Defunct after its founder's death, it was revived as a conservative newspaper the following year, this time as a private venture of the Lesznowski family.
Among the notable editors of the newspaper were Józef Kenig (1859–1889), Maurycy Zamoyski (1906–1909) and Roman Dmowski (1910–1916).
Drifting towards the far-right, it was officially banned by the Sanacja in 1935, after which it was continued until 1939 under the title Warszawski Dziennik Narodowy (Warsaw National Daily).
Members of Polish Jewry sued Gazeta Warszawska for defamation but lost in court.
Historian Joachim Lelewel and other democrats supported them, however, the readership appeared to be on the side of the leaders of the campaign.