The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-01

TO France. they would have been absolute oppres-
sion to the people Of Germany. (Cheers.) Ac-
cordngly the people of Germany have felt that this
question could pct be Indifferent to them: and the
principal soyereigns of Europe, the Emperor Of
Austria and the King Of Prussia have sympathized
with their people. and trust that the war which
we are about TO carry on VIII DC war. not OF two
Powers, but of tive Powers of Europe against the
Emperor of Russia know there were those who
said. "Don't give assistance to the Turks" They
said for various reasons and on various pretences
Some said the Turks were people so barbarous,
and that their government was SO bad, that we
ought not to aid them. have heard such an argu-
ment used in former times, and | believe that the
intention of that argument was, not TO blame the
Turks, not to mend their government, but to sbet
the designs Of the Emperor OF Russia. 1t Is easy to
assert and 1t Is not for me to deny the faults, nay
the decentralization, and in many instances the
cruelties which exist under the government OF
Turkey; but this was not the time to discuss inca
sures for the reform and improvement OF those
faults The question was to resist the aggression Of
Russia, and l have no doubt but that if that ag-
gression is successfully resisted, the improvement. of
Turkish institutions aud the happiness Of the
Christian people living under the government Of
the Sultan OF Turkey will follow from that resist
ance and from that success On the other hand il the
Emperor Of Russia were to succeed In his attempt
we must recollect that It would be the success Of
government which endeayors to suppress all free
dom OF thought and to which neither political nor
religious, nor any kind Of liberty can look for en-
couTagement and that there would be dead and
deadly banging over and Length
BILE with the existence Of the m0nstrous tyranny
which would then be established. cloud cheersD
We'll, now, gentlemen, others say that If the Turks
for themselves. why, that is the very wish Of the
Emperor OF Russia; he has constantly said, "rhis
is no business Of yours; don't you interfere; only
let the Sultan settle his own matters with me;
and we shall no doubt come to . very AMIGA.
we thought that, the Emperor Of Russia being
much the strongest of the two, that amicable ter
and we now find that the Turkish government have
most willingly accepted our aid, and that in in
stances which could quote that aid has been most
efficient. Gentlemen, now proceed to the mode in
which this war Is to be carried on. A Voice
That's right Let me remark in the drst place,
that II was observed by member of the House of
Commons, and most truly observed, when we were
cmbarking in this war, that it was not war in
attended in other wars, and that the conquests of
islands, SUCH for instance, Jamaica and Trinidad,
were not to be achieved from power like Russia.
Indeed there are none Of the possessions Of Russia
which / think we should be disposed to accept, even
if they were offered TO u.s. am sure there are none
which am disposed to covet. (Cheers) But there
is more than this. We have all venerated the glo-
ries Of Nelson, of st. Vincent, of Duncan, and of
achieved their fame were victories achieved against
an enemy who came out into the open sea to meet
them (cheers), and who in that fair fighting were
encountered b. the valor and pY0wess of our ad-
mirals and sailors. (Cheers.) We have now to
deal with an enemy who encloses his ships in walls
of granite who places them behind stone walls and
batteries of guns, and who never ventures to meet
Dundas or Napier in the open sea. (Cheers.) But
if they should show themselves, l have no doubt
those gallant admirals would be able in nautical
phrase, to give good account Of these fleets.
cloud cheering) What they may be able to &C
compsh, matters stand it is not for me, 1t is not
have given these commands to gallant and skilful
admirals; that all that gallantry and skill can do
they will accomplish, and that they worthy sons
of England. Cloud cheers) We, therefore, ought
plished they viii accomplish; and that that which
they leave undone could not be done by human cou-
rage or human skill lCheers) But. gentlemen, we
have done that which he's not been done usually in for
mer wals-we have at the very commencement 0fthe
war sent land army for the defence of our ally.
You all know that our military means are far inte-
rior to those OF the great continental monarchies;
that we do not coll out our $4,000 or 100 900 men
by CONSUMPTION to swell the ranks Of our armies;
that armies therefore, slowly raised, raised
by voluntary enrolment, and therefore, that we
never do send armies, nor do think that the lovers
OF the constitution would wish that we should send
armies Of l5O, 900 or 100000 men into the field
(Hear, hear.) But even the army that we have
sent has already been the means of troops being
despatched to Turkish fortress which was surren-
dered in the last war to the armies of Russia
mean the fortress of Varna; and we have thus ena-
bled the brave and able commander of the Turkish
forces Cloud cheers) to increase his army and to add
a considerable reinforcement to that army,
which ! trust will enable him to cope with the
Russians in the enterprises they are about
to undertake. Now, gentlemen, have said to you
that ] think it should be our endeavor to
obtain durable, q solid, and an honorable peace.
(Cheers) should be guilty Of the greatest pre-
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most solemn duty--if were to say what are the
terms which, in the opinion of her Majesty's gov
eminent, would make that peace honorable, solid,
and durable. That is question not merely for her
Majesty's government, but it has to be decided
along with the ally of her Majesty, the Emperor Of
the French. (Hear, hear.) 1t has to be concerted
with other Powers, If those Powers should, as
hope, stand by our side in this conflict for the indie
pendence of Europe (hear, hear); but, more than
that, the exact terms of that peace must depend
upon the fortune Of war-must depend upon
the success with which we encounter the en-
battled legions Of Russia My hope is that this
ject and frym its motives it deserves; but this
will say, that no insufficient peace ought to
be made (htar, hear); that ought not to lay do
our arms until We have obtained security for the
future Cloud cheers) THAT having made the great
exertions which we have made-that having had
our eyes opened to the designs Of Russia, and the
other nations OF Europe having likewise had their
eyes opened to those designs-we should be the
mnSt silly Oh W0ftatS II we were 70 sign an insecure
peace, which would leave it to our present enemy
to bide his time until by the dissensions of the
other Powers and by the weakness Of some Of those
Powers, he should find better opportunity of &C.
completing his design. (Cheers.) Let US consi-
der for moment what that design is. will give
it from no unfair Interpretation Of that which has
been said by the Emperor Of Russia himself. It
is that the Principalites which he occupies, and
Bulgaria, should be held under his protection; it
is that Constantinope itself should not be occupied
either by ts present government, or by any free
government which could harbor those who might be
considered as his enemies; it is therefore, that Con.
stantinople like st. Petersburg and Warsaw, should
De subject to Russian protection and to Russian in.