Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-07-07
FROM GEN. 5oHNsTon,s ARMY.

Especial" the army correspondent of the Memphis
Atlanta) appeal writing to that paper from the battle
field Marietta the 18th june the day after the bat
tie. saya:
In the hurried account Of the action gave you yester
day. neglected to state that three stands of colors had
been captured.
DurnE the afternoon yesterday woods in which the
action occurred took fire from the artillery, and large
in the flames Our men sere unable to rerder them any
assistance without running the gauntlet of their
Their dead and wounded still upon the ground where
they FELL with the exception Of few who crawled of last
night. Tho suffering of the wounded beggars description,
having lain ground for twentyour hours, expos
ed to the burning of the without food or water
opportunities Of kooviog at from five thousand
L9rings corps losing the majority in heavy skitnalsh
which occurred il his front about tie same time the charge
made Cheatham and ClebHrne the movements be-
ing made him for the purpose of divertng attention
from the main point of attack
was two batteries sheing the Vicinity Of Gen
quarters but of batteries being placed in position
driving them off
To-day The situation remains unchanged and there has
occupied our present position.
compelled to to every species of artificial
them from the fiery of old Sol The
treme other with ksbe CELEBRITY, and where a
few days since the mud almost mpaEsa3e, tho dust Ii
now several inches deep.
Imperialism and Imperial Aristocra<y.
We have now two ''Empires On the Yves
tern Continent. We used to have three in the
hemisphere, but alas, the triumTirate is imperfect
Hayt is no Logger Empire, and its dusky sovereign
So0LoUGUE, is fugitive in foreign parts. Europe
boasts lis three En- pires-Frarce Austria and Russia
and why should not America have Mexico, Hayti,
and Brazil? Let have Imperial Hayt again, Or Il
We can't get Impe rial Hayh again, with SoULoUQUE
for an Emperor let Us do the next best thing--et
have the Empire of Miscegenia, With ABRAHAM for
Emperor. He is neOrly as good as SoULoUQUE, and
the New York Herald seems to think that the idea
is by mears new one with ABRAHAM end bis
supporters.
We do not much sense in an aristocracy
although easily understand bow privileged
class should cling to its privileges, and the members
that class remain faithful and devoted to thei. "orde
ard at last get to regarding these privileges al
rights. We even imagine how oil these things
and their incidents might become so interviewer with
the habits of people as to become art of their dai
~ le--a something without which they could not gel
along comfortably, and the sudden removal of which
might be productive CT evil Effects if rot tend to faa
results.
| But although these things may be supposable il
countries where eristocraces exist, powerful by wealth
respectable by antiquity recognized by custom, they
are either simply impossible or fatty ridiculous ii
countries Wnere IleY are luentiAeu DeitEef Will tn
habits traditions suppo coed Interests OF the people
Even the genius of the great NAPOLEON could not Civ
to bis made princes dukes I'D counts the Prestg
tt at had attached to the least OF the De RoHANs
| MAGNACs, MoNTMoRENCIEs, &C.
But if NAPOLEON himaelf failed 10 France ccuntr
which bad been monarchy since the days Of CLOVIS
| and had maintained aristocracy still longer, vha
success can little Hapsburg Archduke expect to NEE
with in Mexico, with his creation or if arts
tocracy could not be improvsed out of euch :eral
| as MAssKNA, NEY SoULT, JUNoT aud Others of n APO
LIONS Marsbals the tbundereys around the of th
modern Mars, how can It be extenpcrized out Of suc
men as SANTA ANNA, the hero of game cocks Ant
wooden legs, or DR.. GwYNE, the Mississippi planter
California SPECTATOR, ex United States Senator sharp
hnancier etc? Yet such seems to be the order Of til
day. There ia to be fresh crop of Princes, Dukes
other Mexican dignitares. One OF these is to be Gen
SANTA ANNA, who is to be Prince of Matamoras, and
so contemporary says, is to be placed in command
the Department of the Rio Grande, with the rank G
Field Marshal. DR.. GwYNN is to be Duke of Sonora
and to have the military command of that pr ovince-
Many other Princess, Dukes and Grsndees there vii
no doubt be- high sounding and mag ui6cent in name
extensive in spurs and cooked hats but weak in
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