The mountain Democrat., 1864-02-20
Russian Barbaraties.

The following account Of the barbarities
psrpeuated upon the people of Poland,
by the RussiAns Ia given by correspon
dent Of LoniOn paper. Reader will OBJ
serve that LincolH and his followers sym.
pathiZe with Russia In her efforts to pct
down the Poles, and consequently approve
OF the autrocities committed. Indeed, in
some respects, the treatment OF the peO-
pie Of Poland by Russia, and the treat.
ment Of the people Of the South by the
Administration. is very much alike
\ In addition to the periodical conveys of
political prisoners cent away from this
place by Gen. Monravief every fortnight,
he also frequently orders the transport of
ladies without any sort Of trial. Thus
Countess MichaIina Platter has recently
had to expiate the political luster of her
name. Unable to make up any present
offence against this lady, search has been
made into the record Of the past. 1t has
been discovered that the CouEtpsS Platter
was deputed in 1851, with other ladies', to
intercede with Gen. Nazinoff in favor of
some young men found guilty Of having
sung patriotic hymns in the Wnlna ca,
thedral. For this offence the countess hos
been sentenced TO transportation to the
government Of NOvgorod. Mouravietf
has, during the last fortnight, ordered the
deportation to Siberia Of one hundred
belonging to the different classes of Socie.
ty.
Within short time the population OF
three large villages Of the district Of Troki
(Klarichki, 80 inhabitants; Schvlichki, is.
and Schilany, 10Y have been condemned
to compulsory emigration beyond the Gu
raj, after seeing all their property cOntiS-
Gated. The women were not even allow
ed to take with them the linen necessary
for themselves and children. The old men,
the sick, and the children were packed to.
gether in carts like bales .f goods. The
able bodied individuals followed on foot,
and had to traverse in this manner more
than 1000 vcrsts in frozen regions. When
the troops, after having surrounded the
village Of Schallcir. forced all the inhabit
ants to leave it, the miserable people
threw themselves to the ground, uttcring
cries Of despair. Blows could not make
them rise. TheN preferred to die on their
native soil rather than 60 to live in the
midst Of savage tribes and inhospitable
regions. 1t became necessary to send u
second detachment Of soldiers. who were
instructed not to be sparing Of violence to
force the unfortunate villagers to take the
road Of exile.
According to an order published by Gen.
Eewchine every woman who appears in
the streets Of Warsaw after nightfall must
carry lantern, unlrSs she is accon. pau
led by man who is provided with one
A householder and his wife were return
ing home; the husband met friend, aud
both stopped for a moment on the flag
way; the wife, who had advanced few
steps, was arrested by a policeman. who
dragged her to the guardians because sha
had no lantern. Notwithstanding the re-
monStrances of the husband, the Commits
sary Of police of the eight district of War
saw sentenced the woman to receive five
stripes Of rod She declared she was
with child, and prayed to be spared the
torture. "Give her ten stripes replied
the CommiSsary. "Since you are impla.
cable" said the husband, "per,nit me to
suffer the corporal punishment in place OF
my wife," ut is your WISH" said the
police agent" give him ten blows and tif.
teen 10 his wife, and this execrable order
was executed.