Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-05-14

by Colonel Abyberg, had advanced to the from
tiers of Argau. whore thcy remain in observation
Of the movements Of the Radicals. Should
the war continue, they were to asusme the
offensive and march upon Zo6ngen and the
Freyennmt.
The Hclvitic Diet succeeded, on tho 18th ut.,
in uniting sufficient majori,y in favor of the
amnesty question. The Diet earnestly requested
the State of Lucerne to grant amnesty to all
the persons implicated in the events Of Decem-
Der and April last. and i'll case condcmnatons to
death should have becn pronounced. not TO carry
them into execution. This resolution of tho
Diet was 10 BIO notified to tho Government of
Lucerne, by the Federal Commissioners.
THE AFFAIRS OF Sw;rzEaLANn.--A Roman
Catholic correspondent of the London Globe
gives tho following version of tho occurrences IN
Switzorland:-"Tho case is simply this-lhe
Helvetic Confederacy is composed, like the Uni
ted States of America, of number of indepen-
dent contons states, each absolutely sovereign
in the interior government OF its own people; and
as one half, nearly, of these Swiss cantons are
Catholic, and tho rest Calvinsts; both parties
have bound themselves, under tho guarantee OF
all the great Powers of Europe, to scrupulouslv
abstain from interfering with each others reli-
gious opinions. In some Of tho Protestant States
were converts Of monks and nuns, and 1t was
stipulated that their lights and properties wero to
be nyolatc. About. however, two or three
years ago, the fanatics of Argrovia burst all
bounds; and they pundered and confistlcated
these converts. Appeal to tho Diet was IN vain
tho Protestant: majority approved of tho act, and
indifferent Metternch. Protestant Guizos, Protos-
tnnt England and Prussia. and fanatic Russia,
forgot their guarantee, and winked At the dccd.-
What has been the consequence OF this wretched
policy! The canton Of Luzcrne choose; as II had
the most perfect right to do. TO engage seven
learned school masters (caeG Jesui,sl to como
from the noighboring Swiss canton Of Fribourg
who re they have had magnificent college for
the last fifteen years--to teach IN tho town OF
Lucernc Immediately tho Angrovians flew
gain TO rms, and nocula:cd their ncighbors tho
Protestant State Of the Vaudois. with their fury.
Tho Inter Cried a bas les Josuitcs and threat
onod fire and sword to the canton Of Luzcrne, and
Of course to Fribourg, for the same cause,) and
consequently to every other Catholic canton.
nd to show their love Of order. these Vaudols
Instantly overturned their own Government, and
formed new (Chartist) Constitution, IN tho mar
kct place. The canton Of Luzcrne, seeing tho
tender mercies these Protestants threatened them
with. invited tho assistance of the Catholic con-
federates not choosing 10 be dicta ted to- in the ed
ucation Of their children. by these armed toroign-
crs In tho mea ntime free corps arc formed IN
Vnud and Argrovin--that is TO say. thousands OF
vn gabonds, who have guns. and arc disposed to
dip their hands i'll tho blood OF tho nnotfcndns
people Of Luzernc, reg imented. In tho midst
of this the Diet meets and tho Catholic deputies
call upon it TO begin by first putting down these
| a rmed ba ndtti, who set oil law at defiance, ana
then discuss tho other point. No, reply the
| Protestant deputies; let us begin by robbng the
| S,n,e Of Lucerno OF its (and the commonly right
Of sove reign,y, md let force the Independently
Catholic cantons to adopt whatever education Tor
their children these armed protestant savages
may condosccnd to approve of. Luckily, some
of the Professionals foresaw disaster. and would
not go ..tho whole hoa'--and this dlsgracetu D.
ct broke up. leaving the free corps still undor
| arms and glowing with the prospect OF murder
! ing and burning their Catholic brethren. AS
might BIO we'll expected, those bnrbarlans accor-
dinghy invaded and attacked tho State OF Lnzorne
on tho 3lst ultimo; and, as every honest man
must have wished. got VOL thrashed. leaving It
is said, COO on tho field"
| The excitomen, in England caused by the
ws of the Texas resolutions. and the passage IN
tho Presidents inaugural address relating TO Ore
con, has in great measure subsidized, aHnonsh
the English press generally continue to condemn
| in the most unsparing manner the language OF
Mr.. Polk, and many Of them point to war as
thing which will bc-must bc-unless this gov
crnmont lowers its tone.
| THRILLING DurlEs.-The Portsmouth (N. IL J
Journal states that two dollars eighty and
| half cents were paid into tho custom mousse Q,
that town, on Monday last. being tho first and
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