The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-25


already heen disposed sf In payment Of sansports-
the hiEs Of some, aad the building Of stAes, &C.;
and nov an sorts o wants for the war are pressing,
vhile thsge . not ahIlng forthcoming. There IL
money wanted to enable The milita 70 replace the
regulars; thsre Il money wanted to manufacture .
wrought iron battery, which, under the supehatead
ence ef Mr. Nasymith-the inventor Of q mighty
steam hammsr-is to produce cannon hinging balls
Of sush weight that 6sbastopol 10 to shrvsl up like
. parchment scroll there ID money wanted for
more sailess, more soldien; and money wanted
Heaven aaye the mark! to clothe and feed, and arm
and transport tho Turks, to say nothing OF what
win bs required by the Emperor Of the French,
whose SUBJECTS have such . strange, perverse mis-
giving that they only fighting our battle for u.
Every day lsee public men and hea. I'll sorts Of gos-
dp, - II ts through library or billiard or smoking
room, an& one would think-at least Q stranger
wouldthat the war had left for while the Crimea,
to plant IL plots its councssnd its strategy against
the nav palace Of Westminster, - ardent, grave,
and VAT the discussions, 90 dashinx and bril-
liant the various resources OK the TIVE great parties
which divide the land.
Asyet, of course, much is chaos of what Ii called
Interior projects on the side Of the opposition But
it IL believed that this party will commence the en-
suing sesEon considerably reinforced by the events
which have occurred during the recess. 1t has al
along been known to be favorable to the principle
Of imposing large part Of the burden Of this war
on p0sterty-in other words, Of loan-and at
once increasing the funded debt by lve-and twenty
millions placed in the hands Of q Ministry in
whom the country should have confidence that
Is, themselves. 1t is, therefore, supposed that Mr..
Disraeli viii resist any proposition to increase the
income tax, that he viii throw cold water on any
scheme Of terminable annuities, and generally ap-
peal to the monetary interest, who have through
out been stumbhngblo blocks in Mr.. Gladstone's
way, and to those large masses who are always
ready to give an ear to any proposals whish pro-
mise the qualification Of new passion unchecked
by any immediate sacrifice OF the breeches pocket
The honorable gentleman, ever piquant in
personal matters will have glorious sporting ground
before him, in the blunders which have been com.
mitted in the progress Of the war. He viii point
with mcurnful eloquence to vacant parliamentary
benches-to noble heroes bereaved Of their goodly
scions-to venerable heroes ptilessly left to their
fate-to the flower Of the British army sacrificed
to navy half msnned-to the wounded left to lin
ger and die unheeded-to commissariat 20 gross
ly mismansged that the bleaching bones Of Eng
lands youth will tell Of it for future agesLsnd while
conNatulatng the ministry on the safety valve they
have found in the immortal valor Of our heroic SOL
diery, he will fling at their head every real or de-
served mishAp OF the great enterprise they have
had the courage to tamper with, without the sonl
doubtless come the ministerial mauling in detail after
this attack in gros-Gladstone's ab0rtive financial
hemes. Sir James Grabam's Baltic expedition
and siege Of sebastopol with ships half manned,
most assurediy mot least-Lord Aberdeen's peace
speeches and imbecile policy.
The parties who win lead the attack in the House
Of Lords are said to be Lords Lyndhurst, Grey and
who win take their stand ON the ground that the
policy Of Lord Aberdeens Cabinet has never been
bona fde-that the Premiers declarations, both in
and out Of the House, have instanced lack of de
cisoh which has impregnated the subordinate de-
psrtments-that the rancial preparations have been
on scale 20 incommensurate with necessary energy
that the Emperor of Russia has been emboldened
shs the country was % di;hssrtsned-that li the war
foot to meet gigantic measures-that thus armies
have been strained exhausted and well nigh destroy
ed, and our navy neutralixed-tbat efforts are put
forth in November, when the elements themselves
have become our deadliest foes, which should have
been made In 6eptember-that, in fact, there has
been neither heart inzthe chief capacity in tho
subordinate Of the administration the best
blood In the country has been spilled to no purpose
trasted with the c0wardce Of coalition splintered
into useless fragments by s internal dissentons, and
governed by Premier whose earliest waking
thought and dream by night was not-how the
how neutral powers might be compelled to depart
from policy faithlees to all-not how British blood
might be saved-but how peace might be establish.
ed at any sacri6ce, and at any price.
Its, In truth useless to deny fact which s known
throughout the length and breadth of the country.
We are within an ace of being driven into the sea-
and losing the fruit Of al the gallant struggle we
made at Alma, Bslaklavs and Inkermarn. The CON.
duct of the war has been exactly what ali great un
certskings are in England at the commencement
tissue Of blunders and cheese Parings. The Duke
Of Newcastle, better known - Earl of Lincoln, Is
brave hearted gentleman, possessed Of excellent
business habits, great patience and courtesy Of man.
ner; he has also certain facility Of public speak
ing, which, If not eloquent, il graceful and pleas.
ing. But far more important qualities are
needed in the eminently responsible situation which
he now holds before the country-that of War Min
iter. With coalition Ministry behind him, it re-
quired man whose sntecedents gave him the right
as well as courage to dare line Of audacity based
on the confidence OF Parliament. That assembly
had separated on the understanding that the rsve-
nue. OF the country should be sufficient for al pur-
poses; on the strength Of which, the Ministry pack
ed up It's goods and chsttels and fed, some to the
moors, some to Bsmoral, some 70 their farms, and
others to such merchandise as their pleasure or
whim dictated, leaving behind tnem the solitary
Duke Of Newcastle, ana some lame member Of the
clubs, like bimself-the one to enact, and the other
TO take notes. What could the Duke do? He
is, after all, comparatively young man,
and of official experience not Of the most
profound character. He was one of the late Sir
Robert Peels pet young men, but his feud with his
father, and Iuckess political contest, his lack Of
popularity In the patrican assembly, to which he
has only lately been translated, impose upon him
the facs that bis spurs are still to be won. Could
such man, then, left to himselt-perhaps divided
councils IN his rear-dare to launch forth all the
treasures Of Engsn d's might, however great the
seeming necessity, when he found that tine whole
line Of packet service must be put out Of ,nt that
ships might be procured TO convey troops-French
as we'll az Epglish-and munitions of war; when he
found that be must buy, or build transports, no
matter what the sacri6ce when he found that new
fire arms were required for the whole army, and
that this same army was ragged shirtless, Ill shod,
and otherwise destitute when he found that wooden
houses, stoves, charcoal good, coffee, -four, &C.,
were wanted for over $4,000 men no, the Duke
Of Newcastle had neither the genius nor the poll.
tica status to do all this on his own responsibility,
TILL the meeting OF Parliament should give him alb
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