The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-09-20


II believed Two extreme p rites will IN Oct0-
Der dispute the advantage. As tbs tx president
Of Tie confederation, Al. Dusy has declared
radicsiism 10 u ed up--whicll means, that alt the
political ccuquests Of the sovereignty Of the
people having beeu obtained, the accession Of
socialism. OF which rldcslism was only tho pre-
cursor, is dernanded When once the s,cialist
maxims shall be carried out, a new process will
be thought of--~communism. The liberal coa-
servative party knows perfectly well what il has
to expect on this poiat; accordingly, il is on its
guard, and will dispute inch by inch an election
which will decide the fate of Switzerland. The
radical socialists count, they say, on victory. II
one We're to judge OF their success by the noise
they make III their journals and their popular as
semblies, u Is certain that for the future the
world will belong TO the disciples Of the Proud
hons, the Considerants. and the Cadets. Fortu-
nateiy, the Swiss people, more than any other,
are tenacious OF properly; aud the conflict which
is about To take place between systematic pill
layers and those who possess, will not turn, it is
to DO hoped, TO the advantage Of the former II
revolt were 10 become the last resource of so
cialism there would be at least this chance for
the good cause--th, II new federal constitution
leaves less chance to coups de main than the old
one. On Monday last, the deliberate assemblies
OF the confederation were closed each deputy
appeared in great hurry t., return to bis can
ton and the day after, the diIigences scarcely
sufiired for the demand The principal laws OF
the last session were on the c0ntingents OF
men and money for each canton the foundation
OF fund for invalid soldiers, due TO the gener-
osity of an old baron, originally of Geneva; a
change in the import duties of certain dcscrip-
tons OF merchandise, arising from the change in
the monetary system, which is at present the
same AZ In France. Finally, the measures pro-
p0sed to be taken against the Germanic confed-
GRAFTON were rejected by large majority, and in
opposition to the opinion Of federal council,
which thus received check which it will with
difficulty recover. New popular meetings are
being prepared in the canton OF Berne. This
agitation, excited by ambitious men and followed
by dupes, may have an unfortunate result. The
president of the national council, the ex-chief Of
the radical government of Berne, was to have
been arrested on Tuesday, in virtue of con-
demnation to months Imprisonment; but at
the last moment appealed to the tribunal of ces-
sation, on account Of some iiregnlarity in form.
His partisans, who are very numerous, intended
to take advantage OF the arrest to excite social
lists and communists, but it is not probable that
the revolutionary party will 60 so far as to effect
a rising. 1t will await the month of October
before trying its strength"
According to letters from Berne Of the Goth
ult., the damages caused in the canton by recent
inundations are valued at 9,40Q,CQofr. or about
$4,000. Subscriptions aFu open all over Switz-
erland to cover the lOsses of the inundaton.
The city of Berne has already subscribed
l200Qfr.