New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-04

honorable gentleman fell but he left no STAN on the
distinguished Office he had hiiedi ana aPlros ~
every member Of this House, except The members OF
tie caba that elected the noble lord, the member lo'
London from cfice. appeal 10 ever other member
OF the Hou,e-wheber they ,ook back 10 the ine7 OF
Sir Peel Of he noble lord, or Of the right hoHoG-
HE member for Bueks-if they do not hud 10 each OF
ihose cases something 10 admire WINE AZ INC saAl9
time tbev must zee III the conduct OF me n9bie ro,u
the member fcr. 1iverion, something 20 huiils,o
them. and which they must inevitably condemn.
Hear heafl IL II only proof of what little reiec-
toL may show ~, that the Queen may make MO
ister Prime 81 lister but II is not IN royalty to make
a Statesman Lauehtri. II ! hsd no quarei Win
the noble lord for his pocy-h felt that indifference
10 him and his policy that entertain toward many in
les r1UuiDeDt posihoBstill could lot reconcile IT
10 my duty 10 this House and to the country, not to
comment on conduct which think Prime Min-ter
should be guilty Of Hear, hear. If the waters were
smooth, il the Fky clear could have no conf
Gece in the noble lord but tho waters notsmOOth
and the sky is not clear--never less go
TEE CAUSE or THE CRIsiEAy BLUSDER.
The noble lord said th.t, had the army returned
from Vsna to Coustantsople, great disappointment
would have been causcd. Is that the reason for the
expedition to the Chmeal / believe that in truth it
is believe that the clsmOrs Of the Press ana the
feling of the Government that they cannot do 30 ne
thing to gain arity is the reason the army left for
the CriInes aid thus turned defensive war, which
was 10 protect Turkey into aggressive one by the
ubsreek able madness Of an invasion of Russia. We
have been told that pains taken to obtain inform
alton before the expedition went out. This, however,
appears TO be admitted all hands-that that nior-
nation was wholly insufficient lHearl II is said that
Rus.ia knows everything that on in this country,
and indeed all the world but you have also your
ambassadors and agents in most countries, aaf
therefore see no reason why you should not OBTAIN
as muoh information aud as cOpious corresponds
ence Hear, hearl. But Sir, II the people OF this
country have been profoundly ignorant on this ques-
ton and the press Of this country az once ignorant
and prOhieate-end portion OF the press has been
both hear, erl-ihat is 10 reason why cabinet
e1trustea with the vital affairs of great nation
should bsye been equally ignorant. When the noble
lore tells ue he had ali the Information he could 0o-
tain docs he tot know that there were persons ia TINS
country who coulc tell him everything in which he
defoi,nt, and who siod The Government and the pub
lie precisely that which they could baye tod the Cow
eminent and the public had they cared eighteen
months In advance. Hear, hearl. And yet no differ
ence wat observed III the conduct of political az
fairs. have heard that there were high military au
tborities who entirely dsapproved of the expedition,
and that there was not over Europe anything like
pTedOmlnance OF millary authority III lis favor.
Hear hesrl read one statement which was patent
10 eveIybOdy-a statement tha' was made on the 9th
or 9TH Juy-twO months before the eXpe 0n started
and there was not a member Of the cabinet who might
rot have read ii if it not the fashion in cabinet
circles TO pOohTOoh everything that was uttered be-
You'd the charmed circle in which they lived. The
statement 10 which allude is contained in the extract
nom me speech OF al t1us-l mean ho'butD
who Goes not get $4,000 year for political services
TO this country who is not trusted by this nation and
who has not missionaries In every land to provide
him with all necessary information. IL was no
business Of his TO make exeriOns TO find out the truth,
and yet here is what lie stated on the 5th July last
year to public meeting at Glasgow: " DO not think
. you can take Sevas'Opo BY sea, as 1t would cost
sacrifices which you could not afford or resort 10,
" and IS for taking il by land-taking vast in
irenched camp linked together by terrible fortresses,
" and ganisoLed by a great army, with new armies
" cons auy pouring IL, Is an undertaking to which
ell the forces Of England and France are not equal
" You will be beaten. Remember my words. Your
braves will fall in vain under Russian bullets and
CIimean air. the Russians did under Turkish bull
lets aud Turkish fever, and not one IN five OF your
soldiers will ever see Albion or Gallia again
Why if one of the old prophets had risen in your midst
and spoke under the dnectllnspratOn of Heaven, he
could have exactly pointed out the desP erate
character Of the expedition you had undertaken, the
fr.htiul Otas which you have laid on your cOun-
thy Loud cries of " Hear hear''l. There were no
doubt az the time great instructors Of the people who
in entirely different sense hereie The Times,
for instance, Of tie 9Th of August last. L would
not quote The Times, but that we can feel
unfortunately its influence IN this House from
day TO d8y. / say unfortunately, because l con-
sider il great misfortune that the Ca6lnct-nOt only
the present but the las'-shouo alter Its pocy aud
language at The dictatOn Of public journal Loud
cries Of hear, heart. No blame to the journal
IHesr heaIl. Ii is only wonderful instance of It's
energy, skill an0 success hut, Sir desplse IRON my
htdIt Tie minister lung on mat
enoe 10 the camor of either press or people, should
enter into matters of great and wi al importance TO the
county that his own conscientious convictions told
him not for iho true interest OF the latter Cheers
Here is Tie Times OF the 9Th OF August last speak
ing of the siege of Sovasopo: " 1t is very obvious,
" on The first sight, that this great Sevasiopo, that
seems to challenge the united power of all the fleets
" in the world and threatens to pour, as told,
at least bOnsano shots at into any vessel that
runs the gauntlet of It's terrible batteries is built on
" the idea that il never be attacked By land. Ii
" is made against every thing that swms if the land
would take care of itself. This was ali oversight
if indeed, il was an oversight not TO reckon on the
possibility of hundred thousand English and French
so deTs beng afoat III the Black Sea. How far the
omission hes been repaired during the last few weeks
il is impossible 10 FAY but such s the nature Of the
ground immediate above StvastopOl that Il would
" be impossible, even wrh a very long notice,
4" to raise w0Bs of defense upon it which would
"not be commanded from other ground near.
" 1t is possible the attack may degenerate into
a blockade, and II we only persevere we mus ul-
maiey sarye out the garrison of this proud fortress.
But we hope 10 report end OF the affair long before
"it comes TO that pass and, with the forces al dis
"posa there ia no reason why every stone aud every
"peuk in the fort should not be at the mercy of the
" Allied armies in "a very few weeks, or even days.
Now, | am myself glad TO read The Tunes, for the
sale of the varied and general information IT affords;
but must say regarding thai Journal and other papers
h. the country, their conduct has been of such q
ture as should will draw from them the confidence of
the people for believe there not SIN gle prophe
CIV made by them regarding the progress of the war
which has not been altogether talslcd by the result.
Hear, beaIl. The noble lord at the head Of the
Government also secally responsible with regard
10 this because r,couect speech of hrs, the object
of which was 10 show that Russia pOwsTess for
aggression, Was most powerful for defense Ii was on
the sOth February, 1854, on which he said, There
"Iever great State whose power for external
"sggpssion more oveTrated." And vet he has
since then persuaded you that the power OF Russia
for aggression was so great that II was absolutely