The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-11-24
RESULTS OF THE CRrMray CAN.


inefficient management of the Allied Army
in the Crimea, the result proves that the gov
eruments Of France and England judged
wisely in making Sebastopol the point of at
tack. 1t shows moreover, that the English
Commanders were men ofjudgnent and en-
ergy, and not the dolts and inanities they
were alleged to be. Americans have been
dazzled by the rhetoric of Kossuth, and in
their ready sympathy for him and the cause
Of Hungary, have forgotten that the year 1855
is not the year 1913, and have been led to
suppose that the humiliation of Russia coult..
be brought about in no way so well as by
an inroad across the frontiers of Hungary
II England had been wise in time and hal
proclaimed and maintained the Independence
Of Hungary against the interference of Russia,
there would have been no need of war for
the protection of Turkey. But that has gone
by, and the question is now, whether the con-
duct ofthe present war has been judicious.-
A moments consideration of the results of the
! just finished campaign will conclusively
show that all, and more than all the objects
proposed BY the Allies have been success fully
accomplished. The posture Of affairs stands
somewhat thus
The Russian regular army is almost ami
hilated. Its place has been supplied by raw
recruits, but these are so exceedingly awk-
ward and dull that Only years of drill can fit
them for actual service; so that henccforth
the Allied Armies will merely have to con-
tend with an undisci pIined horde, dosgcdy
brave in solid mass, but incapable of per-
forming single manruvrc
ScbastopoI is now as good as taken. The
fall OF the north towers is only question of
time. Doubtless the policy OF the English
and French Comm .ndcrs is not to make an
assault, but by preventing farther reinforce
nents, compel surrender without loss of
men. The whole Crimean Penin.ul. is in
the hand, OF the Allies, and no Russian army
can enter it save across the isthmus of Pcrc-
kOp-a narrow, dangerous road, over which
the heavy munitions Of war cannot pass Even
this road If not already occupied hy The Allies
has been rendered entirely useless bv the
capture Of knbu,n, small fortress situated
at the western point OF the Peninsula which
forms the southern shore of the estuary of the
Dniepcr, and the probable capture at no dis
tant day OF Orzakoif, directly opposite Kim
burn. and commanding the entrance Of the
pnirPcr, along whose shores lie the wheat
growing districts Ni,holact and Chcr>on are
the "ranarlrs of this district. >tro nclv forth
fed, and the d,pois Of valuable naya, stores.
These two towns are important strategic 20
>i:ions. aud the late feat against Odessa va.
designed to cover the dc.icn> If the Allie,
aEa'n>: the two forts .. kinburn an!O,z ,ho,j
which defend the mouth Of ,l.c Dni,,rr, up
on which they are situated When ,h,>,
towns are occupied the Rr>>ians will have
IN their possession no iootho!d of any lr;or-
lance on the whole southern frontier
The naval force .. Rr>>ia is utterly de-,
stroycd 1t has been cher shed project Of
the Russian Emp,rors, ever since Peter the
"'u"'. ''rs'- numerous ann powerful,
fleet. Su>h an enterprise is one of wears.
and demands enormous expenditures, and
all the cxcrtIon> of 50 manv EmpcrOrs had
at length got built naval force of consider
able strength. 1t was the pride and glory
OF Nicholas, and the only efficient iu>tru-
ment whereby the invasion Of Turkey wa,
possible. This whole fleet i, now DESTROYED.
and during the war cannot bc rcl,uit. and in
time OF peace only with infinite labor. The
fleet in the Baltic. though strong in itself, i,
yet frozen up eight months in the YEAR, and
does not venture Out OF its harbor the other
four
We may therefore safely conclude that.
were peace now proclaimed the objects for
which The war was undertaken would have
been more than secured The destruction
OF the fleet and the formation of an inter
vcnin" kingdom out Of the Crimca and the
Moldo- " allachian provinces. guarantees the
integrity of Turkey against all danger from
Russia The existence of the Turkish en-.
pre- Is now made certain for a few wears
longer, and the Russian Emperor is render.
ed incapable Of further encroachmeuts for
the present, If not forever The erection If
these provinces into an independent kingdom
will doubtless be the only terms Of peace
which the Allies will consent to; and as this
Kingdom could be held by moderately strong
forces, the acceptance or rejection Of peace
upon such conditions would be a MATER Of
indifference Russia, in such contingency,
would be completely shut out from the Black
Sea, AMI consequently could have no FOREIGN
commerce, could build no fleet, and could
never more endanger Turkey, or the East
Indies. 10 have accomplished all this in
wo, or rather in one campaign, is evidence
enough that the military strength of Russia
has been greatly exaggerated, and that the
'lans OF the English ministry land the French
Emperor, were not so utterly devoid of rea-
on as many among us have believed.
New HAMPsHIRE.-The Democrat. {
State Convention assembled in the Renre. I
Hail at Concord, Nov. IA. Hon. S
larry libbarl, of Bath, was chosen Pres;- S
lent, Hon. John 5. Wells, of Exeter. was r