The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-01-22

q hands off" France, having expelled the Jes
n,,,. cannot say word And to Austris an
prus.ia. the Diet may safely answer, the swis
Catholic CsntOns, both enlightened and ielig
IAN. will take care Of themselves An Englisi
Journal says
possiblv IL NAV turn out that the Conference
ill he unexpectedly provided with something
=. A rising out Of the relations Of Neuichate
'-;,b the Confederation. The King of Prassi'
Il sovereign prince Of that canton, which was
howeyer, In 1915, admitted member OF the Con
s.saration, on condition that the duties annexed
thereto shall exclusively concern its owngoV'
lament Neufchatel refused its contingent tS
he Diet on the breaking out Of the civil war
ss.l,red It's nutrality, and, On the defeat of th,
Sonderbund, put itself under the protection o.
-. King of Prussia, who has formerly signihec
,bs, The armed interference Of the Diet will be
,.~srSed by him as a easus hell The majority
affhe Diet show symptoms Of a discrimination
- take possession Of the canton unless their de-
hands are complied with; but ultimately they
,,ill probably deem il prudent 20 desist without
~ fprther display Of such coerciVe and in
,oieraut spirit This will probably form one
tonic Of deliberation Of the projected conference.
M the main object Of the diplomatic Paciiica-
,ors will. no doubt, be 10 prevent any alteration
ofthe pact Their task will be difficult one,
seeiug that the retrograde party in Switzerland
has been banished. But this was the object Of
ri, interference in the first instance, and will
continue 10 be SO to the last. Federalism must
A. maintained in Switzerland for the sake Of abb
soluiism in the neighboring States. France and
Austria may, therefore, possibly recover their
Siolomatic reputation, but their chances are
lender The Confederation with such an over
,ybelming military force at his command is not
:, he frightened We shall watch the progress
Of the game with much interest.
Evidentlya new spirit is infused into the
Swiss character. We hope soon to see full
and clear account of their social and political con-
dition. We know what they were some TWEEN
~ wears since. Now we are less Informed.
Mr. GrUis speaks highly Of the Swiss. He APP
alauds them for their freedom Of speech and
opinion, espec tally in the Radical Cantons.
From him, too, we learn that the Catholics,
among the masses, in the Catholic cantOns did
not svmpathize with the Sonderbund, or lis
resistance 10 the diet. The NOH-COn (orIaist
hoping that these things are so, gives some sig
nal exceptions. We quote what he saws
Mr. Grote, in his letters on Switzerland, ap-
piauds the freedom Of opinion and speech pre-
yalent in the Radical cantons. We trust il is
80, in the main but at least there are some
signal exceptions. General DufOur and his sub
ordinates have, during the civil war, shown Il
forbearance and moderation which could scarce
ly be expected from men in arms. But the
n 81. .a.se FL.
violent Radicals, whose cOunsels are more likely
TO prevail than those Of their more temperate
brethren. The Canton de Vaud which has been
amongst the foremost in its zeal for the expul-
sion Of the Jesuits has just proved Itself true its
character. Our readers will probably recollsct
the intolerance and cruelty of the authorities of
this canton towards the secedsrs from the State.
church. The Council of State has now gone a
few steps further. in the FORMULATION Of de-
erees suppressing the liberty of the press, re-
striciing the right Of private conversation, and
prohibiting all religious meetings without the
pale Of the " National Church." We should
in vain examine the acts Of the Austrian Kaisir
TO find anything more tyrannical. We see in
il how little practical liberty may Often-times
co-exst in democratic forms Of government
how imperfect is the religious freedom Of the
subjects as long as Church and State are united
We cannot wonder at the abuse heaped upon
the Federal party when members Of il treat their
own subjects in a manner scarcely equailed by
the very Jesuits they have expelled. This at
tempt to suppress the Free Church Of the Can
ton de Wand would afford suitable occasion for
Lord Pslmerston's mediation on behalf Of its
prosecuted members. A few words from his
Ordship, in the present state Of affairs, might re-
suit in the withdrawal Of the infamous edict.-
At all events, the Christians Of this country
may Of themselves do much TO secure that OBJ:
jeet, BY memOrializing the State authorities Of
the canton. The effort is a small one. and we
hope it will be promptly made.
On the first page the reader will find an in
tsresting account Of the termination Of the in
tsrcantOnal war Of Switzerland, with detailed
notice Of the cruel tyranny Of the Vaud.