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Se a a of their birth ; and thrall immigrnte from
.t.ic .a '' , , eniovment of Wc,
our institutioni without
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or execution of our laws,
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'4he Constitution of he United States, as P"
to all oblivions of adhesion or allegiance to any f or
eifpHnce, power, potentate, or authority, whatever,
under any and all circumstances. - j j
ixra cii-ili nnnnsfi. now and hereafter, ! any
union of Church and State," no matter what claasof
leu-ionisls shall seeK to ormg aouu s.-:
Sj:ii We shall vigorously maintain the vested
rights of all persons, of native or foreign birth, and
shall at all times oppose the slightest interference with
such vestedrights.,
Seventh. We shall oppose and protest against all
abridgment of religious liberty, holding it as a cardi
nal maxim, that religious faith is a question between
.each individual and his God, and over which ho polit
ical government, or other human power, can: rightfully
exercise any supervision or control, at any time, in
any place, or in any form. J j
Eighth. We shall oppose all "higher law' doctrines,
by which the Constitution is to be set at nought, vio
lated, or disregarded, whether by politicians1, by relig
ionists, or by the adherents or followers of either, or
by any other class of persons. ,
Ninth. We shall maintain and defend the Constitu
tion as it stands, the Union as it exists, andj the rights
of the States, without diminution as guaranteed there
by: opposing-at all times, and to the essAcint of j our
ability and influence, all who may assail them, or ei
ther of them. . ' .
Tenth. And lastly, we shall use our utmost exer
tions to build up an " American parti," whose maxim
shall be : " j - j
Americans shall rule their Country! j
PLATFORM AS3' PRINCIPLES.
THE PLATFORM AND PRINCIPLES OF
THE ORGANIZATION, i
I. ' rhc acknowledgement of that Almighty Be
ing, who rules over the Universe, -who presides over
the Councils of nations who conducts the affairs of
anon, and who in every step by -which we have, ad
vanced to the character of an independent! nation has
distinguished us by some token of Providential agen-
II. --The cultivation and development of a senti
rnont of profoundly inteuse American feeling; of
passionate attachment to our country, its history and
its institutions ; of admiration for the purer days of
our Nation x existence; of veneration, for Ube here
is n tiiat prjeipitated our.R"3voution; and of emula
ti .a taj virtiio. wisdom and patriotism that framed
kj ..iiLui. iji auu nrei succesiuiiy applied its pro-
visions.
'Iff. The maintainance
of the union of these
U i.Ud States
as the paramount nolitieal! n-nrvl nr
to use tii lanuae of Washington, " the primary
object of patriotic desire." And hence : J
1st Opposition to all attempts to weaken or sub
: v, rt it. i j
if:-" I 1 I
-'1. U-ie )!nprom;sing antagonism ifl every princi
ple ot policy that endanger it..). ': . j
, ) 1. r u advocacy of. an equitable adjustment of
an p . itu-Ui difference which threatened 'its' inte"ritv
or pjrp-.'tuity. . j I
ttj. Tap supjiression of all tendencies to political
divisum, .ouu-lod oni " geographical discriminations,
or mi tne beiiel that there is a real difference of inter
ests m$ .views " between the various sedions bf the
kinoa. -j j , . ii i
5th The full recognition of the righti of the sev
era. btates, as expressed and reserved in! the Consti
tu ion ; and-a .careful avoidance, by the General 6ov-
y Vu,ut, ui an nterience with their rights by legis-
v y-vvuu(c ilCUVU. . I
i1 S;T 0bSdience to he Constitution of these Uni
ted fetates, as the supreme law of the land, sacredly
obligatory upon its parts and members i and I stead
fast resistance to the spirit of innovation upon its
principles however specious the pretexts1. Avowing
that in alWoubt or disputed points it may only be let
gal,y ascertained and: expounded by the Judicial pow
er ot the United States. . - -T- , r
And, as a corollary to the above :
,i"uA tofeveretlai obedience tothe laws,
whether National. Stnto v. xr..::.i '
x - j .i .
J. -1. i : '
rfJK ose acta of
rTZL aZZL r-P8 . distinguished
r--.- wimuaiji icgisiauon, ov the faot nf 4i,a:w
oeing of the nature of
Sso, to be cohered a tSTiSSW
i j.
. A radical
revision and modification of the
SmiJ.a? Element of
tromlZtfE!.1 immigrant who,
m in tilVj:- ?ln. . oppression, seelis
uuiujQ estates, a tnendlv reception t
Jut unnnnlifitvllTr nnJnn.n:.. u x
.mission to our shored af r'iT
! Laws e3Seati tion the Naturalizat
A i.
loo
States, of all VfT , res ot the respective
of feSf retrocative operktion, all acts
forei-nernTX S3 f to unnaturalized
0n,rS) and allowing them to vote n the Territo-
VIT H,i:i.i
I"
T,a'ij "'"-7; to the corrupt means; bv wWi,
d h fo-4d upon us
in" system of ? agamsfthe prevalent demoraliz
JSESSTg?1 -fflU which char
. These on the one hand, On the otier. :
f n etrincmnt
.1 We ha advocate a Mb"" - , V, i
, J$ i to prevent the Emigration hither of
Uxr by 0 a,r 1 or cttminalSt andt0
r'r' J tti uSrom which they, pome, all
5:! r- ,f those classes us ay.m violation of
demand from
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- An American Policy for an American People
VOL. 1.
Imitation of the practice of the ptwer days of
the Republic ; and admiration of the maxim that
" office should seek the man, and not roan the office,"
and of the rule that, the just mode of ascertaining
fitness for office is the capability, the faithfulness and
the honesty of the incumbent or candidate.
