The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-19

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these hets tAoush 81 course shall sot escape tins
suApicss Of deanits view. u II not the fact a.
stats a. that this great commercial and mechanical
country N governed BY offcal body comparatively
gnoisnt Of commerce and ths mechanical srtsy Ia It
not trae that there h actual gulf between this body
wsa.s 70 ano~ sOms p.t.r or business oT srha
mics, and not only he at ioss himself but positively
does not tnow where togo for instruction or aid Whom
rulers OF high and low degree ali equally ignorant.
But be obliged 10 give orders and enter into negota
t,ons with the oasiders-that Is ths governed classss
he ianess they are all In conspiracy to cheat him,
like party OF hotel keepers guides coucerting the
pupoer oil the wealthy Epglbh tourist Can h. get
OF them TO peach on the r.st But the who be-
trays his own class will betray anybody else Can
buy an auxiliary What Ia value Of bought know.
ledger Certainly 1t lisa very hard case The minister
cannot censuts soul out OF his class without the
fear OF falling into job committing spon
taneors blunder, winch may cost half million 80,
and, what worse !shve tue work undone The Official
Of course will open all his eyes, all HIS ears every pors
In his skn TO be his guard but then the worst
OF all The moa fatal course Ia that excessive -pcon
that makes minister subordinate functonary
Tect every body reject AL advice and conound the pat
riot and the rogue the timely suggestion aud the nascd
job. We shall end as began. We did not propose
any tbing ere Than describe the official ok" II Ia
melancholy fact Here We arc, great commercial ou.
siness Ike, shilbuilfns, railway making, provision
dealing everything manufacturing n,ton governed by
Riatber close ana compact body Of men, who know
nothing a. all OF these things any than they know
how 10 COOK Their dinners or TO make their own clothes
The FOLLOWING Is copy OF the letter addressed by Lord
Lucpn 20 Lord Raglan mp,aning OF the expression
used Lord AsAns despatch describing the charge at
Bslaklavs-
BALAKLAvA Nov 80, 1854
My Iord-ln your lordships report OF thu cavalry
ton OF Balakava OF the 18th ul given In the papers
which have just arrived from England you observe
that from some msconcepton OF the instruction to ad
vance, the lieutenant general considered that he
bound TO attack At all hazards and he accordingly order
ed Lord Cardigan 10 forward with the light bri.
gade" Surely my Lord, this is grave charge and an
racter cannot remain silent. II Is. feel incumbent
on mo 10 state those facts which cannot doubt must
clear me from what respectfully submit Is altogether
unmeritcd. The cavalry formed to support an In.
tended movement Of the infantry when Captain Nolan,
the aide-de-csmp Of the Quarermaster General same
up to me speed and placed In my hands this written
Instruction
Lord RAGLAN wishes the cavalry to advance rapidly TO tho
front follow the enemy and w 70 prevent the enemy car
Pany. French cavalry is on your left r. AfREY.
After carefully reading this order hesitated and
urged tho useessne Of such attack and the dangers
attending lhe aide de camp In mos, authoritative
tone stated that they Lord orders that the
cavalry should attack Immediately. asked him,
"Where, and what TO do ~ neither enemy guns
were within sight. lie replied in most disrespectful
but significant manner pointing 10 tho further end OF
the valley, There my Lord. is your enemy; there
your guns SO distinct, in my opinion your writ
ten instruction. ana positve and urgent the
ders delivered by the aide de camp that felt II i'm
perAfive me TO obey, and informed Lord Cardigan
that he to advance and 10 the objections he made
and in which entirely agreed replied that the order
was from your Iordshp. Having decided against my
conviction, to make the movement, | did all in
my power TO render It little psrlous as pos.
sibe. formec the brigade in two lines and led to
its support two regiments OF heavy cavalry the Scots
Grays and Royals, and only halted them when they had
reached the spot from which they could protect the
retreat the Light Cavalry in the event Of their being
pursued by the enemy, and when, having already lost
msny officers and men by the fire from ths batteries and
fort, any further advance would have exposed them
destruction.
MY Lord, consider at the tineI am IT II OF the same
opinon-that followed the only open to me.
power, but TO tale upon nyself 10 dhobey order
written by my Comma der in Chief within few m utes
OF ts delivery and given from elevated position COM
mandins entire view OF all the batteries and the
than direct disobedience Of ORDERS without any other
reason than that preferred opinion 70 that of
my General and in this instance, must have exposed
and the cavalry TO aspersons against which might
have been difficult to defend Ourselves
II should also be remembered that the aide de camp,
wen informed % the int. nops Of his General and the
objects he had in view after fret ipsstng
diste charge, then placed himself in front of one
OF the leading squadrons, where he fell the arst vie
tim
did not dare so 10 dlsobey your lordshp and IL ia
the opinion Of every officer o rank In this army 10
whom have shown your Instructions that Il vas not
possible for ne 10 do
hope my lord, that have stated the fActs temper.
siey and in becoming and respectful manner AZ II
bHs been my wish 10 do. am confident that IL will
lie your resue 10 do me justice. | will only ask that
your lordshtp should kindly give the publicity to
this letter that has been given 10 your report
sensltvely anxious 10 satisfy my sovereign, my mill
tary superIors and ths ppbr, that | have not on
Their tonhrtDes uniting the command which
hold - have the honor 10 10, Sc, LrCAN
LsutensDt.Gen.rsl Comma ndlng Cavalry Division.
His Exeellency the Commander Of the Forces.