Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-10-09

London journals relative to the fall of Sc
bastopol. The CAroaicie says:-
sEcbastoaol, at last, has fallen. The ru-
NOR hich produced 20 mpsh. excitement
and difiascd such universal JOY about elev.
| We will not now hook back upon the unre-
Uniting toll. the incredible hardships. and
! hvart-rending privations, borne with Ter
titade so matchIess, which bridges over the
7 dreary interval, between the first fallacious
promise, and the ,ardy but glorious fulfil
ment. Opportunities enough will occur
! for this purpose. .Atpresent we would con,
fine ourselves TO an expression or iha, Joy,
/ mingled with thankiulness, which we are
/ sure sweiis in every British bosom. as they
read ofthis hardly earned but brilliant prize
/ being NJ lastsin the hands of the allied
! troops. For this, to use their own strong
expressions they have hungered; for this
1 they have leo pars!ized their lives in the high
I places of the field; and their success will
I be accepted hy them as foil reward for all
their tolls. suf1erings and dangers y
Thus ends the first act Of this great drama,
( in which all the world are spectators, aud
the armies of five great nations are the
I principal actors. We congratulate our
coun,rymen on the distinguished part our
I troops have borne 10 tia part which is in
I every way worthy o. their nncient fame"
The Advertiser. however, is not SO much
for inaalging IN present rejoicings, as fos
pressing EDWARDS to the accomplishment
Of future and more important achieveme nts.
/ 1t says. tau
"We must not suppose that, because We
ere masters Of the south side OF sSebastop1l,
our work issdone. Ga the contrary, the
most srdueus portion Of it yet mains 10 be
&C ,ompIished. II is, indeed, the opinion of
most military men who have been on the
spot, that il will be almos, impossible for
the allied troops to capture the northern
part Of Sebastcpol BY means Of a lombard
men,. They affirm that the only chance of
taking the remainder of that powerful fort
will be By having recourse 20 aninyestment
Of the place, which they think, now that We
are in possession Of the southern side, is
quite practicable. But this is a matter
y hich may be safely left in the hands OF the
allied generals. They will be the best
Judges Of " la, ough, TO be Dose, and there
cannot be doubt that what they deem
best they will do. The blow which Russia
has received, in the capture of portion of
the most formidable stronghold in the
southern part of her dominions, will be a
heavy one. But we must not deceive our.
selves by assuming that the fall Of tie
southern side of Sebastopol viii terminate
the war. Russia, doubtless, will be stun
ned and staggered by the blow; but il will
not prove fatal She will sufficiently re-
cover from its effects to renew her warfare
with the Western Powers. For this we
must be prepared She must be punt shed
yetmore severely before she will be brought
TO her knees TO sue humbly aud imploring-
/ iy for peace.
The allied forces must therefore viqo-
rousiy follow up the advantages they have
gained The Car must be met and van
pushed ia other parts of his dominious as
well as in the Crimea. The latter lies in.
deed al the extremity of his empire. The
war must be brought with earnest nearer
the heart Of his dominions II must b.
brought closer TO SIS. Petersburg, If not to
the very palace of that city There is no
resson why il should not be carried 10 Cron-
stadt Ii ought to have been carried thth-
err before this time. Let il be so now
Better late than never. When the Gar
hears the r ar of our canGgn in the imperial
residence in ST. Petersburg and sees Cron-
stadt in ashes, then. and not till then, will
be be fain 10 PROSTATE himself at the feet
OF France and Great Britain, and gladly and
gratefully accept OF whatever terms ofpeace
they may be pleased 10 propose 10 him"
The Gazette writes in somewhat similar
strain. and is for reducing Russia to the
lowest possible condition.
"We quite agree with a morn ng cotem.
porary that in dealing with Russia, when
once we have By force o. arms reduced her
10 subsection, "we are tied TO no terms ex.
cept such as the allies may have agreed TO
between themselves, and such as, in the
exercise of their discretion, they may think
best for the security and peace OF the world.
The only object we need recognize is to
re-ace the enemy to the lowest possible
condition, AMI comP@l him to sue for his
very existence. Let England know that
we have TO deal with u foe who knows no
rule but necessity, and who will only be re-
strained from resutning his cherished
scheme Of universal dominion by the want
of power and the certainty Of defeat. That
is the condition TO which we entertain no
doubt we can reduce Russia, and that is
the lesson which we trust 10 impress on her
heart. We have but to put forth all our
strength,..to grudge no demand on our means
and to be only too thankful that il the dis
lance OF 1900 miles adds to the cost of the
war, il puts Us far out Of 81 BIT and hearing
Who would wish TO share 80 great sirug-
gle, and be the comrades Of heroes, without
some part in the cost and pain! When
we have done our part at home, then we
shall be able.to greet with manly pride the
soldiers vino have Tough, our battles a.
bro H."
We concluda with the following from
long article in the Times:
ait tells the world that the alliance of
England and Of France has stood the test OF
warfare by the suferings of tie camp and
the perils Of the field. II assures mankind
that their united policy can impose its will
and execute it. resolutions, even though I
the titnid stand aloof, and though men Of (
baser minds may abandon the cause of the
country in her hour Of need.
We owe our success in no slight degree !
to the uHwasering irmness with which the /
Emperor of the French has pursued this
enterprise and adhered to the policy that
dictated il. But we owe il no less 30 the
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