Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-20
The Fall of sebastopo1.

right, by any movements or combinations
The Fall of sebastopol.
! The news by the Baltic is almost the first show Of
real service the part of the allies, and it must be
confessed that they open the ball with good deal of
spirit, and seem determined to redeem the character
which they had jeopardized by their dilatoy conduct
in the early part of the year. If the of the fall
of that great fortress be confirmed there is no
to doubt it will be- accompanied by the destruc-
ton of the main body of the Russian army in the Cr-
mea and TO be followed by that of the Russian feet
in the Black Sea, blow has been struck fully COM
mensurae with the expectations based upon the for
midable expedition despatched from Varna, and one
calculated to seriously affect the power and prestige
OF the Russian in that quarter Considering the
formidable and expensive character of the works in
the hands of the Russians it almost incredible
that they should have sustained swift defeat and
discontinue at the hands of the allies who scarcely
exceeded them in numbers. This speaks badly for
the ability of the Russians TO cope, on equal terms
with the perfectly appointed and disciplined legions
of the West
Since Um fell, without blow, before the MASTER
ly combinations of the Great Napoleon, we know of
no irst-class ratification, with ample time for prepa-
regular seige and desperate struggle. 1t is pro-
bable however that Sebasopol is strictly or mainly
maratime fortifcation, and that it is commanded
from the land side, SO that the possession of the
heights in the rear must decide the fate of the city
and OF the fleets within the harbor If this be so, it
must greatly lessen the value of the acquisition which
the allies have made, since to hold it will require
not merely garrison, but army in the field sufh-
cient to cope with any Russian force which may be
sent into the Crimea.
1t is some pleasure 10 know that the overbearing
braggart Menchikoff, who active in bringing
on hostilities, should have been appointed to bear
their first and most stunning brunt. Without SYM
pathising very much with either party, we can, at
least rejoice in a humiliation inflicted upon such a
Bombastes Furioso.
The next mail, presume, will bring the details
of this affair, which will probably conclude the ac
tive operations of the season. What effect it may
have upon the results of the struggle remains TO be
seen 1t may possibly involve the loss of what Rus
sa has been perseverngly working for since the days
OF Peter the Great-a position the Black Sea
for, with the fall of Sebastopol there is little 10 pre-
vent all the other maratme possessions OF Russia on
that Sea following. The loss of the Cnmea and
Bessaraba will throw Russia back in that quarter a
full century. But will that g Old FRIEND" of the
Emperor Nicholas-Lord Aberdeen-be willing to
60 that far .?
The Herald of Tuesday INDUCES in much foolish
cavorting over our remarks upon lis paragraph rela
ting 10 the defeat of D. OGs and the election of Gallo
way. The cheapest and most conclusive reply TO all
this is to republish the paragraph of the Herald in
full and leave the public to decide whether have,
in any way misrepresented it:
We are pleased to see Edeon B. Odds
M c., Ohio, the that the Brigader appoint
ed Special Mail Agent that he could travel over the Rail
roads Free and do his eectoneerng for nothing has been
defeated by Samuel Galloway, whig by 1000 majority
Herald.
The Herald, in it's expression of pleasure does not
stop with the defeat of Dr. Olds but continues on and
} adds, "by Samuel Galloway, whig." Whatever new
version of Galloway the Herald may since have dis
covered, it is certain that he is fair specimen OF
) the coalition by which the so. called Wing triunphs
have been achieved over the Democratic party at the
North. 1t is certain that the people and the press
of the South, and especially of the Cape Fear ought
to be the last to give currency the charges brought
t against Dr. Odds by this miserable coalition.
! The course of some of our Wing contemporaries is
amusing and ridiculous in the extreme. They are
so bigoted against the administration, that they are
pleased" that administration Democrats are beaten
no matter by whom they are beaten. 1t makes little
difference that States-rights men, Nebraska, and Flu
gitive Slave Law men are beaten by combination Of
rank Abolitionists-stll, they pleased" Show
the matter up again and they get in great splutter
rendering themselves still more ridiculous. 1t is moi
that they like the abotonists, but they pleased
with the defeat of democrats so pleased that
they hail their defeat with rejoicing, although thai
defeat be owing to the triumph of abolitonism.
What does this mend the matter! Why, it makes
} it, if possible worse.
The Wilmington Herald says that it is not the or
gan of the Know Nothngs, and that the Editor does
not belong 10 the order. Of course the Editor knows
best lis course was doubt what led the Metro
potan 10 the conclusion at which it arrived which
was very natural, if not almost unavoidable, under
the circumstances. 1t is very much like the squnt
ing butcher, who perhaps aimed to strike the OK
but looked at the man holding him. The Herald
squints so astonishy towards Know Nothingsm that
il is impossible to tell the difference; without being
expressly informed of it.
The Herald has not said caught against Mr. Betten.
. court recently" -Perhaps not but we do not know
what the Herald considers aught" if the dispara
cling aluson in recent Herald in which he is char
acterized as "former foreigner" in conradisnction
to another gentleman who is '' true American Cit
zen," be not 1" aught" 1t must see that il is mista-