Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-26
n General Wanted

The London Times Is in despair about an eff
cient General for the army in thu Crimca 1t
declares that the hcnpr of England must be pre-
served at any cot + per,oppI feelings. The
safety of The Grave MN she has sent out must
be consideration superior to all notions of deli
caoy. \ new General. n nrn with The fire Of
youth still burning in hi. veins, must be obtaiuca
General Simpson cannot Gwen written descent
despatch, or relates truihfuIly the details of a
battle
How should he be aware If the seenns enact
ed in the Redan lie sat ia a trench with his
nose aud eyes just facns the cold and dust
and his cloak drawn Gp over his head TO protect
him against both" lie makes arrangements
which cause every man to cNcIam, This j. nn-
other 18th of June" he chooses the as,auing
column from the Second aud Light Division.
for the prepnsternns reason that they had been
often and 50 desperately engaged: and when
the moment i come that these regiments con-
sisting of raw lads aud with hardly one man in
twenty who had fought at the Ama-are b. nd.
vance to the deadly conte Il, he j. content to go
and sit motoncsr in n ditch; An unsupported
Colonel fights the butte.
An! the Times proceeds: There can be no
doubt of the discomfort and anger which reign
among the troops. Officers aud men have lost
all cunfi.ace in their chief. and the only differ
enoo isthatsthe prVate prncailns his opinion
with more open vehemence. The incapable com
mander who has brought on England this last
disaster. cannot force his soldiers 10 look with
envy on those gallant deeds of their ally, t. which
their own defeat serves rs a foil, but he can OPP
press them with feelings of deep humiliation, of
bitter resentment, of hopeless dependency.
AS long as he shall lead them there will be the
conviction that the day of battle is likely to be
ANYTHING but the day of victory.
We will not suggest any course to Gen. Simp-
son or his advisers but the nation must immedi-
atcy look to the Government to provide the ar
my in the East with General who commands
its confidence and is likely to retain it. 1t can
not be too often repeated that onr army requires
a younger man. The cemmaider at an army IN
the field must have physical strength not only
for srdentary toll, but for riding. walking, bear
ing wind, rain and cold. together with all the
personal dseomforts of the camp aud the march.
These qualities are not possessed by mem of the
age of the British COMMANDMENT Chief, who sits
in ditch muilled up in cloak when whole
army rushes to the assault. Marshal Pellis-
sier wants we believe one or two years of %,
and yet hi, activity is lookad upon rs extraordn-
airy by his countrymen. He brought up the re
serve in person when Gen. Bosquet was wound
ed. The great body of the French Generals are
far below this age. Canrobert is 10, Bnsquet is
A. years old. and aeut the age of Eyre aud
Markham What is there to prevent the adop-
ton of a SINH ar system in EnglaNd
Nothing but the timidly of the Government,
the sympathy of certain military authorities at
home Tor old acquaintance, and the supersilous
| reverence for those who have served during
youth in the campaigns Of past generation. 1t
the nation is to preserve its rank in Europe, there
must be no delay in giving greater efficiency 10
the army by placing il men of adequate ca.
pacity. Englshmen hardly appreciate how
much their military reputation has suffered in the
| eyes of the world even in this triumphant cam
paign. Their fame for personal courage is high
| as ever, but how their Government should saect
such men for high commands, and how the free
British people should aoquiesce in the choice are
the wonder of foreigners. The Russians say we
are armyof lions led on by asses. By all that
they owe to the army which has fought SO long
and SO well, by their sympathy for those left be-
reaved and destitute through the recent slaughter