Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-06-10
Bull Run Russell-His History.

In the course of scathing criticism on Rus
sells career in America, delivered by George
Francis Train, before London audience, the
speaker said
Russell is an lrishman, not an Englishman.-
Hear, hear Russell was not the Times cor
respondent in Italy and you ought to know as
well as /, that it was poor BOwlbY and not Rus
sell who succeeded Cook in China. Nobody
seems to know whether Russell was born in
1916, or 1921 but graduating at Trinity, he
commenced writing for the Times in 1885,
Living at sensation time, when OConnell was
the sensation leader, Russell became a sensation
letter. writer, and, with the exception of the
short period from lS45 to lS47, when he was on
the Chronicle, he has been chief of the Times
staff In 1850 he became barrister, the liter
ary dodge often practiced to open the door to
good society I0h!1 The gentleman says oh !
but it is notorious that he never held brief,
wore a wig, or gave legal opinion. He did
what Carter Hail. and Make-Peace Thackeray
did before him--paid the hundred pound bar
rister license to obtain the locus standi of the
West End. In 1854 and 1865 he was the tyrant
of the army at the Crimea, and, so unfairly did
he use the means ut his command there are many
officers now in the British army who trent him
with the scorn he deserves His attack on the
commissary department did more to proloug the
contest than is generally known, | was told,
when at st. Petersburg after the war, that the
Emperor received telegraphic dispatches from
London as to the wretched condition of the allied
forces, as described by " our own oorrespon-
dent" which made the Russians more vindica-
tive and more determined, more obstinate. and
stimulated them to make greater exertions to
pour down troops to the Crimea. Hear, hear,
and true.
England may thank Russell for the additions
to many Crmean graveyard, and many n noble
home in England has. been made sad by this
reckless trader in human reputation, who yes
terday came sniveling like whipped school
boy, before the British people, in a three column
attack upon the American Government, simply
because that Government has enforced its
orders, not against Mr.. Russell only, butagainsi
all the correspondents of the world, American
| as we'll as European. France, he forgets tC
mention, was the dear ally of England in the
Russian war, yet he was refused permission tC
enter the French camps, although the allied
Generals were acting in concert. lApplause.
The Emperor sent a special order prohibiting
his entrance inside the ranks. 1t was enough
to see the Times play into the hands Of Ruasif
by slandering the English army, without libel
ling the French as well. President Lincoln hat
only followed the action Of some other distin-
guished names. Do you think that the British
Government would allow any newspaper CORES
pondent, in the employ of any other Government
to critieise any Of the movements of the army oil
the field Of battle No. How strange tina
this same Russell should ask favor of tn
President whom short time ago he accused o
manslaughter in hanging the slave trader, Cor
don. But, to continue--in 1856 he was sent t.
Moscow TO paint the picture of Alexander
coronation, and will do him the justice to SO.
that he painted it we'll. [Cheers. That yea
his college dubbed him LII. D. The next yea
he was in India, and in 1858 establish that la
mentable failure, in the Army and Navy Gazette