 In 1833, he was imprisoned and sentenced to banishment for life in Vologda, but was given permission to return after only a year.In 1834, he worked with Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, known as the "King" of those in exile, towards the goal of re-establishing the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.In 1838, he was imprisoned again for his association with the exiled radical, Szymon Konarski, and was sentenced to death.