Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-10-09
Enll Of sebastopol.

rrhara seems TO be no doubt that we may now
RELY upon' the news which is brought both by the
America and Washington, that SebastoPol has
f,IIan al least the southern portion Of. the town.
That the struggle was desperate and bloody one
i equally evident. The French appear TO have
horne the burden and heat Of the day, as the
thousands Of the brave sons Of Gaul who persisted
before the Malakoif fully testify. Six times were
they repulsed from that fort by the terrible energy
Of the Russians, and six times did they return TO
the attack until the seventh II fell before their
valor The English appear TO have had easier
work at the Redan, but suffered great slaughter
arter pettinp possession Of il. The Russians are
driven across the bay to the north side OF the
town, where they will doubtless make as much Of
a stand a. possible. But the Russian power has
been BY this victory almost destroyed IN the Black
Sea Whether the Allies viii gain greatly by il
remains Ia Ia seen The Crimea j. open TO the
r,treat al the Russians and the guns OF Cronstadt
sim Ionk grim defiance IN the Baltic. Amer
cans. however, are principally interested in the
effect this affair viii have upon this country.
From the beginning the DAY Book has en-
dcavored 10 arouse our people 70 realizing sense
az the immediate consequences To themselves Of
the success Of the Allies. Early in the season Of
the alliance we pointed out 10 our readers the
probable influence the success u England and
France would have upon the future OF American
poIicy. From their well known hostility 70 the
spread Of American principles and republican IN
that Russia once crushed or humbled by their
arms. they would turn their attention immedi-
ateIy 10 this continent and dictate 70 rs our future
course and policy Relying on the aid and COM
G,rt or The traitors in our midst-now triumphing
in half the northern staies-they would press
their demands with all the vigor Of conquerors.
The news we publish to-day, whilst II ought
"a startIe every American. and nerve every heart
with new resolutions, 70 defend our country
from those who arc plotting IT. ruin, will rejoice
and make clad the souls Of q million fanatics all
over the North. Should the conquerors at Sc
basiopol bring the naughty and obstinate Rus
slams to terms, they viii turn their eyes 70 TINS
country with the determination 10 make short
work Of "a. Cuba and freedom" as under.
stoaa al the North would be secured 10 Spain
6No more slave territory 10 the Americans
would be their m6tto-all Of which means that
the United States must be crippled N Us onward
progress, and Democracy confined 70 its present
limits: the Southern States made subservient TO
tho North or dependents on England and France.
That this would be. in fact Is, the programme
Of The Allies in case Russia j. brought 20 terms
before Cuba j. taken from Spain, y clearly evil
dent 10 every far-seeing intellect, and whilst this
policy i being pursued, and this end being stea-
Oily gained, what we doingS Why our
Fourieritcs our Aboitionists, and our knavlsh
politicians are gathering together our farmers,
and mechanics, and traders, and bcfogging and
bcfooling them with some vague abstract ideas
about freedom in Kansas freedom 10 those who
are free They work themselves up into the
widest fury, and strain every nerve 70 lash their
hearers into excitement aboUt that which has
neither form nor Misunderstanding that no
one understands or has the first conception Of its
mcaninp-aboutthat in fact which has no meaning
They would move Heaven and earth, and sink
their own country into oblivion 10 keep a Ken
lucky STAKEHOLDER out Of Kansas, as il bis going
there would affect them or their children a. much
as the failing of a sparrow 70 the ground. Their
freedom j. not threatened, neither Is that Of one
freeman white Or black in the whole country.
Yet our people VIII permit these men TO 90 on
and excite their feelings and draw of their atten-
ton from the great event Of the day, and from
that whiChmav, Nv its effects, cndanger the peace
and very existence Of this country, for really no
other purpose than 10 obtain Office and get pos
session Of the canal funds of this State, Is i
not. we ask IN all seriousness, high time that the
patriots and honest citizens of this country arouse
themselves TO the importance Of tie issues the
times and events arc forcing upon ~
H. The following arc two captions from the
Washington Union, of Sunday, which We give
as literary curiosity, not believing before that
the same brain could produce Al ono time such
striking ALTERATION:
1.-THE NORTHERN FUSION AND THE
FUTURE"
"THE CONFUSION OF FUSION"
10 What an American can do, when he is
not "off his foot"
jackson, the American Deer, beat Frost,
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