The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-29


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THE ALLIES AND THEIR GENERALS.
The London Times and the Manchester
Guardian have editorials urging one com
mand for the army, and, il is inferred, emana-
ting from the government. We annex 'no
sienificant remarks of the Guardian. Ineie
cannot be doubt of their truth. Inc cnA
acter and disposition ascribed to the 10, ~.
officers. ara such as they have ever e.n''..
ed towards the officers OF na''on0 sa;e.-s
concert With them. Our own nasA. 80 :. :.
49,, ,sst;fv how much easier they nno - "
f,.,e,n;ze with the English offlcers "nom
CO. meet abroad, than the French. says
.ha nn.rd;sn 1.-THE characteristics OF Ine
TO naonle are different. The consti'uIien
Of the two armies ia different" Anu .ne
difference is one which will prevent .ne
rrench and English alliance from becoming
permanent. They cannot long be maze 70
act in harmony. John Bull has sturdy oseh =;
~. Il cannot bear everything we small
~. hs SURPRISED to see the development, ere
long. of q gradual alienation between Tue
49, .ovs,nments. The interchanges OF VI
.;,s bstveen the two Courts, may smooth
.....or. over for q time, and defer the evil
asv. hut It will come ct last;
a.. =. our most serious rocks ahead" Qt say:)
Ga. ~ Ss.dly struggle In which We are engaee9 10
~ !. .oe ee,,nd IA the character of our allies. Ihe
toss not DO ienored. II requires TO oetoucned
upon With dee.cy ana reseSvs Is D son.dsF,
hon would Involve the most cruel Injustice ootn 70
~. rrsnistera and our generals. When the true
bis,orv OF this war shall be written, ever oe
Writtsn, With complete openness ana uniessivs
We veniure TO say that two points 10 our oensvior
w excits greater wonder and admiration than
even The ealisrtry and endurance Of our soloiefs'
nv ,hs efforts and resolution OF the natfon-nsme'
~ The forbearsnce of our commanders, ana tne
dI:crs.ion Of our pre.. I'll: not an easy thing to
oct With the allies at all
The character and disposition OF our gallant
sliiss are peculiar they are at once e4actina ana
susceptible In the highest degree. They give us
much TO bear and are not always very reaay 70
tvo people are different The constitution OF the
tWo armies Is different. Their orficers, as RUE,
are not of the social status, either ssto Dln,
manuers or education, a. ours lhey are 100
,n,,eb djspospd TO ride rough shod over our more
courteous and concedng commanders. They have
high estimate OF their superior military skli ana
knowledge and are IN consequence often erusque,
iiuperious and iuconsiderate; thinking mucn OF
what 10 due to themselves. little OF Wnht que 70
o,hers Few except Lord Raglan could have borne
with this 90 long or 90 patiently. His torbearance
and uutaiiog courtesy were the subject OF hourly
wonder 10 those about him.
Over and over again has bis color been seen
mounting, aud his lips compressed, al the rude
speech OF some G allic colleague, probably an able
and meriorious officer, but one who had risen from
the ranks and bad never learned the genlai courte,
sies of social le--broke In upon bis genie ana
modest representations. over anG over again nas
he submitted to be overrued 10 military arrange
mepts and even TO be treated with neglect or
though.less iDdecorum, rather than risk the hsr'
mony of the two armies by resening what ne re
gsrded a. nothing worse than bad manners. on
the whole bis high rank, distinguished demeanor,
gentle breeding and consummate tact, generally
enabled him TO keep the brusqnere OF his colleagues
within moderate bounds, and to prevent them
from leading to consequences mltcnlevous 10 the
common cause
During Caurobert's command all that was CONS
mouy needed TO keep matters straight was con-
troll of temper compared with which the capture
of Sebastopol seemed easy, aud su6misslonto
uumerted oblouuy, which, to a military chief,
must have required more courage and more pa
i,iotism than to lead the forlorn hope OF BadsjoZ
Il the truth had been told with regard to nearly
all the points on which the public opinion at home
bore most severely upon Lord Raglan. invective
and jlsapprObation would have given place TO the
most cordial and enthusiastic admiration.
All this, and much more, which we can only
hint at, was we'll known both In the Crmea, and 10
the circles of the initiated at home but prudence
and generosity alike commanded discreet re-
serve; aud our gallant Commander in Chief wert
10 his grave under lohd of blame, nearly the
whole of which we believe moot OF which we
know-to have been unmerited. But no sooner
did the lead of the French army devolve upon
General Peissier, than one circumstance transs
pired to which is disastrous consequences ensured
publicity, and which msy serve IS key to explain
much that had gone before.
Csnrobert timid, vaciliatlng and unreliable;
10 successor is rash and darng,-a gallant sabreur
bu I not much of q stratsgist, desperate and In
cautious, without profound judgment, and by 20
means remarkable either for the courteous de. |
mesnor or the patient temper which distinguished
Lord Raglan. To the want of ssgacity which led
btn to decide on commencing the assault, on the
18th, without the agreed-upon previous lombard
ment In the morning, combined with the strange
want of politeness and proprisiy which induced
him to depart, on his own mere judgement. from
a plan of action which had been arranged with his
British colleagues the evening before, we now know
we mainly owe the slaughter and the disaster of
that unlucky day"