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American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-07
The recent Successes before Sebastopol.

The recent Successes before Sebastopol.
The following is the official account
OF these operations. Gen. Pclessier's
first dispatches are quite dramatic.
june 6, 10 2. M.--To-day, with our
allies, We opened FIRE against the cxter-
nal works, and tomorrow, please God,
we will take them.
June Z, LIP. M..--At @ our signals
Tor assault were given, and one hour
afterwards our eagles hoated over the
Mamclon Vert and over the two re-
doubts of Careering Bay. The artil-
lefy of the enemy fell into cur hands.
We have taken 400 prisoners. Our
legions occupy the conquered works.
On their side, our allies, with their IL
sual resolution, carried the works in
the quarries, and established themselves
there. All The troops showed the most
admirable devotion and intrepidity.
June S.--Last evening we took pos
session of 81 guns in the captured re-
doubts. Thirteen officers were made
prisoners. Our loss, which has not
been accurately asccrtained, is consid-
cradle, as might have been expected
from so great result,
juno 9.-Thc situation is the same
as yesterday. All the demonstrations
OF the enemy against the captured
works have been fruitless. They have
abandoned the So called battery of the
"a OF May; they have also completely
abandoned to us the right shore of Ca
reening bay, The vessels in port have
soug hit refuge in Artillery bay, where
our large mortars can reach them. We
are watching them attentively.
Lord Ragland's despatch we have al
ready received, via Halifax, as follows:
Before Sevastopo1, June THE
formidable fire yesterday was kept up
to-day with the greatest spirit, and
soon after six O'Clock this evening the
French attacked and carried the white
work and the Mamclon. The whole
operation was most brilliant. Great
gallantry was displayed on all Sides
Casualties not yet known" o.@a
His next dispatch was the following:
June 8.-The success of last night
was very complete, and the gallantry
and steadiness of the troops cannot be
too highly spoken of. The French
succeeded in securing the works of the
Mamelon and those on it's right. called
the "Ouvragcs blancs," and in those
Tidy took 81 guns, including 8 cohorns
and 400 prisoners. Nothiog could be
more brilliant than the advance of our
allies We have lost 400 men in killed
and wounded. .r,
Later accounts say that tie British
loss was | / officers killed, 15) privates
killed, SO wounded, and Is missing.
1t is singular that Lord Raghnd omils
to mention how the British were enga-
ged, or if they were engaged at all
Gen. Pclessier's dispatch Informs us
that his English allies carried the rife
works in the quarry. a..
Pelissier's latest dispatcheslrc
June 10, 11.30 p. M.-Thc combat
OF the 9TH was more advantageous for
us than | at first announced. II placed
in our hands SOP prisoners, (of whom
~ are oilicers) and 70 pieces of cannon.
June il, II p. M.-We are consoli-
dating ourselves in the new works
We have been able to fire with Russian
mortars on their ships, which have gone
still further off. We arc preparing
new batteries. :
(SigneO PEL1ssIER.
.. princa Govt aL,tpj, .....
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-07

Good Land Speculation. - A few ears
fgo, a gentleman purchased 100 acres
pf land in the vicinity of Island Pond,
Vermont. Some Of he bought for tax
Is, and all Of 1t at such low rates ,het
E 10 whole / 100 acres only cost fim $3.50.
8ipce the building of the railroad 'hro'
LAT corner ofth State, 'hese ana aIl
g Ter lands in the vicinity bayg ooeh IN
n,is bo has sold tho 100 acres for
500.
w doliass IN MiIwookee for tl'iowiiyg
- at q peigbbor
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-07

There are now 35 young ladies in tho
Female Medical Collegoin Philadelphia.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1855-07-07
AFTER Dinner.

The audience was again assembled at
the stand by the performance of an air
by the Band, and the reading of the
following Regularand Volunteer toasts
was attended to with music and cheers:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-07-27
New Definitions, Cleaned from Recent
Readings.

