The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-10-13
KOSSUTH ON THE victory.

lar is it has been besieged. The bloody gar
! land Of victory. holly contested and dear!
bought, adorns the victors brow.
: like to think, that after having whisper
ed his " thanks to God" the first thing ever
sound English heart will have done in IN
prond exultation of national iov. is to na
the tribute of admiration to the indomitabl
vaor, undaunted courage and unrem;t,;n.
perseverance of those glorious warriors, who
though bound to one drearv spot for about
year, where every breath they inhaled wa
thick with the decomposed atoms of their f,l
zen brethren. rushed forward across heaps @.
their own dead to plant with firm hands IN,
standard Of victory on the smoudernp ru;n
OF that fate1 town
bog TO add nv humble share 70 tho firth
nfe OF universal admiration due to hcro;sm
Whatever be the POSITIVE results of the frs
act of the bloody drama. 50 bril|;ant,r ,,os.a
whatever regret or blame NAV rest attached =,
the policy that prcsidcs over the contest, .be
soldier did nohly his part in obedience to hi.
connfr!> call: no stain ,limS the lu.-rc tba,
'ti"nInes his name to him gratitude Is due
from his country. "!or~ and honor from al
The word. Honor. (no dout.t of it) well de-.
served as it is. will be freely given to IN,
leaders May England not forget to be CRATE
ful to 'he " namrlcss demicol>."
Retired As in the place where I write .,es
lines. hear the sound Of national exhu,t,.
ton fill the air. There is somethin, in = n,.
f'"n's JOY that commands respect. Shame ,c
The sour c,niciSm that would snar, n moo.
pies JOY. Let them rejoice. They have
fairly deserved it hv the unwaverirc devo.
ti"n with which all the anguish and all the
sacrifices of this trying year have been en-.
dured let those especially (and numerous
they arc) TO whom The tidincs of victory will
be message of death. let them open their
w""n""d hearts to the balm of patriotic graf
lhcation. and accept : consolation 10 private
grief from public snccess.
However. the first emotions of the ma
tons Joy Subsiding, reflection will claim ;,s
n9ht aGa!n. And patriots oncht TO feel that
the cares oi to morrow have A claim on them
even amid the fresh emotions of national re-
.oirngs long waited for, and. torsoo;h. dear
/, bought
II Is to this reflection Of comprehensive pa
trioti>m that would address the question
" Well, this done. what next :" The fal. Of
>chasfopol derives great Importance from the
Trotracfed sicce. The war having stool resoly.
ed in this sole enterprise, ii became the touch
stone of tn" comparative power of the con-
tending parties.
The eyes Of the world have been riv:,cd on
that one drrarv spot for wear. Had the en-
tcrprl>e failed. the allies would have lost the
prestige of their power. Russia in her turn
having resisted the attack for year wirhou:
beng able to save Scba>tcpol, suffers hard
blow in her prestige blow the harder the
higher that prestige had risen, bv the very
act OF the Protractcd resistance. So far. the
victory is undoubtedly very great fact. T.
S great fact, likewise. in a tactical point of
view. True il is. the South of Scba.topol
havln. fallen the very moment the MslakoG
was IN the possession of the besiccers, the
recollection forces itself on the mind that the
MalakOtt, the strength of the STRONGHOLD. did
cot exist when the siege commenced.
lh's circumstance, coupled with the count
ess graves with which the ground there is
,'rcwn, might certainly suggest manv a re-
yrct. But this does not lessen the tactical
merit OF the great fact Things are to he
Considered not As they ought to have been.
)ut as they were. And the greater the diff.
irnIt'"s. the greater the glory of having over
'ome them. The fall OF Sebastopol is a bril-.
'ant feat OF arms. and great tactical fri.
'mph. spreading lus.re Of Immortality ON
he hcroic armies that achieved il. and al.
!ln@ much glory to the military reputation
II England and France, new weight 70 ,h. ,
enown Of their power. But, after all, the 5
question, the most important to statesmen and {
'atrots, and to Europe in general, is-Wha,
vii be the permanent political results of this T,
lctory: What real benefit can the cause Of /,
reedom and civilization expect to derive from I
: Does 1t contain a satisfactory solution. :
any solution at all, of the great problem g
'voived IN the contest: Is the object ofthe {,
ar attained, or is it not? What is the fur. h
'er course the allied powers ought now to 81
nrsue and what is the course they have re-
'i'ed to pursue: What next: n
Often as l have treated this question in q
ee''hss and IN the press, public opinion has OF
zen 100 much engaged by the pending siere ia
oeStow due interest upon the whae nert.- r,
ut now the question cannot be waived any "a
niger; the necessities Of the moment call fr =,
answer and that cannot be delayed-it tn
eht TO be delayed. Whatever be the course 60
allied powers have resolved to aaopt. thew ";
o"'d take care not to allow the enemy time ri,
resume his courage. and be prepared so to is.
ntes' the new issue, as he has been allow. Of
10 contest the siege Of SebastopoI. Le
ne readers OF the Alias will remenb~- f.r
Co.