Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-04-21

Iie part whlch falla TO England III the great
struggle now berun across the Atlantic, is
not a small one Her position among the
great powers Of the earth her tremendous re-
sources, her navy, the renown Of her gene
rails and the bravery Of her soldiers, give
consequence to hai action which it's difficult to
sxagscrAte. The connection between England
and the United States, gives Americans an es-
rectal interest in her course. While we watch
With oag ger attention the movements ofthc many
pations involved in the strife, and can be in
different 20 tho action cf none, we shall fol-
low the course, and read of the successes on
san and land Of the men who speak the Eng
lish tongue, and whose ancestors were ours,
with deeper, moro absorbing interest
In view Of these and similar considerations.
tie grea. War debates in the English Parlia.
ment which followed the reception of the
Queens message, announcing the declaration
Of War, are full Of interest 10 one can
read the words of these English Statesmen,
the men, who as her Majesty S constitutional
advisers. and the leading minds Of the realm,
are to guide the enormous power of Great
Britain, without being impressed with the
solelnnity Of the crisis and the magnitude Of
tAe coming contest.
These debate, show remarkable uranimity
IN the English mind ia favor Of the war
While severe remarks were made by some on
Che encouragement, or at least acquies-
c3nce, oftao Aberdeen Ministry in the schemes
OF Russia, as distinctly tcreshudowed IN the
oh-iai communications ten years ago, and
lately made public, While some thought that
decisive ground taken by the Government
against the Russian claims put forth last year
for control over the subjects Of the Porte in
the East, would have stayed the steps of
Nicholas with very unimportant exceptions,
the Lords ard Commons agree that there is
now only one way for them to CO. France
end EnGllnlercak the elmc langua.o. and
Tor world = wonder, march sile by side to
Tesis: an encroi ehmert, which, ifnut checked,
must soon bring the whole o! Europe under
the control Of the absolute spirit of Russia
Ne give few very brief extr ,cts from ONE
e the more important speeches, On Friday,
March 5lst, the Elrl Of Clarendon opened the
d:4ste IL said -
- ''4's' upon 1t" occ"e'o" " e"'i' eoA-
e-4h anu graz importance, Wien tNe hopes
~ Vi t"e lie' ioN months nave
,r.T I.' Fr"vt "non ""i' w" w. "";e
about to bu communicable is not ineonsis-
t:nt with that determination Of purpose which
- post times has borne us tli,ly through off
fcolties ami danger, calmly t. contemplate
he vida field Ut calamity that war op"ns be-
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80 ,.,,; ;,.io,r;i., a
p,.rv rs12ctin', u;ni lava MOI rived snfF.
cisnt el,isr to aJate the determination Or to
damp the ardor-l would Father sly the en-
''N'l1t -l--"!'l "-'lch 'i'ls country mas risen
. tr7d tha r-,i',n,i L'n.r E',n, r1in,I st,,o.,
and uurrovyGed a..rassiyn. We have s5u.at
i7s no 'orrltonil aGsrandl1emeat and no ex-
''l','" !'L"-H',' "a. cIi-''Ii's ~
dan nos.,s.il,ns F,r none ~ tIe,o ,,o,I5
,g. make the sacy,f,ei ne are nom oiow 10
T'419' but Tor the preservation Of our honor
az. oi- o.. pa ''s' ~ Ia
l1s1 10 r@r,l ,---.ssi,, ! L,i,ere tI-rs ,g
-: a nan IN tjs do7,a,ops Of Car iedo does
'3' f'3fet ,,3s cohj,a l''aop'e T'il rhn''fy
'E','s :" nHs,'.. y .. ,.' oN.y, J",.
ttct crpc.,aiioa, ard 10 tqte care tAq,q Ry5.
I'm oc,uyqti9u man neysc beg,n there .IT.rc
Russia IN possession ot Con"anhuop's n
D3p'G not he too much 10 say that more them
one Western Power ,oop'd haze 70 uqderg, The
t9'e Of Po'ald, 1t Is MT merely the lrotec-
non o! luflay against the a55r-ssllns VI
Russia that is concerned in tie Eastern ques-