Homes, Man-One who bates Arson
P Morrill,.
Mi, creant- One who votes for Morrill,
knave--A sincere opponent to the
Nebraska bill.
Traitor-One who elinss to the prn.
ciples Of his whole.
Wing Newspaper-A journal chiefly
p.ilenized BY Democrats, because it adj
vocates tkev doctrines and praises their
neu.
Leper-ohe ~ko disren>es with rum
and other unwhoiesome washes.
Flend-Ons who opposes the extension
Of the beni gn system Of human slavery.
pairis,-One who thinks his principles
are too good tho keep,and therefore sells
them.
Renegade-A Wing who is unwilling
% JOIN 10 pso-sia,ery Democracy.
e'hris.iaa,i,y-The Fugitive Slave law
Csrgyrn's,,-- FiiIians ard hypocrites.
Declaration Of indepenteme-Ahu hum.
bug.
"Al men are created equal''-"A self.
eyiden, lie"
The good time coming-When slaves
shall be held in New England
Marking the authors OF the Nebras.
ks ou,rage-Giving aid AND Comfort to
their friend in Sta.e elections.
Felon One who would prevent the
Aehraskai,es stealing an advantage in the
election shis fall under The pre,ence tina,
the Nebraska question is not in issue
Bangor Sfhig.
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Thirty-onc sails were spead to the
breezc-on the flag staff of liberty, hois,
our country's flag above them let s,he
proud eagle, our nations bird, 81, majes.
tically upon its summit, and while
Sans" faithful children rally beneath
its ample folds, let the lightning glances
Of his eye wi,her and blast the ,ra.
,orons and detestible myrmidons of
Popes and Despo,s, who dare with saer,.
legious hand raise foreign standard
where Americas Banner should wave
alone in its glory. Yours,
Sam, JuR.
C.srNE, July 18Th. 1855.
Messrs BARTLETT ABuRR:-lobserve
an item in the Republican Journal which,
speaking of celebration in So. Prospect,
says, ".he old bras (gun) spoke to the
people all about the bay, and echoed back
from Bigyaduce, whose soil was mois.en-
ed with revolutionary blood"
The alusion TO "Bigyaduce.' (now
Cas,ine,) was rather unhappy five take
into account transaction that occurred
here on the 4,h. A line va. stretched
from Hatch / Brldgbam's store across
Main ST. to J. H. Stevens store. and on
IT suspended British Flag! Under this
Flag, which remained up most OF the
day, the Custom House and Straight
Wing "pa,rio,s" celebrated their anti
Maine Law orgies. | understand one of
the toas,s drunk on the occasion was to
this purpor,. That Flag there is more
Liberty under it in Maine than under
the American Flag
The quiet, temperate, Republican
citizens OF thus place knowing the charac.
ter Of the men engaged in this transac-
ton on 1.-The soil moi>tened with revolu.
tionary blood" were 10, at all surprised
att. will not pretend to say whether
the Liberty" that was toasted meant the
libert, TO get drunk. disturb the peace,
lmpoverish families, and I'll our prisons,
or the liberty which the British Flag in
Canada gives to fugI,ives from Southern
American tondnge; but well knowing the
character of the men for sobrie.y Tor tine
wan, OF IT, aud their earnest defense Of
Pierce & Atchisons great measure Of
popular sovereignty" as applied TO Kan
sas, | may safely infer that the liberty"
ment was that to get drunk
You may depend upon it Mr.. LETTER.
sonian, that almost every movement and
demonstration the Wells l. Reed politl.
Clans make in this region gains US new
friends in the Republican cause. There
are several old liners in both parties who
have too much self.respect TO continue
longer to act with parties whose leaders
insolently brave the popular sentiment
and debauch the morals of the people.
A BIGYApucE REPUBLICAN.
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What sam" Saws,

4 new Era is downing upon the world.
The day of persec stion has gone never
~ retsIu. Never again will Romanists
burn at stake poor blind knitting girl as
they did Joan Waste never again will
the fend-like Spanish lnquisition drench
me soil with the If ebood OF Protestants.
---nm again shall those walls resound
with the death cries Of its tortured and
mar,yred victims -martyred fos opirios' /,
sake.
Never again shall the heather mother
hnrl her struggling infant into the Jaws OF
the monsters Of the Ganges. Not again
shall the terrible 1uggernout crush the
iise from on, its miserable devotees. No
lenger shah the fnne,a-pyre Of the
Burmese light the darkness Of the night,
willis, It's hapless victim writhes and
pers4he, horribly amidst the flames
Never shall British officer plunge the
sword to the bill, in the breast of an un-
resisting Ladyard! No, again will there
be British prison ship" Jersey" in New
York.
Never again will there be a three days
ri blood like those Of Bartholomew $
Eve, when according To the historian ovef
seventy ;housamdl Protestants were mur.
dered BY the Pops command! Not again
shalt Ico Bass be skinned alive. A
Madii 5s imprisoned aud almost starved,
OF woman OF Madeira be sentenced to
SEA rh.tor the crime Of Pro,estantism; and
IA the nineteenth century,
No more shall p"l!,r'ed priests drag their
~nce loved aud heaatifui-bni now fated
pis,,lps---,o the poison vaults Of their
rGcursed dungeons where shut out from
tfir light OF dny and the ar Of Heaven
nor vesuye is left 10 veil the tale. Not
again sh all Prote.,an, Bibles be burned BY
Catholic priests a, Lake Champlaln as in
1Slln
Never shall denon-priest preach a
crusade against the allenabie rights anG
liberties OF manor Cause the confessional
conceived and nrnuery born infants, TO
b. first bapiised and then str an2led as IS
sand To have beea the case at Montreal.
Aud this under the name Of religion
Never Hvam shan these things be, for
great and glorious Era IS davning upon
rhe wotss--m Era fronsh, with all thai,
- COVE on earth or glorious in Heaven.
1t comes upon Us no, unlike the rush OF
mighty waters, rvalIing the noon-day sun
III its .ple,alur ard warming the hear, Of
every American with its rays!
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Rail and River.

