The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-10-02


sent to Woronovo, who found nothing Dut
heap Of ashes. He stated the fact to q Rus
alan officer who took him prisoner after 'ne
n,s.age Of the Beresina. Napoleon loved to
burn. Proof. The order he gave to Marshal
Mort;er. not TO fail to burn my two houses IN
MOSCOW. fSee Expedition to Russia, vol. ii.
%. 244.) That which was situated at the bar
rier was burnt; but the hotel in the city was
moi. because on the morrow of the departure of
the grand army, Moscow was filed with Co.'S
sacs and armed peasants, who were continual
ly passing along the streets.
Bulletin.-The Russian army disavows set.
ting fire to Moscow. The authors of that
crime are regarded with horror in Russia
They look upon Rostopchin as a sort of Marat.
He has been able to console himself by the
society of the English Commissary Wilson.
Observation.-The Russian army was per-
suaded that Moscow was burnt by the enemy
and could not look upon me as Z" sort OF Ma
rat" for they were ignorant Of the existence OF
that great man OF the revolution. had no need
of consolation. l groaned over the losses OF
my countrymen, without thinking of mine, and
l only met Sir Rober, Wilson at head quarters.
Bulletin.-We succeeded with great difficult
ty in rescuing from the flames Of the hospitals
and houses, the larger portion Of the sick Rus
slams. There still remained four thousand of
these unhappy persons. The number of those
who persisted in the flames is very ccnsdera-
BILE.
Observation.-No pains were taken TO rescue
our sick and wounded. They were exposed
to starvation for the wounded and sick of Ma
poleon, himself, had nothing to eat l found
thirteen hundred attached TO the hospital Che
remetew alive, but extenuated for the want OF
nourshment, and it was with the greatest diff
Guilty that the lives of half Of them were saved
and their health restored.
Goth Bulletin, 23d DC tober.-Moscow is
perfect sink hole of filth.
Observation.-Why, then, did Napoleon re-
main there thirty six days?
Bulletin.-A population of two hundred
thousand souls, wandering in the woods, dy-
remnants of broken food, and garden beans to
support life.
Observation.-As nothing to eat could be
found, the soldiers OF Napoleon prowled about
the villages in search of something to alay
their hunger. 1t follows, then, that these two
hundred thousand Russians must have lived
more than month without food.
Bulletin.-The Emperor caused the Krem-
lin 10 be undermined. The Duke of Treviso
blew it up on the 23d, at 2o'clock in the morn
ing. All was destroyed. That ancient cila-
del, the first palace of the Cars, &c.
Observation.-A steeple, two portions of
walls, two turrets, and the fourth part of the
arsenal, were blown up. The palace of the
Gar remained in tact; the fire did moi even Pc
netrate to it. The repairs cost, at most, 600
francs. The Kremlin still exists, with its an
cient "reminiscences, and one late one, whc h
Napoleon left it, when he exercised his bad hu-
NOR upon bricks, on bidding adieu to Moscow.
FKEE-SUILISM.
There are no lengths 10 which any man, af-
fected by an ism, and they are all related to
each other-all of the same family-will not
go.
The late Syracuse Convention adopted the
following preamble and resolutions as their
platform
Whereas, it is both proper and incumbent on
all political parties, organized for permanent
existence and practical purposes, TO make dis
tlnct declaration OF the principles and objects
they seek to promote, both in reference 10 ques-
tons of National and State policy; and where
as, the free democracy being so organized, and
having, at their late national convention at
Pittsburg, made such declaration of their prin-
clples and objects, as respects their national
policy, which declaration is by this convention
adopted, ratified, and approved, whereby it only
remains to this convention to indicate. the po-
silion of the party upon questions affecting the
interests of our own great State therefore,
Resolved, That the free democracy demand
the constitutional right OF trial by jury, of all
persons, OF whatever color or condition, in all
questions affecting personal liberty.
Resolved, That proper laws be passed, for
bidding the use of the prisons and prop erty,
and forbidding the Interference of any officer
ofthe State Tor any purpose inconsistent with
the rights aud liberties of the whole people,
without discrimination.
Resolved, That laws be passed for testing
the constitutonality Of any law of the general
government, which in anywise encroaches up.
en- the reserved and constitutional rights of the
people, and especially of the fugitive slave
law and that in the mean time, such rights be
adequately protected from tn eatened INVASION
Resolved, That the true source ofall great
ness and happiness, as well as the true secu
rity of liberty, lies in the virtue and intelligence
OF the people therefore, resolved that the en-
couragement of general education, with laws
for the production of the public morals, while
guarding against sectarian and polite al or So
ciai discrimination, should become the first
and constant care of the State.
Resolved, That the tllers of the soil should
become It's owners that to that end the State
should, IN every constitutional way, seek to
perfect titles TO land within the State, and to
convert leasehold estates into estates in fee,
having respect always to the vested rights of
the parties thereto.
General jackson, we believe, was the first
person who spoke of "Norai Treason" If
'dere be such thing, we certainly never heard
o. any body of men more guilty than these
Ihey desire, in the first place, to set the laws