Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-27

From file of the London Chronicle, reaching
to the Sd instant, we obtain the subjoned summary
Of the aspect of affairs in Switzerland at the date
of the latest accounts from that country
The which we receive from Switzerland of che
gloomy character. Letters from Berne state that, be-
sides the SO 900 troops which the Diet in its secret sitting Of
the 2ih empowered the Government call out powers and
instructions have been given General Dufour the Comman
nchief Of the Government forces, add many TO that
number he may consider necessary to put speedy stop TO
the insurrecton of the Catholic provinces.
postscript the letter of Paris correspondent says
Adyces have been received the French capital from
Bene by extraordinary courier, up 10 the 18th umo, with
the that sitting Of the Diet, that body had
denvey decided in favor OF war, aud that an attack on
the Catholic cantons to commence forthwith.
This is truly most amentabe event--the foerunner OF
dreadful calames for Switzerland, and any thing bua favor
able omen for the general peace OF Europe Nations as
well individuals subject TO diseases which admit OF
but the most violent remedies Cases nave occurred IN
history and will again. where civil has been proved by
the event TO have been saua discipline TO the people that
passed through it. But such instances exceedingly
For nation that has been saved by civil war; hundred
have been utterly ruined by it. Being in all cases remedy
doubtful and desperate character nothing but the most
extreme peril will justify recourse to It,
We have doubts of the policy Of the majority in the Diet in
pushing matters open extremity with the refractory cantons
Perempoy though the refusal Of the latter dissolve the
Sondebund has been, and dscredtabe if not reasonable
their ntgues with Austria and France cannot think that
all the modes of reconciliation had been by any means
haused And nothing but their repeated failure after every
possible effort would, in opinion, justify the Diet III wa
ging actual upon the Sonderbund One consideration
ought have had sufficient weight with the Diet TO de-
lay much longer time their recourse to the latter aerna-
and that is the certainty which they cannot be blind,
that be the of the contest what may, will leave be-
hind in the breasts of both parties seeds of jealousy dis
trust and hatred, which fail hereafter pen into new
dissensons of still more formidable character Such state
of things might length prove incompatible with the national
existence of Switzerland.
We regret say that there is every probability not
only of immediate outbreak between the opposing par
ties, but of the intervention of France and Austria.
The Journal deS DebdS that the Russian Min
lister has already quilted Switzerland and that the Aus
TRAN Ambassador has also received orders to quit Zurich
where he will the secretary of the legation who will be
officially accredited the Central Government but the
burgomaster of Zurich and that merely for the purpose OF
surfing his personal safety. The Prusan Minister has not
yet received orders quit, BUTTS said be in expectation of
them The Debats is silent the subject Of the French
Minister
There il one last effort made the part OF the
forming the Sonderbund to avoid hostc and we hope it
will be successful The seven cantons have, IN imitation OF
similar offer made BY the canton of Tug singly offered to
dissolve the Sondebund condition that nothing be in fu
said the subject Of the esu and that the sovereignty
of the be guaranteed This proposition be
made the 2sh 29h, and the answer cannot conse-
queny be known for days but have already
said, help hoping that it will be successful The
right of the Federal Government TO expel the Jesus from
beginning and many sincere friends of the Liberal in
Switzerland partook of the doubt The Catholic canous
were, therefore, entitled resist which they
sdered contrary their rights provided that their resistance
of legal and constitutional kind But when they
tered into that separate league known under the
Of the Sondebund they undoubtedly placed themselves in
false position for the fifth article of the federal compact de-
cares such league Illegal and reasonable The position Of
the contendng parties, them is this The Central, Govern
ment has up preensions that doubtful and the Caho
lie cantons have resisted by which avowedy illegal
Would it not be better in the OF humanity and for the
purpose of avoiding what, In far the cantons Of Swift
zerand concerned would really be the most serious evil
Of ALL (oreign intervention that bohpartes should yield
little The Liberal party is undoubtedly the most
in Switzerland but France has 10 900 the frontier,
ready to be poured into the country the first opportunity
Austria has still greater force the Italian frontier And
the whole of this overwhelming force will act not in favor Of
the Government and the Liberal party, but in favor of the
Catholic In such circumstances it would certainly
be wise in the Federal Government to pause before coming
actual blows
At this moment the annexed table Of the comparative
strength OF the two conendng factions will be interesting
shows that the Liberals 49, $50 effective
and 509 guns, whilst the bring
than 1865 men and III guns into the field.
The socacd Liberal party consists Of twelve and two hall
cantons, follows