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London, England, 1856-06-25 00:00:00

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LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25.

ON Monday night Lord PALMERSTON munieously
explained, to the repreeentari•e of Pro IX. and the
Xing of NAPLES in the English House of Commons,
that the Sardinian Loan Bill is not introduced to
enable the Sardinian Government to revolutionise
Italy. As this is the simple truth, then was no harm
in telling it, though it was already known to all the
world. But Lord PALMFJUTTON accompanied the ex-
planation with a remark, of which the Liberals of
England have a right to demand an explanation
in turn.

Lord PALMERSTON said that Her MAJESTT'S Go-
vernment " was anxious to support the Sardinian
Government in that enlightened and liberal courts
which it had so honourably pursued; and if that
which was not the case at present should occur—
if the Sardinian Government should be animated
by schemes of aggression—the British Government
would use all the influence it possessed to dissuade
it from such a course." It is at any time a scurvy
turn to play a friend whose honour and integrity
are above suspicion, to proclaim ostentatiously
in public how you will treat bim if he turn
knave. This smacks of Mrs. Candour's way of deal-
ing with her friends. Now this is exactly what
Lord PALMERSTON hu done to the Sardinian Govern-
ment in his hypothetical statement of how he will
act towards it if it assume an eggicssive policy
towards the other Italian Powers. The whole con-
duct of the Sudinian Government tends to plain it
above any such unworthy suspicion. And the time
at which Lord PALMERSTON has seen fit to
throw out the insinuation is singularly ill-
chosen. Two things are at this moment
obvious to the dullest and most superficial
observer. The first Is, that Austria is everywhere
scattering insinuations that Sardinia is not supported
by France and England. The object of these repro-
sentations is, in the first place, to make Sardinia dis-
trustful of the Western Powers; and in the second
place, to diminish the influence of Sardinia in the
councils of the Italian States. The second thing al-
luded to is that Austria, and its umbra the King of
NAPLES, are strenuously endeavouring to pick a
quarrel with Sardinia. One of the charges against
the political prisoners now on their trial at Naples
is, that they assembled at a coffee-house ostensibly to
play dominoes, but in reality to read revolutionary
book.. Among the revolutionary books enumerated
is " The History of Lombardy, by Massimo D'Aze,
tato." Again, on the third day of the trial, the At-
torney-General read a letter from the Neapolitan Con-
sul in Genes, in which it was stated that it was ute-
less seek for information from the Piedmontessautho-

rides, as everything in that kingdom was in disorder.
The Court of Nspies is using its sham Court of Jos-
tics as a channel through which to represent Sar-
dinia to the world as in a state of revolution, and the
centre of a revolutionary propaganda. Meanwhile
the Cabinet of Vienne, in the circular note of Count
Bret., insinuates the same charge; and by its
ostentatious military preparations—such a the
assembling its annual ramps of instruction before
the usual time, sad close upon the Piedmont... fron-
tier, and the streagtheeing of its frontier garrisons
--seeks at one. to provoke the Sardinian Goveronsent
to a collision, and to prepare itself to crush Sardinia
if the Government show itself to be so provoked. At
such a crisis, it Is the duty of an English Minister to
express loudly and explicitly his 0001130000 in and
his entire sympathy with the Sardinian Government
—not to scatter ambiguous words which its enemies
may make subeervient to their own purposes.
In so far as Lord PALNERSTOW himself is can-
ons& we have no doubt that his views and wish..,
with regard to Sardinia and Itsly, are worthy of an
English statesman. But we are sorry that truth
eon*. we to state that we have not the same reli-
ance upon all his colleagues. And worse than this,
we have but too good reason to believe that the &I-
-SA Cabinet, at this moment, draws its information
respecting the agars of Italy from a tainted soon..
On, information from Florence pluses it beyond our
power to doubt that Lord NORMANBY is now playing
the same game with regard to Italy that Lord Pox.
BONDY did with regard to Vienna. Lord PONSONBY
took upon trust everything that was told his by
Prises ScIiWAIMILX3IIIIO ; and Lord NORMANDY
re-
seives with implicit faith all that is communicated to
him from Austria and Parma. He sees Italy through
Austrian spectacles; he stop. his ears against every
statement that is not consistent with %hat the
Austrian authorities and the Parmesan Cams:ilia
tell him. The oldest and best friends of Lord Non-
matrix look sad when the subject is mentioned—
shake their heads, sod admit that b• is a changed
man, that his intellect is paralysed, His mere pre-
sence at Florence does infinite harm. It is not
merely that his reports are likely to mislead the
English Government ; his notorious devotion to
Austria and the Court of Parma inspire all the Sea-
fedisti tied other supporters of misrule with a mod-
dent belief that the Court and Cabinet of England
are 00 their aide.

