The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-20 00:00:00

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Lord PALMERSTON—At this late hour (hali-peet II),
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think this is one of the most extraordinary motions that has
weer been made within the walls of parliament, whether I •
consider the time to which it relates, or the manner In which •
the actions of persons ate brought under our eondderation.
I am fat from wishing to disclaim that full responsibility
which the hon. and learned gentleman, and those who
take part with hiss, wish to fix upon every member of
Lord Aberdeen's government for every act which they
jointly performed or omitted to perform. I am perfectly
ready to aeknowledge that, without distinction of Ofaa•lo
if any member of the government is shown to have been
gurney of gross neglect of the duties of his office, that yew
are entitled to call upon the other members to account, and
to say why they did not interfere in order to obtain a change
of that course. Bat the manner in which the hon. and
honied gentleman wishes en the present occasion
to force that responsibility, and to 'abbot the go-
vernment to the censure of parliament, is certainly
somewhat singular and remarkable. When I say
that every member of a cabinet must be amenable
for the conduct of all, there yet must be, in common
seam, a distinction between the responsibility of those who
have a particular department to administer acid that which
attaches to others who have bees occupied with the busi-
ness of their own deportment; these latter can-
not be presumed to •zercias an interference which
would be improper in the departmeat of a colleague. Bat
in the present cue, what was the committee appointed to
inquire into ? It was appointed to inquire into the conduct
of those departments onerged with administering to the
wants of the army. What were those departments? They
were the departments of the Secretary of State for War, the
Secretary at War, and the Admiralty departments. These
departments are especially engaged in the conduct of the
war, although no doubt the bead of the government of the
day 'heaver he might be, is also by virtue of his office en-
titled to an interference which Dim other colleagues way not
exercise. But what is the opinion which, after a full semi-
ties, the hon, and learned gentleman her within our recol-
leetion—indeed no further back than the day before yester
day—pronounced, with reference to the three members of
the late administration who were particularly charged with,
the administration of the affairs of the army. Re has
paid a handsome, bat not more than jest, tribute
to the manner in which they performed their duties. He
has said that no man ever performed the duties of his
office more conscientiously this the Duke of Newcastle, and
Doman had ever more at heart the welfare of the service
over which he presided. I °occur in that opinion. The
hon. and learned gentleman then passes the same eulogism
upon my right hon. friend the late Secretary at
War (Mr. 8. Herbert), and he gives the same praise
to the right honourable gentleman the late First
Lord of the Admiralty (Sir J. Graham), whom
he however blames slightly for having introduced—as
I believe very wisely—into our navy ships of great else and
power of armament. Then the hon. and learned gentleman.
having thus given praise to those whom duty it was specially
to administer to the wants of the army, directs his censure
against the other members of the government of Lord
Aberdeen, upon whom that duty did not attach, who
might be called upon to take • share of the responsibility of•
the three members specially charged with the administra-
tion of the war had not the honourable and learned
gentleman declared that upon them no blame rested. I
think that if censure is to be mimed upon those members of
Med Aberdeen's government who are members of the
present administration, that some Mo. gentlemen
opposite will net go altogether mot free. I =mid rentleE•
the home that the facts upon which the hon. and
lamed member iounde his censure are not brought
out by the committee—they were notorious to all
the world before that committee was appointed. The cos-
' 'Mites obtained no new information as to fame,
it only inquired into the manner in which throe
hots arose; the main fact. relating to the suffer-
ings of our army were not only known to all, but the
knowledge of them was the ground upon which the committee
was appointed. Now, what did Lord Derby do when he was
eniled upon to form a government ? Lord Derby knowing,
moordiag to the arguments of this evening, that the mem-
bers of Lord Aberdeen's government deserved the censure
of this how and of the country, did propose to me and my
two right hospitable friends (Mr. Gladstone and Mr.
8. Herbal become members of his administration.
That offer thought at the time, and I still think so was
equally honourable to the person msking it, and those to
whom It was made. But now we are told that offer was
made ander very different circumstances from the peewit,
that, forsooth, it wee accompanied by a mental reseevatioa
that we were to have been trepanned into taking °flies, I
will not say under false pretense., but under a mental re-
servation, which was not communicated to us, and it was
intended if the committee decided against those of VA who
were members of Lord Aberdeen's government, we were to
be told that we were to give up our offices, that we were no
Mager wanted, and that we mast resign ourselves to the
censure of this house. (Rear, Mar.) Ido not believe one
word of that statement of the hon. and learned gentleman.
(Hear, hear.) I have too high an opinion of Lord Derby,
whom flume known for so many years, almost all my life,
to believe that he would make such an offer to me end my
right Me. Mends. (Rear, bear.) The house is now called c
on ememeare the existing governmeot on amount of trans-
seam whisk belong properly to a govertmeat which no
ages mists. At the same time, charges am brought
for things with regard to which I am said to be
miwoneible es a member of that government to which the
meeentneedwa relates. I will, in the Lint place, observe that
them is a singular conflict amongst the parlous who have .
spoken in tamer of this imbeds. •ine say that the motion
'bah waft to do with the policy of the war, or with the
expeditles lathe Crimea. Othenr, agate, have dwelt greatly,
if Ma m the polity of the wee germ-oy, on the policy attire
IMMO espeales. 'should like, thee, to know if those
who Mood tomes oa this question have made up their minds
wbselsar or Mt that point is to be an element in the
bibles to wideb they ars to coos. I will not now go MO
the peaty of the war, which is a matter on which the natioa
leeprotty well made up its mind. I will not go into the
remiss which led the government and the country to
think it necessary to . take up arms in order to
check the ambitions designs of nutria ; I will not
go into the circumstances which misled the govern-
meat Of Russia to think that the time was favourable for
carrying out Its long cherished designs on Turkey. I will
not go Ina the question of the opinion entertained by
rola that the circumstance, in which the governments of
and France were placed would prevent the union
ofaii=iro countries la an &BOW ; in opinion which the
eneduct of that great man who is now at the head of the
gmenuneet of Prance has proved to be as futile es it wee
&might to be well founded. (Roar, hoar.) I will
not revert to . other cirturnetanses ia this mum- .
which misled the limper°, of Russia; but I will
that
to at among the cirenusetamet which misled that cove- .
believe that he could with icaponity strike a blow
in rams°. of kb ambitious Magus, the language and
conduct of the peace party meted to inertias that mhos
on his , foes,)--ead a peat deal of respensitst-
tit, nests on among *thus. on secomt of the miseries
and ealandties of the wee. (Hear, hear.) But the war
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deternested to draw the sword, the obvious policy was to
attempt to strike in the Ciimea a great pod decisive blow:
NO oubt, the diffimilties have timed out to be greater than
were taticipmed when the expedition was decided en. The
gallantry of the allied &Mil% iIOWAVAtobAA moaned im-
weed Meow upon thaw. sefferings during the
ell* were, no doe* very great, but %bele heroism
sgm an e er, d rose superior to their stiffeeilles ; and
k that they will, yet • be enabled to reap the
te of their heroine by a victory ea bonosrabie to
theta as it will be advantageous to the netions to
which they belong. (Rear, hear.) But if the polity of the
attack upon Sebestopol be one of the elements on which the
motion of the hon. arid learned gentleman rests, I am pre-
pared to take my part in Om lioripibiliv of thet goopcn,