New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-20

In reading the accounts Of the boUbsrdment OF
Odessa one is struck BY the humanitarian aspect II
presents in comparison with the mode OF sachns cties
and putting inhabitants to the sword prsctced good
old times. Itis certsnly step toward the millennium
to find nations while panoplied with the means Of
waste and murder greater than history records begin
ming their campaign simply with the destruction OF the
vessels of the enemy sparng private property Of al
kinds. The combined fleets in a word, attacked the
outer mole of Odessa, aud the Russian ships lying
within the mole; the land batteries were destroyed.
and all the ships lying in the outer mole the fleets
sustaining only loss of eight killed and eighteen
wounded This was done while the utmost caution
was used not nure the property OF neutrals or pri
yate persons Upon this statement being made in both
Houses of Parliament. very wholesome feeling was
exhibited by members of all parties showing that tho
ruisn age is passing away, and egoodtme Ia coming
Mr. Golden remarked on the benign conduct oil men,
bers Of Parliament while this statement was made to
them. He hoped The example set would apply TO the
Baltic. and that the precedent Of the late Duke OF
Wellington would be generally followed and that no
bombardment could take place when there are only the
lives and property of unoending individuals to be de-
stroyed. 1t must be confessed, however, that tho
first naval blow struck by England IN the Black
Sea does not tally with the order given TO
"takc, burn, or destroy everything Russian" an
edct as comprehensive curt-and terrible in its lit
eral acceptance. On the same occasion, Mr.. Golden
said, that England having abandoned privateerng
should go step further and exempt from capture
all private ships of the enemy unless they were
ually caught in the act Of cutting through effect
i've and decided blockade. He suggested to the Gov
ernment as the Executive Of the first maritime people
in the world, that private property aaoat should be
treated on the same terms as il il were Shore
England had always l., 900, 600 sterling of property
afoat and the effect of the present system upon that
property is that ships leaving her ports are obliged
to insure against war capture, and in this way alta
moderate computation, some three millions sterling
are paid annually to keep up system which tho
United States, fifty years ago. through Mr. Jefferson,
had denounced.
There tendencies to a higher civilization than hu-
man annals have hitherto recorded are the growth Of
O long peace They may and will be retarded by tho
present war; but the proclivties Of the world
in favor of humanity. We can only adequately feel
the privilege of living at this period when We reflect
upon the past career of men. Antiquity shows shss
philosophy and religion were nearly or quite Ineih
oacious in placing its professors above the level OF bar
barians whenever concerned The antigua
states although giving legscies in art and letters
which are mperishable yet exhibited hsbituaiy
scenes of cruelty rvalng those Of savages The same
of the mddle-ages which yielded so much to art. In
the wars of Napoleon extra military horrors glare upon
every page nor was our contest Of 1912 with Great
Britain barren of incidents which would now be con-
demned by every man in Parliament.