It immediate and decided steps are not taken to
counteract this fatal impreesion, the sonesquemess
will be most calamitous. The Sardines Government
is at this moment the only bulwark between Italy
and revolution. The misgovernment which prevails
in all the other Italian States and territories is
driving men mad. It is only by the ascot inosseant
and streanous self-control that the patriots of
Italy can restrain themselves. But they look to the
constitutional Government of Sardinia and its happy
results. They persuade themselves that a Govern-
mint so entirely animated by Italian sentiment, so
admirably organised both in civil and military
respects, it duly supported by England and France,
may be able to persuade the other Governments of
Italy to adopt a humane, a rational, an Italian policy.
In this hope they are contented to remain patient a
little longer. Take away this hope, and to.morrow
we shall have aimless, isolated insurrectionary move-
meats in every town and district of the Peninsuks.
This is exactly what Austria wishes—e premature
explosion, to afford her a pretext for military inter-
vention before Italy is prepared to resist. To
this end Austria seeks to sow distrust of England
in Italy ; to this end Austrian emissaries
are instigating the rash and thoughtless in every
Italian province; to this end Austrian armies are
being concentrated on the frontiers of Piedmont
Bat Austria will not dare to move if the English
Government declare promptly, and without reserva-
eion, its unalterable resolve to uphold beam, and
liberal government in Italy, and Sardinia, as the
visible representative of the constitutional party in
Italy. The honour and interest of England are too
simply dammed In the adoption of Inch a coarse by

its Go►ereeeeuq to admit of any choice on the sub-
ject being left to Ministate. The people of England
ought to speak out without delay. In the present
equal balance of parties no Minister will dare to re•
sist the popular raceme each a question. Why does
not some member of the Hoses of Commons, whose
political position and personal character give him
weight, sell upon Ministers to explain their views
with regard to Italy ?

