Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-01-03
Debates an the English Parliament ON the
Queens Address.


HousE on LORDS. So ~
The Duke Of Leeds rose 10 propose that "a
humble address be presented TO her Msjestys most
gracious speech His own speech was merely
In the war. Honor TO Lord Raglan, the com
panion of the great Duke of Wellington ;---honor
to the Royal Duke of Cumberland, "who has
shown that he has imbibed the genius of his great
commander honor TO the officers and soldiers
Of the allied armies ;-bonor TO Miss Nightingale
and her nurses ;--honor 10 the British nation al
large for its alacrity in paying and honor to the
French nation and to that great man who has been
called upon 10 rule over its destinies, and whose
sagacity and whose patriotism have been SO well
proved ia the intimate alliance OF France and Eng
land which forms the best security for the repose
Of the world
Lord Ashburton seconded the address. The
Duke of Leeds, he said had alluded TO most of the
topics in her Maesty's speech, but there was one
matter which, notwithstanding the allabsorbing in
terest of the war, he (Ashburton) thought very
worthy of notice, namely, that a treaty had been
concluded, which removed all remaining difficulties
between Britain and America " that great country
whose language was our own, and to which we are
bound by so many ties Of Kindred Lord Ashbur-
ton then spoke as to the necessity OF remaining
firm and united in the war, not only as an act Of
justice to France and Britain, but to Austria, who
by joining the alliance risks more than France and
England do, inasmuch as Austria's frontier is more
Tho address, which was a mere echo Of the
speech, having been read,
The Earl Of Derby stated that he had no inten-
ton TO offer an amendment nor TO enter into con-
trovcrsy. He would, however, declare on the part
Of the Conservative party the course they were
prepared to pursue in this moment0us crisis. Be-
ing fairly embarked in the war; 1t is not now the
"a LII
have been avoided. He rejoiced to see that the
tone of the Queens speech was different this SEES
sion from last The present speech from the
throne was worthy Of the Importance Of the occa-
sion. He did not think that the commercial pros
perity of the country was such as to warrant a
special congratuaton on the subject. There had
been fine harvest but the range of prices ishigh
er than In ordinary years. With respect to the
French alliance he .rejoiced that ministers, who
not long since entertained very different views
now gave II their cordial concurrence. He could
not but admire, beyond expression, the bravery Of
the allied soldiers, and he thought that, besides
the ordinary rewards which the nation would grant
to its own heroes, some military honor should be
bestowed on General Canrobert.
He--Derby--then went on to criticise the man
agement Of the war by the Ministry. They exhb
ited he said total want Of foresight, and they
appeared to have lived from day to day providing
but not before it arose "Too late " had been the
fatal words which marked the conduct of the Min
istry during the whole course Of the war. Latter
ly, he admitted, there had been more activity
but still without judgment. They had sent out
10000 men, but where was the army Of reserve
Nowhere. He earl Derby then went over the
whole range of complaints that have been recently
urged against the government in respect to the
army, namely, the want Of reinforcements of med
Ion att and If md ba
the Ministry to deny them If they we're untrue.
He blamed the government for the loss of the
steamer Prince with value on board of half a mil
lion of pounds sterling and $50 lives. Further, he
said the actual meeting of Parliament on the day it
had met, showed want of decision it having been
summoned for November l4,--then prorogued till
December IA, but hastily called together on the
18th.
He did not observe any allusion in the Queens
speech to the success achieved by the British arms
in the Baltic. Hear, hear. The government
ought to have known the strength Of Cronstadt--
ought TO have been aware OF the peculiar char
acteristics of the Baltic and the peculiar strength
possessed by the Russians for the defence of
Of their forces there. What did the government
dor They sent out feet Of such superior power
that it would have been an act of madness on the
part Of the Russian fleet to come out and meet them
in the open sea and, at the same time, the vessels
of the British feet were of such draught of water
that il impossible looking at the depth of wa
ter in the Russian strongholds, that they and the
enemy's ships could como in conflict. The conse-
quence of this was, that Sir Charles Napier was
condemned to an ignominious inaction, only paral-
leled by the old duel, in which
Lord Chatham, with his sword drawn,
Stood waiting for Sir Richard Stnwen
Sir Richard, longing TO be at 'em,
Stood waiting for the Earl Of Chatham.
Thus, at the end of whole year, matters stood
precisely where they were. "But IT," continued
Of this great and serious warif we are to look to
an honorable pesce-wc must strike
decided blows. say 'conquering an honorable
peace, because, knowing as ! do the resources Of
the Russian empire, and knowing the character Of
the great man who rules it--for he is great man,
although now employing his vast resources for I'M
worthy purposes--you win gain no peace unless
you conquer IL; and II you do not achieve some
great successes you may have prolonged, san
culinary, and possibly disastrous, war, but an hon.
orsblc and successful peace you cannot have
With respect to the alliance with Austria, no bene
t has hitherto been derived from Austria and still
less from Prussia and until the terms of the treaty
were fully made known, he might be permitted TO
doubt the advantages TO be derived from II. He
hoped that the terms Of the address would be mod.
fled so to permit its adoption unanimously.
The Duke Of Newcastle replied at length in de-
fence Of the conduct Of the government His
statements were plain and business like, and
showed that, on the whole, there had been no lack
Of attention on the part Of the government, al
though, II was admitted that some errors had oc-
Cured in details Among other statements the
Duke mentioned that %, 900 900 rounds Of small.
arm ammunition, Of which $4,000, 900 rounds we're
for Mimic rifles had been sent TO the allied forces
Earl Grey said he was one Of the few who, from
the FIRST thought the war impolitic, but, having
now entered upon Il, he considered Il had become
a duty to carry II on with all the appliances which
science placed at command.
HOUSE, or COMMONS.
Mr.. DTTaeli, In the House Of Commons, conclu.
ded the proceedings by brilliant oratorica display
in which he commented strongly on the INDIGESTION
and delay that had characterized the whole manage
ment Of the eastern question. II was totally i'm
possible for the House to form any opinion as to
the treaty with Austria, until Ministers made that
treaty public. This was no time TO have equivocal
allies. With respect TO the alliance with France,
Il was altogether in different spirit; that alliance