The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-21 00:00:00

,LETTER FROM THE COUNT DE BOMBELLES, AUSTRIAN
MINISTER, TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE AVAYER AND
THE MEMBERS OF THE DIRECTIONAL COUNCIL OF

STATE OF BERNE.

" The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of his Austrian Imperial Majesty in Swit-
zerland, has received, on the occasion of the change in the
direction of the federal affairs, which, according to the ge-
neral usage, has been notified to him by the preceding
Vorort, an order from his Court to make the following
communication to :3e Vorort now charged with that direc-
tion :

" The more the Imperial and Royal Court has continually
endeavoured to give proofs of its goodwill to the Confede-
ration, both by the accomplishment of the obligations of the
law of nations, and by the maintenance of the relations of
good neighbourhood, so much the more has it regarded as
most deplorable those events which in the past year had
taken place or been prepared in Switzerland, and which, in
a double point of view, endanger the repose of the neigh-
bouring States. On the other hand the high Court would
be disposed to regard all those assurances which have been
given for the future as a pledge for the re-establishment
and continuation of friendly relations, which is proved by
the favourable reception given to the note of the Vorort of
the 24th of June, and to the declaration of the Federal
Diet, written in the same spirit on the 22d of July, and
adopted without restriction by the great majority of the
States.

" It is on this declaration alone, in its entire and general
accomplishment by all the States of the Confederation, that
the Imperial and Royal Court, as well as the other neigh-
bouring States can acknowledge a basis of the friendly and
uninterrupted relations which it will be disposed to main-
tain with Switzerland. That events such as those which
took place in the month of July last, and against which the
neighbouring States vainly protested to the Government of
this Canton, must be unfriendly to the maintenance of such
relations, is a matter on which no doubt can be entertained.

" Far from wishing to exact from Switzerland more than
from any other private States anything unjust, the Govern-
ment of the neighbouriag States have only required what.
Switzerland can also reciprocally require from them, namely
not to allow their tranquillity to be disturbed by the Hel-
vetic Confederation. If Switzerland has the right to insist
that foreign States do not interfere in any manner with her
interior affairs, other Governments have the same right to
insist that there should be no interference in the interior
affairs of foreign countries on the Helvetic territory. That
thus she should not tolerate upon her soil manifestations of
any nature whatever from foreigners resorting to Switzer-
land, and who now reside there—manifestations which, con-
fined at first to offensive and derisive actions towards their
Princes and their Governments may, according to circum-
stances, and as occasion permits, be followed by hostile ag-
gressions, such as indeed, have already taken place.
If Switzerland can, with reason, demand that foreign
Powers should respect her institutions and her organisation,
her forms of Government, her constitutions and her con-
stitutional authorities, her federal and cantonal colours,
she is at least as much obliged to secure and maintain at
home the same respect for foreign Governments, for respect
is always essential to reciprocity, and reciprocity forms the
principal foundation to international rights. The neigh-
bouring States then are far from wishing to insult the ho-
nour of the Confederation, as malevolent and evil designing
persons report in Switzerland, or to trouble and annoy her
by exciting agitation and discontent ; all they demand is,
that they may not be troubled, and annoyed, and offended,
and disturbed by Switzerland ; that consequently she
should not permit within her boundaries any thing which,
either in the way of public manifestation of project or of
action, may have a hostile direction to the neighbouring
States. Although these principles of the rights of nation
are too deeply inherent in the nature of those reciprocal
relations which are necessary between States to need any
formal recognition, since they are observed according to
rule in all States, yet the Confederation, by its Vorort and
by its Diet of 1834, has formally recognised these principles .
" As the neighbouring States during the last few months
have bad many difficulties from the interior of the federa-
tive system, they ought now to have the firm assurance
that the Confederation and the Vorort will apply them-
selves seriously to keep the promise they have given, no
longer to permit on the Swiss territory any hostile excita-
tion, er any offence against the neighbouring States ; to
expel without restriction from Switzerland, and not only
from such or such Canton, those strangers and refugees
who commit such acts ; a measure without which the just
complaints of the neighbouring States will continue to sub-
sist ; and, in short, to live loyally and in good understand-
ing with the neighbouring States.
" In requiring from the present Vorort a precise and ca-
tegorical confirmation of the solemn declaration given by
the last Diet the Imperial and Royal Court is persuaded
that such a confirmation will be equally demanded of
Switzerland by the other States. In any case the required
declaration will be the condition of the continuation of the
ancient relations of good neighbourhood, or the cause of
the changes which the neighbouring States will find them-
selves to their great regret obliged to make in those re-
lations. _ _ _

" At the same time that the undersigned acquits himself
of the message with which he is charged by his High
Court, he has the honour to express to his Excellency the
Avayer and to the Directorial Council of State the as-
surance of his distinguished consideration.
" COMPTE DE BOMBELLES."