VII. Bosistance to the aggressive policy and
raptt tendencies of the Roman" Catholic Church m
nr country by the advancement to all political sta
tions executive, legislative, judicial or diplomatic
of those only -who not hold eivil allegiance, directly
or indirectly; to .any foreign , power whether crril or
ecclesiastical and who are Americans by birth, edu
cation and training: thus fulfilling the maxim,
i' Americans only shall govern America."
The protection ef T1 citizens in the legal and pro-
proper exercise of their civil and religious rights-and
privileges; the maintenance of the right of every
man the fall, .unrestrained and peaceful en
ioyment.ofliis own religious opinions and worship,
and a jealous resistance of all attempts by any sect,
denominafieoa or -church to obtain an ascendency over
any other ia Jhe State, by means of any special com-
"femation of its members, or by a division ot their
civil allegiance with any foreign power, potentate, or
ecclesiastic.
IX- The reformation of the charter of our Na
tional Legislature, by elevating to the dignified and
responsible position, men of higher aspiration, purer
morals, and more unselhsh patriotism.
X. -The restriction of executive patronage, es
pecially in the matter of appointments to office? so
far as it may be permitted by the. Constitution, and
consistent with the public good.
XI. The education of the youth of .our country
in schools provided by the State.; which schools shall
be common to all, without distinction of creed or party,
and tree trom auy influence ot a denominational or
nartizan character.
And, inasmuch as Christianity by the Constitutions
of nearly all the States ; by the decisions of the most
eminent judicial, authorities ; and by the cousent of
the people of American, is considered an element of
our political system ; and as the Holy Bible is at
once the source of Christianity,'' and the depository
and fountain of alt civil and religious freedom, we op
pose every attempt to exclude it from the schools thus
estaDiisnea in mo oiates.
XII. The American party having arisen upon the
rums and in spite ot the opposition ot the Whig and
Democratic parties, cannot be held in any manner re
sponsible for the obnoxious acts Or violated pledges of
either. And the systematic agitation ot the Slavery
question by those parties having eleyated sectional
hostility into a positive element of practical power, and
brought our institutions into peril, it has therefore be
come the imperitive duty of the .American party to
interfere, for the purpose of giving peace to the coun
try and perpetuity to the Union, And as experience
has shown it impossible to reconcile opinions so ex
treme as those which separate the disputants, and as
thre can be no dishonor in submitting to the laws,
the National Council has deemecHt the best guaran
tee of common justice and of future peace, to abide by
and maintain the existing laws upon the subject of
Slavery, as a final and conclusive settlement of that
subject, in spirit and in substance. j
And regarding it the highest duty to avow their
opinions upon a subject so important, in distinct and
unequivocal terms, it is hereby declared as the sense
of this National Council, that Congress possesses no
power, under the Constitution, to legislative upffli the
subject of Slavery in the States where it docs or may
exist, or to exclude any State from admission into the
Union, because its constitution does or does not recog
nize the" institution of Slavery as a part of its social
system i and expressly pretermitting any expression
ot opinion upon the power ot Uongres3 to establish: Or
prohibit Slavery in any Territory, it is the seiise of
the National Council that Congress ought not to
legislate upon the subject of Slavery within the Terri
tories of the United States, and that any interference
by Congress with Slavery as. it xists in the District
of Columbia, would be a violation of Jthe spirit .and
intention ot tne compact by which the tatate ot Mary
land ceded the JJistrict to the United otates, and a
breach of the National faith.
XIII. The policy of the government of tiie United
States, in its relation with foreign governments: is to
exact justice from the strongest, and do justice to the
weakest; restraining, by all the power; of the govern
ment, all its citizens from interference with the inter
nal concerns of nations with whom we jare at peace.
XTV-r-This National Council declares that all the
principles of the Order shall be henceforward every-
.1 ' 1 ,1 . 3 il- . i 1 . f , 1 1 1
wnere ipeuiy yuwcu iauu mat. eueu iinemoer snail
be at liberty to make known the existence of the
Order, and the fact that he himself is a member ; and
it recommends that there can be no concealment of
the places of meeting of subordinate councflesr-"" ,.
ri. U. 15AKTJJST J. , of Ky.,
President of National Convention,
C. D. Deshleb, of New Jersey,
Corresponding Secretary.
Jas. SL' Stephens, of Maryland, j
Record ingSe cretary.
The Union Man in Luck. Eastman,! of tbe Nash
ville Union, has been presented with a fine cow and
calf. Hear what he says ,aboit it c
'"Qr'friend'Capt. Bennett, of Bedford county, has
sent us, by railroad, a present of a beautiful cow and
calf. We have never received a present which we
have valued more highly. There are few finer cows
in the country than ours. The present is opportune
and thoughtfully. Prints .are constitutionally poor
rn'en, with an occasional and safe exception, of which
we do notvkappen .t be one. Our Bedford friend
would have enjoyed the delight of the children with
the cow for there is a house full of children already
at our house, and Mrs. Union says but no matter
what she says.". I
Eastman is certainly "a lucky dog.' But a few
weeks ago, he was presented by the Sag Nichts of
Davidson with a fine set of silver service, weighing
about 45 pounds. Pulaski American QUiz&i.
JIT." Dallas and Davis," is a Sag Nicht Presiden
tial ticket for '56 spoken, of in some quarters. Dal
las of Philadelphia, and Davis of Mississippi : a
weak concern. A sort of Kangaroo aairsstifoegest
in the tail, and the tail not very strong, at that !
$W The Louisiana Democracy profess an extraor
dinary love for foreigners, and yet they have taken
especial pains to exclude all adopted citizens from their
State ticket Am. Democrat, (Ala.)
