The American patriot., 1855-01-17

The New York Hearld of the 18th inst has
singular editorial, headed X. Nm. O.--U. S., IN
which it begs leave to inform its readers and the
nublic that arrangements have already been effect
ed in the ranks Of the Know-Nothings both IN New
York and Virginia, which render morally certain
the defeat of Seward for the United States Senate
by the New York new Legislature, and also the de-
feat of Wise, the Democratic Cabinet candidates
for Governor of Virginia. 1t adds: Inc hnow
Nothings are advancing with rapidity without
parallel in the history of another party OF the pres
ent day. Statesmen, politicians, and Journals, be-
longing to the old rotten parties, both "hg and
Democratic, are daily coming in and joining the
ranks of the new organization which is destined to
purify the American atmosphere, and to set at
noucht the efforts of the abolition disunionists OF
the North, the secession dsunionsts ofthe South,
and the foreign influences that may have been
courtcd there or elsewhere. The Herald is now
the leading Know Nothing organ.
ILLINoIs--Thc Legislature assembled and organ
lied on the ID inst Mr. Turner, ant-Ncbraska,
has been chosen Speaker of the House The Sen
ate also elected an ant-Nebraska Speaker There
is no doubt that Cen Shields will be returned to
the Senate.
The Paris correspondent of the Washing
ton Inelligencer, whose opinions is reference to the
war arc usually well founded and judicous, and
whose predictions have been in most instances ver
flied, concludes dispassionate review of the pres
ent position of the several contendng powers, with
the following statement:
| That no one of the begerents expects peace
soon, would seem to be evident from the siren
uous efforts of all of them not only for the vigor-
GUS conduct of current operations, but for the
vigorous opening of the campaign next spring up
on other fields All parties it may be well believed
regret having cotton into the difficulty; but neither
party has as yet so signally triumphed as to jus
tify hopes for peace particularly favorable to him
self And the advantages in military point OF view
for the prosecution of the war seem so equally
balanced that to all appearance bloody and rum
ously expensive war of many years is before US,
unless an undecisve peace is patchedup with no.
table sacrifice of amour propre on both Sides Ger
many could, by decidedly throwing her sword in
to the balance, promptly determine the scale in
foyor of either party. But woe to Germany after
the conclusion of peace and the dissolution of the
alliance when she should be left alone and face to
face with the defeated party. No treaty stipula-
tons could secure her, and she would be made
bitterly to repent if indeed the very events OF the
war, rdicay unseting the established order of
things did not dispense the defeated party from
all necessity of active hostility. Germany, | re-
peat, must remain neutral, and believe she will
| We cut the following from the Paris correspon-
dence of the New York Commercial Advertiser:
] The greatest activity continues in sending off
troops to the seat of war. Not day has passed
for ten days in which lesS than two batalions
have passed through Paris on their way to the
| Mediterranean. These soldiers arrive by railroad
from various parts Of France, and all leave town
by the Lyons railway. The scenes which take
place at the depot of this road well worth sec
ing The soldiers on arriving in Paris are hurried
from one depot TO another without the privilege of
disbanding or leaving the ranks for an instant
Many of the poor fellows have parents and other
relatives living in Paris, who hear by accident,
perhaps, that Che regiment to which their son be-
longs has ben ordered to the Orient and that it
will be likely to pass through Paris on such day.
! Thus long lines Of anxious attendants are seen
at the depot each departure is announced, where
the people, with that instinct peculiar to the nhab
itants of Paris, and which the American people
have yet to learn, never collect in pushing crush
ing mass but form long thin lines or two deep,
so that all can accomplish the object for which
they came. As the close lines of soldiers hurry
past in confusion, they may be seen casting their
eyes anxiousy and hurriedly from side to side to
catch last glance and an embrace, perhaps, if
they are quick, from loved parents or friends; while
all along the lines of anxious walters are heard,
the constant reputition of names pronounced in
aloud voice. as the particular battalion to which the
called for is passing, in order to make sure that
he shall not pass without finding those who wish
to bid him list adicu We have thus seen a SOL
der rush to the side when he heard his name cali
ed, and clasp at once mother, sister and brother
in his embrace, then start to gain his place in the
almost running regiment, and be compelled, after
dragging his relatives clingng to him for some dis
tance to shake them off rudely in order to disen-
gage himself These are the scenes which por-
tray the horrors of war, and they serve to bring
back very wildly the melancholy souvenirs of the
first Empire.
Louis Napolean has deferred his visit to Queen
Victoria The reason is declared to be the opposi-
tion he was likely to experience from the Chartsts
of England. When Louis intended visit was an
nounced, the Chartists remembering that he had
volunteered, when in London, to act as special
constable to put down their public demonstration.
in 1s4S; placarded London with emphatic appeals
to the masses to give him such a reception as, he
deserved. Another reason assigned which is pro.
badly the true one is that grief at the losses of the