Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-04-27
Prospects OF tn War---What
is likely to be done at Sebas.
topol.


We dou'l want 20 croak about our own ra.
s'uon on the heights before Scbl-iop,l. pe
wal 1ssun" tnai o. D. very strong; thst.a c
ier The result OF the 18th OF Oct,h. ,t..
kussans vli' my hastily attack hhs.g.
and, alter 'he jth OF Moved ber. thavu..a 3D..
shy OF attempting 20 surprise our camp Wt
wli assume latmey have ccnonUva a
cio1s rc'usnncc o. come 90 close olaf..
with u.s. and thlt though they seem 90 al.
nightly collisions with onr Allies. thant,
the greater numerical fore, Of the Freae.
aud thanks a.4, So those excellent Zo1fr.
they orc not likely % drive their beserer
yet Into ihs sea. We viii assume uatias
railTsy w'l 10 woniers,-ihat there viI ls
n' more deaths hy mere famine AMI n.tei.
moss. We wll assume that the ncw rlrb.
isl contingent nnd the Plcdnou,es3 srg
wIll find their way into the Crme1 10 times
least ior au auipmnll campaign; W. wlIa..
sumo everything that may reasonably bs q.
CURED. What we want 10 know j. tis..-
SpPosiag eriyhiag 70 be lone M1iA1s b.
y-sn 'st1 % promulgated hitherto. irhsi NOR
fibsiH'god Is iisre Of i1king Scbasiopol bes
tae dog fys tan Tier, cper teas9 Wm.
more cheuco is there Of our taking Selss.s.
POI during The dog day. than here was DUE
ING TIE dead ut last winter What r,a..
chances IS there Of taking Se5astopJ n.,
october ilan hcrs wns l8fi October Dr.
One, whai chancc Is there of our taking tbs
p''ce ~ t'!, uadef existing auspices, aud o..
i'ns aa ila present estimate Of the odds {
war prevails at headquarters ? Has Io-l
lANMuHE any reason 10 believe that SOM.
lung will be done his April; his for ,b
Apnl-tor ihe very purpose ofbeng on fhe
spot 90 position, and with our supplies sboa.
ns by ihs mouth, -thlt the allies deicrmia.
cd 10 stand the rigur OF a Crimean Wstr
Do iher then unpr1 pared state, instead af ~.
cmhrkIng after TIE fiure Of the I'm If
October. u Tins month Is passed In in,cirH.
40 wporn1 DO waiting ijly upon pfovdeuc.
90 ~ expecting successes that never ~,
come of themselves. It il evident ths, de
Re nul sacrifices OF the Winter csm1s.-.
VIII be entirely thrown away, and ons arm,
might as well have passed the Winter pleai
antly on 'he i3osphorus, and returned 20 ih
Ormca last month as fresh as If il had Dol.
come IRON barracks 10 England. lsiss.
huYernineEt at home has no assurance. AL
can gave no assurance, that April vii be
made use Oi before 1t Is added 10 the mont.
mat nave been lost, we have one more cues.
non TO ask, and that is, ho,c long M,v mtll
10 1eere the conduct Of the icar in The pr,sr
hands Il cannot be our design to spe1
twenty millions OF money year by year a,
% 900 lives merely to maintain a pos.tc
IN the Crimea. The British people 10 D.
contemplate a second siege of Troy, who
at the present rate, will cost us C!CO00
600 and 100000 men. They expect SOM
thing TO be done. They are not saiisfa
with mere exhibition in the Crimea ofihos
excellent defensive qualities which have Eoi
50 much respect at the Horse Guards. Thei
want something to be done; and, if some
thing Is not done before long. the same pab.
lie impatcnce which has already effected
great thingy,wil certainly insist on some nl
zeal change IN our present system Of govern
rnent