Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-10-03


inceeane -scI--snss !. =. noes HAicA Two ycsss
ago tnfe:z tne very existence et the t1r-
kisa en- P'1e; out whose soinar5 naval achieve
nsh. vac sne g. as'oslous e ou.,sse upon Tar
inferior lofee ~ o.nope- VI tne authors OF
that neiarloas attack, Mnat remains
The emperor Nicholas sleeps IN the vaults
of ST Peter and St. Paul. no longer conscious
/ of the ciastiseinent his wicked ambition has
brought down on his empIre and heirs. Tho
admirals who commanded and the crews who
fought on that occasion have most of them
| fallen In the batteries of Scbastopol. The
very ships for which Russia contended at ths
Conferences Of Vienna as essential to her dig
nity and power, are torn plank from plank
and scattered upon the waves ~ =
The dockysrd and arsenal we're already.soa.
] Sunday in possession. of the allied troops:
| Prince Gorfschakof had, it seems, solicited an
armistice, though we know not whether it vasr
/ granted, but his troops were hurTying away
with the aztmast precipitation; and, consider
4 ing the moral and physical result. of such
/ defeat upon the remnant Of bis army. it may
| be doubled whetker the Russian General can
attempt to nuke any frrahcr stand on the
north side of the farbor.
These or at cs.esrss aeuiHnxte, the Aege of
Sebastopol. properly se.cafled, for the allied
armies have achieved mitiaH the last three
|
They have wrestea Gran 4he whole military
power of Russia n fortress ,shichshe had con-
vcrted into a place OF extraordinary strength
and defended with innAsaerable hosts of her
1 bcst troepe- They have annibaiazea the nayui
power on which she relied to secure hers6-
premaey in the Euxine, and to establish her
authority FROM the shores of the 'CaucasesTe
the mouths eff the parrabe- Bat, above all,
| they bave shown the servile and credhlons ma
tons OF the Fast that the powers now para
mount IN the world are not those OF fanati-
cism ana oarparic aosoiut'on, put those OF iib-
cry ana 81 ssssazation- A.. TINS struggle
oebssfea)ol became at once the tcst OF strength.
and the reward of victory To reduce II bS
force OF arms, ras TO overthrow that colossal
fabric OF hussian in1nence which a century
and half OF rapine and intrigue had callce
into being, until II over-awed the surroundir.z
nations ard q restessed TIE independence y
Europe While the-expedItion to the Grimes
offered the incalculable advantage of circlEs
scribing within few square miles of :heencs
my's territory all the horrors of war, and. Of
stalking the strength Of four empires a sin
gle point, The Tesit of osr Victory Is as bound
less as the globe I isna
1t tells the world that the alliance of Eng
. land and of France has stood the test Of war
!, fare by che stfrinSs Of she camp and ths
: perils of the 6eld. 1t assures mankind thu
their united R0hcy can impose ITS wifi and ex-
ecute its resotssions even though the timid
stand aIecf. end though men OF bascr minds
may fbnsdan the cause OF their country IN
her our OF need hes
We owe our success IN no siigisi degree 10
the unwaverng nrnness with winch the f.n'-
peror 81 tne rench mas pursued inc enters
PRISE and adhures ss the .pohcy that dictase1
1t. But we owe !. no issa 20 the clear "a az !
D unanimous resolu'''n ol ,he ps'p'e o. I.ni
i'hd, ~n'se 'i'"d was "'ue up ''' '''s '-'i'''
was % oe done ,.sI
) In 'ne course Oh 1hese efen's, Mn,eh o'oA
IN 30 su',ueh'y "n o', ~ "ohsce', atEee1'i.h. W
aa'e nau ~ ana a'.,sn -
az '''les me aeu.u'' - ~
pesaas ne, n'1.e .
6dcnec n sle ras,',. u, ,SI,ss i ,br @ ,es.
What ;s a W have dome - -.
A Gear has not vet elapsed snee.slse. alssei
armies set foot ;iin the Crjs,en Witi.in sAef
{ time they have won three pitched battles z-ss
g twice assaulted fortress of extraor,lir Al '
! magnitude shes shese eI,can.passed ~ 8
Q works of the enemy with trenches cxtcnsisar r
: over more than thirty miles of greunfl: tassy
: have armed these trenches. with the hcayrz :
ordinance and Kept a.. SO iiacessaIIt a fire "A I
!, not only an incslcsab bic amount Of pro;eeti.sss
: has been consumed, bat Eve orsix siege t:s lns
! ! They have created at Kamiesch. Eupat sris,.
d and Yenikale three military stations VIII the
&c Russians nave not dared 70 assaili ana 'ais-
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