The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-28
THE WAR IN EUROPE.


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THE WAR IN EUROPE.
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PROGRESS OF THE Wharf.-The STATE OF
PUBLIC FEELING IN ENGLAND.
From the London Times, July 14l
The martial spirit Of the country has suffered
another disappointment. 1t has had to stand good
deal during this hitherto uncvcnttul year. There
was the s0ourn at Beska, tedious the delay Of
q more ancient feet at the neighboring Tenedos;
there the frutless cruise In the Black Sea; and
there have been visits passant to the Danube and
Sebastopol, aud the Circassiau coast In the Baltic
we have looked in at Cronstadt, and no more. II
we datter ourselves that we have killed moro men,
and burnt more timber, the Russians may boast
that they have taken more prisoners, and can
produce moro trophies. But we are accustomed
to this; we are a patient, longsufering, and
loDgexpectiBg race. We can sit half IN hour,
alternating between darkness and intolerable light,
promising the most splendid effects. Tho other
day, however, there suddenly appeared some
chance of an immediate gratication to our wariike
fni contemporaries, that live Russian, an actual
subject Of the Gar, was loose In the metropolis.
True, he bad gone about ineog.Cthat is, to some
extent disgusting his horrid nature. He went
about in the garb Of Christian. Trusting to that
disguise, Lord Granville and other traitorQus philo
Russian politicians had actually countenanced the
enemy-hnd called on him, c0nyersed with him,
uOuDte26, communicated our plans, anu HaO gone
so far as to introduce him to our clubs, where he
might at his discretion pick up news, or tampcr
wish the fidelity Of young English gentlemen He
had just come, and he was soon going home, where,
of course, he would give his master the latest
of England, the temper Of our soldier, the last
touch at Notifications and copies Of the several
hundred views Of Cronstadt, Heisingfors, Sebasto
pol, AID Odessa, in our shop windows The wooden
horse thus introduced into our walls was Count
rahlen, the son Of dplomatis., no doubt up to all
welcomes, and 1t was also said, friend of the
Luetn, Prince Albert, and other ill-dkpcsed per
cons.
But forewarned il forearmed. The Count was
detected his barborefs pointed out, bis Conspiracy
exposed, and nothing rem4iIed bat to seize the
enemy, and expiste on his person those wrongs
mich we have found il 70 diiioult to agenee 10
moro regular warfare. We caalt get O.. Nicholas
Romanoh, but here was Nicholas Paaleu in oar
crap. Were We not at war WITH tue Russians
Heie, then, was one OF them. By the Law OF IA
tionsw migst kill him at discretion. he vas
lawful prize. Good money could BE- made on hi1
head; anybody might seize him, confsca,e his pro-
perty, and even send his head to the ne Minister
Of War, and claim something hardsoms or we
might take him as hostage, and demand q ran
son. When this was the position or the man, and
this was orr duty under the circumstances, the pub
lie was shocked 10 hear that Count Pahlen was
going about just like any other man, and nobody
interfering with him.
attack. At carly dawn the signal was given, and
war was declared against the person of the auda-
cious invader in the following proclamation, pub.
lishud in the journal which had given the Alarm:
Why does not some bold Briisher forcbly seize upon
Count Pahlon, and hare him lodged IN Jail being
alien enemy He cannot sue for false i'm orsonnient and
then We shall see whether Erh Granville and aberdeen
will as substantial householder, bail him out. At all
events, he might be bold till tho Of the Tiger
given up.
The proclamation was signed BY "A War Tax
payer who evidently wanted something for his
money. The wonder was why the bold Byitisher
M r1ah on hON n
material guarantee for tho reimbursement Of
his income tax. Il IL easier, however, TO talk
than TO act. Nobody appeared to "bell the
cat,' and all yesterday the Count was q, large.
Bfitisbers" determined to adopt the fashionable
tactics, and blockade the "alien enemy" with
circle Of inquiry and inspection, just a. bees em-
balm and seal up . mouse, or any other intruder
deputed to head the band Of patriots in their new
movement; and last night, TO the immense relief Of
all truly loyal minds, he gave notice of resolution,
THAT this House considers /, necessary TO declare
that to encourage the visit Of an alien enemy to this
realm, except with the license and safe conduct OF
her Majcsty, is inconsistent with the spirit OF the
laws and contrary to the interests Of her Majesty
| donnions.n What might have happencd-nay,
what may still hapPen-t is impossible 70 say; but.
| TO all appearance, Mr.. Butts regular attack will
/ come TO as little az tho Wartax PAYERS" pro
posed coup de main. While this was going on in the
| Commons, some Of the Peers who had been men
up one after another, and explained what l1rmfess
softofmonster it was. He Was a MET old gentleman
who bad been residing in this country with some
ihIsrmi.sion for Thirty or forty years, They had
known him, several Of them from childhooi; sat on
his knee, received bonbons from his hand, listened
TO his good stories, and in later days been delighted
| with that gen'eness, tnat suevity, aud all those
other genial qualities for which foreigners SO often
are remarkable even in the best English society. At
the time of Lord Granyille's birth the CONT WAS q
frieno Of that arch traitor to bis country the late
| Duke OF Wellington, and what the two were doing
10 doubt Mr. Butt knows well. But the Count ao-
pears to be generally citizen ofthe world; he Is n
man who has travelled much, and less 10 Russia
than in any other country; he il addicted to the
fine arts, averse to politics AMI other disagreeable
subjects, no hand at WAT or intrigue, Just now an
Invalid on his way from Madeira, and only calling
here to arrange his affairs and return home In
( peace.
Such Is one Of the penalties we are to pay for war.
Memay be excused a little more aversion to hostili.
ties than some OF our contem yorcs have shown, II
the horrors OF war are to extend to own streets,
and quiet elderly gentlemen are to be publicly de-
signaIed for outrage, Imprisonment. and we know
not nhat besides People who talk in this way have
no right 10 talk abeut civilized war at all. They
none ofus. They don't belong to the mir etcenth
century, or the civilized portion of the world Will
somebody give Mr.. Butt scdpiag knife, AMI. II he
must have within, a young bear from the Zoolo-
goal garcens TO operate uporf IL il the glory of
war, IN these days, thit ID hamanizes rather than
taibaiizes the mind. Even the Turks, un-
Ger our auspices, arc leaving on mutila-
TORS and decapitasioDs. Even the Russians, bar
( baiousl ren IS they arc, and alien enemies y
( have shown no small Kindness 10 the crew OF the
Tiger. In these days we do uot bring var into our
ci.hs, bu ns much as possible peace into oar battle
field. During the late wsr. "a it was observed ia
/ the lofds last night, many Frerchmen were resid-
/ ing in this county, uninterrupted. respected and
I Loved, and even The two armies, ready enough at
/ the word Of command TO march with set bayonets
/ against each other, nevertheless could coneerse
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presents from their respective stores, and forget