DEAR Nh EDITOR Having an insan e
idea that few days of travel nigh, re.
cupera.e me. seized my valise and left
New York city on tine evening Of Mon.
day last. for Boston. For week or two
previous had been extremely debilna,ed
and was losing flesh rapidly; thinking
there might be nothing left Of me after
awhile If it were all loss and no gain,
with an energy did no. feel. l stirred
myself and left the sultry heat Of the
ci,y-its hustle and its noise. behind me.
and in less than .wen.y.four hours were
safely housed with friends in Bradford.
Mass, which. Is all know lies on tie
east bank Of the Merrimac river. The
place itself is an extremely plea.an, one.
noted Tor its quiet, and . Female Semi.
nary. The former was what We needed
and enjoyed; the exhibition Of the latter
we attended and was much interested as
we'll as pleased with The exercises
Twenty young ladies' graduated ,hi.
term, with all the honors. The school
has more than two hundred scholars ard
enjoys an enviable reputation among in.
sti.u,ions Of i.s kind. This happened
on Wednesday; the next day we spent
in 'epose and on Friday visited Newbury.
port, that fine old town, wherein Lord
Timothy Dexter once lived and acted
The queer statutes enacted BY him. have
now, like their owner. crumbled away 10
dust, and the eccentric man lives only in
memory; even then not BY the good
deeds he has done. Notoriety he eovet.
ed while he lived and j. clings to his
name, now that he is dead. We dropped
in one Of the cotton mills. aud also pass.
ed through cotton factory; was much
interested in both.
Had the pleasure Of losing the las,
train returning to Bradford. so s,aid over
night and early Saturday morning lef,
for Exeter N H. passing through Ans.
bury the residence Of John o Whittier,
the poet. A the coach n,de no stop
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Memory.

All wha, so reireshIng-so soothing.
so satisfying. as the swee, placldi,y Of
remembrance. We love in the stilly
'wlligh, when oil things breathe OF ST.
lence. TO wander forth to some loved re.
Heat-some spot conseerAted above all
others for its beloved assoc cation, and let
the mind revert fondly to the past. The
happy moments spent in friendly inter.
course With some dearly loved school.
mate, who perhaps IS quietly s!umberins
meath the sod, will steal fresh before our
mind, causinga ,inge Of sadness to res,
upon our cheek, aud a tear will uncon.
scIously dim the eye. We lore to expand
the memory by bringing up the many
halcyon scenes u our youth in dwelling
fondly on the many loving faces We have
mingled with, each in IT'S turn very dear
to the heart.
The painful parting with some never
io-be-forgo,,en friend-the las, sweet in.
,erview while perhaps-,he rocks-,he
trees-the stars looked in their mys,ica!
silence on the sad and gloomy picture
All! now in this still hush OF the nigh,
recall wildly TO my aching mind the
time far back in the past. when with the
unreservedness and insuspec,ing ,rus, Of
youth, took the parting hand Of friend
and exchanged words-ali fresh and
bright, written with the pen Of hope. and
sealed with the tears Of sorrow upon the
hidden leaves Of the mind. Years, long
years have passed away, and when sside
from the busting cares Of life. when b,
chance | sit aud muse on the past ! en-.
JOY sweet intercourse with thought. Ilove
to dream ofby gone scenes and linRes on
the happiness once enjoyed aud q, las,
my mind rests lovingly upon this picture
and again live over those sunny hours
= nor remember we ne'er shall meet
sgain. Blu, soon-all TOO soon the Wis.
10" fades. Aud the grim tyrant Dea,h
appears for an! it claimed tina, hear and
bore It away to us own silent halls. But
TAR far from ken or mortal eye. my loved
one rests. Call il weakness Is you will.
but hold communion with tina, spirit one.
Often when all else beside my soul is a,
rest enjoy bes. converse with that kin.
dred friend. And now live pIorying in
the thought that soon shall have entrance
TO that hIest abode. and thea-O. thrill.
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A Good One,