Bishop Hughes at Work. The following from the
Bloomville, Delaware Co., Mirror, tells its own story.
It is time for Americans to be awake when' Arch
bithop Hughes and his agents take the field!
Head (!) 1
" Not Disappointed Our Hat off jottbblow oue
Ears. The Roman Catholic Post Master General,. Jas.
Campbell, has removed us from the Post Office in
Bloomville, and appointed Walter HiD, a Roman
Catholic Scotchman, in our place. "We know no rea
son for, our removal other than because at all times
and on alj. occasions we denounce Ronan, Catholic
principles as dangerous to the cause' of Liberty and
the welfare of the American Union." '
Weather and Choi's of South Carolina.
-The
Greenville Patriot, of Thursday last, says :
The, crops are everywhere in the upper country re
markably fine, and the farmers and planters have
been remarkably favored by Jthe seasons. Never had
they better weather for saving fodder or picking out
cotton.
KINSTON, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBEfiL 25,
FR03I THE CRIMEA.
lar tiling account of the final assault uvnn tlut Citu of
aeoasiopoi.
OFFICIAL EEPOBT OP GEN. PELISSIER.
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Ihe following despatch of Gen. Pelissier comprises
a fuller jaccount of the assault on ths Maklmff tli.m
his previous despatch ot September 11th, which we
published in our paper jof yesterday morning1, as tele
grapheci from Halifax i " . '
"Headquarters, Sebastopol, Sept. 14.
"Monsieur le Marechal : I have the honor of
addres:
ng to yours Excellency,- as I announced in my
despatc
l oi tne inn. mv report of thn b r iw nf He-
bastopdl by assault.
I ne moment tor that operation appeared to have
arrived. On the left the works of the engineers had
lor some time reached to within from thirty to forty
mftresoi tne r lagstait iJattery (M o. of the Russians)
and froni the Central Bastian, (No..5 of tlie Russians.)
On thejright our approaches, which had been carried
on. with great activity under the well-maintained fire
from the artillery, which had been opened since the
17th ultimo, were only twenty-five metres from the
salient tot Malakolf and from the Little Redan of th
Careens nk port. The iartillery had completed nearlv
one hundred batteries in a perfect state and fully sup
plied, 'jand presenting an ensemble of 350 pieces of
artillery - on tne lelt attacks , and 20 in those of the
right. I The English, on their side, although impeded
by thediffioulties of the ground, had reached to with
in about two hundred metres of the Great Redan,
(Basti(jn No. 3 of the Russians.) against which their
approapies were directed, and had about two bun
uiuugyus in posnion. ; ine nussians, turning every
momeiii to account, nacl commenced on the sida of
Alalakoff a second lirsa of defence, which it was im
portant not po allow them to complete. Lastly, the
hnssiah army on the outside had been just heaten on
icnerqaya with considerable loss, and it was not
probable that it would again advance to relieve the
place and attack our positions, which wo had render
ed stronger, and where we were prepared to repall any
nttamnt . . , 1 : i . . X i' - "
- "It 4as there.'ore agreed between Gen. Simpson ant
uiyselt Ithat we should make a decisive attack. The
generals commanding ;the artillery and Jthe engineers
or tne two arnjies unanimously coiaeided i this opin
ion, ancf the bih was the day fixed for the attack.
"As il have already had the hon-r of mentioning to
your Excellency, the enemy was to b? attacked on' the
principjal points of his! vast line of defences, in order
to prevent them from ! directing all their reserves a
gainst any one attack.! and to cause them uneasiness
on the side of the town where the bridge was situated
by winch they could jmake their retivat. G?n. de
Salles, with the first corp.i. reinforced by a Sardinian
brigade, the co-operation of which had been offered
me by U-en. de la Marmora, . was to attack the town
0:1 tiid left ; in the centre the English were to ffAin
possession of the Great Redan ; and on our righi
Gen. Bosquet was to attack MalakolF and the smal
Redan
of the Careening port, (Bastion No. 2 of the
Russia
is,) waich were! the salient points of the lino of
of Jvarabelnaia.
defence
"The following arrangements had been made for
each of these attacks : On the left the division Le-
followin.
vailiairt, (2d of the 1st corps ; the brigade Couston,
ninth battalhon of foot chasseurs, Commanl.uit
Rogic ; 2lst of the line, Lieut. Col. de Mallet ; brig
ade Tiocho, 46th of the line, Lieut. Co!. Le.Banueiu;
80th oi the line, Col.! Latterrada.) charged with the
attack; on the Central Bastion and its luuettes, were
placed! in the most advanced parallels. On its right
was the division d' Autemarre, (brigade Niol, 5th
battaljion of foot chasseurs, Commandant Gamier
19th pf the line, Col. Guiguard; 26th of the line,
Col. de Sorbiers ; the brigade Breton, 39th of the
line, Col. Comignan; 74th of the line, Col. Guyot de
Lespaij-t,) which was to follow the traces of the divis
ion Levaillant and take, possession of tiie gorge of the
b lagsfialt Bastion audi adjoining batteries. Hie bar
dinian brigade of Geh. Cialdini, placed next to th
division d'Autemarre, I was to attack the right flank
of the same bastion. Lastly, the division Bouat (4th
of the 1st corps, Gen.! Lefevre ; 1 Oth foot chasseurs,
Coram
audant Guiomard ; 18th of the line, Col. Balpfiook a longer range, so as .to bear on the reserves of
tin :
th of the line, bol. Grenier ; 2d brigade Jso,
de la Roquette ; 14th of the line. Col. Negi4f i-43d
of the line, Col. Broutta) and the divisioaPate (3d of
the lsti corps ;bn?ada Bjuret, bth battalion ot toot
chasseurs, Commandant Feruier de la Prevotais ; 2Sth
of the line. Col. Lartigue3 ; 98th of! tha line, Col
ConsfMi Dumesnil ; the brigade Bazaine, 1st regiment
of the Foreign Lenoin,! Lieut. CiC: Startenot de Cor-
doue : 2d regiment of I the Foreign Legion. Col. de
Chabrieres) from the reserve of the division Levail
lant. Moreover, in order to be fully prepared for
any unexpected event,! I hara ' caused the 30th and
35th oflthe line to comb utf from Kamiesch, and put
tmd?r the orders of Gen.de Salle3. Faese regiments
were placed at the extrema left, and strongly secured
the possession of pur lines oaithat side.
