The New York herald., 1850-04-01

There is Indeed, er.st contest smous DO raids Of
saeh party but very curious II decidedly the snsu
which ere. ssyhos, the toaohstons Of the prs.sn.
political Affairs However the news received from
,ns espsSt@sns. Is very favorable t. the %od'r:s
place Of the exssgsrss-d idrss Of fss months ago
In the Alsr, where socialism vas so much spread IL
bae decreased In very sensible manner and the cAu
didstss ultra democrats feel ALREADY certain Of their
defeat. The posiuon Il the same 10 Same ct Loire
ana Bss Rhine. In . week shall kno~ the result
Cf this contest and you viii be able TO publish II BY the
arrival Of the next steamer.
The greatest pre-. occupation Of ths moment lies 10
the exterior situation, and the poll iciaus much
pushed by It. No doubt the position Is very grave
complex. II may be exposed in short space For
forms Of politics one Of order aud regular
the ether The present
ment 6rst originated In Switzsrisnd, and accord
ing TO every probability, it will end ia that country
The actual desire OF the nsishborDg States 10 to de-
sroy that nest Of riots and emees and to force the
Helvetic confederation to resume It's condition Of
neutrality, which the guarantee Of its iodspen
dence In such state Of things the very question IL:
What vii France do!" II is nearly certain thai toe
French government will not try Co protect In Sst1s
land the refugees Of Baden whom they have sxpsled
om their territory the partzans Of Mazz nj receuty
turned out from Rome, Boichot ana other French in
sureents, who still under the ban Of the Las.
think even that should the present cabinet OF France
be n'pred by revolutionary spirit they could no.
oppose q conservative policy, except England should
help Sutherland either by ammunisions by excits
tions The knot of the present diic ules lies now 10
England It's i'm portapt TO know what ~ill be the role
Of Great Britain In the affairs Of ths Coninsnt and II
the Of France will decide In Of the
volutionsry or the Conservative policy Aud the ques-
tien Is this: VIII the Miuistry Of Lord John Russell
and Lord Palmerston remain In power, will they be
Displaced" Lord rsmerston tor the last three years,
has made commsn cause with the sociaii-ts: he has
been the instigator of all the troubles which have
CURED In the diers utries of the Continent;
and lately In Greece, he La, crowned by the most
brutal violation Of the right Of nations long series
OF hts secret deeds.
You must kno~ that between the German powers
and the Swiss confederation there two OBJECTS Of
contest The first which Il peculiar TO Prussia. is
the reptsgrstion Of the hing OF rhs. country in his
rights Of Prince Of Neufchatc The sec ond whioh s
general TO oil the States Of ernary Is the expulsion
Of all refugees You remember yell that. sit-r tho
revolution OF February, the ssiss 'edicar took sd
vantage Of the political Embarrassment of tue King OF
frussa to steal from hi the canton of Neufobat-i.
bsdy Of corps frOnes sufficient to psh ttis
Ming OF frufsa given his consent to this affair which
aeaipst ell treaties; aud now that sis ates have
resumsd their quitli he suggests that Switzerland
render unto Cesar etc AS for the expulsion Of the
refugees the oiffculi Is foilows: rhe G-rmapic
confederation are not only requesting from Switxerant
the immediate expulsion of the r.fus they also
request H.lvetc republic TO utral for the
future and they with to Ieeus'e that peurauty b.
positive treaty They ak that Switzerland scEno~.
Edge thtr permanent right TO Request tbs Helvetic
republic 70 turn out from Its CARTONS those among
their subjects who would seek refuge the heivrtic
coll and you will rtmark tbst by this clause OF tue
treaty the German State. do not wi,h to destroy tbs
light of refuge-they do not demand to have those
refugees suIrsDetrea TO their police only wish
TO II nder these refugees harmless 10 them. In the
pre,ent state Of affairs, ssitzcrisnd acxnowl.dges
The Legitimacy OF the claims OF the German S,a ss
All the csntop- even those the most radieaar,
seem TO be disposed TO rxp.l tho refugees who
are for the pretent within their frour bat they all
Tfase to bind themselves by treaty for the future,
and TO futbish thus constant guarantee to the pre-
tensiors Of the bordering Kingdom Such is the dif
Gully of the question aud tne potnf de OF the dt
plon tcy a. we'll rs fthe war t be decided just
Yet In The diplomatic say the solution OF the snsir
depends very much on the present potic,l criss IN
England the whiS ministry l. overturned the siss
rt, otnnOnnatIts will have more reliance upon the
Epshsh Cover. nent II Lord falneiston Remains In
power the Resistance OF Ssitzerapd will c-rtAoly b,
the cause f serious conflict In the case Of . var
tbs tolution OF there questions must decidedly bs post
poned for time; and although Prussis aud Austria
corPregating considerable forces along the wiss
t.is, the German armies viii not BE- abe b-gu the
caupsgn immediately BY the last news received
fr III tzerland under.tand that the refugees hsvs
been offered incorpoI alton In ths foreigo legion"
OF soldiers which If bghsipg In Algers against the
Arabs. Thar refussl has been unanimous and many
Of tn have manifested their intention Of leaving the
continent OF Europe for the united States II means
we're given them TO do 80. No doubt very soon the
united States will be the CAarp d.fste Of the old
continent
The news from Athens Is Of an Improved character.
