The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-28

Power they had made % sudden transition from
the emulation Of victory to almost the despondency
Of defeat 7 They saw great deal In the journsls
sndcayoring TO throw blame on this aud that Minis
try, on this and that General He neither sto3d
there to vindicate ore Ministry or anotnsr-to vim
dictate one General or another. But he stood there
TO point out to his fellow countrymen the errors-he
might almost say the national crimes-which were
now in state Of anxiety here on account Of the
state Of the army in the Crimea. Why was It that
the noble army which had done such great things
had been exposed TO such defeatsi just because 1t
papers, and they would find the reason why
The English were In much worse position
than the French |; our army Of 10000 men
was obliged to do the work OF go 0oO men.
the trenches once in every four days, the Eag-
lish soldiers must 60 In every other night. This
OF course weakens their frame, and they are
unable TO bear the cold, vet, and storms which
laud, when the war broke out, had had 100000
regular troops, 10000 cavalry, and 5000 militia,
they would have gained decisive success In the drst
campaign. Suppose they had had 100 900 men 10
transport, they might have sent 10000 TO the Bal.
tic, and taken Crons.ad, and $4,000 TO the Crimea
and taken Sebastopol. Why, IL 5000 cavalry In.
stead Of 700 bad been at the battle OF Alma, they
would have converted it into total route, and the
Russian army. broken and disorganized. would have
been unable TO defend Sebastopol At the battle OF
Balakavs, after the lapse of 430 years OF the very
anniversary OF the battle Of Agncourt il there had
been 5000 English troops, the valuable road IRON
Bslakava would have been preserved, aud
supplies would have been carried up with perfect
safety. 5000 English horses would have marched
triumphantly through 10000 Russians. The bat
tie Of lnkermann, destined TO be imm Jrtal in the
world, and to take its place with the battles Of
Marathon and Platea-at that battle, II we had
bad 20 900 more English troops, while with the right
wing We hurled the Russian battalions down the
heights, with the left wing we would have taken
Gxh oc md fhn fuuC Ian nnko o.11 hnua
come up TO the theatre Of action only to the to-
tai destruction Of their fathers hopes. See now
ahat dreadful state their army had been brought
into In consequence Of the nct ssant camor for re-
ducton. If they would see the god effects Of war,
they would have only to call out their armies, and
see the officers VINO have been trained in every lux
ury and the soldiers accustomed to every comfort,
enduring patiently every hardship and submitting
20 every privation, and ready every moment to lay
down their lives for the country. But see also the
good effect of the war on the nation. Let them look
around and they would see peo pie of all classes,
from the Queen to the peasant, even including the
captive in his dungeon, sacrificing certain comforts
and doing everything in their power to provide for
the widows and children Of those who had fallen in
the service Of their country. He would say one
word Of consolation for those who let bereaved
the memory Of those who were dear 20 them were
embalmed in the recollection Of gratetu, coantry,
their pames would never be forgoJJe1, aud TO them
they might apply the beautiful lines 81 the poet:-
By fairy hands their knell is rung,
By forms unseen their drge Is sung,
Their honor comes pilgrim grey,
To deck the turf that wraps their clay;
And freedom shall while repair
To dwell weeping hermit there.