The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-02-25

W. AuO WuOIO W unCiUWk y Olnu0 OWs9Ale
now camp. Our old msn imagined iheiI
wrinkles TO disappear, under the old repub
lican cap, which The cry Of liberty drew
from the dust Of years Of slavery. Their
antique sabres ShOne again 10 their tom
bling hands-and the universal sIaeiity
which overlook them, IS we'll as the youth,
caused their lurFOwed cheeks to glow with
color and mrIh. Our ladies', welcoming
their lOvers,asked scars and glory as tokens
of their fidelity. Many OF them, assisted
~ their fathers, husband, or relatives, we're
our comma nderS--Oven il the field Of bat.
hes The Countess Emily Platter was q
colonel, which rank she gained for bravery
displayed on The field Of battle. Miss
Ksmlnska gained the rank Of captain. One
;ndy was Tie first lieutenant, and her busr
hand was the second lieutenant in this came
squadrOn, &c. Our mothers lamenlOd the
fate Of their children, who were destined
10 bury their names ia inaction. Our
peasants, the old companions Of Kosciusko,
bending under the weight Of their age, dis
inferred their rusted scythes to commit
them to their sons. The remainder Of our
liewels, and all the deluge Of precious things
which ages accumulated in the hands Of
industry, and in the gratp Of svOrice as il
by the power Of mage, we're brought to the
common reservoir-tO our natiOnaI treasury
The ancient church bells which had survl-
we'd the former wars, descended from thu
tops Of towers, to hurl into the enemy'S
ranks tho baIls which the iron Of our do
mss,Ic utensils had furnished. All person
al and private occupations were suspended.
One single aim--the defence OF the state
UNITED all hearts. And when the anVlls
and hammers we're forging only arms, the
ministers of the Gospel, the ladies, The Old
men and children of all classes, with pick.
axes and spades ia their hands, amidst re-
ioicing acclamalIons, we're busy erecting
the Notifications; and those whose hOalth
did nor permit them TO work hard, prepared
bandnges, which the martyrs Of liberty
might soon need. The rolling Of wagons,
the neighing Of horses, the cry Of liberty,
songs and adIeu, ming Od with Joy and
sObblng-.all seemed 10 testify that tho he
roes OF Homer ceased to be demIgods; that
I ths litad yrasano n0sosa 6stiaRi aRa gave
omen thai lhs Iegions Of Achilles should be
found ia Poland"
The author after giving an account Of
the various bloody engagements between
the cOntendiDg armiss, and showing plains
" that the scales ofvictOry hung IN favor
Of the Poles, slaleslhat had not CAaE Mich.
Olas found q plant tool in the PsFsOn Of
Louis Philippe, who promised "aD arned
Intervention ID AvOr Of Poland, and there
by influenced Gen. SkrzynOcki lthe PoIish
generaD to relax Offensive oPPsratiOns"-
thai the Russians armies would have been
vanquishsd and Poland again freed! This
relaxation created a diStrust among the Pso'
pie towards this gallant officer which cau0-
ed his removal from his station. The COM
mand was then placed in tho hands OF q
,railCr, who delivered his country over to
,ts enemies, and thus was lost the fruits Of
those successive victories which had filled
the nation with rejoicing.
We have room for OnIy another extract
which shows that although the gallant sons
Of Poland h6pe been OvsrPOwsred, and
have been driven in exile to lauds far
distan, from the cherished home Of their na'
nvity-lhsy are sull resolved that Poland
shall ys. be fresl
+" They are, in other words representatives
and emissarIes Of the twentyfOuf millions
Of people actually living on The soil OF dis
msmbered Poland longing for their inde'
pendancs, aud ready to prove, once aesini
T.. that every thing they have, belongs to
heir country, end every thing their coun-
l,rv bas belongs TO free nallOnS." The
members Of The Diet Of These people, IN
,bres times he number required BY the ac'
vestlng ia them ths power Of legisla'lng
wheFeVef they shall meet together, are
saiuug il Francs Belgium, and England
Tor a suitable aessOn Of answering the Pur'
pose OF their great MISSION. And It ISsno
poetic fiction When Isay, that all The sons
1T Poland are forging again their bolts o
ljusl vengeance; snd the day y not Tee de
liant when The lightning, red with the wrath
Il accumulated wrongs, shall burst TO seven
lfold fury over the heads Of their oPpres'
lsors-snd traitors. WHsi hey can om'
lplish, LEI the sample Of 1880 answer. There
is 40 other KrukOwieeki amongst them
Nd LooiS Phllipps's new offers nor PrOni-
lses will DOT again be lislened to"
! -. - ii. h.,ll. II Fnnla.