a number of ladies, with their young children, from
the horrors of Lawrence, when these rovers came up,
and seized the hones. The weeping women remon-
strated, sad asked what they were to do, and where
they could go. "Go to hell r was the answer.
The drink brought in over the Missouri fron-
tier seems to have demoralised the United
States troops, so that they are as bad as
the Border Ruffians themselves. They have fired
upon women repeatedly, and shot innocent travellers.
An escort furnished by the pro-slavery party has
failed to protect women against the pickets from Fort
Leavenworth, the soldiers ordered out by the Paasf-
DENT himself. The free settlers could obtain no ia-
terferenoe from the troops when their town was
sacked and burned ; bat when they retired and oon-
gregated at Topeka for self-defence the soldiers were
ordered out to suppress or disperse them. The best
men of the community seem to be in the hands of
the Border Ruffians, or put to flight by them; and, at
the latest date, they were threatening the lives of the
Commissioners from Congres• The perpetration of
that murder would settle the business. It would
raise the whole Union to &veep the fats of its cam.-
minioned servants; and therefore we are disposed
to think that those gentlemen will come to no harm.
General POMEROY has escaped in safety to New Rag-
land, where he will arouse plenty of aid, if it
does but arrive in time, and in a sufficient body to
force a passage through the spies and guards and de-
coys on the river, and the band, of ruffians beyond.
The people's Governor, REEDER, has escaped in the
disguise of "a deck-band "on board a steamer. He
arrived worn out at Chicago, where he will effectu-
ally plead the cause of the bona fide settlers. His
heroic wife braved all dangers, in discharge of the
most important commission of the time. She carried,
concealed on her won, the first batch of the evi-
dence obtained by the Congressional commission.
We grieve to see that General ROBINSON is in the
hands of the marauders,—he who, by his admirable
military arrangements, preserved Lawrence so long.
The Secretary of State under Governor REEDER, I
Judge SCHVYLER, is a prisoner; and eo is the Judge
of the Supreme Court, Judge CONWAY. One of the
lending statesmen, Imam, is in the hands of the
ruffian; and Mr. BROWN, the intrepid and
faithful editor of the chief newspaper,—the
Beraid of Freedons,—which was destroyed when
Lawrence was burned. This unfortunate gentle-
man; had a home at Lawrence—wife and children,
and a married sister and ker family. This sister went
to see her brother after his arrest, and was fired upon
by the United States sentries. On that occasion, the
PRESIDENT'S Sheriff, Mr. JONES, told ker that private
houses and unoff.nding persons would be safe in Law-
ream; and she, therefore, remained at home. When'
her house was invaded, and threatened with pillage,
she went to the Sheriff, reminded him that her hus-
band, as well as her brother, was in prison, and
that he had promised protection to her home and
family. She asked if he had a wife, and whether he
could not feel for her case. She could not move
him, and returned to find that the Sheriff's posse had
used the time of her absence to pillage and gut her
dwelling. Their language drove her to frenzy, and
she fled, with her three infants, across the prairie,
and bid herself in the thickets. No well-disposed
neighbour can help her to escape, for all the settlers'
horses are stolen by night, when not openly levied by
day ; and she cannot be defended on the spot, because
the Palsiourr's banditti possess themselves of all
arms that see the daylight. They exhibit their
United States muskets, and assume to act by autho-
rity. They intercept the mail, and read the letters.
Among other deeds they have shot two gentlemen
from Connecticut. Connecticut has heard of it; and
a meeting has been held at Newhaven which will be
hoard of again. Such is the issue of an enterprise
which was conceived in iniquity and born in sin, that
of repealing the Missouri Compromise, in order to
spread slavery north-westwards, as well as to
the south. Kansas was thought the safest place to
begin upon—covered as that territory is by Miamian
and Arkansas. Time will show whether it is so.
There is no doubt of the free settlers constituting
four-fifths of the resident population; but, the Pae-
an:olNT having put forth his authority against them,
they are disarmed, plundered, the leaders with halters
round their necks, and the people disorganised and
scattered. It is only for a time, and a short time.
lowa is well disposed ; and through lowa, men, arms,
money, and provisions of all sorts will pour in.
Ample preparations are made for this. The question
is, whether, amidst the vast distances of that conti-
nent, they will be in time tosses the Hemet Pirace's
martyrs.

IT uto be hoped that we are somewhat better
geographers in regard to the Western World than
oar grandfathers were when they disposed of the
lands which are now the muse and the scene of the

&roe straggle which imperils the Union; yet we
hear people asking every day whore Kansas is, end
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what Nebraska means. We need not recite the wars
and rumours of wars that have arisen out et the
ignorance in which boundary lines were agreed
upon by negotiators, or decreed by potentates or in

constitution.. Mountain chains which do not exist
—rivers which run south or north, instead of
east or west—lakes which lie several degrees out
of their supposed beds—frontiers of this visionary
kind have been the perplexity of diplomatists
ever since diplomacy existed. But never was
there a more unmanageable case of such geo-
graphical ignorance than that of our old English
government, when it gave to Virginia a patent for
lands extending to—thane is no saying where; as
similar wild grants to other colonies clashed with
that to Virginia. All that could be ascertained
was, that the Virginia patent claim extended to
the Northern lakes, and away north-west of the
Ohio, "to the Pacific." The States began to quarrel
about their lands after the revolution, and as there
was no standard of reference by which their claims
might be divided, WASHINGTON advised that each
State should fix its own boundaries, and then throw
the residue into a common stock, to be explored, sur-
veyed, and need as the nation expanded. Virginia
led the way in this sensible and honourable procedure.
She fixed her own boundary, and the General Govern-
ment made terms with the people resident on the
excluded lands which lay north-west of the Ohio.
The residents and General WASHINGTON were en-
tirely sgreed as to the evil of slavery, and the terms

were that it should never be established on that ter-
ritory, and that when the due population was
attained the territory should be divided into
states, which were not to be lees than
three, nor more than five. This compact was made
in 1787; and out of it has arisen that group of pro.-
perces free states, lying between the Ohio and the
northern lakes, and east of the Mississippi, which
separated them from the French territory, sold to the
United States in 1803. Ths flourishing condition of
Ohio, Icdiana, and Illinois, in comparison with their
opposite neighbours, Virginia, Kentucky, and Mis-
souri (all under the curse of slavery), is a thread-
bare topic, which we need not exhibit.

