Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-11

Alexander H. stephens-Tb;s d;st;ncuisbe

Alexander H. Stephens.-This distinguished
statesman, than whom our country contains at
this moment no more vigorous, Independents,
and experienced participation in the legislative
branch Of its government, is doing yocman
service against Know Nothingism throughout
Georgia, being engaged in addressing thou
sands on thousands almost daily. So far, no
Know Nothing has been found in the State
who has dared to meet him before the people,
i'm debate, where he would doubtless come off
as victorious rs usual in the Representative
hall in this city. Many of his powerful speeches
in this canvass have been reported at length,
and all of these it has been our good fortune
to see in print. They arc destined to live long
after the grave shall close over their author,
being replete with sound conservative patriot
ism, and with true American constitutional
doctrine. After Henry A. Wise, the times
have brought forward no man whose defence
OF the true principles of this government, and
of the rights of all his fellow-citzcns under it,
has marked him more emphatieally as one of
its jewels. His reelection to Congress by an
overwhelming majority is now a matter of alb
solute certainty; and he will return hither to
prove a terror to those who, in the darkness of
midnight and by the use of blasphemous and
unconstitutional oaths. plot the destruction of
the great principles of civil and religious lib
erty and equality, which were won, as the
American pearls above all price, by the blood
and sufferings of our revolutionary ancestors.
The Hango Affair-It turns out that the
Russians were completely justified in firing on
and making prisoners of the survivors of the
English boats crew, who landed at Hango
under the fancied immunity of a flag of truce.
Three times before, the English, while under
the protection of similar flag. had violated
the pledge of honor on the part of those carry
ing it, which necessarily attaches to it. In
this way, they had managed to do great injury
to the Russians, which they could not have ac-
complished in any other way. The English
Government, instead of Furnishing the dishon-
orable men in its service who could SO abuse
the privileges of the white flag, applauded
them for their skill in practising falschood
occurred in this Hango affair, treated those
bearing the truce-hag as they deserved. But
the following extract from London paper tells
the whole tale, and completely justifcs the
conduct Of Russia in the case:
From the London Chronicle
1T unfortunately happens that the zeal of
some OF our officers has on three separate Occa-
siOns caused them to disregard the essential
character of the good faith to be observed un-
der flag of truce, and for this the Govern
ment is to blame.
Zone captain was sent with a letter, which
was wholly unnecessary, to SebastOpol, and
under cover of thick weather worked his way
into the inner harbor. lie was only discovered
when the fog cleared off. Under n fac of
truce, his o6fcers took tic StreHgh and posi-
tons Of all Tie batteries, anu tie ships boats
Uere ont taking SOuRGingS. The captain got
great credit for his feat, and the Admiralty
published chart, containing all the informa-
ton which had been so acquired.
This article was tried again at Odessa and
at kertsch, as above related.
The Government evidently considered them
rather smart acts, as it published all the par
ticulars; but after such incidents as these and
when 1t has been repeatedly shown that
British flag of truce is nothing more than an
artltce, under which some unfair advantage is
invariably takcn-when, in addition, it is seen
that these articles are approved by our gov
ernment, VIC must not be astOniShod if we are
no longer trusted; and the relatives of those
who have suffered at Hango may thank the
Admiralty authorities for having introduced
into modern warfare system under which they
have been treated a. spies"
Tho Germanio CONFEDERATION The follow
ing is, just now, a very interesting paper, in
sohuch as 1t presents at a glance an intelligi.
bic view of the military condition of Germany,
at the beginning of this year Of fearful bat
ties in that vicinity. 1t may be relied on as
perfectly correct, being copy of an official
statement transmitted to this Government by
one of its agents abroad
FRANKFoRT-oS- THE MAIN, Dec. 8. 1854.
The German confederation has, in times of
peace, ten corps Il 0ymee on foot Austria and
Prussia, for their German provinces, entertain
SIX OF them-Austria, TIE LIST, 81. and 3D. of
20, 0OO, together; Prussia, tho 4th, 5th, and
9th, counting, together, $4,000 men. The
troops of Bavaria, of 81, 900 men, form the 7th
The 9Th is composed Of the troops of Wurtem-
burg, Baden, and Hesse Darmstadt, amounting
70 ol,9q men; The 9Th, of the troops Of Sax
ony, Hesse Cassel, and Nessau has % OCO
men; and the 10th, Of the troops of Hanover,
the two Mechlenburgs, HOlstein, Luxemburg,
and Lunenburg, Brunswick, Oldenburg and
the Free Cities of Bremen, Lubbock, and Ham.
burg.
Then there is a division of reserve, composed
OF the troops of number of the princes, and
amounting to II, 900 men. That division is
particularly destined to reinforce the garrisons
ct fortified places in time Of war. So in peace
the federal army amounts to 3O3, 600 men
that is to say 223 900 infantry, AZ, 900 cavalry,
l2,0OO rifemen, $4,000 artillery, 5000 engi-
neers, with 6l2 field pieces. Deducting from
tnese oo5,0oO men, the German troops of Aus
tria and Prussia, and there will be remaining
l2o,O00 soldiers for the rest Of the confedcra-
tion-a thoroughly respectable force inces-
sanity kept under armS and drilled day and
night, consequently at any time ready for
marching against the enemy.
In Times of the nf ho