"BiTore Karabolnaiar as 1 have stated, our attacs
was to be mile in three direetpiH ; to tae lett upon
Malakoffand it3 redmbt : to-the rijht on the small
Ridan aal Carienin? B iv : aal in th3 C3atre on tha
curtain which connects ,th 33e two; works, Afalakolf
was evidently the most important point of the enceinte.
Tile taking of that ma3t n3C333ariIy lead to the Suc
cessive) fall of fall the dsfences' of the place; and,
therefore, I had added Ml tho infantry Of the Imperi
al Guard to the troop$ already under the orders of
Gen. Bosquet. i . -
"The left attack on Malakoff was entrdsted to
General McMahon, (1st division ot the 2d corps ;) 1st
brigade, OoL Decaen j 1st Zouaves, Col. Cohneaq,
and 7th of the line, Col. Deeaen ; 2d brigade; Gen.
Vinoy ; 1st battallion of foot chasseurs. Commandant
Gambler ; 20th of the liu3, Col. Ovianno; 27th of
the iinb, Co!. Adam, who had in reserve the brigade
Wirapfeo ; 3d Ziaayes, Col. Polhe3 ; 50th, of the
line, Lieut. Col: Nicolas ; and Algerian tirailleurs,
Col. R033, drawn from the division lamon ana tne
two bittallion3 of Zouave? or. the guard, uoi. damn.
The right attack on the R3din wa3 eatrnsted toGan.
DulacJ brigade Saint Pol ; 17th foot chasseurs. Com-
mandant de iferussac ; o itn oi tne line, ow. -luis;
85th: Col. Javel ; 2d brigade, Gen. Bisson ; lOtn ot
tbe link Commandant'de Lacontrie ; 61st of the line,
Col. d Taxis, having m reserve tne origaa? iviaroiies;
15th line. Col. Gaerin : 95th line, QoL Malherte, of
the division d'Aurelles; and the battalion of foot
chasseurs of the guard, Commandant Cornulier de
Luciniere. Lastly, Gen. de la Mottorouge lorigaae
of Gen. Botfrbaki : 4th chasseurs a piea, uomniana
ant Qlinchant ; 86th pf the line, Col. de Berthier ;
i nnth IlinA Cnl. Mathieu : 2d brigade, Col. Picard ;
91st of the line, Col. Kerguern,) commanded the cen
tral attack on the middle ot tne curiam, navmg in
reservjji the roltigeurs (Cols. Montera and Douay) and
the Grenadiers (Cols. Blanchard and Dalton) of the
guard under the direct orders of General of Division
Mellinet, of the guard, having under him Generals of
Brigade De Ponteves and De Failly. ;
To place these troops, our trenches had been divi
ded into three quarters, each of which was to contain,
in its advanced part, nearly the whole of the division I
of attacked the reserues were to nna room Dotn m
the old trenches, well calculated to contaia them, and
in thelrevines of Karabelnaia and, Careem Bay.
thft better to deceive the enemy it was es
sential
tlmt the assembling of all these troops should
take p
all the
ace without awakening their suspicion ; hence
lines of communication leading to our advanced
of arms had been carefully followed by our
places
men and wherever it was possible for the enemy to
see our troops in movement the covering crests bad
been raised so as to afford a sufficient defile. ' .
"At the left as well, aa to the right attack detach
ments of the engineer: corps and pf the artillery, furn
ished With the necessary implements,- were appointed
to head each attacking column. The sappers of the
engineer corps were, with the auxiliary parties of the
van. of eaoh attack, to be ready , to throw brigades,
which they had been taught to do ; the proper mate
rials had been previously collected in frost close at
hand. The artillerymen were provided with every
thing necessary-shammers, match-tubs, &c to be
ready to spike or unspike the guns, according to cir
cumstances, or else to turn against the enemy, if pos
sible, those which might fall into our hands,' More
over, in the first battalions of each attack a certain
number of . men were furnished! with shorOiandled
tools to be stuck into their pouch-belts, and to Leused
m opening passages, filling up ditches, turning traver
ses, and, m a word, accomplishing the urgent and im
portant operations of the first movement,
"Reserves of field batteries were also kept in readi
ness to take part in the action at a moment's notice.
At the left attacks a field-battery was placed in a
quarry near the enceinte, with its horses at hand, and
the artillerymen provided with strape and other things
necessary ; in order to debouch at once; two other
batteries (1st division) were stationed at the clocheton,
and a fourth was ordered to the; extreme left f the
Lazaretto. At the right attacks a reserve of 24 field
guns was stationed aa follows : 12 at the old Lancaster-battery
and 12 (belonging to the Imperial Guard)
as the Victoria redoubt. Working parties, stationed
at proper places, were to prepare the way for this ar-
triiery at tne proper moment. In order to be prepar
ed for any emergency, the 1st brigade of the division
d'Aurelles was so placed as to e enabled to repel,
with the aid of the batteries and redoubts existing in
that direction, any attack of the enemy on the coun
ter forts of Inkermann. j
"On the side of oar lines Gent d'Herbillon had or
ders to defend the positions of the Tchernaya, by hav
ing his infantry under arms, his cavalry mounted, and
his artillery ready to scart at the moment fixed for
the attack. I had moreover sent down to him Gen.
