The Kansas herald of freedom., 1857-02-07

States, to restore her to you, not only
as an evidence of friendly feeling to
your Sovereignty, but as token of
love, admiration and respect to your
Majesty personally"
The Queen replied in suitable terms,
accepting the gift. The generous spir-
it that dictated this noble gift is warm
ly appreciated and gratefully acknowl-
edged. The people of England and
of, America are knit in one common
bond of brotherhood, and should by
right stand side by side in the great
battle of human progress. However
much diplomatists on both sides of
the water may differ, be assured that
the great heart of the two nations is
ever beating in closer unison to each
other.
The Ocean Telegraph Company have
engaged to complete their mighty work
of uniting the two continents by an
unbroken line of submarine telegraph
by the 4th of July next. Fitting day
for the completion of so glorious an
enterprise May it inaugurate a new
era Of peaceful triumph and brother
ly competition for each branch of the
Anglo Saxon family
The clouds are thickening fast over
the political horizon of Europe. This
country is virtually at war again with
Russia, though nominally with her
ALLY, Persia. England has declared
war against the latter power, and seiz-
ed Herat. By a treaty with the Shah,
Russia has bound herself to aid that
power when attacked. The last over
land mail brought the intelligence that
$4,000 Russians were preparing to
march from their encampment on the
Araxes. Should this prove true, the
war has recommended and England
alone will have to cope with the Giant
of Northern Europe. If war is to
come, believe our people are willing
to engage in it. Alone, they will be
untrammeled by fears of revolutions,
unseating friend and ally, and at the
word Poland will spring into life, and
the heroic spirit of that people will
again assert its independence. Who
can tell the result when the Polish war
cry is heard echoing over the forests,
plains and mountains of central Eu-
rope. The Hungarian will echo it
back with loud acclaim, and the shores
of the Adriatie will join the cry, while
the blue waves of the MEDITERRANEAN
will bear it round the Italian Peninsu-
la to the waiting shores of France
The Marseilles Hymn will be heard
with its laundering notes, and the
songs of Freilgarth will ring along the
Rhone, Rhine and Danube, proclaim
ing revolution and bringing liberty in
their chorus. The Swiss cantons are
actively preparing for resistance to the
aggressions of Prussia. Your read
ers will remember the late royalist in
surrection in the canton of Neufchat-
ell, one of the Swiss confederates. The
King of Prussia claims sort of feu-
dal sovereignty over this people
This has been constantly denied, and
in 1S48 the people threw of, by the
right of revolution, whatever shadow
of allegiance they might have owed.
A few hot-brsins, stirred up by ambi-
tious Prussia, lately sought to re-es
tablish by force the royal authority J;
they were defeated. and the general
government now holds the leaders pris
oners, subject TO trial for the attempt.
The King demands their release, and
still claims his " Right Divine" of
ruling over the Canton. The Swiss,
ever true to the great principles of
freedom. and hardy as their ancestors,
stand firm and eoolly, calmly, heroic
ally proceed in their determination to
try these offenders against their peace
and security. The Cabinets of France
and England are trying to lower the
point at issue to mere question of
etiquette, and to persuade the Swiss
to let the revolters go. But it is re-
ally the vital question of the age that
is now at stake.-shall the people
govern themselyes-and should the
gallant Republic stand firm. as. thank
God, they seem determined to. we are
ozly at the beginning Of the end" !"
If they consult merely their own ease
and safety, the confederacy viii let the
insurgents go: but the principle at
stake lies at the root of all liberty,
and these gallant spartans are willing
to make another Thermopylae In Its
defence. God be with them, and may
the day of triumph for the enslsved
and oppressed soon come all over the
earth.
/ ANENGLIsH REPUBLICAN.