The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-10

which he mas Eupp0xtEO, 4n0l CouAo ~ -
beart-the rigorous prosecution Of the war. Cheersl
MOST s s.i, siss IssRsss % Of The Ri. 'f aca.. . THIS !idsi asa.. r:
no power Of appointment, no power OF dlreeung une
= measures . 4 orss. that . may % i t, r.fo;p os, m ~ .ha and
strer CITIZENS those establishments which 1t may seem lor
. time to shake. A motion for inquiry, ,S,.t e9 9Ssvs are %s ~
evils existing of sufficient magnitude TO call for inquiry;
the other, that sufficient means have We, p g ss ss1e enrsS 81
p6sr- means than BY . resort TO- the inaui sn The
art Of : this House. Now w%,.. with bs ss,pss stats % 1T
dihon of our army before stbbs melancholy con.
Of Hear, hsar.,2 me account. w1iissRpGa: Is & FRO from ' tRss
oppose for a moment any measure that would be likely
evils ny {C J suss, 0s Sir, ! I must n@ sny say that t hsTs. Is s annse
thing, with all the official knowledge to which / have had
(Cheers) If / had been told as a reason against the ex-
petition to the Crim'a last year that your troops would
port-wbieh at that time. when we had in contemplation
that seven miles distance they would be in want of food,
Of clothes, and Of shelter to such q degree that they
would perish at the rate Of from 90 to 100 day, / should
have cor sidered such . prediction as utterly preposterous,
and absurd. (Hsar, hear We are all, however, free TO
confess the notoriety Of that melar choly state Of things.
(Hear, hesr) It was not therefore BY denying the exist
ence Of the evils thatI could hope to induce this House to
reject the proposition Of the honorable and learned gen.
tlenan; but had further to reflect that ! was in q posi-.
b"N ~ hS foPOos-Aos ~
express in vague and equivocal language a wish that
the motion should not be carried, or to use any evasion
feat the motion. (Hear, hear.) 1t was my duty-a
duty which, trust, I have ever periormei when in that
stu ation-tos stand in the front Of the battle, and man
fully to take my part in opposing the appointment Of
that committee Hear hear) Then, sir, ! had to con-
refusing s'des nsetthe the committee : m,Sas n t, s which M. / h ssSen sil seIsIn v l0t
that measures had been taken, that arrangements were
IN n1 T vSss ,Ss sy sS MaIeh tnSjs s, ~ ts ssT ,,r BE w ss%sf bs lis and
ously and, as was to be hoped, successfully prosecuted.
Sir, ] should have been more disposed to give that rea-
SON, because it is obvious that the concession Of a COM
mittee on the suhject-a committee sitting for weeks,
perhaps for months-wouldb be fatal to the efficiency Of
i ihers military Mas. t6 pasPSsss t she s + w9s.a chiefly iasay. aisst.
to the inquiry which the honorable ami learn.
found upon reflection that it was impossible for
me to urge with effect, and according to my own con-
ton for q committee. Gear, hear hope the House
will here permit me to refer to some circumstances per.
scope Of the statement have to make. When the ofhce
Of Secretary Of State for War was separated from the Of
fee of Secretary Of State for the Colonies, Lo.i Aberdeen
to keep which Of the two Offices be should most ,esire.
The Duke Of Newcastle, with a commendable ambition,
as ] think, replied that, having exerted himself iu fttiog
out a very large expedition, he should, of course, like to
remain at tie head of the department which should have
the direction Of the orders for that expedition and the
general management Of the war. Lord Aberdeen consent
ed to that arrangement, and ! was a consenting party 10
members Of the government, especially those who are
members ftbis house. dispersed, as they usually do; AMI
it appears 20 me that that dispersion, after the excessive
labors of this heuse, is necessary to the due performance
Of their duties, and no one, unless be has u discharge
very urgent duties, is to blame for resorting for pur.
hear) Twas not in any office which obliged me to take
any part in the conduct of the war; but, during my alb
receive from and write a letter to ny noble friend the
Secretary Of safe for Foreign Affairs with respect to the
s sssr + : xsn. ,s sess HsFe a Ssay ' ,Ss s. p,aSs; At It t fss . 9ssn
"a laugh,) The truth il, an honorable friend of mine,
the member for Bristol, had said, on the day this House
separated fer the holidays, that it would give great gra-
ti6cation to his fliepds at Bristoli { | would attend a ! te-
rary society in that place, and the day was named be.
