The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-28 00:00:00

INCONSISTENT POLITICIANS.

There are some men who take an active part in the
politics of the world who seem never to have the
slightest idea, of what they desire. Thus there are a set
of men who profess to have an .earnest•desire to see the
oppressed nationalities of Eur Ope rise out of their state
of oppression and be received into the great combination
of European states ;—to see the Polish kingdom once
more forming one of the barrier fortresses of Europe ;
to see Hungary freed from the usurping despot who
tramples on her liberties ; to see Italy casting off the
priestly nightmare and the foreign gaoler that crushes
all her energies and turns her beauty into desolation.
And yet the very men who make these large professions
—the men who when Russia was thought to be about
to assist Austria against the Hungarians talked of
crumpling her up like a sheet of paper—now hold a
different tone and consider Russia no longer as the
aggressor, but the oppressed. Those men who spoke
so loudly of resuscitating the nationalities of Europe
now would hold back from the slightest movement
in those nationalities because some crotchet of their
own cannot be carried out. Even Mr. Urquhart,
who believes Lord Palmerston to have sold us
to Russia, and who professes to be able almost
to tell the very sum he received for his treachery, even
be would rather see Russia successful in the contest than
that DTA Palmerston should be at the bead of affairs
when Russia is thoroughly defeated and humbled.
The meeting held in London a short time since, for
the purpose of advising the raising of a Polish legion, is
an exemplification of this inconsistency between the de-
sires of men and their knowledge of how to obtain their
desires. The old and staunch friends of the Polish na-
tion feel that a time is come when they may rationally
hope to move the governments of Europe, or at least the
great powers of England and France, to give them some
assistance in their struggle for indeperdence against the
despotism which has crushed out their nation from her
position in Europe. As a first step they offer to raise
a Polish legion who shall help to fight the battles of
England and of France against the general oppressor.
They seek by the expression of a public opinion in the
metropolis of England to strengthen the hands of the
Government as against the despotic states of Europe—
more particularly as against Austria, that " ally to
a certain extent," whose sympathies are with Russia,
and whose actions are with her sympathies, while her
words are with the Western Powers. It is wished by
the friends of Poland that a strong voice should go forth
from England, which neither constitutional governments
nor despots should be able to ignore.' Bat immediately
up rise some of those men who have the liberties of O-
land continually on their lips, and they say—no—no
Polish legion—no resuscitation of Polish nationality—
nothing but down with Palmerston. And the Chartists
and pugnacious peace party, by their clamour and vio•
lence, destroy the meeting, and this opportunity is lost
of speaking with au authoritative voice to the Govern-
ments of Europe. Among the most noisy at this most
obstreperous meeting were some few Poles, who unfor-
tunately seem to care less for their country than for their
own peculiar opinions, who, if they cannot have a demo•
cratic and social republic in Poland, seem to prefer that
it should remain under the domination of Russia and
Prussia and Austria, through whose Governments they
have themselves been driven into exile, and their coun-
trymen decimated and oppressed. We pity these mis-
guided men ; we have nothing but contempt for the
Englishmen who assisted to mislead them,—Brest Briton
and Cornwall Advertiser.

EMIGRATION FROM THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—The
exodus of agricultural labourers from the North of Scot-
land to the Canadas still continues. The second fleet of
American traders will carry out. above 600 emigrants
from Aberdeen and neighbouring ports, making the
total number from. the North Scotland and the o.k.
nes Islands about 3,000 persons. Agricultural labour
has advanced in value, and good hands are now getting
scarce.