Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-06-30
Nashville. April 3. 1885.
MAJoR ANDREW JACKSON JOHNSON.

The VasLinqtoi Union says that some of the
know-nothing organs say that the speech OF Ma
jor Andrew J. Donelson was the great feature in
the late ratification meeting IN New Iofk-not
that the speech produced any sensation; TOR, ow-
ing to Major Doneson's hoarsensss, 1t was not
spoken. but handed over, cut and dry, to the re-
porters But it was the appearance OF Major
Andrew jackson Donelson at the meeting that
constituted its great feature; it was the man and
not the speech /; and not that the man was great
but he has great name; he was formerly called
Major Andrew J. Donelson, but since he has got
to be o know-nothing he IS Hon. Andrew jackson
Donelson But he is great in another respect: the
Herald announces him as the the adopted son" OF
Andrew jackson; that is decided addition to his
greatness since General Jacksons death. But
even this is not all he is "relative" ofGen. jack
SON AZ he represent himself: but it is only true in
the sense that he was relative of General jack
sons wife. Besides all these elements of great
ness he was General Jackson's private secretary,
and one of Mr.. Folks foreign extraordinary minis
tiers and not long ago ilhstrous predecessor in the
Washington Union, and all the time democrat
That such man, so connected and so patronzed
should appear 10 address meeting of know moth
iups. was enough to make sensation. He felt the
awkw ardness of his position and therefore labored
to assign reason fer the strange revolution which
had taken place in his political associations Like
most other renegades, he told the story-that the
democratic party had left him, and not he the dem.
ocratic party That might satisfy q man of elastic
conscience notwithstanding he saw all of his old
associates standing together as compactly on their
old platform as ever but it fails to explain the sim
suar fact that the old wings now constitute bis
associates the men against whom he had Illuminated
SO many democratic thunderbolts. To make Major
Donesons story plausible, every body in both par
ties has been swapping positions whilst he has been
the only permanent nucleus around which In their
gyrations the democrats and wings have revolved.
THE ACTIONS OF THE 22D AND 28D OF May
THE RUSSIAN ACCOUNT.
The following is Prince Gortschakof's account of
the important attack or the 22j, hitherto reported
only by telegraph:
SEBAsToPoL, May 23d.-On the night Of the 2lst
We opened trench q counter approach, opposite
to the cemetery in front of the central and Quar-
antine bastons and connected it with the former
in order to operate against the right flank of the
enemys works which threaten this bastion. The
hardness Of the ground prevented our digging the
trench deep enough. On the evening of 22d, when
our men were beginning to renew their labors of
counter approach, the enemy attacked US with sew
enteen battalions, exclusive of his reserves A
most obstinate combat ensued that lasted all night
and the bayonet was often the only arm used
Our soldiers-twelve battalions strong-fought he,
rocslly, and the affair ended with the retreat of
the enemy, who suffered enormous loss. Our own
loss unfortunately, is also very considerable, for
2500men have been killed or disabled The gallant
Major General Adlerberg vino commanded the Sc
cond brigade OF the ninth division, ia among the
slain. The miscarriage of the attack has raised the
spirits of the garrison. 1t shows the enemy how
dangerous he will find the stormng of Sebastopol's
Notifications, since his greatest efforts have not
succeeded in taking half made trench. During
the same night (the 22D six ships ofthe-line and
twenty steamers, with about 10000 troops on
board, left the bay of Kamieseh. On the 23d this
squadron was sighted from the heights of Yalta
1t will be remembered that General Pelissiar de-
.crioes a severe conflict which took place on the
following night when cur allies secured possession
of the work; but Prince Gortschakof's report of
this affair has not been published