The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-10-05

those higher considerations Of allegiance ana devotion we
the South. If you IN as one you are sworn
In for ne do the bidding OF this party OF men, right or
wrong and obey the orders Of certain officers whether
you approve or not II oath Of the most solemn and
awful character without limit OF circumstance aud VITA
out mean or exception by which your Withdrawal
may relieve you from the oath.
Ii you approve all the objects held out to induce you to
join recoect that the only legal way 70 attain those OBJ
ects is by eecting do it those who may or
pose it, Every election by hclaw Of The land Is open and
public You well vote for the man without being
know nothing with IT, Them why bind yourself to do
aud do it always for life whether you approve It or
not This consideration il me- ought to be suti
Gent to drive every rational from the know-nohing
lodge except who Joins il 10 get himself promoted TO
Office, or for sinister motive.
You can prescribe the foreigner and the Catholic well
outside Of the order by Your vote as inside of IT, To
Catholicism is the nducement in Arkansas, but not
in Louisiana and South Carolina there IS The Tor
egn-born The order is subservient wherever We hnd IT.
Ii submits 10 circumstances cheerfuly upon all points. IL
only asks majority and power and office, and plumber
Wisconsin il denounces the Catholics but defends and
adopts the foreigner.
AT the South its nambers have horror Of and deadly
hostility TO- abolition and feesolism AT the North, the
lodges composed Of no other What, too il sur
prsng s, that by their oaths they are sworn to vote
against well turn out of office, every not
member of the orderProtesns as well as Catholics ma
tivcs well as natnrazed They are the most proscrip
tive party formed in America yet they complain bit
terly and denouncc democrats if any OF them is
moved and threaten what they will do These complaints
hypocrcil, and threats empty for they have
prescribe and should expect prescription they
have they viii prescribe all not in their order
ana lueT 40 III IroScfipeu Vt ~ -
useless for democrats TO spare them They assault all man
kind and become indignant il it be resented.
They deny that they the old wing party; yet they
composed of little else than wings and TO sustain their
denial they seldom in prominent democrat, but
they put him forward proof OF the fact TO use him to
break down the democratic party making OF him stool
pigeon with which his triends and yet
strange whilst the old wings stand back, and enjoy
Of the sratngen the deuded instrument with
atiered vanity is proud OF his position and reoces i'll
his insubsantiai honors and Mnced importance.
The length of this letter adnonishes me that should
close and will do with the hope that every true south
man, of whatever party, will this order closely,
and the convictions if he does that he viii forever OPP
pose and resist il.
have the honor to be, gentlemen, with sentiments Of
r. w. JOHNSON.
70 Hon. L. A. Warren, G. Il. Thorn, and others,
miitee
THE NEWS BY THE STEAMER PACIFIC,-DETAIL3
OF THE ASSAULT ON THE MALAKoFF.
The European mails by The steamer Pacific reached this
city yesterday morning The London Gazette Of the ed
ultmo contains the official report Of General Simpson Of
the assault capture of the Maakof and Redan. The
report is devoid Of interest.
Marshal Peissers dispatches have not been received
The London Times publishes several letters from its
army correspondent which, however only bring down the
narrative of events before Sebasopo to the 9Th of
September the hour which the French and English
storning columns in the very act Of rushing the
assault against the city which, during three previous days.
had been devastated by the terrific fire brought bear
against it by the allies We make the following extracts
OPENING SCENE.
SEPTEMBER Sat dawn on The morning of the 9th of
September the French opened fire. The air pure and
light and gentle breeze from the southeast, which
nued oil day. drited the steppe and blew gently
nio Sebastopol The shone sereney through the
pors Of early morning and wreah Of snowy clouds the
long lines Of white houses inside those rugged dences Of
earth and gabonade which have long kept armies
gazing in vain on this august city The ships lay floating
the waters of the roads, which smooth mirror
and like it. reflected them and onsidconr own fleet and that
the French equally Inactive and quite useful us
were reposng from Kalzaci to Constantine idly ms
though they painted upon "a painted ocean, From
Caihcars Hill the eye embraces portion of the dences Of
the Quarantine the French approaches to It andto tho
Flagstaff Batteries up their junction with our left MT
tack the ravine at the end of the Backyard creek
One sweep the Flagstaff Batteries the sub
ub of ruined houses rather the sites Of cottages and
residences which all that is now left OF long streets by
the fire Of our allies enclosed between the Flagstaff AMI
the cTenellaed sca-wa and, looking this wall take
in coup dali tic civil town behind it, still presenting
most stately appearance it rises the hl-sdc-tier
tier full of churches, stately mansions, and public
buildings of fine white red sandstone with gardens in
erspGsed and trees growing in the walks These sruc
lures exempt from low neighborhoods of white
washed houses, which belong to the garrison to the
poorer inhabitants The hill on which this part of the city
stands rises from the OF the Flagstaff Battery to the
height Of 200 feet and presenting steep face to
the creek from the docyard sweeps round 10 the roads,
into which ii dcscends sheer behind the southern forts
We the houses which built upon the face OF
the HILL but those which situated the face
the descent TO Docyard creek, quite scernibe
by the naked eye This is poor suburb the base, and
thence the houses rise IN terraces with flights Of steps and
curving roads up to the brow Of the hill.
THE RoMRAnDaENT.
The bolabardment is beginning TO tell on these build
ings church. decorated with many small pinnacles at
the angles Of the roof has been struck by SHE'LL which
has burst in the roof Some of the best mansions have
been split open cape from their cracked walls the
day Others perforated right through with shotholes
through which the light is visible; windows, doors pill
lara and columns broken destroyed In the rubbish
of the suhurb the Flagstaff Works there are
era batteries in excellent order which inquired by
the allied batteries and which have yet fred much if
ALL They mostly fechts, and seem intended as out
lying works of the second line Of deences Near the top OF
the hill inside the creeaied wall portion interior
line Of these defenccs is 10 be seen.
battery, called the Crows Nesin from its elevated
position is placed this line aud has extensive COM
and the right the French loft attack and our
sailors batteries in the left OF left attack which Is
rather troublesome This contains couple Of large NOR
in addition to lopgraEge guns and bear on
troops between the deiences and the foot Of the
hill which the town rises and the avne between our
left and the French left attack. very strong series Of
eartworks the ridge OF the hill aud the de,
fences broken by the creek continued towards the right
by the various batteries (Baprack, Road Garden Black
Batty &c which connected with the Great Redan and
thence to the Maiakof and its outlying works The sub
urb behind these deences next the creek and in OF
left attack, is in complete ruins, but line OF Bate
behind the suburb although old parallel has been dis
armed being far and the guns moved second
parallel and various batteries in front OF IT,
Behind the Eedan visible the Of the dock