The weekly Minnesotian., 1857-01-31

HURTaER BY THE ASIA.
,r.a,..,on OF Kngland--sanques to the
S2erican Omcers Of the ResOlute..
Prussia and Svvitxerland.
THE CONFERENCE.
The Paris Conference, it is thought, will
have very little to do, as it is understood
that Russia will give up Belgrade and the
Serpent Isles, and that no other vexed ques-
ton will be introduced. Shrewd outsiders
suppose that England and Austria are COM
ing closer and closer together, though the
ministerial official at London, affirms that
courts of st. James and st. Clouds act in
concert. No day is yet fixed for the reas-
sembling of the Conference. ~
rosT PRUSSIA AND SWITZERLAND.
Prussia is preparing for invasion and
Switzerland for defence. 1t is not supposed,
however, that war will ensue. Both Eng
land and France are active in settling the
difficulty, and do not mean, if mediation can
prevent it, that war shall be declared. The
Prussian King, however, is obstinate, and
declares that he will invade Balse and Shaft
hansen. The Swiss, on the other hand, be.
lieving that Prussia, backed by Austria and
the German Princes, designs to destroy the
Republic OF 1847, are arming to the very
teeth, and are united and enthusiastic in their
determination to resist them all. 1t would
seem hard, therefore, to prevent conflict :;
everything about the Neufchatel question
looks threatening; still diplomacy may recon-
cile the warning elements, and ensure hol-
low peace in Europe.
PERSIA AND ENGLAND.
The London correspondent Of the New
York Tribune says:
The question of Herat in Asia is far more
threatening, though the English public is
most decidedly adverse to Persian war
Lord Redcliffe aware of this opinion tried to
arrange the difficulty with the Persian Am
bassador, Ferouk Khan, who Glanced to be
at Constantinople the proposed terms be-
ing, of course, the restitution of Herat and
the dismissal of the Grand Vizer, who bears
the title of Sadri Azem. Should the Shah
refuse to 60 his length then the war will be
seriously carried on without regarding the
opinion of England.
The correspondent quotes from the Lon
don Economist an explanation of the policy
of Great Britain. After referring to the late
war, and the causes which led to it, this
journal says:
1t was under these circumstances that the
government of Persia, seeing England engag-
ed in great European conflict, and being
encouraged by Russia, entertained designs to
break faith with regard to her engagements
towards Herat. The point had, in the mean
time, acquired two-fold importance. 1t
was not only the security for the independ-
en- ,e of the tribes which lay between it and
the Indus, but it was the outer bulwark
against Russian invasion of our Indian Terri
tory. Ifit were thought to be a matter of
great European policy to avert the designs of
Russia on Constantnople, as step towards
Eastern conquests, how much more import
ant was it that the key to the great passes of
the Indus should not fall under her influence
and power. In the face, then, of our engage
ment to Herat-in the face of onr interests
which had been established from the best of
motives, and for the most iustifiable purpos-
es, could the British government remain pas
sive spectators of an attack upon Herat by
the Persian troops. led, it is said, by Austri-
an officers, in despite of the most solemn OBJ
legations OF recent date to respect the indie
pendence Of our ally?
II we had, OF what value would British
obligations be held in future? If we could
g.: far forget our duty to one ally what faith
would be reposed mus by others
BANQUET TO AMERICAN OFFICERS.
banquet was given to the American
officers who brought the Resolute as a gift
Of the United States to Portsmouth, in that
city on the 22d, by the Mayor and Corpora
tion thereof Friendly feeling marked the
occasion. The American Consul said:
LET us remember that hard words too
often lead to hard blows, and that as both
nations speak the same language, whatever
IS said or written about either is diffusely
circulated, and the force and meaning is felt
and appreciated. would not be understood
to depreciate the free discussion in either
country of the domestic affairs and politics
of the other, but let it be done in kindness
and with kind words, "Nothing extenuate or
aught set down in malice" If difficult cues.
tions arise, they will be settled by that good
common sense which distinguishes both ma
tions, provided the preposterous idea is done
away with that either nation wishes to insult
the other. When recently heard the pos
sibility of a war between the two countries
spoken Of so unnatural did the idea appear
to me, that found myself repeating an old
nursery rhyme, as familiar on our side of the
Atlantic, as on yours, with the transposition
of a few words that made it appear to me
peculiarly applicable, and it may not be in
appropriate on the present. occasion to repeat
them.
Let dogs delight to bark and bite
For God hath made them so,
Let TurFs and Russians growl aad fight,
For tits their nature too.
But Anglo-Saxons should neverlet
Their angry passions rise
Their great big hands were never made
To tear each others eyos,
Almost Miraculous Escape.
The Fulton Patriot, gives an account of
an incident that occurred in the town of
CRANKY, in that county, few days ago,
which is striking illustration of fraternal
devotion and heroism:
On the 10th inst, the wife Of Mr.. j. H.
Suydam was brought to the door of her own
house by the piercing cry of one of the lit
tie ones, and going to the well, saw it sink
ing in the water eighteen feet below the sur
face of the ground. The hired girl was in
stantly sent for the nearest man, 1.-THE father
being away from home at the time the moth
er stepped her foot on the curb for the pur
pose of descending, but on rejecting that her
life was in ieonardv she withdrou, Il ooo;,