Forton's brigade of cuirassiers. I Gen. de la Marmora
had been informed of these measures. As to Gen.
d'AUoijyille, he was, on the night of the 7th, to with
draw froni the valley of Baidarj in order to take up
an advantageous concentrated position near the bridge
of Kreutzen, in cass tho: Russian army in the field
had attempted to threaten us outside. ;
"Gen. Simpson and I had decided by common ac
cord that the assault should take place at noon. The
time chosen had several advantages : it gave us the
most favorable chances fQr surprising the enemy, and,
in case the uusian army on thq outside might have
wished to make a desperate attempt to relieve the
place, it would have been impossible for them to
make any vigorous movement against our lines until
the close of the day, and, -whatever might be result of
our attack, we should have hadjuntil the next morn
ing to decide on ulterior measures.
On the morning of the 8th the artillery of our left
attacks, which from daybreak oh the 5th had kept up
a very warm fire, contiuued to shower its projectiles
on the enemy; from theight attacks our batteries
also kept up a vigorous cannonade, carefully continu
ing the plau of proceeding which they had adopted
some days previously, m anticipation ot what was to
take place.
"About 8 fei&ek'tiia engineers exploded two mines,
eacii cnarged with 100 kilgrames of powder,
against the Central Baston, and at the same hour
they fired three chambers. ; charged together with
1,500 kilogrammes of powder, in front of Malakoff,
in order to break the lower galleries of the Russian
mines. Tiie possession of Malakoff being to decide
the fate of the day, the other attacks were made sub
ordinate to it ; and it was agreed with Gen. Simpson
tnat the Jbnglish should not advance" on thi
usdan until l had made a signal that we ywere in se
cure possession of Malakoff. Gen. de S.aIe3 was also
ordered not to move his troops un JEshould indicate
to him to do so by anotlief-sigpalT " !. ' -"A
little before nooall the,troop3 were in order
on the different pointaffized onj and all the other ar
rangements had hjaelf - punctually executed. Gen. de
Salies was readV G3n. Bosquet was at the postwhich
he had chossa-in the 6th parallel, and I had arrived
with Generals Thiry of the artillery, Niel of the en-
gineersund de Martimprez, my chief of the staff, at
the redoubt Brancion, which I j had selected as my
headduarters. All our watches had been previously
regulated together. At noon precisely all our bat
teries ceased their fire on the works, and afterwards
the enemy. At the oolers ot their cniets tne divisions
McMahon. Dulac. and de lai Motterousra left the
trenehes. The drnm3 and bugles sounded -a eharge,
aid to the cry of 'Vive I'Emperour,' a. thousand times
repeated along the whole lines
rushed forward -on' the enemy's
solemn moment. ' . - .
our intrepid soldiers
defences. It was a
"The first brigade of the divisions McMahon, the
1st Zouaves at the tead",. followed by the 7th of the
line, havin? the 4th chasseurs pn the fett, advanced
against the left front and the sailient of the Malakoff
work. The breadth and depth, bf the ditch and th
height and steepness of the slope rendered the ascent
extremely difficult for our men ; but 'they at length
reached the parapet, which was: filled by Russian ar
tillerymen, wno were immediately killed on tne spot,
and who for want of muskets (defended themselves
with tho rammers of their guns,'iwith pickaxes, stones
and in fact any thing that cam? in .their way.. A
hand to hand stru?2rle then took place, one of those
animated scenes in which the intrepidity of our sol
diers and of their chiefs could alone give them the up
Der hand. They soon after leaped into the work,
drove back the Ru33ian3 who continued to resist, and
in a faw minutes after the Sag of Prance was planted
-KT.hUr.4v ur nn tnvA Tlnum
uuiiuiiu.-.. .
V711 lUU l liil v uuv Vw. " - l
r vlrrht and pnf.r. wit i thf? Rami! ent lusiasm
which overthrew every obstacle; and drove back the
on by their chiefs, had carried tho Little Redan of the
Careening port jand, the Curtain, and even pushed
the divisions Dulac and dela Motterouge, ieo
fiM-araTvl aj far as the second luie of defences in con
struction. Every wnere we were in possession ui tuc
works attacked j- but this first :; and striking success
v,r,A noortv prwlr ns very dear.' Gen. Bo3duet was
efpnf.V on tho rfo-h't sidabt a"larre splinter of a shell,
and was comp3l?ed to leave the field .of battle, I then
.-a.jl t-Uri mmotifl tr nan Tinlan. who was ablv
seeded by Gto. fclta, dueW besUJ tt.
UOI1UUCU mo wuium. Miw. -rr--r, u .
second corp3. ine engineers, wuu uau
the columns of assault, were soon at ork ng. up
the ditches, opening passages,! aud throwing over
idly advanced to reinforce the troops in Malakoff I
bridires. rne second onjaus ui ueu. "u'"r
then made the signal agreed upon with. Gen. bimpson
for the attack on fife .Great Redan, and in a short
time after for that on the town.
