The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-12 00:00:00

toriously unpopular. Iniquitous ? Its origin

and its object are at once its noblest vin-
dication ! Unpopalar ? Let Lord PALMERSTON
appeal directly to the popular feeling of England
as the Emperor NAPOLEON 111, has already done
to that of the French multitude—and a decisive
answer may be given forthwith to the babbling of
these undiscerning or unpatriotic demagogues.
The appeal made by our ally to France was finan-
cial. Let ours be Parliamentary. It will be
equally cogent. The touchstone with our neigh-
bours, the test, the criterion, call it what you
will, was the Loan. Let ours be the immediate
dissolution of the present Parliament. The result
of such an appeal cannot be questioned for a single
instant. It is already apparent, indeed, through
the willingness evinced by the nation at large to
submit to any burthen, so that the just and popu-
lar War upon which it has deliberately adven-
tured be only carried out henceforth vigorously,
energetically, thoroughly. Englani is spending
upon this War, just now, upon an average,
1,000,000/. sterling every week. France is said
to be disbursing each week yet more enormously :
above 1,500,0001. it is calculated. Neither of
the two countries complains under the infliction.
The commerce of both flourishes uninterruptedly.
France indeed has twice asserted her ardour for
the prosecution of the struggle in a way altogether
unmistakeable, namely, by the unexampled
promptitude and prodigality with which her citi-
zens accepted the terms of the two last Loans prof-
Iferrei to popular competition by the Imperial
Government. Let England be afforded at last
in her turn some kindred opportunity. LA this
opportunity be afforded us, we repeat, by the
instant dissolution of the Imperial Parliament.
The craven Peacemongers say that the War with
Russia is unpopular. Let them be answered.
We want Mr. COBDEN to learn whether the War
is popular or not from the lips of his consti-
tuents of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Wo
want the electors of Manchester to decide to the
heart's content of Mr. BEICIIIT whether their
sympathies are with the heroes of the Crimea or
with the huckstering demagogues of the hour—.
these They en who would change the throne into a cotton
to
ayarde unpopular,
measure.
declare the present
bale and the sceptre
Warinar
to be
traducers of tke fair fame of England. Let the
country be appealed to for a decision. They
want an answer.
to the country with
Let them have it. Never
would a British Statesman go
an election-cry so potent as that indicative of the
twin cause of—the Russian War and the French
Alliance. HEAVEN send Lord PALMERSTON may
not disappoint those excellent gentlemen, the
Peacernongers, by allowing Christmas to pass by
without his having first of all seized this to him,
to England, to
Europe, inestimable and golden
opportunity.

We earnestly hope that the mismanagement of
the War since the capture
may not f
luring the winter of Sebastopol and
the subject of a
protracted inquiry in the approaching session. In
some respects we have certainly profited by our
improbable very
dearly bought experience. It 'is
that our soldiers should have to encounter such
extraordinary privations and hardships as those
which operated so injuriously to the health and
comforts of the parties last year engaged. Thanks
to the indefatigable and judicious exeetions of Co-
lonel Mclklußno and the Land Transport Corps,
the men will no longer be enduring the tortures of