Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1854-12-21
Eussia. and the Allies

Ibc acknowledgment OF the LONDON Times
that the siege of Sevastopol has been failure,
must weigh heavily upon the naughty spirits
of Englishmen. Since the battle of Waterloo,
.'won half by blunder, half by treachery,"
our step-mother has believed, that it was only
necessary TO show her fine array Of teeth, to
frighten the whole civilized world into COM
pliance with her arbitrary notions The la
mentation for the heroic soldiers who have fal-
len in the Crimea, would receive much greater
consideration from the public, were it not
known that the Times aided in sending them
to their destination, by depreciating the char
acter Of the Russian soldiers who defend the
Crimea and Sebastopol, and thus induced a
foolhardiness in the Allies The pathetic ap-
peals of the Times is not in consonance with
the bold defiance which it uttered in the early
part of the campaign. The weakness of Rus
sia, which was to be demonstrated by the
Allies, has unfortunately for England, proved
that ale is the weakest of the five great king
doms of Europe, and for aggressive warfare,
of the ocean, is not match for one of the
third rate powers France cannot help max
ing this discovery, and probably 1t was with
view TO test Englaira's strength that the
Emperor Napoleon entered into the alliance.
A periurer who did not hesitate to butcher
his own unarmed countrymen in cold blood,
and destroy the Constitution which he had
sworn to sustain, is capable of taking any ad-
vantage of his ally, if the chances of war
should render her prostrate. France can at
ford to loose six men to England's one, and
be better off than her at the eni of the con-
test. The former viii continue to furnish
men, but the latter must pay to keep them in
the field. In what condition viii England
be, after two years war, to repel French
invasion? 1t hung upon a hair. at-one time,
whether Napoleon would precipitate his troops
upon the shores of England, or Join her in an
alliance against Russia, and il viii make little
difference whether defeat OF success follows
the enterprise, s.accursed Albion" viii lie at
| the mercy of her treacherous Gallo ally
What sort of troops has aided the English
thus far in the battles of the Crimeag We
hear of Zouaves, and these alone. Where
are the regular French line soldiers Are
they reserved for more profitable campaign
in the British Isle? Or are they merely sent
to the Crimea and Roumelia, 70 perfect them
in field movements, and make them witnesses
of their English allies customs and habits
while on active duty? France is now as per-
fectly the mistress of English Councils as if
Napoleon were seated in London. AT any
moment he can place her in the position of a
mendicant, begging for favors. If he urges
her forward, she must obey his mandates, as
her safety lies IN that direction. To recede
against his will would overwhelm her with
disasters. What humiliating position for
the naughty mistress of the seas to occupy
She VIII yet be tricked by her willy and un-
scrupulous foe, and viii have no other friend
to depend upon who can assist her in her ex-
tremitics, but these United States. As a
matter of policy then 1t would be well for the
English Government to be little more care
| full in her threats and demands.
From the present condition of the allied ar
my before Sebastopol, and the fact that the
Emperor of Russia obtains information OF the
necessities of his army ten days CARRIER than
the Allies, it must be apparent. that the latter
are in the most critical condition. ana unless
they can throw an army OF one hundreu 1ous-
and soldiers into the Crimea, their expulsion
NAV safely be set down as likely to take place.
PenRsyludnidn.