"The space of eround waich ithe English - had to
to cross over irx cominsr to the attack was about two
hundred yards, andvasthey. advanced under, a very
heavy nr
That, however,
column
the utmost efforts ot the enemy
aalip.nt of the Redan. The Russians, however,
uio jjugiwu i.g vuulr...w , j-j M I
which they had gained, but they did so in such per-
feet order Oat the enemy d d notdare to Wowing
"Un tne lett, at tne signa agre. . u, -j,-
nmns of the division 'Levaillant j commanded by Gen-
erals Couston and Trochu, rushed, torwarn on tne ieit
. - i it. . i.cl
front of the Central Bastion and tne lett urn. .in
thusiasm and viaror ot those orave iroops
over the obstinate resistance of the Wsnofr
withstanding the difficulties accumulates ubiw.i
thev penetrated into the two. works. The enemy,
field pieces which had been brougnton tne .-spot
opened a fire of grape which decimated our men,-
Generals Conston and Trochu had been wounded and
compelled to give up their command Generals Rivet
and Breton hid .been killed, and several small mines
which the- enemy fired caused a momentarry hesita-
Uliii. Ji. uiuiuciuua un- . -. . Vl. 1i
yui c,-r - . - . 1 ; u4; UU AM m than I 1 LlLuQ in LOO
, aid not cnecs tne auvuuw ui wicu uuotjr " Tranipr- and it 13
.which soon reached theiwqrk, and m spi e of had teareo. . troversv that tb
1855.
NO. 201
. - V
tion. .At the same time a considerable reinforcement
of Russians came up, and our tro5p3 were compelled
to abandon the works which thev had taken and to
retire jto their advanced places i'armesi.
' "Our batteries on that Dart of ' the attacks, ski
fully directed by Gen Lebceuf, t$'whom Rear-Admiral
da Rigaalt de Genouilly lent bis devoted and en
lightened co-operation, then changed their fire anitl
forced the enemy to shelter themselves behind their
parapets. Gen. de Salles, bringing up the division
d'Autemare, was , preparing a second and formidable
attack, but, as we were secure of Alalakoff, I ordered
him not to make it. The possession of that work
was, howevm warmly disputed.!; By means of the
batteries of the motion en croix, the guns of the
steamers, field-pieces J?03ted orr the most favorable
points, and the batteries on the north side of the har
bor, tthe enemy inundated us with projectiles of every
kind, and caused great ravages in our ranks. Tine
powder magazine of a Russian battery also exploded
mui ea-seu our losses, and torj a moment the eagje
of the 91st regiment disappeared. A great number
of superior and other officers were killed or wounded.
Generals de St. Pol and de Marolles had met a glori
ous ueatn, and Uenerals Mellmet, do Ponteves, and
Bonrbaki had been wounded at the head of their
men. Three times the division D alac and de la Mdt
terouge had taken possession of !the Redan and tie
Curtain, and three times they had been compelled to
fall back before a terrific fire of: artillery and before
the dense masses which stood in their way. ..Never
theless, the two fieldrbattcries in rerserve came for
ward at a trot, crossed the trenches, and, establishijtig
themselves at half cannon sht distance, drove back
the enemy's eolnmns . anJ sileneed the fke of the
steamers. One part of these two divisions, supported
in this heroic struggle by the troops of the Guard,
who covered themselves with glory on this day, then
established themselves on the left of the Curtain, from
which the enemy could not again dislodge them.
"During these repeated struggles on the right and
the centre the Russians redoubled their efforts to -ire-
conquer Malakoff. This earthwork, which is a sort
of citadel 350 metres by 150, armed with 62 pieces
of various calibre, crowns a hill which commands the
wnoie interior oi tne sunuro or taraDemaia. as well as
the reverse of the Redan attacked by the English. T It
is only 1,200 metres from the southern port, and not
only threatens the sole anchorage still left to the yes-
cola Vvnl- o?an iVtn rr-r? volwvil. nnnnnrl 4 1 T.-.t
viz. the bridge thrown by them over the harbor, j
. "And indeed during the first hours of this struggle
between the two armies the Russians constantly jj re
newed their attempts ; but Gen. McMahon had: in
order to resist tnese incessant attacks, been sucees-
sivcly reinforced by the brigade Vinoy of hig diyisjion,
the Zouaves of the Guard, the reserve of Gen.1 de
Wimpffen, and part of tie voltigcurs of the Guaird.
He opposed the enemy every where and constantly re
pulsed them. However, the Russians determined to
make a last and desperate effort. Having formed! in
to deep columns, they thrice attacked the gorgej of
the wovk, and were thrice obliged to retreat with
enormous loss before the firmness of our troops. , f
"Alter this last struggle, which ended about five m
the evening, the enemy appeared resolved to giva up
the attempt, and their batteries alone continuedjmtuj
. il r i "1 . i 1-1 T 1 ' F
night to throw a few projectiles at U3, whichdid', ns
but little harm. Tlveetachments of tho engineers
and artillery, whickclurimr the engagenlent, had eith
er jfgtuglitrWavely or been actively engaged at their
special business, immediately began, under the direc
tion of the omcer3, to execute the urgent works re
quired in the interior of "Malakoff. , I
Accordmg to my orders, uenerais ihny and JNael
caused uenerais iseuret and i1 rossard, m command ot
the artillery and engineers of the 2d corps, to take
the necessary measures for definitively strengthening
our position in Malakoff and on the part . of the Cur
tain which had remained in our hands, so a3 to resist,
if necessary, a nocturnal attack of the enemy, and o
be ready on the morrow to force them to evacuate the
Little Redan of Careening Bay, the mason en croix,
and the whole of that portion of their defences. ' )!
