The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-01-17

captured, and much disappointment and dis
content is expressed By the British press while
acknowledging the humliating fact. It's int
mated that change will soon take place 10 the
British ministry and that lord Palmerston viii
be made premier. Lord John Russell, tile mar.
quis Of Lansdowne, and lord Palmerston are
said To be the war spirits Of the present cabinet
Much, however, will depend upon the fall of
or the failure ofcapturing, Sebastopol. shoulo
the allies be able to accomplish the object ofthei
/ expedition, a reconstruction Of the ministry
would no doubt be postponed; but should they
fail, and be compelled to retire, change IN
mediately thereafter would follow almost as {
matter Of course That some blunders have
been committed, is beyond al question. lnthe
i first place, the car deceived and cajoled both
/ England and France, by his pretended DISPOSE.
i ton for peace Lord Aberdeen was partieu.
i larry deluded, the opposition assert, in this way
\ He permitted months to eapse ithoutmalins
The necessary preparations for great struggle,
] held back his colleagues, and favored the side
4 81 Nicholas from the first
The car meanwhile was active and untiring,
refused to abate his demands in the least, and
! at tie very moment that He was negotiating in
| . spirit Of apparent sincerity, he authorised the
massacre at Snope, and marched his troops in
Sto the Danubian provinces. It was only then
I!that Aberdeen, reused from his apparent torpor,
Twas forced by popular opinion, into active and
positive measures. In the second place, the
Napier expedition was blunder, and 50, in
deed that under lord Dundas. Sir Charles took
bis departure from England with, very unlike
lie usually cautious and sagaclous Scot, an
insolent boast in his mouth and after laboring
Ind cruising OFF the enemy's coast for months,
accomplished literally nothing. The high char
Acter that he has previous enjoyed as a naval
commander, has been materially injured; and
notwithstanding the many victorious laurels
he has won in other fights, his countrymen
view with any other feelings than those Of sat
isfacton his career of late. He doubtless ex-
erted himself to the utmost, and none more
Competent ever walked the quarter deck but
the mistake he made was in yaunting in ad-
vance, and thus raising false expectations. In
the third place, the expedition to the Crimea,
powerful as it was at first, was altogether mad
e1uate to the great work before it, This has
been fully realised So confident were the
British journals Of the ability ofthe allies ocap
tire sebastopol within a given time, that they
calculated the progress Of affairs from day to
day, and absolutely designated the period with
in week, when the city and fortress should
fail Their descriptions, too, of the armament,
were at once glowing, extravagant and self
and while they encouraged the troops
engaged, they induced the people
att home to prepare themselves for an immense
victory The fabricated story of the fall of Sc
bastopo, which was propagated few weeks
ago, and which deceived not only the masses
but the governments, may be referred to as in
dieatlyc Of the state Of public feeling at that
time Several appalling battles have since taken
place, and although the allies were reported by
the English and French papers to be in every
ca4e victorious, their losses were immense, and
prompt and heavy rcinforcements were neces-
sa1y, in order to enable them to maintain their
ground. The thinking reader will perceive
from this brief recapitulation, that several ser-
GUS blanders must have been committed The |
efict has been to impair the confidence of the |
people ID the managers and the management Of
.hetwar. Louis Napoleon has suffered as well .
As the British ministers, and, as already OBJ |
served, should any serious reverse take place, |
thetqueen would be compelled to change her
cabinet, while the emperor Of France would Al !
80 he induced, through the influence Of the out
side pressure, either to venture himself into
the field Or to determine upon some decisive
and vigorous policy.
il seasons Of victory, the popular mind is apt
to sing hosannas to the vctors and to euogse
them 10 the most extravagant spirit; but the
disposition to complain and find fault, soon be-
comes apparent under adverse circumstances,
andlwlth consequences ofthe most serious char
acter tothose who enjoy the power, and thus
are compelled to assume the responsibility
This is especially the case with the people of
France. skilfully as Louis Napoleon has man
aged his government thus far, defeat on the
soil of Russia would at once imperil his throne, /
the troublesome spirits ofshe French /
metropolis to attempt another coup d'etat, and T
topPle from bis high post, one who but the 9th
II day was placed there by an almost over
vote. In brief, the war in tile east
has snany phases, and may be productive Of the
noss Important consequences. The republican
clement may yet be kindled into action, and
1henIall tie thrones Of Europe will be endan-
5erel. Neither Of the parties has yet ventured /
. stsetch forth the helping hand to Poland or
Q Hungary, and as the chances become more
doubtful, there is no telling what course may
Dc vantured upon.
TIE New York Times contains letter from,
3alaklaya, which explains the reasons WHY Sc
lasfcnpl has MT haan ia ION TIL ~; II, i, ., |