Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-22
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one CITY, and it i ou, ia Som- very -sav r,c
Indeed that an original triton can flourish hi. tail among
the m'hnoN> with the lest eltnc. success. aud mpu
mty Borough members and county members alike not.
'''i'"S t"e length "i their tongues their purses
carry with thcn >aittry fear oi something they hav.
lei behind. bc II parliament or the prc-- or public
opinion In the mo-t higiihyiug strain you might i'm
asine the Parliamentary provincial platform
looking over his shoulder every and then for thu,
monitor always present never seen, that whispered
"Bc~arc' Accordingly the barnyard hero Of our day.
i usually very -y he claps hi. Nin a. If he we're p,nt
nS Tor air. and IL he did not wish To b heard -
Fortunately however for the preservation the species
The lhsh Channel on tho vest, and the Tweed on IN.
n"rth -gset the idea OF impuitv aud Their. exist two
classes Of politicians which their o4n Lrouge with
o"t ANY distressing appearance of noi-sty We have
before Us such CROW We have no doubt in
such broSue' BY whom, do our reader. imagine
They have read the report, of the Last session. aud
the preliminary sitting in December VI last wear
They must remember the principal speaker, Oh the
moi only the principal speakers but every nn that oe
~ mouh on the question: question that threw ont one
hl-fy, hall the next reOrganzed the War Departments
lih elected greater change ia parties and institutions
Ian any other question in the present century W.l
iu uy ever Ne the name Of tie LordAdyocate in th,
NH dehht--: Did Ice ever take sid-s Did he eyer
warn anybody Did he defend anybodys Did hoe
~ Nag hs tongue during the progress and resumed
progress OF tine debatess II he roared Al ,lI ON tho m
'asios 1t must have been like the sucking dow. for ~
never heard him. Perhaps he had dozen Scotch bills on
his hands good deal OF jobbing do and great man
rhuH 70 make and to keep Possibly he would have -pot
many snug berth had lac into tile fray. Doubtless
ne ~as wise ia his generation but wise or not wise b
silent al mouse on the erdpu- aud perous subject
81 the war He kept his breath to cool hi porrig H.
canny Scotcman he l. and We have only 10 s9v do,
be would have made very bad Lori-Adyocate had he
/ not done -.
N"~, however, at the distance of 400 miles from the
House OF Commons, and the end of the seeop, "a m
PHgp the Lord Advocate finds himself in the Assembly
'o"ns al l-eiti the lion OF soiree They began with
paNe- Tor Nhat w. are not told but certainly never WAS
trytinug gacele>s the speeches that followed
Alter this PREPARATION and Ia an English taste very oI
dN out OF keeping with it, the Lord Advocate began
speech OF very ordinary rigmaroe lie diclaimed aIl
oiue> said they had for the purpose of spending
pleasant evening inerclanging thoughts that they might
..., - s; u',t! ,! "' tApTeaSlon aud endeavounng
uin" a-ide hte oi the turmoil of ordinary life How
coy hO" one l. reminded OF the old lady who after
pouring out er tea and taking hor first bit OF muffin puts
her tOes on THE Lender, Now lets be couf,rtabl
and then proceeds up every shs av,
j" the world That's exactly what the Lord Advocate goes
90 to do with here aud there significant exception Aiter
4ezeiibs class o Parliamentary speakers who he said
talked about the il-trearnt Of the Coolies in NaI,,.
c or the practical application of the NorthW West Pa
se or the clothing OF our soldiers ia the Crmea for all
o "ch subjects the Lord Advocate felt equal contempt
but which, lac sad would equally obtain full rennt il,
'e morning papers aud ser giving his valuable opin.
40" upon some other kinds Of speakers he comes at last
o the war, III which hiS sympathies have taken very
odd direction Lamenting III general terms the wasn,,
'"l o our army LAST winter, the only calamity he nves-
~lt picturesque or sentimental Interest Is the
RUSSIAN urn tre and the smashing Of Muscovite mirrors
~ It we're not better that twenty Russian houses -houi
oe ilihgei burnt and rized the ground than that
twenty oi our brave soldiers should perish from tb pt
of that very tailoring which the iori Advoc,, br,
rssH classes with the Northwest Passage and Coolies in
Madagascar. 81
A. TO tue character Of the war its necessity the ipo
cradle ambition anc dangerous advance of the Rns.isns
a 10 he condition OF army last winter as 10 the fct
'a' 'he very hst news OF it, and disasters came
through the press TO the ineicency Of the depart
mems anu the want OF preparation aud every other boin,
"' pHbhc Importance, the Lord Advocate cannot say
NOu tA' We have not dlong before He saws nothing
upon them to elicit remark except that all t6is matte
must sound rather stale the newspaper readers of Itb
pC 'ne as 10 set Oh his iiatterv of Lord
Apyrdeel Lord f4lmerSton and Lord Panmure he falls
O' upon uAt ilthHi press, which he admits was the rst
To "arn 10 inform, and show the wav 10 imrroyem.ut =
Because we have told what the LorAdvocate sys va.
