The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-02-22
(This ia the end of Poland Throwing
his hands up to his forehead, Kosciusko
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lis hands up to his forehead, Kosciusko
burst out, 'sThis is infamous, infamous
I said nothing of the kind, for knew
that when was dead there would he pa.
triots to fight for Poland" Again, in
another volume of the same work, | met
this passage. 'sWhen Napoleon I. was in
Poland, on his expedition against Russia
in: 1912, Kosciusko published, proclama-
ton to the Polish people, appealing to
them to rise in alliance with the Empe-
-fef.n That is false, terribly false!'
Kosciusko exclaimed, springing out OF
his chair, 1aAh, how hardsit is to be thus
misrepresented TO those that I bled for.
Napoleon sent Fouche to me at Berville,
your uncle's country seat near Paris,
while he was preparing for the campaign
against Russia, to ask that | should ac-
company him. 1t was intimated that
my influence over the Poles sas needed
By Napoleon. I asked Fouche what Ma
poleon would do for Poland if should
advise them to aid him. Fouche replied
that his sovereign was unaccustomed to
making concessions, and especially to
one of his own territory. l said then
that if Napoleon would do nothing for
Poland / would do nothing for him.
Saying, General, I hope that you -
may never repent your refusal, Fouche
withdrew" Ihave contradicted on every
OCCASION the generally current belief re-
garding the authenticity of the exclama-
.tion; SSFinis Polonim"* and the spurious
proclamation to the Polish people, but
they have become historical.
AT about this period Count Zamolski, the
Iwealthiest landholder.of Poland, came to
visit Kosciusko. The latter obtained a
promise of cadetship for me in the
Russo-P Polish army from the Count, and
in three months I went to Craeow. Two
months after my departure Kosciusko,
having fallen from bis horse in ascending
"a mountain near the lake of; Geneva,
contracted fever of which he died on
the 18th of October, 1917. His body
was embalmed.. The iutestines were de-
posted By my father beneath a lofty
monument, inscribed, "tviscera Thaddei
,Kosciusko," in a village twenty minutes
ride from Solothurn. This is Mecca Of
Poles. The Emperor Alexander I. ap-
pointed Prince Anton Jablonowski to
escort Kesciusko's remains to the tomb
of the kings of Poland in Cracow. They
were conveyed in a splendid carriage,
especially constructed in Paris and depos-
tied between the sarcophagus of John
Sobieski and Prince Poniatowski. Kos
ciusko willed one-half of bis possessions,
$4,000 francs, to my sister Thaddea, ,mar-
ried to the Count Morosini, and the other
to the poor of Solothurn. Near the be-
ginning of the FIRST Polish Revolution
Kosciusko freed the serfs on his patrimo-
nial estate and transferred the lands to
bic sister, Nine. Estko:
Colonel Zeltner, at present residing at
Hoboken. New jersey, the venerable
relic of those bygone times, notwith-
standing his age The is now over 81 years
old) enjoys good health and is always in
good spirits, only his sight has become Of
late little sighted. His face is full and
fresh colored, and his bearing soldierly.
He. became q Major of Guards in the
Russo-P Polish army before the memorable
revolution of 1881. Then he Joined the
struggling Poles. Having distinguished
himself in all the principal battles, he
was on one occasion elevated on the field
to the rank of Colonel, and adorned with
the military golden cross" Rsrtuts Miti.
tary'-of Poland, the most exalted Polish
decoration. After the reverse of the
Polish army he took refuge with the
remnants of patriots, on Prussian terri
tory. Soon after, having determined to
seek his fortune in America, he came di-
trectly to New York and settled perma-
nently in Hoboken, where, having lost
his money by some vicissitudes, he began
to teach music and languages, succeeding
tolerably we'll, until six years ago, when
his eYesight became impaired.