The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-10

active aad moving spirit Of the whole machine, or the Minis.
81 s.ps..n:as .u's Hsss, SsssS SsisSss i &. case under the
r. we.t an 10 rive soma instances OF errors that had
been committed ewing to that want Of power and con-
troll then said
The Cabins: h: :s,,i \ T. .rs ss, :! ! c x recent |. n s.%s,ss, d sas
unwisldy ihstrun.pt for carrying on war: IT. can fuIpi:s
- :sf e ss :: cannot q %a .an : niS,snen S Wa. . You %s, wans, i sss1sfors'
! repeat srpeSa Is : Minister Of War Of yiser ana authority. lHear
eons sis s oosssrnsa, j ksvs no ssIspis in = saying 50. Keel
ssay 4 4 Wv WA: :sini s .issi h q si... s; sS.s I I: s snPssss;"si.s si i 9
say, only TO last tll more complete consolidation can TAX,
yos s.s ssi p i:s a' 6. conduct no q ' 8. s sss Z Is. ss i s:sd: q q 3
httest man who CAL DO found for that duty. Quear)
Aberdeen, which / shall read 70 the House. 1t is dates
Nov. 80, 1854, and is as follows
After ell, think your letter plainly reduces the questio,
sU.ioS s Of ons man ssr another. In answer % my .rssestios
that rome consideration was due to sbs Dak: on ,hs part ?
=: Il, IS *. ps ssIs,i ssi1 sssli. s1sh q , s;E.iS Il The S ]:s1saSss :
i nas. W. y \ ;Ss sass; and .aa,5 ! fully f. K. sfr re-, IN ,h in a':b that be- !. y
exception to this rule IN his favor. But | must observe ~
y: - ss S:i J o y: ': Va: sIsis:$,' :. .: s ss:sll :'s $s$s::s
nor -, as / ann ware " e nj; moment. i, Y ais mango
f.rrea on the arss Constitution efsn once. Il l. . very ditr.
S.: s. '. .al sss] S'.slsis. s. .ss n ~ 6: s s:i.s s. sa.s ssa. L. s %ss
s H., found m1, til y more e. slasisn intact, gn SOs I" x. tSs p0.l ds e., nv
proved defect Or alleged in~sapscity, l can see no sufient
whole, then, believing that any change like that propssd
strongly that 4 would be an AZ q unf.i,ness and iniudess
changes changes sn fs"e a. eiut siS n ssa.y o aIs9' .s sns' to Wessn
a government, must I repeat that could not h~onestl,rs'
Lord Aberdeen spoke TO mo afterwards on this subject,
and asked me when l intended to bring the question be-
fore the Cabinet; and ], certainly after . good de, Of
honestly that change to the Queen, and Al
did not with to do anything which might tend to ds-
s sSao,t ms government aha ana remove sr,S MIN .t from once, !
my hesitation arose very much in consequence Of the
opinion of other high authorities, with whom ! for years
neuI lipIl ,n in " tis s e ny l RStii,aise, I'VE who pe soia ne sisy
thought the charge unadvisao,e, and that it wo,ld
weaken that which I meant to strangthes, and Who
here to justify my resignation, and when I am told, aI
have been, that l have acted premsturely, l own that
the doubt that presses on my mind is whether ought
change to an issue. (Hear, hear) But among thoso who
urged me not to co so was the noble Lord himself,
the Secretary Of State for the Home Department,
who at the time when the correspondence took place
was absent, and to whom ] afterwards read it He
urged NE, considering the objection which had been
hear.) However, that being the case with res et to
men, i have further to consider what was the case with
respect to measures. ! have remiaded the House that
would be made Of the military departments, with the
view Of rendering them more efficient. ! myself had the
homer Of serving ON two commissions having for their
object the c%onsoiida' Ion and improvement OF those de-
partments. Varieus commissions reported from time to
time; and it is now, ] think, twenty. two years since the
first Of them was appointed. At the commencement OF
the war, then, that Which before had been expedle mt be-
CINE urgent and necessary; and that consideration to
which ! have referred was due to the interests OF the
hear The only change ! was abio to announce In the
session before Christmas was, that the Commits
sssres. v to a R.y'ff further Ssae Change nss ! "f heard a'n no mes Maen
until q proposal was mace in the Cab.net-l think
on Saturday last. ] reflected on that proposal, and
then ! went to my noble friend at the head OF the
government, and told him that, after considering the
proposal, ! ,he ught it ineon ple,e and inefficient. ]
gave him also a paper containing my OWE views on the
but / had no reason to expect that my views would be
adopted. Ihad therefore to consider, when I came to
talen on the following Thursday, whether l could fairly
and honestly cay, at is true that evils have arisen; 1t
is true that the brave men who fought at the Alma, at
1nleIn ann, and AZ Balahlava are perisbins many oil
them from neglect clear, bcar) II is true that the heart
of the whole Of England throts with anxiety and sym
rathy or this subject (hsar, hesr); but can tell you
that such arrangement have been maee-that q man Of
such yieor and efficiency has taken the conduct OF the
War ! department. with such a consolidation OF Offices n
to cradle him to have the entire and instant control o
tie whole Of the war Offices, SO that any supply may b
Immediately furnished and any abuse Instantly RENE
died. ! teltJ could not honestly make such adeclaratioI
Hear, hear.) 1cf ud not say, after what 1 had writer
(and ] only mention this In passing because ! think no
body viii impu'e it as blame to my noble friend, Ior,
Aberdeen, as he had no. taken an active part In the d.
