The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-24

receives III dvidsnds. Ths recipients are alnsss
an taxpayers. xhsy nvs in ths country, A., -
sriSs'e sSss sSsss 70 NE pubic s1pen&sre.
Vast % ID the amount Of the charge, il ID nos,
strictly speaking, . deduction from the national
IsssSrese Originally II vas a. m a
tioA We inherit is with other evih, and with IN
equal or greater amount Of good, in recompense,
knoWledge and skill, from our ancestors. We
not ss.s s e
Of IL arose bat only BY is hdirecs effects
Of rSes22ropriasing the predacs Of industry
which " lhaIes with many other charges, can II
transfer Of property, Il dses not diminish the IA
tional resources. Whatever opinions may be enter
saired Of the policy Of not increasing the debt, lie
pr sent amount. in estimating tho capacity Of the
country to bsar the increased chsrg Of necessary
war, may be laid entirely out OF view. We have
only to consider the capacity Of the country to bear
the increased expense Of maintaining The necessary
naval and military forces, which ought not 70 exceed
In satimatiDg our future strength il must always
be remembered that within the last few years
assuming the exports az the index Of the M
more rapidly than ever before; that the bulk
Of these exports, or the bulk Of our trade
: four ffths Of II at least-is with countries
that lie 10 the west, to the south and
with sr disturbed by the present war. It merely In
ierrupts she trade with Russia, which is not hun
dredth part Of our export trade, and scarcely .
twentieth part Of our import trade. This will not
be wholly stopped. and for the portion stopped sub
ttitutes are Already provided, and an extension Of
trade is taking place in other directions. II may
fairly be concluded therefore, whatever demand the
var may make on our resources, that it will not in
| the least Lessen them or impede their natural
| growth. For the moment, our trade to the United
States 70 Australia and to India less active than
1t was, but in al the great countries that We have
access 70 by The Western ocean, there are growing
communities closely connected with Us, which con.
tribute by their wealth to our wealth, and add by
their increasing strength to our increasing strength.
tries likely TO increase faster than ever, for
it s based Oh the secure industry Of people con-
stanty increasing In numbers and In skill, there
and heIe. The great elements Of our power are our
freedom, knowledge and skill. The first, by making
| the &c vsrDment Identical with the people, not
merely enables It to direct against foreign enemy
the whole disposable strength Of the nation not re-
70 req ,s and cctss SS but raises tie great
general rule, creates equality Of intellect through
| out many millions. Il ID, therefore, the great
means Of increasing the two other elem ents Of our
strength, and makes England in relation to such
state % Ruseia, almost infinitely powerful IN
carrying on foreign war.
With such great material and mental resources y
ENGLAND posssssss the financial system adopted BE-;
the Exchequer does not create the national power;
be may misdirect, but he cannot annihilate it.
The only point on which comparison Of the No
appears uniavorable to the former. is the amount
or population-660 900 900 to our % 900 600; but,
united with France, the numbers are almost equal,
while as to power-the skill and knowledge which
innumerable mechanical helps-raise them to more
than an equality with the greater multitudes Of ig
norant barbarians contained In the Russian Empire.
To counterbalance even the numerical superiority of
thn Dv1uu thAvyo thA ,f
their frontier the nature Of the people by whom they
are surrounded, and the manner Of acquiring much
Of their territory, to keep on foot almost large
force IN peace % they can raise for war. The bulk
and other raw materials, cannot hberate 30 large
proporoDate part for the purposesof continued
as more advanced nations. The Ozar, by continuing
y to supply the waste Of life in his armies would
ere long leave part Of his territory uncultivsted
To withdraw his troops from his frontier to engage
the Western Powers would expose some places to
invasion and others to rebellion. From all the
neighbering nations, he can derive no assist
ance, except, perhaps, from . few educated
Germans willing to take service In his armies or
under bis government; while the nature Of the
quarrel interests on our side as is shown BY public
opinion, nearly all the people Of Europe. It is in
the power of England, by reckoning with her On
ger to the Poles, ard the Hungarians tie Italians
every part Of Europe. It Is only necessary for her
to proceed one step or two onward In her late
career, avowedly put On end TO corporal punish
ment, which still stains her name an hee 81 mica
places to merit, instead of combining them to rich
and titled arstocracy, to attract into the glorious
ranks Of her guards, her infantry and her cavalry,
the r. ss g al kuSR vno S the
sush contest, If 1t continue, England need expe-
rienoe no want Of soldiers. It win only be neces-
sary that she have leaders worthy Of her wealth,
her strength, and her noble people. and equal to
Sunday "a = Day Of Battle.-A Clergyman's
Visit to the Wounded OnIccrs.
The following is an extract Of . letter from the
the Second Division of the British forces in the
East
NOVEMBER 5.
What Sunday set out this morning from
Balaklavs, hoping to attend Sunday service In the
camp. Ny friends on board cautioned me about
danger from the Russian fire across the road; on
landing at Balaklava was told that from an early
hour there had been firing close to the town, and
the camp, Col. Daveney, the commandant, happen
ing to be there, replied to my inquiry ls the road
open?" ~ cannot answer FOR that; rather fear
had been no attack in the neighborhood Of Balak-
lava, or near the road to the camp. The firing,
which was 80 much fercer than usual, and In the
peculiar state Of the atmosphere had sounded 80
near, was, in fact, on the front and right of the
position before sebastopol. Arrived at the high
lakeland, which commences about midway be.
tween Baaklava and our front, the continuous
discharges OF cannon and close inceseant rattle of
musketIy, not more about the French batteries to
the left than where our Second division occupy the
right, told plainly that fearful vol Was going on.
The weeping mists of that moraing drew q veil
over the scene; but IS rode EDWARDS towards the
right became reveded first in the numbers of the
Frsnch wounded (many Of the poor fellows walking
calmly while slowly dragging their wounded limbs
along, others borne on Ittsrs) whom +! passed Oy
barely arrived at the rear Of the English camp
when found that the field hospitals Of the Second
division had retired to this spot from their former
foTmiSsh,v On what = sad spectscle was now
before my eyes Groups, every moment incre asng
Of wounded men and officers Of the several reg