Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-22

c. D. DEsHLER, of New JERSEY.
Corresponding Secretn,,
JAS. M STEPHENS, of Maryland,
Recording Secretart
Noble Letter from Stephen A. Dousl..
The following is Senator Dou yas reply to an I'M:
tation Of the Democratic party of the Louisville ~
District to be present at the celebration of tie W.!
ry in the Old Dominion
CHICAGO, June 7th. 1s5s
Gentlemen: deeply regret that it will be inn INN.
slbe for me 10 be present and participate with w.
IN celebrating the glorious victory recently achsvo1
by the Democracy of Virginia. over the most infoS
ant, proscrplve, nsiduous and dangerous nol;,sai
organization ever formed against the Cons,itn.;"l
and Liberties OF free country Ia all the election.
which have taken place in the Northern States ~
ring the last twelve MONTHS Know NothinpisnD b.
not only been the firm ally of Abotonism Hos
Lavish, and Mob Lavish, and all the other banasI
isms of the day but has been the controlling now
which combined, directed, and led all these sIrsa
factions in their savage and brutal warfare asan.t
the Democratic party, it's principles and Organization
Let us not be deceived by their repeated cbanoos
OF name 1t matters not whether they call themsoIo
| {" -Nothings," or 6 Know Something's or tbs
Sons OF the Sires of TO-, or the Order of the Star
Spangled Banner" or the Children of SAM or ~
e Sons OF Jonahan,' or by any other name thew NAV
assume when they have dsgraced the previous one
their secret organization and clandesne proceedings
their intoerant and proscrptve spirit, their unlaw
full and horrid oaths, their unconstitutional and m
holy purposes remain unchanged. 1t is the dpv
and, firmly believe the destiny, of the Democratic
party, under the guidance of Divine Providence r.
confound, overwheIm, and utterly annihate thi
secret nsidious, and dangerous organization
To accomplish this great work, it is only necessary
that should be true to ourselves, to our prnci
Piles, and our party, whose triumphs has ever been
identified with the interests, honor and glory of The
Republic. Let there be no concessions to the enemy
none to faction-none to the allied fanatcdl isms
of the day, under whatever name or form they NAV
o,ofo, lo1o l>o-,. l.
to her principles, her history and her renown Her
Democracy have fought the battle faithfully gal.
lantly, gloriously. With you | rejoice in her ti
umph. May Kentucky initiate the example and
rival the achievements of her illustrious mother -
All eyes are now fixed upon your noble State. A
similar victory in old Kentucky would overwhelm the
enemy with dismay and despair, while it would carry
JOY, hope and confidence to the heart of every friend
of religious freedom and Constitutional right through
out the length and breadth of the land.
Pardon the length of this letter, and accept for
yourselves and those you represent my grateful ac
acknowledgements for your kind invitation.
| have the honor to be, very truly,
Your friend and obedient servant,
S. A. DOUGLAS.
Messrs. F. S. ]: Ronald, w. Tompkins, e. L. Har
rison. J. p. Fulwller, Dem. Dis Com, etc.
Interesting Letter from Paris Parallel between
General Pelissier and Sir Thomas PictOn The
We find in the New York Courier and ENQUIRER
highly interesting letter from its Paris correspondent
giving account of the recent operations in the
Crimea. After stating the reasons which caused the
displacement of Canrobert, the correspondent pro-
ceeds:
g Accordingly, Gen. Canrobert stimulated no doubt
by remonsrance from home, resolved on doing some
thing. Omer Pasha was summoned from Eupatura
and assisted at a council of war. Something was re-
solved on. Thirty thousand Turks sailed from Eu.
patoua to Balaklava, and-sailed back again -
Another coup then determined on-the capture
| OF Kertsch. The necessary force embarked
sailed-reached nearly to its destination, and-was
! recalled!
"Pessier took the commard-assumed the often
sive, and possessed himself with immense loss of
life unavoidaby) of some of the most important al.
vanced works of the enemy Lord Raglan and his
brave allies next moved in another direction, and
gained possession of the sea of Azoff, and through
these conquests cuts off four-fths Of the supplies
necessary tor the maintenance of the Russian army
in the Crimea, besides gaining other present and
prospective advantages which you will find recaptu
lated in the journals.
Now-incredtable though it may appear-all
this has taken place without the slightest suspicion
of Canroberts personal courage-of which, indeed.
he had given, several occasions, unmistakabe
evidence The fact is that he wanted that devil 10
him which Ney, and Murat, and Hoche, and Auge
rau, and Kleber, and Moreau, and Davoust, and
Lannes, and Lasalie and Pajol, and Excelmans and
even Wesermann had, and which Pelissier has
Canrobert would head charge and mount breach
as fearlessly Pessier, but he would not calmly
and unrelentlessly suffocate in a cave as Peisser
did, twelve hundred fellow human beings of all ages
and of both sexes Brave as Hoche Moreau, or
Kleber Pelissier has not their humanity Daring
remorseless, bloody he is, fear, the man for the
occasion. If he possess talent, and he live, he will
occupy distinguished place In history.
There is renal able similarity in his character
to that of Sir Thomas Pcton, whose da> h and cou.
rage atoned for his less amiable qualities Peissier
10 the tavorlte of those dare devils the Zouaves as
Picton of those wild Irishmen, the Connaught
Rangers, (the Ssh regiment of British nfantry,)
and whom q wonder why) he dignifed with the IL
tie of Connaught Robbers 'Ye-every thing but
cowards,' he used to say TO them, and yet when he
Joined the British army in June 1916. Immediately
before the battle of Llgny those Identical Connaugh!
men rushed upon him. kissed him-yea, kissed his
held him in because Of his intrepidity.
Like Pelisser there was blot in Pictons es-
Cutcneon-lnhumanty. The name of the tortured
victim of his cruelty-Louisa Calderon-suIlies
| reputation which would otherwise be enyable as
the smoke of the Darah obscures the glory of Pc.
| lissier.
Like the delight of the Connaught Rangers when
Sir Thomas Picton COINED" the British army four
days before the battle of Waterloo, the ecstasy Of
the Zouaves at the arrival of their IDOL Gen. Pels-
ser, is unbounded. Impatient at the idle life they
had been leading lately, what do you think they did
last month Sent Lord Raglan polite request that
he would have the kindness to send them the
Guards to assist them in project they had formed
for taking Sebastopol! The British general neces-
sariy declined compliance. Not dsheartened by this
REFUSAL they abated the demand reducing it to sim
pie request that his ordshp would accommodate them