Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1847-12-29

hand, in Tug and Uri, the population is
almost exclusively Catholic. Soft is in
Lucerne, which contains abou, 10000
inhabitants, and is the most populous and
powerful Of the seven small Catholic.
Cantons which compose the Sonderbund !
This compact or confederation Of the sew
en- small Catholic Cantons was formed a
yowedly for the purpose Of resisting the
aggressions of the Diet, and is not unlike
the compact which South Carolina en-
dcavored to form in Notification days
among some Of the Southern States. In
! the principal Catholic Cantons, and espe
ciasly in Lucernc, the Jesl,;ts are in pow
err and exert controlling influence
This influence is believed by many Of the
leading and liberal men Of the large Can
tons, including many Of the Catholic pop
ula,ion OF those Cantons. to be hostile to
the peace Of the country and unfriendly
to popular liberty in Switzerland. The
Diet, by a majority of votes given by the
large Cantons, requested the Catholic
Cantons to expel the Jesuits. The seven
Catholic Can,ons formed the Sopde rbund
for The purpose Of resisting any efforts Of
the Dict to compel such expulsion. The
Diet then calls upon these Cantons not to
expel the Jesuits but TO dissolve this new
confederation, as being contrary to the
letter and spirit Of the original Federal
Swiss Compact, and the question of peace
or war now turns not upon the expulsion
Of the )esuits, but upon he dissolution or
continuance Of the Sonderbund.
i The Die, have said that, if the Sender
r bund was no! dissolved, it would be cause
for war, or for the calling out Of the
, troops Of the Republic to compel such dis
, solution. And, Indeed, the troops have
already been ordered out for the purpose,
8 and are now mastering. As yet the Son
derbund is not dissolved. Now, it can
not be that the Diet can have the powe
to say TO Lucerne, for instance, You
shall expe! the Jesuts from your terrific
ry." That must be subject for the
Councils and people Of Lucern e to dcter
mine for themselves. On the other hand
it seems clear, from the reading Of the
articles Of confederation under which the
Diet acts, that the Sonderbund is illegal
: and revolutionary, and that the Diet have
= a right to suppress it. But, as observed
g above, the expulsion Of the Jesuts, which
$ originated the controye rsy, is not the true
:. end and aim of the large Cantons. 1t is
!, IN short, more equal distribution o
n power in the General Government, &C
: cording 10 the rank and population Of the
II Cantons. 1t is movement of men who
Z have emaEcipated themselves at home il
= their own Cantons, and who now wish t.
), maze their influence more directly lel, il
the councils Of the nation.
r The people Of New York may be vel
= conten. to meet Delaware in the Senau
:, Of the United States on an equal footing
= so long as the former have their popu!a
!. representation, according to their nun
d bers, in the other end of the capitol
9 But ii the Government Of the Unite
e States was vested exclusively in the Ser
IS ate, it would not be long before the art
l. ces Of the Union would be altered; an
l. especially i; an opinion was seriously e1
s, tertancd by large majority Of the pee
pie Of New York that the persons VIII
IS controlled the State Of Delaware wer
SC hostile to the liberties Of the citizens c
New York. Whether the opinion as t
r. Jesui:s is we'll or iI-founded, do not ur
dertuke to say. One, thing, however,
o, certain, and That is, that these Jesui, Car
r tons are now receiving secretly, and il
=. deed openly, aid from the Government
h Of France and Austria. "Hs who run
t. may read" hope for the best, and trus
J. that it may not be necessary to shed bloc
ID in order 10 attain just rights, or to &C
II vance the great cause OF popular Iibert
in Europe. But France should be care
lie full how she undertakes to miugle in an
,e way in the Swiss movement. In man
J. parts of Germany, too, there is 81 ron
under-current in favor Of more libe rs
principles.