Indiana Republican, Volume 2, Number 77, Madison, Jefferson County, 30 May 1818 — Page 1

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V following is the Funeral

Lion on ociicidi ivuaciujiw . -re man and' a patriot. To

this nation owed much grati- : he was a companion of our

ihington, and " boldly shared

him ms dangers auu uw ;." This is enough : where

be found the American the

on the Frenchman, a friend

berty, that will not read with ity, the history of such a I, " the man of peace and of

," and praise the manly vir-

; ot. ms soul. he Oration was delivered by

companion in arms, thccele-

ed Polish

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f This mournful solemnity

homage to the dead these in? torches this multitude

I 1 assembled nobles and people

e mournful accents of the re-

end priests all, all announce.

us a bitter and irreparable loss. 3ut what can I add to the sugtions of your own feelings ? ut to the words of the reveid servant of religion ? Aji ! Iocs not benefit these grey hairs 'ding forward into the grave ices not become my broken ice it does not become my 3d, enfeebled by years and faues, to speak of the man of ice and war. But it is your asurethat I should address you; disregarding my own unless for the task, I will obey 'J and, following the dictates niy own grief, will become the ppretor of the general sorrow, ur country has suffered many d great losses within the course these few years but no loss 's us with greater sorrow than it which we bewail in the death f ourThaddeus Kosciusko. To renounce the name of Kosciusko pkens in the heart of every

Pole a thousand grateful, but at the same time a thousand mournful recollections it recalls a pattern of civic virtue, that patriotism which flamed in his breast with the purest fire till his last sigh, his intrepid courage in battle, his' manly perseverance in misfortune, his Roman simplicity of manners, and his modesty which is always the inseparable -companion of .true merit. Before history describes our misfortunes, and pourtrayshe transcendant merits of the man, it may be allowed his cotemporaries to take a brief view of bis deeds. Thaddeus Kosciusko sprung from an ancient family in the Way wodship of Ethuanian Bresk, received his first education in the military school founded at that time by Stanislaus Augustus. The commandant of this school, Prince Adam Czartoryski, observed in this youth an uncommon talent and love for the military art, and sent him at his own expense, to France there to be educated. To his last moments Kosciusko remembered his benefactor. The state of weakness and subjection under which Poland then labored, excited in the heart of the youth, deep sorrow anddispair. He proceeded, therefore to a foreign land to- fight tor independence, as no opportunity offered of struggling for it in his own native soil. A companion of the immortal Washington, he boldly shared his dangers and his battles, from Hudson's river to the Potomac, and from the Atlantic ocean to the lakes of Canadahe endured incredible hardships, he gained a flattering renown ; and, what was more than all this, he obtained the gratitude of a free people. . " Already did the flag of the U. nited States float over the American forts already was the great work of liberation completed before Kosciusko returned to his native land. Just then the Polish nation aroused from its fatal lethargy alas! too late had obtained the remarkable constitution proclaimed on the 3d of May, and de clared its determination to submit to laws but its own. Thence hostile attacks thence the war that ensued. Say, ye imperishable witnesses say, ye plains ot Dubunski say, if Kosciusko and his Polish bands did not fight as became the Polish name? It was not the overpowering our feeble means, but the crafty plots of our enemies, which wrested the weapons from our hands, quenched our burning ardor for the congest. But so it happened we were paralized we felt so, when in a short time the insulted digni-

ty of our nation, ana uic udious dismemberment of our proviuces, again stirred up our bit

terest indignation. The -excess of our misfortunes roused the nation to a noble despair our agonized country again seized the sword, and put it into the hands of Kosciusko. The ties which unite us with a fraternized nation, the possession of a common sovereign, and our gratitude to the Emperor Alexander, forbid me to enlarge on the events of this celebrated war. Kosciusko led against disciplined nations, not bodies of troops distinguished for their regular array and military splender, burbands of peasants armed with the implements' of husbandry. Yet in how many battles, how many sieges, how many frightful nightly ittacks, how many skirmishes, did he not lead them on to glory! Our soil was reddened with the blood of our champions before it became our tomb. The result of so many sacrifices were cruel fetters., We wore them for twer yeirs they would even have continued longer and thou, Kusciosko, wouldst not have ended thy lamented, days in thy free residence of Soleure, nor would thy thousand companions ended their' wretched existence on their own soil, but would have died in foreign chains, had it not been for the magnanimous emperor Paul I. The first act of his sovereignty was the breaking of the chains of 2o,ooo Poles. Thanks to thy revered shade ! Poland will always pronounce the name of Paul with gratitude. When Kosciusko was liberated he never more returned to his mourning country ; to a land which had now become a foreign land to him. He directed his view to a distant region, where, when a youth, he had fought for freedom, and which, as it was free, he adopted as his second country. Although lame and covered with wounds, he did not permit himself to be deterred from his purpose by the hardships or dangers of a sea voyage. On this passage the depth of the ocean had nearly become the grave of our champion. In the darkness of night, a ship, belonging to a fleet of merchantmen returning from Jamaca, having parted from the rest, and sailing with incredible speed, ran foul of the American vessel in which we were. -Masts, rigging, and sails became entangled, and these two heavy vessels dashed against each other with violence. The terror and confusion ot the passengers on deck were generalldeath appeared before the eyes of all. In this frightful moment, Kosciusko alone maintained his usual composure. His last hour was not yet come l rovi- . dence decreed that he should live to see the day when the magnanWanAer would proclaim,

the re-erection of the kingdom

:e of deceitful hope, .orfrjjm ?f.i

wish of consulting ableiiHyltJgpl

lor tne restoration or,). uw.f

of Poland. With the loss of our main-mast and sails, our vessel escaped this eminent danger: our melancholy voyage lasted 70 days. At last we espied the shores of the happy America Pennsylvania, the land of Wm. Penn ano? Franklin, received Kosciusko into its bosom. After so many disasters this was our first joyful, bleesed moment. The members of the assembled Congress, his old companions inarms, his acquaintances, and all the people came to welcome his arrival, surrounded the carriage of the hero, still suffering from his wounds, and accompanied him to his place of residence. It was not only America, but in all places through which he passed after his liberation, in Stockholm, London, and Bristol, that all those who cherished the love of freedom in their breasts pressed to see him and to offer him proofs of their esteem. It is gratifying to the heart of every Pole to behold, in the honours paid to the heroic defender of their independence, respect and regret for an unjustly extinguished nation. Whether it was from the im-

puls

the a

sicians

health," Kosciusko was once more"

induced to set his foot on the shores of Europe. Already had he learned the nothingness of promises, and the fruitless nature of human exertions, and therefore removed to a distance from the din of the great world, and even from its praises. He enveloped himself in his own virtues, if I may use the phrase, and retired into rural seclusion. Here agriculture was his employment, friendship his consolation and the joy of his life. He only once left this tranquil retreat .&. that was to ee the August Alexander, to thank him for restoring the Polish name. His aversion to all public employment increasing with his years, and his love of retirement and tranquility carried him to Switzerland. Therein the state Soleure, on the 25th of October, God took away this virtuous spirit, after so many severe sorrows and hard trials, to the abodes of the blessed. Kosciusko died, as it becomes every christian to die, with pious trust in God, with calm and manly composure. Poor as Phocion and Cincinnatus, his prototypes, he forbade all splendid ceremony to be used at his funeral. The body of this man, who commanded thousands of armed followers in the field ot honour j was carried to the abode . of everlasting repose to us all, by six gray haired paupers . . Peace to thy shade, thou virtuous man! Receive the last adieu of him on whose arms thy agonizing head has often reposed. It