Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1854-12-23

10 oau be both these elements OF strength. Such
arc the facts. | will not say that you will not take
Sebastopol Leaders end men like those you have
there may DO prodlgies, though their position is
certainly anything but satisfactory. hatever be
the shadows which coming events cast over my
soul. nor for anything would | throw damp over
the spirits Of those braves when all their spirits
required in the supreme trial they have 20 stand.
Let Us take for granted that they succeed; let Us
anticipate the sight whea he shattered ruins Of lha;
glorious army vii! stand On the SnouiGering ruins
Of SebaS;onnl. Weil-ana after! # your secret
sim in this ar has been solely the distraction OF
the Russian fleet; well that will be achieved d; tho
sacrifice of the flower Of both your nallune; but
that you never csn-daTe asow. You never can
avow that your only object in lh> war has been
rehearsal Of Copenhagen and Navarino, from mere
jealou-y. Well, if you have higher. broader aims
-as to have you must--then, suPPosins to nave
taken SebaStopol, / ask you well, AID What atier!
Oh, how different would be your position now, /.
your Government had not sacrificed your own safety
te iillberal views, and your success 10 regards fer
'he worst of despots and despotIsm. Suppose you
had organized brigade OF Polish exilss. (France
even the France of NAPOLEON, has a foreign lie.
gion, why not you who are not over ah0unding in
men, and have fought nearly all your continental
wars with your own money but with foreign armies
your Own braves acting the part which the Old
Guard of NAPOLEON acted.) Supro.e you had or
ganiZed foreign legion Of Polanders here, and
dersd Sir CHARLES NArrER not 10 care abou, barren
Cronstadt, but 10 take Riga and to land the Polish
legion to call upon Russian Poland TO rise and back
them 10 land The 1900 French who were dis
patched TO the Baltic, with such pompous flourish
OF imperial words, and who did wonderfully lii
tie there. Suppose these done. And suppose at
the same time, the Anglo French Army in The east
100000 strong joining the I2o 600 Turks elated hy
recent victory, pushed on after the defeated Russ.
ans up Bessarabia! How different would be your
position now.
But Austria what with Austria, Hear the
silent question of your hearts anxiety. Well of
two things, one Ell her Austria would have let YOU
do, and then the question requires no answer, or
she would have played false against you, and in
that you had but to call on Hungary and italy,
and where would be Austria now England takes
but too much The air Of looking down upon US with
the commis,eralon of pride, because |, or MAzzisI
or LEDRU RoLLIN, these gentlemen here or any
OF the poor prescribed patriots of whatever land are
but poor exiIes England foreeis that OF these
now poor exes united may holI Tomorrow the des-
TIMES of Europe and your in the hollow of
their hand. Why, is, for a passing moment, Bo-
xAPARTE not doing il while few years back YOU
have seen him nothing more but exile, less en-
titled to reasonable hopes than the elements whi.h
we belong, though not less miserable than some Of
US. You forget that revolution which we assem-
bled to commemorate; you forget how the very
koszlreurs (Scythemen) Of sighted Poland have
moved down the nvincible curiassiers of Russia
=
doned almost betrayed by all :he wnrli--we alone
have stood our ground not ouIy against lat Austri.
which England so much fears, so much love.
but stood our ground against that Russia beside
which you are three Poweis 10 fight. Prudence
justice and humanity alike advised you TO look for
nations your allies, and not 10 fater dynasties
and rely on alliances Of passing men, instead of
looking to lasting nations. Whatever may be my
opinions about NAPOLEON and your alliance with
him. respect your feelings and will not say any
thing TO hurt them yet one recommendation would
recommend England well TO weigh. NAPOLEON is
mortal man like any of Us. He may die by
many malady-- may be dying at this very mo-
ment--who knows! AT all events, NAPOLEON is
but passing meteor. The French nation is 4 last
ing luminary. You are allied 10 NApoLE1y,--do
you believe 10 have secured the ALLIANCES of the
French nation! No, you have NOT Whv not!
Because your alliance proposes to barter away the
freedom Of Poland. Italy and Germany for the pre-.
carious and dlSreputabic friendship of the Haps
burgs and the BraddenbuTgS. Such Is your alliance
with Napoleon. Now. do ynu believe that the
French nation, restored TO its suveregnty--and GER
talnly restored it will be-ever wou sanction such
IN alliance! No. by all that is sacred to men, ae.
Vet, never! Mind these, my words. But the ques.
tlon Is, what have you do in the situation YOU are
placed IN You are told for all answer, that REIN
forcementS shall be sent, and hat rein orcement will
do. went the length Of England, aud the II sh-
lands Of Scotland, and seeing the scantuess of your
England
md SoCler5, once seriously engaged in great war!
Your cities absorb your nation and vet it is true
at thsvery day. VIA Horace wrote 1000 years ago
1t Is not the cities, but the rural population rust
corun masculani Atum probes, which furnishes the
stout arms for the wars. But suppose you recruit
your reinforce ements to your hearts delight and
nave Time too, 10 transform them into sodlcrs--wl
that be radical cure! Certainly not. To have a
radical cure, you must penetrate The seat of the
evil. The real source of all your difficulties Is
Austria Every child knows this. Either England
fears Austria too much or loves her more than she
ouaht--there is the reason, Don't fear Au stria -
throw her overheard, and you are safe If not, not
Referring to what was saying about the cumpa-
ratlVe barrenneSs of success at Sebasopol-a sue
cess BESIDES sure 10 Come at later period--I re-
ally believe, il would bs better for YOU to
SHIFT the theatre OF the war, provided it be too
late. Men who, $4,000 strong, have beaten Gu, 900
Russians. can gam no more glory by the barren
laurel gathered the ruins Of Sebasopol than they
have, and can nothing lose IN their reputation by
being despatched to triumph battle field richer
in result. And what could be done with men like
these on the right spot To engage in wrong
direction may be an error; 10 persist in the wrong
direction, and TO sacrifice life (and such lves) 10
obstnacy, looks like crime, the re;ribuon of
which may yet fall heavily on your head. Shift the
theatre OF the war; insist perempioriy upon Aus
trias evacuaung The PrlncipalitieS and siding with
or against you. Advise the Sultan to grant inde
pendence to the Roumans and arm them. Enlist
the Polish emigration not in Turkey, but here
Mind where the weak point Of Russia Isl and strike
there; and wherever Government is PLAYING false
10 you, call on the nations il opPiesses but
Der that while in matters of internal progress you
may say, by and by may come to that in
a war everything depends on moments. Opportu
niiy lost is q campaign los--may be even more
Poland is your only remedy e2en to-day; but how
much surer and easier would il have beea six
months ago! | do not speak from even patriotic
egosm this war, such as it ia, and as it may be
carried on, arranged in the worst possible man
ner, is manlfestly evidence Of retriburive JUS
tIce, slow but sure in its decIeeS. Much against
the will of your Government, and whatever Lord
PALMERsroN may dip.omatizt at Paris or even at
Vienna, as some people say, the freedom of Hun
gary is sure to come. 1t sad for myself not to
the day, but this is only question of individual