"But these measures became unnecessary, as the
"enemy, despairing of retaking Malakoff, came to a
great resolution, that ot evacuating the town. 1 o-
wards the close ot the day 1 had a presentiment that
they would do so, for I had seen long files of troops
and baggage crossing the bridge to the north side ;
and soon fires breaking out on all points removed ali
doubts. . I could have wished to push forward, to
reach the bridge and to -cut off the enemy's retreat,
but the besieged at every moment blew up their defeii-
C83, powuer magazines, eainces, and esiaoiisnmcnts ;
and, as these explosions would, have desfroyed us in
detail, this Droiect could .not be executed, VY e; ac
cordingly .remained! in position until day should dawn
on this scene of desolation, "
"The sun. on risina-. lighted up the work of des
truction, which was much greater than we could have
thought. The last Russian vessels anchored on the
previous eveninsr in the roadstead were sunk ; the
bridge was removed ; the enemy had only preserved'
their steamers, which were carrying off the last fugi
tives and some frantic Russians who - still sought to
spread the fire through the unfortunate town, But
in short time these men and the steamers were cotf?
strained to move off to seek a refusre in the creeks of
the north side of the roadstead. Sebastopol was ours.
Thus terminated this remarkable siege, during
whinh the array outside has been thrice beaten in
nithched battles, and in which the mean3 of defence
and attack attained colossal proportions, me dc
i . i i Ai j t l- i :
. . u.ii :'v.l J.-ffi, (-
siezm-r army nau m uaiici yiu tuts wucicui,
about 800 guns, which were bred raorctnana,bUiJ,uuu
u '-' - ' - . ,1 -aAAAvyxyv.
the course of 336 days, of open trench, in the
of roek, and, which presented a development of
times ; anu our appruacu, u?u "1.-. A.
WW UUUO
than 80 kilsmetres, (50 miles,) were executed under
the constant nre ot the olaoe, and m tne miast oi m-
cftswant. combats bv dav and nieht.
"The affair of the 8th September in wnicn tne
Allied armies defeated an army almost equal in num-
. ..,.. a . xi Kfa;a t thn
M- Sf 3& S
"T.," ' r - 7,f wi,at
mense resources will re
may be expected irom a uravr, y
llcur r"v'.. . k mij--i
"Our losaesin the day were : 5 generals killed, 4
wounded", and 6 contused ; 24 superior officers killed
on wnnnrlpd and 2 missing : 116 subaltern officers
r.r,,"i ooT a ft miMint and 1.489 non-
mueu, ry.0 ' "rr,,-; - nKn :
Tnl unokdn, S 7 55L
wounded, and 1,400 miffling , total, 7.551. -
&JV I
-A yuaP- 1 -
ral to the soldierr oas glorionaly
done his duty, and
,i,;v wAf ftnA ita nlnAA llftrft
which ?t find itsplae here,
ne oi flXZ of the ro
7fkT,torW and to have effected a powerful
st$3 bf Sebastopol ana to n-emf .C:tlei
jr; :a . v4 ut mind hinnr vinipni.iv lnmi ijii-t i
& w
west auu ww , -
.mn Tirtwivpr. fired with erreat effect on the town
CMLSVVMwy - . - mm I 1
r" Y." r" " , VIT j u-
SSZ: X
mwiu;, w ..w- -0- -
precision oj tneir are. . . . . '
woma no u -.u-kv .
pected obstacfeswhichbad been met with in the first;
bat the possession of Malakoff, which fcad been se-
cured, intoeed its commanders with reason to coun-
terTnlbia sewrad attack. - . '.1V1J. .
"The Sardinian brigade of General Cialdini, whom
' ii l. :mV,,l . U
ber, not invested, trenched behind aJ Sbr do otherwise than heartily approve the
fences, provided with more than 1,100 guns, protetx . . j; r....,
r 1 1 i nit rtiartnna a Tin Tnariv nmnnir i mm aid aciiw i
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intentional fraud. , -
Gen. La Marmora .was kind enough to place at my
disposal to reinforce the first corps, bore the terrible
cross fire which swept our trenches with the coolness
of veteran troops. ! The Piedmontese were burning1
with desire to be engaged, bnt.aj the attack upon tho
Flagstaff Bastion did not take place, it became im
possible to; satisfy the ardor of those brave troops.
"As usual, Monsieur le Marechal, our wounded,
and even those of the enemy, have received the most
careful, intelligent, aud complete attention. We owe
the pleasure of saving tho lives of a large number of
wounded to the good organization of all our hospital
establishments, and to the derotedness of the persona
entrusted With their management. .
"I will not terminate: 'this report without' telling
your Excellency that on this occasion, as on all oth
ers, I have, to give the highest praise to Major Gen
eral Hugh Rose and Lieutenant Colonel Foley,' Com
missioners of her bntannic Majesty to the Commander-in-Chief
of the French, army, for- the numerous
iciuuuus wuicii x nuu io maintain aunnr ine -action
with General-in-Chief J. Simpson. Receive, &e. .
! A "I".
! A. rKLISSIKK,
j "Marshal and Commander-in-Chief."
: ." ' . From the Athevittt Spectator.
Slavery Episcopal Church.
We wish to call the attention of the readers of the
Spectator !to the following communication from tho
Rev. Mr. Buxton, Rector of the Episcopal Church
in this place, in reply to a note addressed to him by.
eurself. in relation to the slavery question, as will be
explained by the communication itself. We will tako
occasion here to say that during a residence North of.
some three years, we became acquaint with several
Episcopal ministers and with many laymen of that
church,; with whom we were in the habit of free
ly conversing in reference to the question of slavery
and of the whole number of our acquaintance, we
did not converse with one who was not decidedly op
posed to jthe Abolitionists. Yet, with Mr. Buxton
we think there may be individuals at the North with,
in the Communion, who are determinedly opposed oh ,
moral grounds to slavery as it exists at the South -
The Rev.; Mr. Baird's letter is a triumphant vindica-
tion of the Presbyterian Church against Mr. Kcitt's
charge,; so far as that church is concerned; , , .
