New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-16

tie department to which be WAS himself s,tscl eo %
ramely, the Admiralty. A3veriing TO the motor
before the house be minated on tbs inj ls,ice .
sacrifcrg a minister for the faults of sys'e n TIL
Hillary organ zs'ion Of the country sl'Oge'he
rotten. II could not be reformed ny a mere co1soli
dsion OF dspsrfmen's bG' must he char 9sd ard pun
fed from end To the other from the rae I4rr
| 10 The sofieJs barTack rooms Eot-rbg iuto Do a
I On THE point. the honorable member condemned 'hs
I system Of promotion by purchase, the f.vor'fu
Vbicb presced over staff appointments and the gen
eTs fpri OF routine and a1s'Ocrauc e1Ginsl'sorrs
that could be Traced throughout every dep Ttn1n ri
a. army acmiDis;rsOD 80 regarded the upper rank.
81 the public service. In reference 70 the secession OF
Lord John Rssfel be admitted th1t me proc ed AZ
tad destroy 81 The ministry but pr0iosSed m lch re
spect for LORD AberoeeD aud declared that. for MS
own part he couo not consent 10 take refuge 10 the
captain gig Leaving his conpanicns 70 weitber the
/ stoi m by tt4mselves.
Aduifsl Berkeley challenged iovestig alton into the
| conduct Of the Admiralty daring the c,use Of the
war declaring that everS service Which I'd dsvolvsd
upon thst department wa performed with efficiency
aid dis patch.
Nr B.r, sford repudi4'ed the stigma which Mr. B.
/ OsbOrne had. he said, attempted to cast uOOn the
army, ard vDdicsttd the military talents OF Lord
Raglan. He supported the motion, wishing f,r a
full inquiry into al points sni especially desiring 70
oscover the ohgiDaiors of the expedition 10 the
Crmea, which be believed to have been uodertak ca
against the advice Of toe Commander Chief. 1e
sIny Itself wss acmirably conducted bat the al
unc's 10 the military Operations and 10 particular
The transport ard COmnisssIiat services, we're woe
fully HismaUseed.
Mr. Rice opposed the motion, contending that the
proposed Committee would enhance the diff cultes OF
be Executive sid retsrd the application of the rene-
dies which were 10 process Of adoption.
Mr.. Miles added new proofs Of failure aud misnan.
spemeut to enforce TIE aTgunett for ioqury.
sir r. T Bsrug inquired no the Committee Of
Irqury if apo ,ted we're to conduct their iuvest
esiiOnf They must etoor pass judgment without
fesIipg evidence, sum nou A. Witnesses tbs very
men WHO were most busilY engaged ia active services
Ia st....u IS
! the army in the field Feeling obliged 70 vo,s against
the present morton the Right Hon Arone, neverths
lees declared that his former conf iencs 10 the admin
it' 4on had been shaken by the recent disclosures
! r,steciing The infringement of the var.
Mr. BehtiDck admitted that the terms OF the )tion
! were inexpcit and The precedent which il you'd ca
tstsh might be iDcoIveDienf. Nevertheless, he
considered II Of paramount importance - get rid at
sD inc mpetett Ministry, and intended t. support the
motion ~ a vote of ceDeure on the Government
Mr.. Rich e1logized the Conduct of Lord John r H.
sell sDd declared that the facts which hsd come 10
light rendered inquiry, at al hazards and auy noon-
vtDieDce, an absolute duty
Sir T.. Il. L,tton insisted that the confession of
their late colleague had deprived the Ministry Of all
eXcU,e deiebse agsust the call for Investigation.
R.vieUiDg tue history of the campaign, he dwelt
upon the many tokens OF neglect aud omission which
it exhibited. He proceeded 10 comment upon the
past policy ard present trsnsitory state of the VI mis-
iry observing that the expected appointment Of
LOrd Pain er-fOn Wa Minister might have salts
fed The country some months ago, but was no. too
late. Tie grestst difficulty which thst noble lord
would have 10 encounter would arise from the armed
nenrsfty Of bis late colleague Abiding to the
Wig partY, the Hon. B4rouet characterized the ss
the opoli-fs OF fictitious liberalism.
