The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-25
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educ a,son IN 'hs military academy founded by
SssnislAns Augustus. Tbs commsndsnt oil
thsI academy. priace Adam C.sstotskb sosn
reusshed the uncommon milisry genius OF
the yoeih, soge'bs' With bic piedelic,ion for
the scispec oi wu, aud 10 consequence, sent
him isio Fssoes &c complete HE stpdiss. TO
the isissi flomen, OF b,a life, EoAe,usko crate.
fully membsred the oblies zoos, v hich he
oved 10 the bounty Of his bsnsisc,o,. Ths
sbjsc,, Impo,sni, snd submissive situation OF
Poland, a. thst peiiod, engende'ed dsjoe.ion
s0d despair in h.s youthful bresst. Hs ish
there to fight tho bstuss at independents,
whtn be iouod thar her sisDdafd would no, bs
fsis.d 10 Tho land VI bic beth ,..
When veiy young, be was informed by the
voice 0f isms, that tho standard Of libs,ty he'd
been stectedln America that an insuiisd snd
oppressed people had determined TO be bec
OF psrsh 40 tho attempt His srdsn, aud
generous mind caught. with enthusiasm, the
holy Fame, and !rnm that momept hs beGsfne
tha dsvoied soldier OF lbsny.
HIS fsnk 10 'he American army affo' dsd
h'm No oppo''oory greatly o disnpeu,sh him
aoif But be wSs roma ksd thI oughout his
service, 10. ell he qu.liuss which sdosn The
humsa chasactes fils heroic vsio' In tho
heid, eouid cnly 6s squeilsd ny his moderat,os
and aaabty ia the walk, cf pIivs,e lio. HS
wa ido!ized by ;be soldiers for bis bt avery,
md beloved aud respected by ths officer, isr
ths goodness OF his heart, snd ihs gfes, 9ua'
tles ot his mind. .. ..... or
As Ibe cotDpsnica o! The 10, mortal Wishing.
'on, be losshl bssvely sroon the Hadssn 10 the
"oiouac. isom ths shoe. ~ she husnlic 20
'ts isLes Of Cansda, He patiently ..dursd
iue' edible fatigue hs scqui'ed 'snovn ana,
whst wss M6nnsy mars vs!uabie IN his esd
nation, he sceutssj lbs losV spJ C,siitvde oi
& disenihfalied naiion. 1hs SaG OF The yp,
,sd States wsy,d 10 tsiumph over the Amsi
can fods, sod ,hs 81 est " work Sf ,ibe'plion W.,
finished bsio's Kcse retusned 10 his To
t!vs county
CoDtitbutinE z ssuY. ~ his sysnions, 40
'hs ssiaSisan>sui 6i tho !edapendsncs OF A
mefica, to might hsvs remained, aud shared
the tiessioea ~ dispensed, undst the protsc
iioo Of ch,ef who loved aud tonor I'D hin
aud IN the busom Of graistai and afsc tioDs,t
psoels,
k-oScivsco bad, hovevef, other views. l. 10
na' knovn 'hs, 0ntii the period ! an spssk
INC ct, bo had formed any distinct ides OF VII.
could. o. ipdeed whsi ought TO be done 70
his 0wn B1i ~ t0s resoiulioosfy war he
d'snk deeply Of tns p,Incipols which p,Oduc-
I'D u. In hIs cows ssu6ns wish iotrlIiesnt
Gen OF ou, eounty, he acquired new vIsvs Of
the science oi govsrnTent snd Tho rlGh, u
mso lie had seen 90 that 10 be Gss U wa,
ony nscs,ss'y tina, patton should gill IT,,
and 10 DC heppy, u vas only necessary TO- 8
nAion to be tee And was 1t not po,sbls 10
p,ocure these bl.ssings TO- Poisnd Foe Po.
lend, he roun.y Of his birth, which bed I,
clS,m 70 ,u h,s ~Gnus, 20 all his serviess
That unhappy %. 100 g'osnsd under 0 eompD.
cation Of evis which tBs scarcely q parallel IN
hisIo'y Tho Dssa Of ,hs psopIe vete tho ob
jse, slaves .! The mobiles. The mobiles. tom In
isoliops, vefo alto rnateiy the instTumonts end
Victims Of sheir powerful and ambitious neigh
bots. BY 'nicigus, corruption and force,
come OF iu taircst provinces he'd Sssn sspsre.
tsd from The republic, aud tho people, like
bsss", transferred 20 foreign dsspo,s, who
wee again ws'ching fo' q favo'sb'e momep'
10 Q second dism- be ment To rsgenersle
people fhu, debased to obtain for eounii ,
taus eiscum.anesd, .he blsssiogs OF iibsf,y
and Independence, was o work OF - much diff.
ncCi'y ~ ushKsf. Dut tutuu hho h0sCsus
ko's, she difficulty end danger OF an sn,sipriss
ssfved 80 'hmaisnt. 10 undsftsks II. .....
lmmsd,s.eIy sfef his return 10 hi, natlv,
eoun'ry, he wss on,oimou,ly sppan,sd gene
rslissimo Of Poland In Tho struggles Of 'h'
Polish army sgsio't their opprssso's, Kocios
ko ofsn led lnrm TO victory. His amy pc
formed prod!sies, and charged, with sfec,
ibe veteran Ru,sisps and P'ussians. Ia con
sequences Of the ueaehsry of one os Koseius
ko'. oHies's, who covered with detsshnsp
tbe sd'snes Of the army, he sbsndoned h,s po
srIsn 10 the enemy and rsuss,sd ihs Poles
wsre dsiestsd w"b 9 est slaugbtsn Tbs
ecnA,e was ierribIs. Kosciusko fell eovs'se
With wounds, but sill tecoversd. He ws'
conveyed by tho orders OF Cslhs'ios, the en-
peas oi Rus''s, 10 The dungeons Of 81. Pstsfs
burg, where he remained until her sou Alex
sodeI came 10 the throne. One of MS q u
Gets wss to restore The bravo Kociusko to .,b
ery. When he vas liberated, he tur,,ed hi
eyes 10 IbS country, whore 10 bic sou,b, b.