recticn of the war)-1 could not say that there was
person with such power and control, and Of ~suhis'en
head Of the War department.. (Hcsr) ! could not sa.
either that the Arrangement which had been proposes
On Saturday last-that the consolidation Of the milAtar.
departments had either been carried into effect or was Il
prospect in such q way that l could pledge the faith Q
government 20 the efficiency Of tine arrangement. Well
feeling tbis-giying the matter the most painful atten
tiop-feeipg also, as I have already said, that l coui
give no faint nor ~falter,ng opposition to the proposition
of the honorable and learned member for Sheffield, an
that ] must gtt up, II opposed It At all, and stand ]
the way OF that which many woula think might afford
rcme9y for those suferipgs and distresses which ha
been complained Of, or, at least, II II failed in doing that
might point out . way for their correction and remedy
feeling, too. that many members Of this House woul
look Tor an assurance on my part which they would B
their confidence, that efficient alterations had been made
! was conscious that ] should be ~repaying that conf
s ,nss .v w5,n %sI ( me, 70 II BE- ! s e1ns' an nus sssus Ssar Of w II
it appeared to me, no doubt, that the members Of tn
government toald hardly remain in Office II such o com
would not be, ] ail not say d~ign,Ged, but consistent Wit
the practical good working of cur institution, that ther
should be a minister sitting on that bench (the ministe
rial bench to govern the war, and that the military de
Iartments should be at the same time constantly over
looked and checked by a committee sitting up stairs
consider what be was to do in order to provide for til
ordinary necessities OF the war, and to attend to appli
cations from day 10 day, but must also consider the evi
aence to be adduced with respect to bis conduct Ave o
Fix months ago. .(Hesr, hesr.) Such Estate Of thing
could not be consistent with the efficiency Of our ADM
n eoSIS sose 81 S 5si,% To- &C m so".(.. !, s%a sns ere, felt sS Sos,
WAN obt Vhi ~ ~ Ntu IL tu8t - y 4 GOui
not resist inquiry, by giving tee only assuran. es waicl
Thought sufficient to prevent IL, my duty was not +
remain apylouger a member OF the government. Hear
he.r) 1t Would be competent for others, II they though
either that everything necessary lad already been done
CT would be Gone, consistently 10 oppose the motion TO
inquiry; but for my own part l felt that I could not d
50, and !, therefore,, wrote in very short terms, no
quite accurately stating the terHs OF the motion, a not,
TO the following effect - [Giyen 10 Lord Aberdeen
speech
To that rote ] received no answer but on the follow
ing evening my noble friend informed me that he ha,
gnn a n WtntGaF NTH rr~ 800 - aL-k -
Majesty had been pleased to accept II with the graciou
expression 81 her great concern in doing so. This, then
so far as this immediate statement Is concerned, Is mi
case with respect 70 my own condr ct. tn ,ss ministers
who believe that they can successfully Oppose inquiry
Who believe that they are right in respect to what ha,
been done ard what is doing, will be perfectly %justifet
in taking the part Of objectipg 10 the proposed commit
tee. should have been out Of place in such company
Hear, bear) But al the same time | must say, that
have heard that there is a umor, and | hope a true one
that the arrangeu ent which / proposed in my arst lettel
of the 18th of November, or rather In NY subsequent