The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-07
Exsru-Pnrliamen,ary Expression.

The European flies TO hand by tae City o. Washing
ton contain opinions from various other public
leaders in England on the AngloRusslan situation
for war.
Tae ID IKE OF Cleveland, in letter TO the London
Times. deorecates Il with RUSSIA ION account or
the tone OF DIES patch. The Duke says ne u tar nom
wishing to defend the tone or evel the substance "
toe Ru1sian nytc, but ne believes that a Treaty
tive OF naJusal rsgi.s sucn as tnat Russia
compeliea 10 sga IN her distress VIII never be
he'd by great Power To bud her When conIun cture
OF rcumslanceS enables her to free herself from tile
obligation. Ills grace says.-''i Thought a the time
that the Crimean might have been avoided, and
Was therefore mistake. Ar. iright maze Il! ainst
H. ole The aDlest ana most convincing speeches
ever heard him deliver without reference 10 MS pc
cul.ar lenets On war As | share the opinions lie
then expressed, now warn and earne thy adJure
III countrymen not TO C mint similar mistake"
1--WE are" the Duke adds, quite strong enough
10 deehd Ourselves II our honor Is assaled or oar
mat ai int. ests att cAed. We are only one OF tue
co-sgaatares o. the T. ea,y OF 1856 and our ilnine
date Interests are not engaged. 1 have not such
poor plnion Of The Wisdom OF my cnuIt.ymen as
to Lell3ve That war with Russia would be popular.
] dePrecat,, ,wever The Possibility Of her Ma
Jss.y' gov ernment acting on such ne!iei.o
Lord Russell wrileS 10 say tiat there was O mis-
pr ut IN ms letter Tuesday London Time. What
Is printed ''Cologue' h wrote ''odess :" He had,
has been affirmed that the peace establishment CT the
RUSSIAN army consists OF 9JJ,0l0 men.
..cync" points cut In the London Times that
Earl Russell, III advocating the immediate cnbodl-
nent 81 tue militia, appears 10 nave overlooked he
not un,npoitant iaet tnaI, at tAe present momen'.
we have no militia 10 embody. 1t Is rrde tAat by
the Militia Amendment OF this year the
crown Is empowered 10 cali out tnc milf
out having TO Vat, as formerly, Tor
formal declaration OF war. Bat the provisions OF
uoas 70 IL date the 9Th Of August; indeed, 1t ia
exp essy stated mat II 'siall apply" to Them;
so The lew ads since enlisted are under present cir
cumstances The only lnit amen iablc 10 conlluuous
| service. The others may be called on 10 comp etc
1lty-sx days annual training OF which they nave
aiicady done twety-s-ven: Dat at :nclr conclusion
they would demand their release though a proper
tion might b. induced. by tne offtr Of a second
Te-Gu A
similar "muadie' temporarily dlsor2anized tie
ence II Is uggested that night exi:care our
selves by Immediately declaring war against the
emperor OF Cana or f.eolur successor, or some
other lnDhenslNe and very distant tcntate.
At the we ky meeting OF The National Reform
Union at Manchester the chairman mr. George WI
russia. England he said, had no more TO do with
the Treaty o, Paris than any OF the other Powers,
lue,ce Tor the sake OF supporting the inde.
peudenca OF thu TURKISH empire, lie anuouu ,ed
subject would be specially considered at the
next meeting a the Lnlon. and that Mr.. Rylanus,
Nj. T.. and Mr. JACOB Bright. Mp, would address the
meeting III favor of the maintenance ~ peace. Mr..
Wilson said he dep osed exec "a ngly the action
wnicn threatened by the London mec chants
10 mold ln pabe lar nes.ng Tor u me Lusiose
maintenance Of the T,eaty OF Paris, ard
he reDuked the press for. fostering war
spirit Mr.. Henry Ricnard "a. f.. oEe the
lessons 10 be learned from the present war. One
| obvious lesson, hc said, was that the nations OF
Europe should ind some means or protecting their
own interests add deciding tneir own destlnes
Another was that enormous military piepa atoms
did conduce - the pre- .ervdfion OF peace; and
Inird. the necessity for arbitration to settle The
differences OF nations.
Mr.. Crum-Ewiag, addressing ms constituents at
Paisley defended the government from the charge
OF not having used sufficient energy N endeav0ring
TO bflng ABOUT peace, and ex ressed the opinion
that MI must desire % see Germany come ont OF the
war stili united nation; but AT the same tine he
would, ne SAID, consider it most CalamiLous
for Europe II France srould be unnecessarily en-
ieebed or Inundated. Speaking on the Russian
question, the honorable gentleman said he was sure
that the government would do thing compat. bic
VIA The maintenance of the honor OF this country
TO avert the horrors OF war.
Mr.. Thomas Cave, n. T. for Barnsap.e, in q
speech at that town, sad:-"Jf Russia We're 20 un-
wise as TO place England under the necessity Of
gong war for main enlnce or the national honor
he ieit sure the English people woulu support the
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