1795. At the great settlement among the Powers of Europe, in1815, after tlie end of the Napoleonic wars, the Emperor of Russia pro-posed to form ancient Poland into a constitutional monarchy under theRussian crown. His plan was adopted, with some modifications, and from. FEASANT S FARM-HOUSK. 1815 to 1830 the country had its national Diet or Parliament, its nationaladministration, and its national army of thirty thousand men. The Rus-sian Emperor was the King of Poland, and this the Poles resented; theyrebelled, and were defeated. After the defeat the constitution was with-drawn and the national army abolished; the Polish universities were THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE.
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