- Asiieville, Sept. 19.
Dear Sir Your note has been received calling
my attention to the letter of Rev. Mr. Biard, in which
he vindicates the Presbyterian church North from
the charge of abolitionism, made against it, as well '
a3 against the Protestant Episcopal Church at, tho.
North, by Hon. L. M. Keitt in his speech at the lato
celebration in Sparteuburg, in which according to
Mr. Baird, he made the remarkable statement, "that
the Episcopal and Presby terian churches were in a
state of great agitation upon the subject .ofBlavery,
and 7er5 on the ere of dlion, and that disunion
Tiro n Tnrt-trlf ollrt 11 '
was inevitable."
1 Mr. Baird is right in saying, in regard to the Epis.'.
copal. Chtifcb;". that no division on the subject of slave
ry has been anticipated, or is likely evei to occur."
I ; would ;' very, willingly communicate, according to
your request, the history of the Episcopal church
North in its connection with the question of slavery,
but really there is no history on the question to be.
yet written, inasmuch as the subject of slavery has
never once been named for discussion, or in any way
to my knowledge, in. the. General Convention of our
.church, which meets once in four years and is com
posed of Clericaland Lay members from all part3 of
the Union. This body is the binding link of- oavi
Communion throughout the United States. It would
be asserting too much, perhaps, that there are not to
be found private members of the Episcopal chruch at
the North, who hold extremely erroneous sentiments,.
or are even fanatically influenced, upon the subject of
slavery, but such persons, it is well known, could not
for a moment gain a hearing upon the floor of any
Diocessan Convention in the land, not to say of om?
General Convention. Indeed the well known policy
of the Episcopal Convention, North and South, ever
has been to ignore all matter of discussion whatever,
that was foreign to their Constitutional purposes of
meeting together, whether it were Abolitionism, Mod
ern Prohibitionism or any other ism. Hence our own
branch of the Church, as such, has heretofore been
exempt from every participation in the . political and
Moral Reform excitements; of the day; The Editor
of the Church Quarterly Review, and published in
New Haven, remarks truly "that tho great mass of
our Clergy at the North have avoided the subject of
slavery, generally if not exclusively, on the ground
that it is a State institution, subject to the regulations
of municipal Law, and a subject which therefore,
we at the North have nothing to do." :
Elsewhere he observes, " we are satisfied that in;
the North there is no just conception of the extent
and success of the. efforts made to christianize tho
slaves at the South. We have heard it affirmed and
have no reason to doubt it, that there are more pro
fessing Christians among African slaves in the United
States than there are converts to Christianity in all
the Protestant Missions of Christendom." As a fur
ther specimen of the spirit of our church press, take
th fnilnwina nWrraph concerning the recent Wheel-
. V t -r .- - A . l.i- -
pr rase, wnicn X cm out oi a laic numoer 01 ine
"Kannwr ot tne uross. Duonsneu m jrunuuuinuiii:
"Abolitionism. We know not wny the trtenas
Review, of this city, should be continued to, be sent
to us with marked articles in relation to the notorious
or rather infamous Passmore Williamson. It cannot
wh. 11 not fail rf, J.ope.to matotain He majesty of
the law in this ana ail similar cases." .
- Banner, 4u. K.
It is true, per contra, " the Churchman," published
in New York, havinsr untortunateiy fallen under the
flditorial manacreraent of an English Abolitionists.
made, some six months ago, a fierce attack against
our aomesuc lrjsutuuon oi amvery, ou wm met,
i i A . A 6 1 - 1 A SX L.
?- with tha loea of half of ita lubacrintion list.
vA that paper ha aot dared sioce to touch the
JSmN, r .nncr .t it th frh;AA
r 7 ; -x
ACIW ThA aforesaid paper was slashed nn at tha
, we suspectj rrom that flash of con
Hon.' Mr. Keitt deriTed iis impres-:
won - imw tne episcopal vnurea wm on toe eve oi
division upon iaa uujeut vi uveryi -
that there may be individuals at the
our Communion, who are determinedly .
moral grounds to slavery aa it exists at
tile DOUIU, DUU IUB ilUQ. Jfi.r. JVB1UI may DO Baiy.
challend to adduce anv siairle instance in whica
Vi IV. TT; r TT.!l.t. V
the floor of an Diocesan Convention of thia church, .
not to say of its General Convention. -
T J nf r funn in w wnftli.
that the stromrest bonds which united this Govern-,
xu tt(u uic iLuiuia vi vuiuvwu w wrv-F,
theduTerent relUrious associations, whose,
members are scattered throughout the Jcngth and.
hroath nf tViA an. Wft
lit. i.1 1 .1 Tlr. UavtA nW01TOP IlVTAjV
ev that, in mnrp than one of these large Communions.
these, ties' between brethren have, been sundered by
the agitatjon of this very question' of Slavery. -Tett
we despair not. of the Republic, so long as the wis
dom, and moderation, and consarvative spirit for
which this church and the Presbyterian have , thus
far been distinguished in their public councils, shall,
continue to actuate the bosoms of Christian Patri-. ,
ota. Respectfully yours, &c., '
..; I J. BUXTON.
To the Editor of the Spectator, '
t. wo ran frel the least flvmnathv in
nrm course auu i isuicuus ucuowu i vuui, iuwi
r