tween US. Thin, when l was coIning from the north, and
being at the house Of my brother, ne Informed mo that
his ~neighbors in Bedford would be gratifed III would at
tend a literary meeting in that town. ! compiled with
these two requests, which certainly did not exhaust much
time, or cali Tor much study with respect to what ! had
to lay; "a laueh) | conceived, however, that as Presi-
irom the objects Of that office. ("Hear, hear" and
;I%spa.stiosn that / sttsn. ed to !, n r Uesu 7 Of Il
! gentlemen But, passing from that to q more important
point, ! have to Itatc that, having attended all the Cab
met councils that met on this subject, ] wrote to my
noble friend Lord Aberdeen at the time that l supposed
there would be Cabines meetings-at the beginning Of
October-that / should be ready to attend them when
ever they me-. Ny noble friend, in reply, horned me
that he should not return from scotlsnd TIL the l4th Of
October, and ON the 18th Of October a Ca oinet council
was held, Which ] thought it NY duty to attend, Bat
in the course Of that month, and from the beginning of
the month OF November, it struck me that q better ad-
ministration Of affairs relating to the war was r. quiret.
Cheers) made up my mind with considerable difi.
Guilty. IL was Q matter that ahtcted, IN some dsgreo,
The reputation of a colleague who had not long before
assumed the Office which he held; but, still, / thought
that duty In peratively called upon me to state my
frieId at The head of the government anil myself, from
which ! shall be obliged to read some extracts in order
10 put the House in possession Of the ground On which |
came to the fecisisn al sbich ] arrived on Tuesday eve.
ming last. The correspondence itself is long, and enters
into the details Of some personal matters II is lutte un.
necessary 10 quote; but, as it H., ] mast request the
House to listen TO the representations which l thoughtit
necessary 10 make and 10 the answers / received. Hear,
hear) wished, IL possible, to put the matter in a Ii sht
that would bear rather the air Of a different official ar.
ransement than any displacement of individuals. 1
therefore stated the question Of the War Department in
two points OF Viev-ths che as r. ferriog to an arrange
msDt which it was necessary to make, in consequence Of
whole Of the War Department should be considered with
a view to arrangements which should provide for its Ell
citncy; and The other point OF view relating to the car.
Iying on Of the war. (Hear, bear } with respsct to the
first point, | said / though. it was Of the utmost inpor-
lance that q person Of the rams Of Prvy Councillor
should hold Office in this house, upon whom should de.
volye the moving Of the war estimates, and who should
tons which | foresaw would come before the House.
(Hesr, besr) will not trouble the House With any de-
tails on that part OF the subject, but ! proposed that the
rotary at War should be held by the same person. (IIear,
bear In a letter addressed to the Earl Of Aberdeen, on
the 18th Of November, 1854, ! said
els,E Ws.Isip .sss midst sis srsss var p order !. ss carry
BE sef ssns,iisasiy .r n 'sd S}ln is.sse ri w.. so %g,s ss ., ,Ss military snssrS
s%in i:ssrc- ssp pie. a y iareisn interests rai.y . 'ss 3 s'ssaas % co. sslS 81
j~ustifsbie in he teparate heads Of departments, must be
forced to yield to the paramount necessity Of carrying on
tho war With efficiency OF each service, and completeness Of
means TO the end in view. tChecrs)
H. therefore, the frat con idcratio here presented lead
to the conclusion that the Secretary OF state for the war
Department must he in the House OF Commons, the latter
considerations point TO the necessity Of hi ving in that once
, a nan nv, sso Il 'I Sint t' .sd flSs " ss %ih,'a ~iys s aSs House ,s' op G iH4s
mons, can he expected 90 guido the great operations Of war
with authority and success. JIeAr, he,r) There is only one
perton belonging 70 the government who combine these al
ytntages-ny conclusion IL that before Parliament meets
lord Palmerstons should 10 ihtrusted with the seals Of the
War Department. (Chtcrs)
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OF Aberdeen, Before ! rad the Earl OF Aber1een's az
swer, 1 bsve 10 FAY that the Earl II Aberdeen having re-
quested some days 10 coHsier a matter oil such mpor-
t&nse, ] wrotc TO him again en- the 18th OF November,
stating that | concurred in that delay, adding