The Chancellor Of the Exchsqner, AT er acknoFl-
edgDg the complimentary terms in which Lord John
RUssell bad sposen of himself when he made his state
Hent TO the IL use Friday, stated what htt taken
place between the noble lord aDd his colleagues pre-
vous to Bis letter to Lord Aberdeen, and avosed
that tbe letter which announced the noble lord resi- =
nation bad tax Ell them completely by surprise. Hs
admitted that upon TIE noble lords resignation the
situation Of the Government WAS by no means az
Agreeable one. On the contrary, the prospect was
like th.t described by Mil'oa-" dismal situation,
q" waste aud Wild The gales that blew from the
other tice of the House were not always Agreeable
and those which came from tle quarter ~hsre the
Honorable mher for Ayl-sbnry sat the coolest
bud most bitter of all but that no re 4son why the
Government sh"uld abandon their poss offer terms
to the House If Con IN order TO maut9ln them.
II they were 10 do so, they wOGd deserve such al
epitsJ ss u Here lie the 1,shOOored ashes Of
ga Ministry which fOdod Fog snd AZ peace sud left
"ber at war who coOtened to receive the emol-
"umtIts Of Office aLd 20 WELD the scep,er OF power,
" So lorg as no one que toned thetr exis'eocs but
"eho soon rs the meDber for Sheffield hurled
tie thuudefbOt TO 4afd them, being conscious of
guilt sought escape from punish nen' by abano pn-
4" ing their duty" Leaving u g state of ths GOvern'
msnt, he came 10 what was more lmpprfant-'Ne
s'ate OF The ann: "a to which he avowei ne would
vote Tor the notion If it could be shn sn tha, by A.
ring thew would abae Que jDt OF thar suberlng',
or confer upon them any degree of bsnedt. tie al
nhited tn. deplorable state to which toe army had
been reduced by sickness, but the statements GA IN
subject had been greatly exaggerated Not Fith-
standing oil that had been said to the contrary,
the numbers of those actually e0gaged IN military
duties before SevatOpol, At tbs l-st return, some,
what exec eoed 30 coo meu, aud arrangements hal
been entered into with allies by which ltOO 81
our men would be permanently relieved from duty III
the trenches lie then advered 10 the charges AZ iln'
the mi iiary administration OF the government less
1tctar hx QFn In
was said the army had bsen sent out without pro-
visiops and yet at the Same tima It was said there
were sores enough rolling II Baaklava for two such
srmitr Iii. we're true that the a1aus Of tae army
had been nal sdministered upon whom dit tnit
charge rec.ill II ooly within the last three years
that nj ytbipg material hal been done 70 improve IT,
Within ba' tine the Mime rife had oeen iatr )duced,
ard our field artillery almost created atresn. Inc
conjunction ~ the uiita for which they wsrs
greatly indebted to Lord DeTbys Government, had
also taken place within the sane period, aud wlen
il should be known wnat the Duke OF Newctsile
had done for tia army those who vo'ei against
him DOW would bitterly roget that they haf do1e
81 The CONDITION of the army w-s uDquesfion4by
alarming. What the Government To do We're
they 10 recall Lord X siani He thought NJ o1e
wonld adv Ncate that. Then, th-y to recall his
staff Surely they could Dot do that without con-
uupica ny with Lord Raglan. This they had done,
and LORD Raglan had given explanations IN his re-
spou -ihiliiy. tie responsible tOthe Government
ard the Govern ment 10 tbe Ii luss. THIS motion VAS
svote az censufe on the q ivernment, aud ne con-
tended il vas motion altogether unprecedented I'M
Del the circumstance III t carried the II )u>e
would incur vsst responsibility. He believed tue
INQUIRY ~oud be worse fhSn useless. IL would lead
10 roihns but incrt confusion ard disaster
shame 10 the friends aud joy only TO the enemies OF
f. gland. .
Mr.. srseli said il ever there were a rae ltion
which required uothDg roreconmer u - the h'n'-,
II wss thst C the doD. member for >hs.hs1 Ih9 re-
si,nation Of Lord John Russell msde il Indispensable
Nhy shosld uey rot irQ1ife Tseuty fnousiod