The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-19

Ysseign Hews.
The chief matter of interest BY the last mail
from Europe, 10 the speech Of Queen Victoria
to her faithful" lords and commons.
Her majesty releases them at an earlier period
than usual, and thanks them for their zeal and
diligence" in applying themselves to theif~spar-
lismentary labors" If Lord DERBY intended
this as . hit ut our jealous and ditigeM Iegisa-
tors, it was certainly very cruel OF him. Com
PARSONS are odious-and we shall therefore not
inquire a. 10 the relative capacity for business
or Buncombe Of the two law-making bodies,
whose decisions influence the Eastern and West
ern worlds. We look in vain for any allusion
to Switzerland. Switzerland menaced, it would
appear by other advices, BY consent OF Eng
land, ia the integrity of her present territory.
Her majesty announces the conclusion Of
treaties with the King Of Dahomez and "all the
African princes whose rule extends along the
Blight of Benin" for the abolition Of the slave
trade, which, she adds, is wholly suppressed on
that coast" News highly gratifying to the
Abolilionists of Euglaud, old and new, whatever
the real facts may be.
The formation Of militia force for the de-
fence of the country is another measure which
her majesty approves. SIN the event of any
sudden or unforeseen disturbance Of my foreign
relations" the organization Of such force will
DO highly useful to the country. It is we'll
her majesty's subjects, are wide awake to
the Importance of some such defence for
hitherto they have been as blind and stubborn
to the possibility of danger from abroad, as if
they had had no foreigners within few hours
sail of them, willing and able by their skillful
military organization and training to take Lon
don at any moment and plumber it of its riches.
Whatever moral force the British aristocracy
can bring to bear upon the people, to hold them
in dependence more oppressive than any slavery
we know of, it is certain that danger to their
power, infinitely greater than that from within,
menaces them at each successive convulsion
from the continent The old Duke has atlength
been listened to.
From Austria there is news favorable to the
progress of the boy emperor through Hungary.
And the New York Herald, with something like
pleasure, congratulates KossUTH thereon. We
suppose, however that whatever expedency
may draw around FRANCIS for the moment,
the Hungarian aristocracy, the memory of pri-
vileges formerly enjoyed by them, is hardly to
be obliterated by tho smiles and pleasures OF
court. Time will show whether there are not
hearts enough to strike another blow for inde-
pendence-and whether that movement shall be
one for republicanism or for the old domination
of the aristocracy.
Lord DERBY is now about to place himself
before the people Of England, and to demand of
them an approval of his course heretofore. and
their confidence in him for the future. BY his
acquiescence, to a certain extent, in the changes
made by his predecessor, and by appealing to
the nation itself to decide by its votes in favor
of the moderate views he and his colleagues
have adopted respecting protection, he has
good chance of obtaining majority in the next
Parliament.
Free trade is right thing-and it's adoption
no doubt wise and judicious 10 the present state
of British commerce and manufactures But it
has no more answered the views and expecta-
tions of the great majority of the people Of Eng
land, than any other popular measure, whose
benefits have been exaggerated by the orators
of the hour. 1t is not panacea for all social
ills.
Lord DERBY, we believe, will not find so
heavy an opposition throughout the country as
posed to excite against it. His character stands
very high. He is man of decision, frankness
and integrity-has liberal mind, and is devoid
of those prejudices which narrow the mind, and
ruin the capacity for an useful political career
of many men of his class.