The Intervention of Russia has had effect upon
John Bnil- In the Mediterranean Sea- aud they have
sbpq quith.d their violence on the poor paearss Who
have been III treated by them IL appears that the
hole snsr came from the refusal Of kpg otho TO sur
rer der the Islands Of Sepisnzs and Esptoni which
were claimed By MIR Wire for his government Then,
as In the slsnd OF rigre In the rscsc Ocean England
has tiled TO break TIE peace OF World aud, uufortu
nstey the poor Greeks we're rot s;ropg and DO
ful as your couEtIymsu to repulse By strength and
force INFAMOUS attacks 0f their sad
two Of the Greeks have been ruined By that
unfortupste aggression of Gres. Britain upon the tHo
rocks OF the Islands Of Corfu
The ness from Rome II q q more satisfactory kind.
Gsn.ral Bsrsgusy d'Riliisrs has lately become very
popular In the Holy City. review Of all the troops.
ioor.d BY "noes petite s.errc, took pl.cs on the
21th February, In place Romc called Aqua Trs.
vera where according To tradition. Con.tantioe gave
battle TO Maxence. All the citizens Of Rome we're
NE spot and the whole French army received vi
the meet enthusiastic shouts The decree prohibitog
from dsgeers and other weapons vasex
teu,ed en- the cay for the rst time st Rome upon
Individual Who bad threatened With knife French
'fheer. The unfortunate Roman was sentenced to be
.ho and hs execution took place ak hours after The
Pope 10 stili at fortoi Nothing changed In his re-
solution, and he Is waiting from Paris to decide
on hts departure for Rome lie cent, the ~ th OF
,bruaIy Tho csrdinsl du Soul TO Rome In order to
make the last Arrangements with General paraguay
ahillieIs The private oorrss from Naples,
ferts that many troops the frontiers Of
The fspal Ststes, and no doubt these bodies Of
sr eating there In order support return Of
the Pope II deemed neceissry.
very curious rumor, .hich IL con 1rmed this morn
rg has been srresd BY the German papers IL is said
lat the Emperor q Austria Is TO sbdtcste tha. he
lss so'mpy declared ths. he Is iDocm for hts
'sce and that he is not able to direct public asrs
heir difficult position Therefore hts father aronduke
Austria Francois Charles had r.tractsd his act Of
On snunels,isn aud Is 70 re,uu, hi. place I, is sell
y en- crowned aud i IL tsid that all that affair but
well performed comedy, which has nov lite dsnovem,nt
zen ,gted bet.een the thre Kings OF earsria SAKE
nd Wurtsnturg. The King OF Hanover has refused
Q tign IL
Such k the present position Of Europe. and no fortune
eer has science enough 60 unv,il the future
shich are pending over our head.
Our Nstionsi Assembly dotog very lttl. Law OF
much inaueboe but the last. on the Mayors has |
etn prtssnted TO the Representatives. But this last
reject has met with the gsatsst opposition and vili
10 doubt be rejected. The object would be TO dra~
sck the rsht of election IRON toe people shd TO have
arranged as folloss:-tbe Common Couucit Of o |
y Inhabited by Oto souls would elect their MAYOR.
md where the city only sins smaller number of
sfsone the Mayor you'd be named aud chosen BY the
Ihis lsv, ~hich vould be the greatest
fsck sgaiust the constitution Of the French rvpubc
ss met with the nost sneerng repulss, mueh 60,
hat the mini,tfy In the council Of yesterday. pro.
osed TO the PRESIDENT TO retire from ths tribune 10
'ss thought sise and prudent net to expose 10 to
ublic repulsion IL vas nevertheless dsctdsd that
hey would not ~ithdraw It, f,r the government re-s
pon the legaist patty, ~bose favor they will try
o buy BY the means 81 c-rtsip influences.
The newspapers will furnish you With the details Of
be rsssmtk-,nfs which took place on the 26tn %
ebruary, ct the Coipnae DO Jus, the plsce OF ls
3sste, the occssion Of the PROCLAMATION which had
perpstrsted By some policemen. u Is nov certain
hat these Of police hsa received orders TO take
ssy the vrea,hs from the railing Of the colump and