New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-10
THE LONDON PRESS AND THE WAR.


Few sessions have passed of late years without an
elaborate attack being made by some member OF Par.
hament upon the policy and conduct OF this Journal
and last night Lord wnchises roared aganst'as with
syigCr that but for the mass OF buildings aud the
traffic between Westminster aud Blaoktrisrs, would
certainly have given the pleasure OF hearing his
remarks without leaving the spot where we write
The whole of his vehement address TO his brother
PIERS the course adopted by Ihe Tunes since the
war in the Crimea took an unfavorabe turn may,
howevtr, be summed up In single pnraseLLofo
Winchilsea is not Of our opinioa We are so untoru-
late to differ from him upon the proPriety OF lay
ING before the country an exact and unvarnished
sccount Of the condition Of our forces, Lord Winchl
sea is all for keeping the country In the dark. pom
this point we JOIN issue with him, but We would pre-
face the few remarks shall offer ia reply to Lord
Winchilsea's attack upon US by assuring him that
from vs. be has Lo "vituperanon to fear we DO
not ''yituperate" any Eoglishman-oe he Peer or
BE- he ueasant--who feailessly and coascientiously
edesyors TO discharge his duty to bis couatry.
We may deny his facts If they be founded on
eirot-se nav arraien his opinions they DC caica
lated TO misls al the judgment OF the cohntry, and
more especially so atsmost critical and ANXIOUS period
but We shall do with the dignity of men who re-
srect antagonist because they respect themselves
Had Lard WlDchilsea been in any way mixed up WITH
tie conduct Of this Ill starred expediuon-hsd he been
responsible in sny degree for Its scand Nous inehcea-
ey-had We him TO thslk for maintaining petent
persons in their posts after thsir incompeeocy had
been discovered We should speak Of him 10 very
different tore But the matter stands, it is for the
English nation to decide between the English press
tlo these NE nbefs Of the House of Peers who think
that II would have been for the general advantage
that the public should have been kep, 10 utter isno-
isbce CT true ttste OF Affairs in camp before
Sevss,opol until last night when Ministerial dier-
set Lord John Russell free 20 tell the whole truth,
we have told it long ago The question even so, 10
not stated in Its fun force, for II the Official correspond
eDfs Of the public journals ~ere denied scce@ to our
camp urohcial correspondents would start up they
have doDeby hundreds and by tho 1ssnds whose muir
murs sra would be for xarded home for pub
location. Were we TO close columns TO the co N
plains OF these unfortunate persons dozen journals
would be set up within the week, which would
earn for their projectors handsome return for the
capital invested by the mere publication OF scraps Of
letters ON the seat Of When millions OF read
EN- are anxious for the smallest scrap OF intelligence Of
thu iind. can any man who hiss attained to years of
dcYtion sptertsin doubt that they w be furnished
with il through one channel or spetherl II so did
rot Do IL, somebody else would, and Lord winehiises
YOU'D b LEFT TO combat mans Instead OF another
That would just be the result Of the crusade against
ne Tsnes. We would suggest, in all courtesy 10
Lere Winchlses, the only method by which ne coala
snsA ~ end e which be appears to aim. tss o.
eresftitfvs character directed against the Press a.
q NE osss Of the continental States, might, no aoao