Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-30
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We don't won't 10 ctoak about pltoWg position
on The heights ofSebasiopol We VIII assume
that It's YetY strongt ilaj sneF Tile result OF the
oStb, OF October, The Russians will mol hastily nt'
tack Balukluyo, aud after The 6tlIof November,
they will be shy OF attempting 10 surprise our
camp. We will assume that ltey have generally
ludicIoas reluctance tOc0Ne 10 close quarters with
lis, and that, though they seeRl to have nightly
collisions with our allies, thanks to the greater nu'
meieal force Of the Rtsnol, aud thanks also 10
those excellent HousSeS, they are not likely 70
drive theft OeslegetS Yet Into lie sea- we VIII
assume that the tallway will DO wOlldels-that
there vii he no moro deaths by nleEc llmlne mud
nakclaeSs. Wo will assume That tic new Turkish
cOntng nj and Tie Piedmontese atmY,wlll ind lleir
way into the Crinea, III tine oil least, t9r al aulpn-
nal campaigns we will assume every thing thai
may he reasonably reQuitel What we want IL
know is tliS;--Supposng every Thing 10 be IUGe
That has been promised Of promulgated hitherto,
what mora likelihood Of taking SelmsIUpnl before
thu DoE'dayS than ltleTe ever vast What more
cunCe is there OF or taking SeOaslopol Ilrring
Tue DGg.iays Than there was during the dead VI
last winteTl What ulUr6 chance Is There VI taking
SsbaSonul next OcloOrf than llttG was last OCiO'
bert In fine, what chance Is tlIUrc VI our tIkins
tho pace at all, under existing NlsplCeS,and as
long aS tho present estimates Of Tie odds Of war
pteYnil al head qunElersl Has l.Oni panmute any
reason 10 believe that something will he tlONe DS
AphIl II is IOr this April-forthu very purpose
Vi being on The spot, IN pOsiIiOnl anil with our
supplies about us Tor lLiSmOnlh, tile allies
Determined IL stnnl tho TigOt Of CEmean winter
III their unpepurel state, Instead Of terminating
after the failute Of the l7th Of October. II This
month Is passed IN inacliOn, 10 YapUFihg, III wall.
Ing idly upon Providence, OF in expecting success.
eS HAT will never come Of themselves, it's rYldeht
That tue fearful sacrifices Ol the winter canpalga
will bs entirely tlEdwN away, anil our NInly might
as we'll have passed the winter pleasantly OH The
BOspllUrus and returned 10 The Crinea last month
as flesh as II II had Just come from barracks III
England. II the Government nj lIOnlu bus 10 nS'
SuElHce, mud Can gyenU assnraure, that AWIl
will DO made use OF before il is urlled 10 the
months that lave been lost, we have one mote
question to uSk, Nnd llat is, how long they neAn
10 leave The conduct VI The war IN tho present
hondSl llcnnlO le oUiSlesign 10 spend % lNill.
ions OF muNey yenr bY year, anu 10000 lives,
merely TO maintain position in the CfinIpa, The
British people do mol contemplate second siege
Ofl'rOy, whiCh,'dL the present tale, will cos. US
1900, QOU,O00 aud 100000 mcu. They expect
something 10 liz done. They nI0 nOi satisfied
with lrte hShihdtiUn in lhe Crimra Of these en-
celenl defensive qualities which Lave Won so
IllncIl respect at tic lIOtsV Guards They want
something 10 br dOnei una il something is not
done before long The same ,ublic iMraiience which
has alTeally elected great things will cctlalIly IN.
SiSl OH SJn9 radical change IN our present system
Of government.