The custom house folks. especially }.
D. Richards. are very industrious Just
now, trying 10 manufacture votes. Re.
Gently man was sent to Jail BY order Of
Mr.. Moore Of the Belfast Journal, be.
cause the ma n had neither money nor
personal property wherewith to pay Mr.
Moore small demand. and Mr.. Moore
would no, be so ungenerous as to take
real estate which the man offered to turn
out.
Now it happens that Mr.. Richards is
agen, and correspondent to the Journal.
aud learning that Moore had declined to
pay the debtors board, and that 1t the
expiration ofeight days he would be dis.
charged, Richards thought tn make q
virtue Of the circumstances. and induce
the man to believe that TO John D. Rich.
ards he was indebted for his enlargement.
This part he managed very successfully
and won many thanks from the poor deb.
tor. When about 10 take his leave,
Richards suddenly said to the man,
by the way w.wha-what is your
p-po-politics :"
lin Wing and always mean 10 Be,
was the reply.
Whether Richards wonld have Tried
to convert him, we cannot say, for q, this
moment lady who had heard The dia.
losue suddenly interrupted them by clapp
ing her hands and shouting. Good, good
good" when Richards saeaked OF like 4
sheep-killiug deg.
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The Village Schools.

We take pleasure in being able to state
tina, the schools in this village. (,he Sum.
mer term closes with this week, when
there will be a vacation Of FIVE weeks, J
have proved more successful this year
than usual. We were unable 10 avail
ourselves OF an invitation to visit them
on examination, bu, learn that everything
passed OF very satisfactorily. We shall
allude to the schools more particularly in
our next.
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about the disposition Of = hos, Of uncoush
fancy work.boxes.