We refer to it only because it helps to account for
the strong interest felt by English people in the
" prairie country" of America. The Americans are
always surprised afresh at the inquiries of European
travellne about the prairies ; and some, having heard
of the European taste for ruins, have reported that
the strangers wars in search of the old u priories."
There prairie landaus now thickly peopled (thickly,
in comparison with their opposite neighbours) by the
descendants of European immigrants, and by settlers
from the New England Suttee. Pioneers and immi-
grants of the same order as those who settled Ohio a
quarter of a century ago must now go further, " to
fresh fields and pastures new." They cannot go
further north than Wisooosin, which touches the
boundary of our possessions; so they go west of
lowa and Missouri—that is, to Nebraska and Kansas.
And what sort of a 00eutry to thin f L. it a prairies
country P Yes, in part; and Kansas particularly
has wide reeohen of prairie. A glance at the map
will show how regularly, almost parallel, the rivers
run, from west to east—from their mountain sources
to the great rivers which carry their waters down to
the Gulf of Mexico. These rivers for the most part
cut a deep channel for themselves in the soil, which
is thus drained into ravines, and left it, high condition
for cultivation. Where the river beds are rocky
there are occasional inundations, by which a fertile
sediment is deposited on the pastures, and they are
prepared for cultivation in their turn. This is the
fair land, so tempting to settlers from the out—
wore tempting than the forests of the Mississippi
valley ever were or could be. The prairie soil is
almost ready for the seed; the "oak openings"
afford timber for dwelling*, and shade for cattle,
without musing swamps like forest wood•atting,
and the consequent fever and ague.
The fawns owns out of the cover in the marling ;
and theca= swim the river on their way home at
night. If the buffalo has goes westward, ea have
the bears and wolves, for the most part, while the
pigeons remain in the thickets, and the fish in the
streams. The emigrants' children bring in straw-
berries by pailfuls is the season, and lapfuls of prairie
flowers, of all hese, for eight months in the year.
The swine take are of themselves under the oaks
and beech copses near the chalky bluffs. In this
favoured country the Indiana flourished more than in
the extremes climates to the north and south; and
when the buffalo and the wild horses lived in myriads
between those rivers, there were clusters of wig-
wams in the hollows, and rows of them along the
bluffs, where now the farmer has fenced is his
fields, or traders have built their villages, and
thrown out their piers into the great rivers. A
national fret, Fort Leavenworth, the hospitalities
of which have been aelebeated by British travellers,
has for many years afforded a sense of security to
immigrants by keeping the Indians in check; and a
company of United States soldiers is always sta-
tioned there. Such wee Kansas when it was recog-
nised at %gingko. as a Territory, and made the
unhappy pretence for repealing the Missouri Com-
promise. After the recognition, the town of Lew-
niece expanded into a eat of capital. The Emigrant
AM Association muted a large hotel to receive their
travellers on arrival. A church had been, of course,
the first objeet, and a postoffios, a printing-ofiloo, and
streets of house followed. A few immigrants free
the south had brought slaves with them, and were
unmolested ; but the bulk of the settlers were farmers
accustomed to the institutions of the free States, and
desiring no other. They chose their governor,
and made their arrangemests for being governed on
the republican principles on which they had been
brought up. What followed everybody knows, and
we need not repeat. After the first incursion of
strangers from Missouri, all was distress and danger,
the tyranny of the strong hand, and the treachery of
a partial, corrupt, and powerful government. The
latest arrival of returned settlers, both to the southern
and northern States, affords us information of the
present state of that rich and lovely territory.
Formidable as the Indians were in early days,
there is a prowling foe more formidable now. Troops
of southern immigrants, some say to the number of
hundreds, constitute a roving banditti, very like that
of Greece, or Calabria, or the Banish States. They
levy contributions from the scattered farms; search
the travellee's luggage ander pretence of the " tres-
ses" of the time, pet on his clothes, pocket his
money, and detain his arms. They help themselves
with horses wherever it suits them. A team of good
horses in a travelling waggon lately was carrying di

It is stated by a morning paper, that the Bishop
of London has actually sent iu Ids resignation of the
Spiv:onto, on amount of his matiased ril health,
11.114 then is a rumour that the Bishop of DIIr
ham intends to brow the trample. We have bent
so lately misled by a premature ensouncemeat coacerstag
soother vacant sae, that we must detain to accept either of
these statements until they are ofildelly confirmed.

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 25, 185 e: