Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-28
[WHOLE NO. las.
EAGSsGtfa's
Speeches Oh the War.

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fossil ABERprEys. We have been or
opinion for some time. that it will =
! better for the interest OF mankind. thai
! the Allies ee b.fled. IL not be beaten -
Sevasiepol. Indeed, il they are huui.i
a,ed and disgraced. the people of France.
! the Nation itself. may sake the conduct
4 Of the war out of the hands OF the pefiu-
rcd despot. who rules that Empire--sn1
tho people of England may strike down
the s,eepy ministry uhoeo have betrayed
so lcng the cause of humanity. Any ~sy
is best. Only that they are so defeF.ed
tha. they are compelled otnke the olte,-
native Of Revolutions at home or hois,-
ing their standards inlPolond and then
prociaimiug the independence Of that for
neE kingdom.
we give below The VIA; parts OF hos
suth's speech. so fa- as relates 20 the in
beetle or Eraitorous manase ment OF the
war By the Allied Governments
South Bend Register.
First. end before all. / desirr 20 nav tbe
modest tribute of ny highest sdmirai'on
30 the heroic ermy in the East, which
WIKI SO IluLU UUHOEs NdthN VIZ |etf u
honor. of danger. and of death.
Sir. can tell something Of who: IS be-
roi:rr. The unarrned demigods ef Huo-
gary, who Tough. the gigantic struggle g
le49. may well claim place of imr.or-
tai renown in the ranks Of the brsvssi or
ths brave. And ]. Who have witnessed
ihis. ! say history must 60 back - 'he
L-fF iss-1
that OF Inkermann. where l4,oC0 aen
vicsofiously resisted the vsloIous attack
Of 60 600 well disciplined troops; sad
where almost evesv man who fought or
Jour side. laid low one Of tlfe enemy
The battle or Aims. defective rs Il @sa
in deposition. and therefore barren IN re-
sults, has been glorious IN execution. and
covered with the lustre of immortality
the renown Of she British sud French
soldiery but the battle Of IDkermeHi-
from the highest in rank 20 the last, was
prodigy Of vsior. scarcely inferior 20 the
miracles Of Agincourt. The hisso-y ~
1854. whatever be its records eSout the
s,n4es wisdom of those who rule. will
hand down with imperishaSis rtnown, =
the edmirstion of posteTity. the impe'r-
oue military ar3or of the Fresch. snd iee
s.ern and irnncvsble courage Of tie Bat
ems WHO fought in the Crimes.
However, they Sight on battle fsld,
richer 10 glory ,hau in possible resvits-
ard riches. in dead. One mora srch vie
terry ~ the, of lukernsnn. and The arraT
is lost. IL is = snd consolation 20 know
that the tomb: of those eloriors dead n
round Sevss,opol can ssy. like those of
Therrnopylse '.WsndeTeF. tell Eng'sad.
,aou hsss ssen us slain, obedisRi to cur
country's laws"
The etesl lesson Of aceompiishs1 fse's
is That Englsnd's policy in reference
TO the present war, hes been Tfons - iis
lisecticn, ana inefficient. unsuceessfui.
end disastrous in details.
Let us snslyze the situation
Your gigantic armada in TIE Gs'ticis
nesrly without laurel 70 rest their head
upon.
To do eore,hiss there. ths so-ofPsrs-
tion of Sweden is TO be got only By cell
ing Poland 20 arms. And th;T was the
answer. which. three months later. King
Oscar gave to General Bsrguay d'Hllli-
ers
You have taken Bcnsrsund. But you
Blew il up. as II afraid OF your own VIC
tory. as il bent on the purpose not 10
have anything 10 offer 10 Sweden. What
gigantic blunder
England pretended 90 strike blew 90
the commerce of Russia. By blockadins
her coast. and England succeeded 20 turn
Russian commerce 20 Prussia.
What naughty snserins there was -
official quarters when l. months ago. sola
the good people of England. that it be-
lieves to pay and bleed for freedoms. while
in reality. il is made TO fight for Austris.
Now il hos come out at last. Truth will
come out. like as murder will. Well,
has your Government fecured Austris3
Go, and read the we'll founded lamen-
tations in the organs. even in the minis
;erial organs of publicity. about the
treacherous attitude and overbearing in
science Of that Austria which your Gov
ernment persisted in counting with 90
much submission. and which. in return.
facilitates the enterprises Of Russia. in-
suits your allies. and eounterscis your
combinations.
II is not only ths, you have not gained
over Austria; sui there you have the
Turks arrested in the midst Of their vic
torious course; there have the fruit Of
their heroic etruggle, poor Wsl'achis.
PLAYED over into the trescherous hands of
desrotic Austria: there is the Turkish
army paralyzed. on the one hand, and
there is. on the other hand. the cEsr made
and lef, free to throw ovsrrowering mum
bers upon the flank and the rear sf your
gallant ranks in the Crimee-there you
have the spirits OF the Turkish amy. high
flowing as they wrN By ,he victories os
and Giurgevo. now depressed
there you have the spirits Of the Russian
army, depressed as they were. now r.sior-
ed And sh. could tell you what il is
to neglect ths moment of spiritual ex-
citcment in a victorious army could
tell you what II is to give tire TO de-
merslized enemy "a resume lis spirits
20 take breath One such momes's nsg-
lect in war. ani II is not banles. gea-
;lernen. not battles. but empires thai
may he lost By Il. -