The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-19
Why EnkI land Failed In War Details.
THE GOVERNMENT OF An 0LIGARCHY--FURTHER Ex.
PRESTON OF DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENTS by THE
LEADING NEWSPAPER OF LONDON.
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THE GOVERNMENT OF Az 0LIGARcHY-YuRTHgR tx.
PRESTON or DEMOCRATIC SENTIMENTS rHE
LEADING NEWSPAPER OF LONDON.
From the London Times March L.
We are not going TO repeat just at this moment the
thousand and ,tories Of wonderful mman agemsnt
In this remarkable war. We could AID 10 them BY this
dozen. Everybody you meet has fresh Instance OF Alb
surdty Indeed, has only been by accident that GO
vtrnment-we beg 10 the word without distinction
Of pact present this minister that-hAppens 10
be right We hay. already dwelt the gigantic extrava
game. described by Lord Hard~icke Tuesday night in
which, simply from not knowing the usual terms
which steamers engaged bu ndfeds OF thousand, OF
pounds we're flung away broadcast among the steam.
packet companies Hogath's rake come - his fortune
and furounded by jockeys, musicians cooks tailors
and less msntonAble traficksTs, fs hardly In n
helpless condition, hardly exposed general
probation than the highly respectable, conscientious
and painstskng gentlemen who eoing the business
Of this war.
The worst H. that vhen q great cup has been done
and received the need OF public cousrat uation AL
sides horrible doubt suddenly obtrudes itself that
after all II was blupder. The Baaklava and Setas.
topo Railroad received with universal accamaton
Long before rail had passed through the Bosphorus
Mr. P.o was baronet and the only fear va. that The
gentlemen Of III. staff In the Crimea might feel too
jealous Of the civilians. IL IL said very good
authority, that's plank road which "a, indeed, sug
Rested in these columns, would have been made by
this time, and would have ankwered the purpose quite
well In every respect except only one-yz. that Il
would hardly have carried a baronetcy. We mention
this by the way. Confessing ourselves 10 share much
OF the rerpisxity that must attend the conduct of
new war under extraordinary circumstances after a
very long interval Of peace, asking readers
70 contemplate for moment this huge and deporabe
faci--this immense msss Of Ignorance, con
fusion, bevideIment blunders and crosspurpose. In
high quarters. We beg readers 10 mote that this
gBorhncs and hepessnsss Is not merely in the art Of
war, not in strategy tactics and such reconcile and
purely military affairs but in the chAnica arts In
commerce, in business aud il found IN the adm inista
tIon Of the most mechanical commercial and business.
lie nation the world II not only erss-!t prevails Il
obts ns grows extends its dsrk coudt theatensto
ob,cufe th. whole ocAlsky insouch that where funo
tonsTies DID nAiteT themselves they knew thing two
they found more gnoraEi than any merchants
clerk you may meet in corBhin.
Instead 81 taxi g goomy view OF this fact or ma
cous view, and instead Of Attem png 20 lay down any
theory Of our own oil content Ourselves with call
ing the attention Of our philosophers AMI ssvAns-d
there are any IN this common sense common plses
matter offact eouEtry-to this very Tropsr object
o speculation. There many such fsets IN the world
and have been many n times past-that w. facts
opposite cbAraete; but an having . common re-.
ference 20 the comparative mechAEeal ard eomercls
hhosItss ~ tne govern ng enc We governed CLASSES for
s1smp, our respeotsbs allies the TURKS thou gh they
appear have some inkliDg o. military science Ia
,le II their own are Jet asp'nsen the Greeks and
Ainsniaps for trade, art, science arc busieess Ways
or the contrary, when We 20 - India though are
there not only governing class but hAniful Of
Paaens stand al vast superiorlty 10 the na.vss
In fact, our writers AND cadets " thsy are gooi FOR
Anyihing-Ind most ~ them arebecous tne al nsers
Of civilization 70 Millions around them. They don't
perhaps DO a. Euch az they might, though u them
have trades made read. eE6srsd rivers
sunk wea founded cities introduced selsnes AnA In.
proved " not Away Ne npset o. ne eouItry 81 lat
the condition % the people One tang however they
Co and .re rot behtfen 20 the native for 10 ~.
essstry instruction. 1Ssy can msie they col.
lsct suppes tbey can eosesntFaie mAtsrisl they
establish magazine they MAKE forced marches not
indeed, without suh~Tipg for they have deserts
times 70 traYsr.s bat Al all event Nth sueess fsr
above that Of Their bartarfe antAgonltt Thu l. our
csse In India II II the o. be French in Algeria
II va generally the eAss ~ he Roman vhsrssr they
sent and their superior lncvlsdgr - tas msresl
end mechsolcal busn ci v,s eon,rbup a. mach .
their universal dominOn their discpl.na 49, vtlgr
u vsE very much the esss q ths szr,esas b.as to0
The es-s q the hOrmArs for tbsy ~ sgp.ier -
art ana science