Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-08-21
cospIN on THE War.

The following is the conclusion of the
speech OF Mr.. Golden in III e House Of Com
mons. in reply to Lord John Russell. Mr..
Golden is at the head of that class of politi-
clans who appear to be rapidly rising to the
control Of affairs in England, and though
he has been decidedly opposed to the Gem
mencement and continuance ofthe war, his
opinions are not only entitled to respectful
at,en,i en-, but are calculated TO have much
weight with his countrymen. Slander itself
has never been able to successfully assail
his character as man or as a consistent
and onest politician, and he has also a
downrig htness a bout him which tends to
make him a favorite with the mass ofthe
English people. We give the conclusion Of
the speech -
"Why, you are hurting your best blood
against that vast fortress (Sebastopol in
the atienp, to do that which every high mil
i,ary authority-Sir Howard Douglas, Sir
w. Napier and others-seIls you 10 hopeless.
and that, until you invest Sebastopol and
besiege it according TO the inyariable rules
of the war, there is no chance Of taking H..
You know fhs, and yet you are carrying on
the war under the pretence that you are
| fighting a battle for the liberties OF all Eu
rope. Hear, hcar.l II is not very COM
plimentary to tell all Europe that you are
fighting for its liberties; neither do think
that the Germans, the Swedes, the Danes.
the Swiss, or others will feel il a. compli-
ment TO be told so; but il you Do set up
these mighty pretensions do not show your
impotence or use threats which you can
no, carry out. I, as an advocate for peace,
tell you that think this war might have
been avoided, but ! share with the rest Of
you the ridicule which is heaped on this
country for the boast and braggadocio which
in the end are attended by such humble per-
formances. We are like the Chinese brand
ishing paper shields with tigers heads on
them, sounding gongs, and clustering in the
face Of the world and expecting it TO be
frightened as these our war-like reparations.
(Hear, heaf.)
ave are now, probably, within month
Of separating. and we are to leave the coun-
Try in the hands of this Ministry, drifting
on in this war; with no object ayowed, and
with nobody understanding whit the object
Of the war is, (Hear. hear) Ideclare, for
myself, let the Eoble Lord say wha, he will
Of q change in the Cabinet, that would
rather take the chances Of such change,
and would infinitely rather see Govern.
ment formed of members from the other side
Of the House brought over to this side to
carry on the war. Hear, hear. think
that this would give Us better chance of
re constituting an honest party, both in this
house and in this country. (Hear, hear.)
look back with regret on the vote which
gave on the motion which changed Lord
Derby's Government. regret the result
Of that motion, for it has cost the country
loo 100000 of treasure, and between &c, 900
and 10000 good lives. Hear, hear. Do
no, let us then be frightened by the ,hrea,
| Of q change OF Ministry; anything will be
better than allowing the country to 60 drift
ing on in this war as il is doing, withou,
any one honestly declaring to it the object
of the war" Hear, hear.