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The one Idea -wrtuch . History exhibits ad evermore developing itself into greater distinctness is the Idea of Humanity—the noble endeavour to thro-w down all the barriers erected between , men by-prej udice and one-sided views ; and by settirtg aside the distinctions of Religion , Country , and Col <* nvto treat the whole Human race a 3 one brotherhood , having one great objecfc- ~ the free development
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it —silence . In the presence of the declaration of war , the Emperor " accepts the situation , which has been maae him , reserving to himself to employ all the means whi $ h Providence has put in his hands to defend with energy and constancy the honour , independence , and safety of his empire . " Being forced up into a corner , he can no longer avoid battle by trickery , and so he braves It .
The uneasiness created by the slow progress of our arms ETorth and South , the very slow progress of our soldiers and ships to their place of destination , and the changes of counsel which are observed , occasion much public uneasiness , and give opportunity for a large amount of open complaint , and still more whispered insinuation , that Ministers are not doing their duty . The complaint takes many forms . Sometimes it is said , with Lord Grey , that the evil lies in the
may freely trade with neutral and friendly ports , and neutral or friendly ships from neutral or friendly ports may convey merchandise to this country , without any reference to the origin or ownership of tHe " property . By another order , Russian ships which have actually commenced
their voyage before the declaration 9 ? war ^ &fen when coming to this country , are securedim mu ^ nity at sea and free entry and departure ui English ports " . Taken together with others that have preceded them , the orderer give a larger freedom and security to commerce during abtual war than have ever been granted before . *
One of the best . guarantees for the honesty anil efficiency of the Ministry is the' active co-operation of a man who , like Sir Hamilton Seymour ^ uniformly speaks in a strain of straightforward vigours Sir Hamilton is hew to public speakmg at home , and it was " a great card * for the I ^ picd Mayor to get him at the ' lister' fy 0 $ s Mansion-house , on Monday last . Fo ^ the clay Sir Hamilton was a more conspjbuou ^ gue ^ t ^ hatii
Lord John Russell or Iiord Fjilmer ^ on ; ( UQ <| fo the peculiarly plain , colloquial , and racy language of the diplomatist there must haVe been a freshness for the civic ears altogether marvellous in proceeding from official lips . Sir Hamilton , compared the English system of diplomacy with the Russian : the English , he said , consists in . observing what passes and in stating it to Ministers at home , whether such statements be calculated to
please the Ministers or not . There are old stagers in the profession . of diplomacy who will be astounded to hear this called the " English system . " We are much more inclined to call it the Seymour system ; but it is unquestionably lucky for England that it should have been begun by so able a master just in the nick of time . Sir Hamilton confirms a long entertained opinion of our own , that the frauds which the Czar plays off upon other countries are retaliated upon himself , in the shape of false reports from agents
anxious to please him and to represent their own success . Thus he is made to liaye a totally false impression as to the condition of the Christians in Turkey , the stability and . strength of the Government in France , the popular feeling in England , and other facts not less important to his plans . In short , he is made to believe that every country is exactly in the state in which ho would wish it to be ; and hence , no doubt , a great part of his otherwise unaccountable arrogance . The reports of the Sturges , the un-Englisli
Ianpeace of JEurppe . The two Western Powers bind themselves to co-operate with their naval and military forces for the accomplishment of those objects , and not to accept any separate proposition for peace without communicating it to each other . They disclaim any exclusive advantage for themselves , and invite the rest of Europe to join in the alliance . The character of the treaty was known some time back , and the time which has expired
AX last the convention between France and England—the basis of the combined action in tie war—has been concluded . The ratifications were exchanged a few days back , and the substance of the treaty is now public property . It states the objects of the alliance to be the reestablishment of peace between Russia and Turkey on a permanent basis , and the prevention of sucfc dangers as have now disturbed tie general
before the ratification has given rise to many surmises , and even to reports of lingering " difficulties ' between the two Governments . It has been hinted that the French had proved impracticable On certain points . There is no doubt that it was difficult to arrange the basis of a combination which must last for some time , without awakening
feelings of jealousy and pride on either side . Moreover , the treaty had to be so framed that the union which it offers to other States would be practicable for them as well as for the Western Powers . Should the jtreaty be well observed , and carried out by the Two G-ovemments that have adopted it , the time expended in arranging will not have been wasted . The Governments have
8 till to be judged by their actions , and their action will be more important on the stage of the war now about to open , than in the preliminaries which are closed by the publication of this treaty and of t fie Russian notice in answer to the declaration of war . This Russian document is a characteristic affair . It is remarkable for the absence of statements of
fact , and for a certain argumentative , specialpleading style ; being , in short , less a declaration of the Russian intentions than a laboured reply to the English declaration . It declares the Kngliflh summons to surrender the Principalities insincere , because it is made long after the event ; to be insulting in its partiality , since it is directed only to one of the parties in the quarrel ; and meriting the only reply which the Emperor gave
bad organization of the War department , whose duties are divided between the Horse Guards , the War Office , the Ordnance , the Victualling Office , and the Treasury ; separate compartments , which own a very imperfect control under the Colonial Minister . Others declare that there is a split in the Cabinet , and that the Government is thus driven first to one side , then to another . While a third party add to this latter statement the assertion that Lord Aberdeen and some other
Ministers positively try to thwart the war in which they profess to have acquiesced . There is not as yet the slightest proof in support of these statements ; and they rather indicate an uneasy feeling , than really establish any charge . In the meanwhile it must be admitted that such intelligence as we have is not altogether favourable to confidence in the public . If Admiral Plumridge has really taken five vessels as prizes in the Baltic , there still is too much reason to apprehend either that Sir Charles Napier is cramped by
instructions unfavourable to his activity , or that he finds greater difficulty in approaching tlie enemy than we might at first have supposed . In the Black Sea the Russians report themselves to have succeeded in eluding the vigilance of our fleet , and to have conveyed to their own arms in Asia those very reinforcements and stores which it was the object of the fleet to intercept . The public is panting for some great success ; and at present , while we have little and doubtful success , the only thing great is the delay or the doubt .
Threo new Orders in Council aro issued to regulate the effect of the war upon commerce . The principal one declares that British subjects
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Leader (1850-1860), April 22, 1854, page unpag., in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2035/page/1/
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