Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-03-10
FOSCluSNO

Like Tower.
KosCiUsNo.
",,Nsaw' Dec. s-!be following is the exe,lIen, En-,
4, .,r,, On E"ssinsho Delivered ny tbs companion
u sh"S, the celebrated Polish author. Nh Von N,.''
was Oh the occasion OF his funeral so.m,n,Iy 49,.
tel ~ -''e"i"i'1, NoNehl-
, ms nonrnfnl solemnity-,his homage 10 Tho de,,
shese naming torches-this ninititu,, ~ 'e
".es ahu pe"pe--these mouTufui accents of Tho
al, all announce to bitter aud irtsna,enI
Ioss.-but what can add to The supyrs,in,s f r. nie
uss wna,to the words Of the reyered seryant Off,
Isioh An II does not beGt these gray h,i's hI;
Forward into The grave-it does nnt - U"euulhs
Se-t aoes not become my mind enfaehlri nv -
AUG iaigues, 10 speak OF the man OF pss 90, "! )eIs
youi treasure tidt should address Won and disre
I1Inins my own unitness for the task ,yiIl ~
the inIernrs,sr oi my own grief will Jecone
prefer OF the general sorrow. Our couurv 80
s"Heied many and great losses within Inc i"s
bat which w. h 'S nIs US win greater sUIIOw lIisn
sI"sho' To pronounce the name of Kosc1s,, MS, Nc
20 'e neait OF every Pole thousand yr,l.tui h., 80
81 .l'le tiohsand incurnfuI recoIlec,iDus-t =,
eas pattern of civic virtue that patr,nfis,n &c
" MS breast with the purest ire ill ms las sol -
ieplu courage IN battle, his manly rerseyer.,, -
misfortune, his Roman simplicity of ,,s-n aIe IA
.r sr, winch Is always the uscparabIe cout,anio, ~
Before history describes our mis- f,rtr,,
nsaaseehdant merits ofthe insn il nav ha s, ~
TbSddsU. re " take brief view Of his life and deeds
ucus NosciusAo sprung from an aueis,,, f.,,,S, -,
me way "odshtp of Ethuanan Bresk rrce,yed , IN
sasa.lohin ue military school founded M Thai i'm, D
S.sn'siaus augustus. lhe commaniant of ,his 49,;
Filhce Adam Czartorysk observed in his ,,h aooi'
o'oH 'a'eht aud love for the ntaryart and 80 80,
- h own expence tU France there 10 he stcs. 'si'
n's a't moment, kosciRsko rsneubrs ri 10
VS. uene1eiei The state of weakness an -"
tbr yon,h 'hen iabored excited IN the heart of
60 80, o"ito" ahd despair. lie prOcrrdad th.ra
ioIe, 10 foreign land Hgh for iIce,,en,,cn"
.oi a cn e,eu oI struggling for II bis own native
80, n ohlpanion Of the IMMORTAL W.sut.c-', ~
oeuy shared his dangers and his batIIes 80 he
80. 'oe rotOnac, and fIOm THE Atlantic ocean IN m
1890 S-,lua-he endured incredible hardshins he
sAhea natterng renown and uhaf was n', ', NE
" s nc Ep'ainsd the gratitude OF free people " A''
a., eaoy ao the Nag Of the United Sistss eo., ov.
We AMERICAN fors-aifeady was The ~ .'st oVe'
% competed, before Kosciusko returned to his nap'ye
Just then, .te Polish nation ar.osed rr,,, &C. c,
s,,s; VOC iaie--ad obtained the relnarkabI. con.
deferm -. on ihe sd OF May and declared us
bcs,.i J" submit 10 no laws but rs own hrnr.
t, . e,,AeAs- pence tae war hat ensued Saw He ,,
Ssss,,sSS IA say, ye plains OF DHbimAi-say IL
me p, ~ anu ms i,iish bands did hgh as became
- iHe 8 II was not The OveTpowerIng of onr f.
ppt Tue crafty plots Of our enrI,,ies which
h,s "ei'pons from hands aud aueuched on,
ouIh'ng aTdou1 forth contest But so :, b'd VI.
Felt so, when in a short time The IN
uishIy of our nation and the nsTGdions Siso
ind;snn 'ui provinces again stirred M our btetes,
The excess of our Inisfortnp,s ronsed ,s
nation 10 noble despair-our :gopilsd ro,n,s VIC
'"e sword aud put it into the hands of kosrins.
Tue ties which unite us with fraternized n,,,or ,
1eos'"h vi common SOVEREIGN and our or3ti,,',,,
me Emperor Alexander forbid 7ne 70, siA."Ie 10
cinIiped naiio war Koscinsko led against dis.
