The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-11-02
THE AuERlcAs PARrY-T'HE pREsIpEycv.

| The AMERICAN PARTY-I'HE Presidency
Among the resolutions adopted by the
late State Convention party of Virginia, held
at Lynehburg, WAS the following
"Rrsolved, That in the Judgment of this
I convention all ceremonies of initiation into
the American party be discontinued, and all
obligations Of secrecy be rcmoyrd-that its
meetings should be open and public, and lis
proceedings conducted in accordance with the
usages Of political bodics-and we invite the
cooperation Of all good men who approve
the principles and objects of the party.
Noticing this resolution, n contemporary re.
marks that it " is an important movement,
and foreshadows the complete reconstruction
of the American party throughout the Union:
and the work may yet be done upon u sound
practical, progressive, matter-of fact, consti-
tutional and Union platform, in time for the
Presidential election. There are two parties
now actively in the field for lS56-the demo-
cratic and the Seward black republican party
but scattered between these two parties
there is an abundance of floating materials
North and South for n great national third
party, sufficiently strong to slip in between
the democracy and the black republicans, or
at least powerful enough to carry the election
up to the House. Let the Union and the
Constitution, new administration, bold
foreign policy, an efficient navy, and general
retrcnchment and reform in the dspensation
Of the spells, be the card, and the new party,
in carrying the election to the House, may
win the day.
Let the Virginia movement be followed up.
The mysteries and novelties of the Know
Nothing organization are worn out. The
true policy of all the various elements of all
parties opposed to this Pierce administration,
is the formation Of II new, practical Union
party upon the living issues essential TO
good and useful federal administrations
Nothing else will do for third party in the
battle 70: the Presidency.
The COST OF SEBAsToPoL.-Alarshal Pei
essier, in one Of his dispatches thus sums up
the cost Of SebastopoI, or that portion of i.
which the allies have taken:
"During the siege we employed no less !
than $4,000 gabions, $4,000 rascines, and |
nearly 100000 earth bags. The most re-
sieges in history have hardly ever
attained to more than tenth of these extra |
ordinary proportions. Nor are the results of |
the casualties of the army less extraordinary. |
The final combined assault cost the French |
army no less than 1851 men killed, wounded |
and missing; the British loss on the same |
day was 2,l47, so that the total loss Of the !
allied armies amounts to not less than 10000 |
men on this dreadful occasion But if to this |
number of victims be added the large losses |
sustained by both armies ut Bllaklayn, at In. |
hermann, at the attack of the 18th of June,
and at the battle OF the Tchernaya, besides
the constant drain of men by sortes and in !
the trenches, which exceeded Iatterly 100 |
men day, &c conceive that the losses sus.
tanned by the besieging forces under fire can.
not be less than 10000 men, and probably |
surpass that number; to these must be added
the still more unhappy victims of disease and
privations, who were at one time swept away
more rapidly than by the sword of the enc.
my. We are probably far below the truth in
estimating these losses ut 10000 for the allies,
which would raise our total loss to $4,000,
and, only assuming the Russians not to have
lost more tbnn we have done, though, il is
likely that they have lost two men for every
Dne of the allies, il may be said that not less
han 100000 human beings have been slain,
struck down by disease, or wounded in the
lttack and defence of Scbastopol."