The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-11-22
THE U MON.


lively a,dor by the spirit of council and Of peace
he will prevent them from running into open war. and
stained with sarerna blood We pray for ali those Who
with us invoke the name OF God In spirit and in truth
united with by the bonds fhe perfect love- and
well voice make itself be heard in the midst
all parts OF Switzerland God who Inspires these hopes
will grant sufficient force their expression TO give peace
his grace render fruitful the aposolica bensdicon that
we accord with all our heart"
The Times of November Sd says "The affairs of Swift
zerland continue to occupy public attention to the ex
cuson even of Spanish news and Spanish scandals
The D<dats OF Sunday, received with the other Paris
papers OF that day. deduces alarming differences from
the Intelligence received Saturday Our own
pondence dated Berne, 2sth u usties this orebodng,
and states that the deputies of the League (Sonderbund
had proposed to the Diet to dissolve their unon provided
the Diet would guarantee TO the cantons forming the
League full religious and political liberty and maintain
the rights guaranteed to their religious Institutions by the
18th article Of the federal pact, and that the Diet should
be convoked for the 2sth (ult)
$50 tins proposition the president replied, that to the
assembling OF the Diet he had objections but that the
other articles OF the proposition inadmissble The
deputies (of the Sonderbund subsequently proposed TO
present other terms at conference to be held the
evening OF that day (2Sth)
sour correspondent believes that the deputies of the
League were the socltous for amicable arrange
ment OF the matters in dispute from having learned that
the Voror had received despatch from the government
of Zurich announcing that the Austrian ambassador on
asking for his passports had given that his
government would not interfere in any that might
arise between the parties.
sour accounts from Switzerland leave us little ground
for hoping that the threatened civil in that republic
will be avoided. The official declaration that Austria
will not interfere to have rendered the radical
party more certain OF victory may be unfavorabe Tor
the Catholics, but has not induced departure from their
previous resolve TO contend bravey for their liberty"
The "Commerce" trusts in the intervention of the
Pope for the paciication OF Switzerland. 1t says:
'That country may still reckon beneficial inerven
ton whchw be better appreciated than the interference
which France has reaPed the disgrace The Pope said
ho
with the high mission Of peace liberty, and charity the
chiefof Catholicism pnrsss in Italy, amidst the applause
Swiss question by wise COUNSEL by the authority of his
word and his virtues 1t said that the Sovereign
Pontif will profit by that solemn opportunity introduce
various reforms into the internal government of certain
religious corporations We consider that the solution
of the deporable intestine dissensons of generous
nation, eanatng from Rome, would be the best the
dvsst a Question exclusively political of the appear
ances OF religious struggle, which rouses the pas
Of Switzerland nextinguishnble elements of dscod Papa
has suddenly resumed under the auspices OF an enght
again look up the Roman See for assistance when all
other fails II the cantons OF the League would attend to
The chief of your church, adopt him Judge
pies fears and approximations with regard the
encoachments your religious freedom which you. right
wrong attribute your brethren, and abde like faithful
Christians, by his pious decision"
M. j Fay, of Geneva, had not accepted the mission
of federal representative to the Vaas the internal affairs
of his canton requiring his presence at Geneva In
sequence of information received from Lucerne, fresh
troops had been placed under arms One division had
marched towards Lucerne and the other towards FRI
| burg.
| We read in the Consaionnel--"For some time past
the journals OF Germany under the direction of the cen
sorship have been repeating the that NJ Bludof
envoy extraordinary Of Russia at the Holy See, had
ceeded in getting the Sovereign Pontf to sign
dat with the Russian government AT present, it is said
that this intelligence is false Amongst the indispensable
conditions Of concorat the Pope had is said laid
Greek Church that had been converted the Russian
Greek worship should be permitted return their for
%er religious persuasion BHdo had observed that
to him. that if in fact the conversion voluntary, the
Russian government had nothing to appehend from the
the conversion of the Catholics to the Greek church was
forced, there could be question of concorda before
the concession demanded fully consented to- is at
that point that the negotiations stopped"
Our last advices from Athens that General Grivas
continued to be treated with the highest distinction by the
Ottoman authorities OF Janina where his parsans were
only allowed to retain their arms but were even paid
out of the treasury OF the Sultan Haiz Pasha, the gov
army which the latter refused to accept although his
first interview with that funconary, he had asked for
corps OF 5000 men, with which he promised to reduce
of the Sultan. Since the death of Cole, however, he
had become warm Greek patriot again. AT the date of
the last intelligence from Jana, he was engaged in
active correspondence with the discontinued of the from
tier provinces, which he evidently intended to invade
THE CHoLERA-The report that the cholera had broken
out in Moscow has, sorry TO say, been confirmed
fifteen persons wiz, eleven and four women) have
been seized with it, They belong chiefly to the lower
classes and had been previously i'll from eating fruit and
being exposed to the weather; of these fifteen persons,
nine have died week before it appeared at Moscow
case occurred at Serpuchof in the government OF Mos
cow, where traveller from Woronesch who arrived
there the 22d of September, sickened and died soon
after The case however, remained isolated; and from
the reports received by the minister of the INTERIOR APP
pears that, independently OF the which have
Cured in Moscow, the epidemic has not shown itself in
any other part OF the government OF the name.
Accounts from Warsaw state that the Emperor Nicholas
Petersburg.
The AHgemeine Zsifug of the 9th ultimo says "The
cholera advancing from the east to the west but yet
1t has not reached westerly point than Kersch
the of Azo The winter will impede its progress
but not change the direction it has taken"
The Slave Trade.
SIERRA LEONE, August 3l-No less than five vessels
prizes to English the coast of Africa
have arrived within the present month two schooners of
Word schooner of upwards OF 200 TONS with 500
slaves board prize to the Albatross, l2a captured
in the Blight of Benin schooner of upwards OF 100
tons prize to the Ferret TO- Commander Sprigg and one
small schooner from 60 to 40 tons, with 81 slaves on
board, prize to the Wandcrer 49, Commander Montres-
sorboth captured the southern division of the station
We have just heard that another prize to the Wanderer
may be shortly expected The slave trade both in the
Blight and the south coast, with all its accompanying
horrors be revived; our cruisers seem to be
doing little good in its suppression.
At Stephentown, instant of fever ARyIN
WOOD, He in the meridian of life the midst OF
leaving children besides large