The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1855-02-14
Affairs i'm H;NrOpc .

The American world was held in
great suspense for one whole day.
Telegraphic dispatches announced the
arrival at New York, OH Thursday,
Of the Mail Steamer Atlantic; but
that the ice in the harbor prevented
her from coming up TO her wharf and
also prevented access to her. We
surmise that the many who had hoped
that the intelligence brous!:: by her
would calm and compose the troubled
elements, were disappointed. The
expectation was general that by this
time We would have heard Of some
thing definite, upon which our bust
ness communities could base future
action. Day after day had been fixed
for the assault upon Scbastopol--
Energetic movements towards a peace
conference had been announced =
And yet Sebastopol has not been rs
saultcd, and Peace conf, ,rences are
yet to be held.
In the mean time the British forces
around Scbastopol are pcrishing worse
than ingIoriously. The whitening
charges against the Government made
by the London Times must be found.
cd on the facts of the case. The onl u
army which Great Britain could send
to the scat of war, and which, rs was
vanntingly predicted, was to humble
the Car, is to bring humiliation only
to those who sent it there, who gave it
inefficient leaders and who have kept
it there without shelter and without
the supplies necessary to its prcscr-
vation. No one can feel other than
indignant pity for the gallant soldiers
who have been sacrificed to such gross
bungling and acknowledgement. Ex
posed to inclemcn, ,ics Of weather Of
which VIC in this country can have no
adequate idea, pestilcnce in their
camp, i'll fed, worse quartcrcd. cncour-
aged by no progress, they have toilcd
on and fought on and died, day by
day. unmurmuringly. The Russians
cannot vaunt themselves, upon the
destruction of this brave band the
British Government have effected it.
The Baltic cruise was forcshadowing
Of the Crimean campaign--imbccility
from the first to the last 1t is time
for such cabinet to resign its high
trusts into ADLER hands What new
ministry may determine upon it is
difficult to anticipate. The burdens
of war are great, its injuries 10 every
interest serious: money is getting
scarce, the army in the Crimca is
dwindling away and soldiers are not
to be hired to recruit the wasted
forces: the general pccuniary cmba
easements which result from a state
Of war are disposing the people to
peace it may be that the next cabinet
will be less naughty in its prctcntions,
less exacting towards the Power which
they condemned more at the commence
ment of the war than they can do now.
II the Car will continue to agree to
what he has lately conceded, England
will make peace with him, if France
, will permit her. The opinion has
been expressed that NApoLEoN's
iircne would not be safe if he were to
tarnish the honor of the French by
closing the fight before great victo-
ry had been won. If SO there will
/ likely be disagreement in the councils
Of the allies.
AS yet the future Of the Eastern
questionis in mystery. So far, thou.
sands of lives have been sacrificed,
and millions Of money squandercd, for
naught.
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. Mr.. BoYoE's SPEECH ON CunA.-
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