Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-05-07

were thousands of men on the one side
standing for their country, and on the
other side for what they thought their
patriotic duty, placed in position
of dangerous contiguity and in danger
of bloody collision. The engagement
came between the danger and the peo-
pie exposed to it. and we believed that
it would be recognized as one of the
most sacred covenants ever made be-
tween the great nations, and that there
would be rivalry between the two pow
ers to sift the incident that followed to
the end and ascertain how it has come
about, and who and where were the
persons upon whom responsibility for it
rested. Hear ..hear.n All this
remains in suspense
THE PENJDEH AFFAIR
"What happe ned? The bloody en-
gagement of the Both of March followed
the covenant. | shall overstate nothing.
| shall not purposely overstate anything.
All say is this: That the woeful en-
gagement of the 30th of March distinct
ly showed that one party, or both had,
either through ill-wll or through un-
fortunate mishaps, failed to fulfill the
condition of the engagement. We con-
sidered it. and we consider it still, to be
the duty of both counties and, above
all, will say it is for the honor of both
countries, 10 examine how and by
whose fault this calamity come about.
| will have no foregone conclusion. |
will not anticipate that we are in the
right; and, although have perfect con-
iidence in the honor and intelligence of
our officers, Cheers. | will not now
assume that they may not have been
misled. | will prepare myself for the is.
sue, and will abide by it as far as |
can in a spirit of impartialty What |
say is, that those who have caused such
an engagement to fail, ought to become
known to their own government and TO
each contracting party. | will not say
we are even now in possession of all the
facts of the case, but we are in possess
sion of facts which create in our minds
impressions unfavorable to the conduct
OF some of those who form the other
party to these negotiations; but | will
not deviate from the strictest principle
of justice in anticipating anything of
the ultimate issue of that fair inquiry
which we desire to prosecute, and are
endeavoring to prosecute.
CAUSE OF THE COLLISION.
1.-The cause of that deplorable collision
may be uncertain. Whose was the pro-
vocation is matter of the utmost con-
sequence. We know that the attack
was Russian attack; we know that the
Afghans suffered in life, in spirit and in
repute; we know that blow was
: ut hn 8
sovereign who is our protected ally, and
who had committed no otfense All /
say is,we cannot, in that state of things,
close this book and say we will look in
to it no more. We must do our best to
have right done in this matter Under
these circumstances there is case for
preparation, and | hope that the house
Will feel with me, after what / have
said, the necessity we are under, of
holding the Soudanese funds available
for service elsewhere. | hope the house
VIII not press npon us demand for
time, which can have no other effect
than propagating here, and elsewhere,
the belief that there is some INDIGESTION
in the mind of parliament, Loud
cheers. whereas | believe that. with
one heart and one soul and one purpose
only, while reserving the absolute hber-
ty of Judging the conduct of the govern
ment and visiting them with its conse-
quences, the house will go forward TO
perform and meet the demands of JUS
tice and the calls of honor and will,
subject only to justice and to honor.
labor for the purposes of peace" Loud
and general cheers
The vote to pass the entire credit of
S55, O00,070 en- bloc to the government,
as Mr.. Gladstone has requested, was
then put from the chair. The credit in
this form was at one agreed to without
discussion amid loud and prolonged
cheering from both sides.