Ma. EDrroR Through the medium
Of the "Spir,uali.ts," our much abused
yet useful class Of animals have been pu,
in possession Of what is ranspirirg a.
mong the higher order Of animals-ou'
masters. That which interests us most
is, tina, the law-making power Of the
land, has made rules prohibiting the COM
mon sale Of an article Of drink, heretofore
much used by our masters, and Us we
learn, by some called "6rc water
We are much pleased At this, as ii b as
been in times past. our worst enemy
We have always designated it demon
water"
Our masters under its influence are
capricious times unreasonable-hard
,ask.masters. and poor providers for our
necessities. One Of the worst consequ'
ences arising from its use BY our mas
tiers. is the fact often observably to the
rational ones o. their own class, we be-
lieye, and of,ener, zoe know, bitterly felt
by manv poor old horse" of our own
companions,-that a potation OF this
demon water" makes them think that
it is the "old horse that has been repush.
ed with oats, not themselves fired up
with this demon.
Hence we have this proverb-"Oir mas.
tiers think two drinks TO them, does US as
much COCO as an hour at the oat BIN
Another evil to us, comes Of its USE
We cannot understand the language oil
our masters when under its influence;
and by not obeying when we cannot un.
derstand what is commanded. We are OF.
ten numerically whipped Blu, the o.
Their day my master overloaded me, and
then beat me unreasonably over the head
with the but, end Of his whip. until the
tears ran from my eyes, and over my
sides with the lash until the blood ran
bee ause ] could not understand what he
wanted, and so pulled ahead every pound
could.
Now Mr.. Editor, will you continue to
advoca ate our cause, by laboring against
a return to me ofden time, when "pool
old horse" shall haul 10 market load OF
Shingles, and shall haul back. as the
avaiis Of the load, gallons Of rum, but q
few pounds OF bread, and nothing for the
beast OF burden.
One article Of our religious creed
teaches, "tha, the injuries inaec,e! by
one animal upon another, whether Of the
same species or not, the one doing the
injury will in some future time assume
the form Of the injured one. and be pun
ished in like kind and degree" Is no,
this fearful doctrin for our masters
truel
When you advocate freedom in the
demon traffic. will you advocate divorce
from the dominion of the man and master
Of the HORSE.
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To lNvicoaArE the SysrGx, as this
season Of the year. use old Dr.. VIM.
-d66o1's Biiters. They have been used
as Restorative more than thirty years.
IN Boston and IT'S vicinity. Many indi-
v'dsals enjoy good health. who he fore
using this medicine. were long sick with
Dyspepsia. Jaundice. Dysenicry. and Las
s''ude, who can and do testify to the BEN
Ell. they have received from this medi-
cine. which cost. but fifty cents bot,le.
and is sold in this place. agrceabIy 10 The
advertisement ia our columns.
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ELDER WEAvER AND the WArca
Dog" almost on IsqM<sf." Tho
Journal tells story Of Elder Viewers
visit TO Roberts Steam Mil, with his
posse one night last week 70 sei1s some
hquor; that on his arrival there the mill
watchdog seised the Elder" ssd held
him some time till finally he ordered the
posse ito kill the dog" The Journal
does not state that the dog was killed.
The story IS probably all Cannon; ba, On
the supposition that it is true. we are sw-
ful glad the Elder" didn't kiM the dog;
for il he had, the murdered citixenh
sympath ising rot-gus friends would have
held an eight weeks" Inquest" ever bis
body and made lots Of political capital
out Of it against the" Morrill, Dynasty.
Besides. sno.hes disadvsniags might
a'ise.-M might be difllcuh Ia induce
some +" one ofoar FIRST cit1easA to request
the besesved intended male Of the &C.
cease to appear before the Inquest -"
scceds p
P. S.The dog part Of the story is al
CANNON: an entire fsbtical,oa,-ysfer-
sonias.
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4 private soldier. named LOUIS Lour,
Mas So cruelty beaten at Fer, McHenry,
near Baltimore, lately. as 10 come to his
death. The Republican, IN giving an
account ii the affair, states that on hav-
ing his hands tied up, poor Loup cried
OF. in mos, pi,iful and heart-rending
,ones-"O, Shargen, o. Shargent %
Moro! o, Moro! let me. down!-O
Shargen,! o. Moro!-O. dnn,!-do lie.
me down let me down" But his en-.
treaties were Of no avail. The anger oil
ne sssel ssssean: could moi be softened
lie seised quite large stick Of wood
aud placed il IN Loup's mouth to silence
his cries. The poor soldier remained
thus tied up and gagged unsa three O.
clock this morning. when he YVES taken
down acospse.
The sergeant has been arrested by the
city authorities. and also heu,enan, who
is implicated in the affair.
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we failed to call on him. as was our in.
,ention. While IN Exeter, visited Miss
Mary W Janvrin. the popular sketch.
writer Of the American Union. Boston.
Learned from her. that she has . collec.
ton Of articles in the press Of 4 Boston
Publishing house. to be issued early in
the fall. We feel assured the book will
receive reception equal. il no, superior
to Mrs Stoves May Flower. Return.
ing. we spen, the Sabbath in Braesfo'd.
reached Bradsford on Monday and home
at an early hour Tuesday morning
Blu, alas! for our hopes; our health
is As miserable as ever. A week was
hardly sufficient for Us to pick up
much but we really expected to derive
some benefit from il.
While in Boston we visited the Offices
Of BalIou's Pictorial, American Union,
Olive Branch, Star Spangled Banner,
Yankee Priyateer. WaverIy Magazine
and some others. Mrs Gerry. Of the
Olive Branch has a book and a collection
of fugitive pieces IN prepara,ion-,he
first to be issued this fall.
Not wanting in patriotism, we visited
Bunker Hill Monument. Recalled Hay.
wards splendid poem on the subject. as
we stood near the noble shat, and feel
proud that American blood coursec
through our veins.
One OF two words OF commentator.
All our eastern reader. should remem-
Der the superior facilities for safe and
swift travelling, attached TO the Boston
and Maine Rail Road. We hardly felt
the motion OF the train while passing
from Boston TO Exeter and can safely re.
mark tina, during our preambula,ions BY
rail and river, have me, with no mode Of
conveyance so pleasan, as can be found
on this road. The route TO Portland. by
tins road is an exceedingly fine one. as
We know By las, years experience.
We left New York for Boston ria Nor.
wich. This route has many advantages
and deserves a liberal patronage. We
found the accommodations Oh. board the
CoNNEcncTr on our outward. aud the
COMMONWEALTH on our return trip. as
desirable as one could wish. The latter
boa, has Just been placed on the line; II
is finished of IN eegan, style, and real.
| ICES ones idea OF floating palace
being probably as near perfection as can
be obtained. lie, those who occasional
ly go down the Sound IN ships" re.
member this NORWICH AND WORCESTER
LINE. The officers are courteous, attract
i've. and worthy OF confidence. As we
have tested them we know them BY ex.
penence. and do no, hesitate To recon-
mend the line to the travelling pubic :,
with the full conviction that We are con.
ferring favor on Those who read this
item.
Several new books have been laid on
our table since our return. We will ex.
anime and notice them in our next.
In our next communication We will
our way" Pardon this rambling epi.,le
aud regard US as
Yours, Swe.,eringly.
Paul Primrose.