the truth because have brought iutelg.nc. ,f a.
come through official channels because we have advised
an inquiry which he Indispensable; and bccauss
Ne have helped 70 bring about Improvement. ritbop,
""'h Tie war could not have been prosecuted-there
tore ne charges u with IAN ungeneou. aud unjust appi
cation OF tacts, and kind OF political trading upon The
hisouhes OF tue country and the wrunC and rent sym
patine> OF individual families 80 he goe- ON sess, vim
tor halt column, alternately confessng that NJ, v,-c
perfectly right aud that Parliament could not DO other
wise than what aske il do and in the same breath
.'tflbing 10 All 10 some vanous motive some suggestion
oi tIy Devil that parsonage having this special occa
o esone hs usual propensity 10 give bad advice and
-'n lot TINS once, the very best The Lord Advocate
does indeed, himself suggest that inasuucb a. .tb,
sas great deal TO alter and amend in tb, yari H.,
uerts, and nasuuch "hc does not in the sli,b,t a.
srct think Parliament out OF it, way i'm iS,,i H.
10 ihc general system OF the various dctirtrnt- the
'is"t course Would have been 20 finish the war wiki the
existing vicious system, and then inquire if We u.a.ed
INTO the cause OF our disasters We were not 10 as WIN
"as to blame ill il became matter oi history Wbs,
'il Met army had persisted. when our money our mon
aud our character exhausted when ,, bsi cc.;,J
| oa5 iSnk as nation then, in ihe old age of our
| glory, "c were To- SIT down aud ask how in tls
% %"Ytl y n1d come TO pass that had made
such fools OF ourselves, aud flung away such gorop on
po''1'',s ana apparently iheNhaustible resources -
Very possibly indeed, might then save ourlyc. tb
very thahless trouble Very possibly our foes tbeus-Iv.
would bold post morcm examination into tho r,,,s ~
QUE premature aud sudden dissolution Thar II ali H.
cePuo" the Lord Advocate take to our advice and IN
tne course actually taken 10y Parliament lie ory thinks
tnai Instead OF inquirug how conduct the war 6r ~
! tight 30 nitvrua.ds " ~
such being al the fault the Lord Advocate can find
WIN our general treatment of the sa be- appcar tn think
' '' "etti case "hcD hc comes remarks ON ir
d'idua- Hence he talks about thc newcomers ",..
."s ,ndN'IiH cntactcf. aud forth Whose cl,r.c.
ty mas ',n asaicd out o a that hc names Not ON.
"'7 ID" 'IHt 200 Lord Raglan that BE did better at the
Horse "uars where he would have been 70 hi. d,v bt
' I''t intrigue. Than n cucouutcrug winter surprise.
~ ~ ,'t "e'-h'' OF SehasiopoI lt caumny against
S ''"h 'anIhcl ' regret that Doe and bis brave Hi.h
i'drr~ itI not the ~turuin1 of tbe RsI,. A. f,, a..
present Commander BOO Chief Mr. MoucrpiH con,,ni,rti,
V-,' t"'t As carly a- tie Aims aud lukermaun our cor
''t'A. pointed iih uut a- our uflit i.alsr. ari oi,
np"lcd thr universal opinion of the army when h, said
imi "c" Codneton might have done better In the lt
'' u"'ie assault. that Zoe sht have delivered bis men
quicker hou Che trenches and .,ut the reserve. ana L
iI't "i- Only one point aud very difficult one and IL
c'iai.' was uo reason why should continue 10
''N ,e thi Cen '"lriugiou bad ever dome and could
ever io n tc whole OF his Ute. Yet because after f
S''"l pi''lns Gen toiugou before and since " e. ui..
| "v'',' U'r management of one miscrtJly uu-.icrss.
| .m Incident boo hi- otherwise successful career t
Id Advocate charges with mcrcsnars iucon.i.t.n,
.N r't'nt U Cue fluctuations uf opinion auI -oi,.ti
WY. iIe greatest military authority has -,id that b. 4,
iHr Def r,ngril Who commits Cue lowest fIqr,." t
-,''.- iI't We arr not Co publish criticism ou ever,
-' i,'Nff or at least having done go We are bound
W '' I''l Nl'.rtte- logic. never sts q word syfu
W favour "i thc man who committed ii We have given
space enough 10 the lordAdvocac's snunl, and have
.N "N, ioi Ore cht.gH, that. viz about ktrs Ger.
tan'y. iu Srptembsr before Srbs.t,rol was t,ksn ~.
'' 'hlnA thr Turkish Contingent and Irrcgul.rs
move wanted BOO the trmca thau they then were boz A.a
1' We were quit" right but that no reason why the
lwNl.h "o'rrmeut should not have been called on to
P'lur earlier ipr task peculiarly within s own shee
.', ''n,i "i Mars much less vas 10 a Tor doing
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