,'pt'neu ndt'ohs, not bodies of troops d;sugvsh 81.
tnef regular array and military snrndor h;, t 'o
pdsa's dIneu with the implements of sbanGrv W,
fuI man ,iohf
iul nightly attacks, how many skiyn;sss i, 'sn,
,I mem on 10 glory our soil was re1dened Win ,bs
JesuIts az e. p'ohs before 1t became tomb. The
,gore lion, ~ ,y SdcTihces were cIuei letters We
.eH ior Two years-tley would even bave ron,;,,
~ i,mend az mon koscnskO, woHdst not have ended
No., L. udyS IN my free residence OF solelTe nor
'y thousand Com panons i,ays d,d ts,r . SrJ'
ftra on lhelr own soil but would have died in
ens'S mad 1t not been for the macpanimous Pm
perOf raul l. The first act of bis III ~,
sAA,gs OF The chains of GOO Poles T6anfs 10 tbv
~ 60 made roland will always pronounce The name
VI ,.a'1 WIN gratitude. ~ ~
g, "nSh hoscusAo liberated he never more reinrn
COIN. country 10 land which had now he-
,I,.t, 'dndto him. He directed his view 10 a
$1,000 region, where whea Youth he mad fom chr Tor
srco"d nu "hics, as u was Tree he adopted q. bis
Se'viu 'o'hty. Although laiu e and r,,,s
re 90 not hermit hl selfo be drferred nom lie -
% nh,,uships or The dangers Of a seayoyaqe Outls
tne deph ofhe ocean hadn eatI, became otuxs
- o9f champion in tile darkness Of night a In, he
~ 10 Meet Of merchantmen returning from Jsma,
is,ng parted from the rest and sailing with incTe
iois speed ran foul Of the American weasel m vrI
mass, rigging Aad sails became ,ptanclod and
viosnrs Vessels dashed against each other with
90 &C.,. me terror aud confusion Of tie FASTENERS
~ "eCh were generai-death appeared be1,rr lie So
taid t .ls lshliil moment Koscusko alone MAIN
r,n,r saI Cohlposhte. His last was no; vet
IN aoVloence decreed that he should live 10 see
clsin y, nen t1e magnauimoGs Alexander would pro-
IT, -, 'e re erection Of the Kingdom OF Poland Nltb
,Ds Toss OF niannaSt aud salts 0rr vessel csc.nsd MI.
e., @ uageI our melancholy voyage lasted 10 DAYS
- a9t we CAPPED the shores oflhs ham
~ ma TIE land Of VIM Penn and Fr,ntl,,, rorsi,sd
''"eAo ioits BOSOM After so many dis9sfers thts
va our htst jos fal blessed moment Te nerh.Ps of
sr,si,, W NohgIesS his old companions in arms bis
i'an'e ahd all the people came t. welcome his ar.
- 49, the caTriage Of the hero still suffering
,.si.c "'"'"s, ana ACCOMPANIED him TO his place Of
,,,,,L - VAS MOI only IN America but in an piaces
n,UE9 Wbch he passed after his liberation in STOCK
~, '"soh ana Bristol, that all those who cherished
wy "'e ~ freedom IN their breasts pressed Ia see bi
'"ei man proofs OF their esteem IL a. prati.yi1
- ~ n.ft " every Pole TO behold in the honor, ut,d
go, 800 le,ennef OF her independence respect and
tyistbes 80 u'yusij eNtnguished nation.
s sie y "as 'fon be impulse Of deceitfui hope or
~ sis, o. consulting able physicians for the re to-
-'vn w Tvs neaNh Eoscinsko once more vas induce
wv - 1907 ~ the shores Of RnTope ALREADY lad he
~, h"l'insness nfprOmises aud the frultiess va.
,,,. w. "lnsV ekeriions, and therefore removed to
ui'tah nom the din OftEe great world and even n an,
i praises he euyeloped binseIf i'm his own vi,ios. II
N( wy tue phase aud retired into rural seciusion
.'eiN He'c"ltute Wds his employment fritudsbiu bi.
1900, ,","h ais heJ ~ ufbisife. He only once eltthis
5'' siital, "id that to tile august Aicx2u
1.,t,"""N nm l0f restoring the POli-h name. His
e'elsV' '"di public employment increasing with his
H"I az" bisove of retirement and Tranquility carried
wv" u' ,'leiiaud. fbcte b. the state Of Soeure on
~ -'inH october, GOl iock awaythis virnOus shirt
49, :. sAaHy severe sorrows and hard TRIALS 10 tie a.
- W ths Oessen. k0sciuskO died, as il becomes e
10y 'Wl@ian 10 DIE, wt y0Bs trust In God with cain,
""" many compOsure. Posi- = Pboeion and Cnciuns
~ h pr"tnVpes, be forbade all spend ceremony TO
w "ea ~ hs funeral. The BODY 0fis man wie com
"e"hru tH.irnds 81 armed followers n the field Of ho
W, vs. cafncf to Tic aSode 81 everlasting Fcysse @ US
~, vs. tA arey haifeJ paapers
Peace a. 10y shade i.nn virtuous man Receive the
-st a1e" " tby lametng conntrJ men feceve bs last
't'1Nt' 0 hiif ~ whose thy agoniNnF bead has
"iVh iep"ssd. u the mould 81 soil does not cover
~ nc tal fenainsif Thy spirit boyefs there, where
~ 'ast Woman lives. may thy remembrance always re-
"sni 90 lively 0suuer among usl may thy cinre
Nhe shalt be placed ~ iLe sanctuary efts Lord As IL
ies ny ifp'sea iisesss present to as the goodness