▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Ord in ance , ▁Society ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution , ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁Constitution ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁Polish ▁political ▁party ▁( with ▁a ▁char ter ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁discipline ), ▁formed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁by ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁Patri otic ▁Party . ▁ ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁was ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁reform ed ▁political ▁system ▁and ▁to ▁introduce ▁further ▁re forms . ▁ ▁The ▁party ' s ▁leading ▁members ▁included ▁Hugo ▁Ko ł łą ta j , ▁Ign acy ▁Pot ock i , ▁T ade usz ▁Most owski , ▁Mich ał ▁O ss owski ▁and ▁Jó zef ▁W ey ss en hof . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁published ▁a ▁period ical , ▁Gaz eta ▁Narod owa ▁i ▁Ob ca ▁( The ▁National ▁and ▁Foreign ▁Gazette ). ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁name ▁" Z g rom ad zenie ▁Pr zy ja ció ł ▁Konst yt uc ji ▁R ząd owej ", ▁the ▁expression ▁" z g rom ad zenie " ▁may ▁be ▁rendered ▁in ▁English ▁as ▁" g ather ing ", ▁" assembly " ▁or ▁" con gress ". ▁ ▁The ▁Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁had ▁their ▁own ▁char ter ▁and ▁organiz ational ▁discipline ▁and ▁have ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁political ▁party ▁in