The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-26 00:00:00

with freedom and regularity for Switzerland, or for
France. Listen to us, Sire, and if we cannot be
children of France we shall ever be her brothers,
If she should ever be threatened, she would find us
full of gratitude for this generosity. We should
all be in the front ranks of those armies who dis-
puted with her enemies the passages left to thede-
fence of our friendship.

" Lastly, Sire, let your Majesty also deign to cast
your eyes upon the annexed declaration, and upon
the signatures which fellow. You will there see
the authentic expression of the wishes of Northern
Savoy, in whose name, humbly but full of confi-
dence in your equity, we venture to intercede with
your Majesty.

(Signed by the President of the Committee.)
" March 16, 1860."

"ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF

SARDINIA.

" Sire,—An event which we could not but foresee
with grief, but the accomplishment of which it was
not in our power to prevent, is on the point of
being realised. The relations which have for ages
united our country to the glorious house of Savoy
are, in spite of us, about to cease; but before we
witness their severance we venture to address to
your Majesty one last and earnest prayer.
" Deign to listen to it, Sire ! The remembrance
of your Majesty will remain among us, inseparably
bound up with the thought of this crowning ser-
v ice. If anything could console us for losing the
privileges of a constitutional monarchy, it is the
right of freely choosing our new destinies.

" The sincere and complete exercise of this right,
that is what, Sire, your provinces of the north of
Savoy claim from you. Your Majesty knows too
well the differences which exist between that por-
tion of your States and the rest of the country be-
yond the Alps to be surprised that the unity of the
monarchy has once been broken ; those provinces
should ask leave to consult only their isterests,
their sympathies, their position, and their wants in
the decision which is to regulate their future fate.
" Nor will your Majesty be more surprised if it is
to Switzerland that everything attracts them, and
if, anticipating a separation that they did not desire,
they should have expressed this desire beforehand
with sufficient solemnity to justify them in request.
ing that your Majesty's Government should officially
authorise a fresh and more complete manifestation of
their wishes. A vote for separation and the alter-
native of becoming Swiss left to their choice, that is
what alone would enable the populations of Chab-
lais, of Faucigny, and of the North of Genevois to
make known their real desires. To offer to
them the option between a statu quo rendered
impossible, and a solution contrary to the
wishes they have so generally expressed would only
be substituting constraint to freedom, and suppress-
ing beforehand the sincerity of the vote.
" You are still our King, Sire, and you will not
consent to the last act of your reign being wanting
in that loyalty which has become inseparable from
your names.

" Let your Majesty be pleased to cast your eyes
upon the declaration herewith annexed, and upon
the signatures by which it is accompanied. You
will be convinced that it is indeed the voice of your
faithful subjects which reaches your ears, and in
granting their request you will fill their hearts
with everlasting gratitude.
" The Presidents of the Committees,
" BARD, JOSEPH, Advocate, Bonneville,
" BETEMPS, TH. A., Thon on,
" FA:uRAx, HENRI, Advocate, St. Julien."
March 16.