The Sun.
London, England, 1802-11-10 00:00:00

SWITZERL,4'Nn

TR.AC TS ntOM THE PAMPHLET OF SIR FRANCIS
D'IVERNOIS) ENTITLED " LES tINgPROMESSES,
&C." •

(Continued from our Paptr:ofyesterdv).

THE choice of means we find developed with
all-the Ancient: Helvetic freedoni,- in 'the following
Letter addressed .by REDING, to the Justice of the
• Consul, -It.- needs only to cast the ;eye over
• to beearivinced, -,that.the outrageous enteiprize, of
Amba*dor js accused, is the'sOle cause
of those•flaraes which Live not failed to envelope all
Switzerland. That: Unfortunate Country would
not have been called upon to resume their arms, or.
have dreamt of it, and would have already returned
into the haven of Peace, if the• Second Landamman,
FUISCHING, and all the most distinguished and,
conciliating • Members of the Regency, presided
over by REDING, had not been displaced by means,
of the most abominable combination of fraud ,and
violence. Equally dear and venerated in the .Smal-
ler Cantons, that._ Magistrate-was the only man
who could reconcile them to a new Federative Sys-
tem, because he would never have permitted it to
incroach upon their Cantonal Constitution. On the,
other hand, many of his Colleagues belonging to the
best Families of the Aristocratic Cantons, • had suf-
ficient command oer themselves, to induce-them to
abjure all pretensions to the Patriciate. They poS-
sessed, in.the highest degree, the confidence of the
Proprietors ; and their names alone had such weight
in French Switzerland; the true seat of the Anar-
chist Parry, that the Vaudois did not dare to at-
tempt any Insurretaional Movements, even at the
time when the Anti-Anarchist Government, found
itse'(fsuspended by the refusal of the Minister, VER..
NINAC, to communicate with it. REDING dis-
plays to' us the means which the latter had recourse

Ito, for the purpose of making the Holy Inturreition
II" the order of the day, and of compleating the amal-
± gamation, by putting• the final hand to the removal
of those men, who could alone restore Peace to
Switzerland. Although-the Council has not thought
proper to publish that Letter lof the Landamman, we
shall see, that at least, there was no want: of Mar.:
ginal Notes.

CITIZEN FIRST CONSUL,

" At the time when the purest patriotism", 'and
the general admira:tion for the "First Magjstrate of
France, led me to Paris, to concert with him the
most proper means of restoring to the unfortunate
Helvetia, a Government fortified by general confi-
dence, you thought, ,Citizen First Consul, that
that end would be attained by an amalgam.ation of
parties.

"'I undertook to execute that measure„ in consi-
deration of the advantages which you promised
from it ; and I must now trace to you the pidure of
sire consequence of that Measure.
" After an unremittinglabour of three months,
We had completed a Constitution, 'foUnded On the
principles which you. advised. It was accepted by
the majority, of the Cantons,, and in the road to be
accepted by those who had not yet pronounced
tipin it ; when the Helvetic 'Senate, full of Con&
deuce in the fidelity of the Members of the Little
Council, thought it Might interrupt its Sittings
during the Feast of
" Hardly had I arrived at'Schwitz, in the bosom
of my family, than six Members of the Little Conn-
cil, (five of whom were of the amalgamated) pro-
fited by my absence to seize.upon the armed force,
to convoke an, Assedbly of :notables at their plea-
sure, and to separate from Their Chief the first Hel-
vetic 'Authority.
" Indignant- at this abuse of confidence towards
the Senate and towards myself, I 'arrived with all.
diligence; assembled the Little Council; and,not
being able to obtain a rePoit of that illegal and un-
constitutional decree, I confinedmyself, for the par.;
pose of avoiding all diSorder, to the rendering the
six Members who voted, respeinsible for the conse-
quences, and cansinto be inserted in the Protocol
my formal Piotest against the usurped authority,
which, by means of the abuse of confidence, the
.choice of the.,,moment; and the means of execution,
presented to the eyes of all honest men the charac- •
ter of the most scandalous 'irreligion and imMo-
rality.
" I cannot believe, Citizen First Consul, that
this was the result of the generous intentions Which
you have manifested ; and I.think it my duty to de-
nounce to you the conduit which Citizen! VERNI:
'NAc: your Minister, has. adapted on this occasion. •
Appearing to recognize, by the annexed Letter, the
usurped authority of the Little Council, he I:a3 made
it a point to favour publicly an intrigue, which
tends to overthrow, by 'force, a Government which
you have assisted to Create, and which has been_re-
cognized by the French'Government.
" I appeal to your justice, &c.
(Signed) " ALOYS REDING,
" First Landamman of the
" Helvetic Republicw."

That letter, dated the 22d of April; tBo2, re-•
mains unanswered; but fearing that -it might be
circulated at Paris, and to prevent Inc effcCt of it,
BONAIART.E, fifteen days afterwards, delivered an
Address to the French Legislators, as' a proof of his
justice,to%Vards the Swiss, as follows :
" The Helvetic Republic recognized wit-1166r, is
continually agitated' within by FaCtions disputing
for poWer. The Government, faithful to its rip-
cipleS, does not wish to exercise Over an Inde-
pendent Nation; any other influence than that of
Advice. It still hopes that the voice of wisdom
and moderation will be listened to, and that the
neighbouring' Powers will not be forced to inter:.
fere to put an end ro the :trottbies, the `continuation
of which 'menaces their 'own tranquillity." •

If I, were, to cite to the Consul a tertain-dispatCh

"* RE/31NR persistediyvitli so much the more reason to'ktcp
this Title, as the Senajs., of whom he held it, was the only
Body that could deprive him of it.
In fad,- the Mernbers Of the' Elecutive Coianal had not
'destituted, him on the ,t 7th of April, though thvy...had seized
upon his Powers. TiLi was but three days alteiwards; and
When' REDINC 'tefurned to protest against what had.pasSed
during his abseneet - they considered that rrotest as a volun-
t4.ry resignation, ,and appointed a. successor to hint.,
RE.oiNc. again protested, and quitte Berne.

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