The southern press., 1851-09-20

Is believed. Two extreme parties will IN Octo-
Der dispute the advantage. As the ex-president
of the confederation, NJ Duey has declared
radcalism ID u ed up--which means, that all the
political cCnquests of the sovereignty OF the
people having been obtained, the accession Of
socialism, OF which radicalism was only the pre-
CURSOR is demanded. When once the socialist
maxims shall be carried put, new process will
be thought of---commuiiism. The liberal con-
servative party knows perfectly well what It has
to expect on this point accordingly, il is on its
guard, and will dispute inch by inch an election
which will decide the fate Of Switzerland. The
radical socialist. count. they say, on victory II
one were to Judge Of their success by the noise
they make in their journals and their popular rs.
semblies, it is certain that for the future the
world will belong to the disciples OF the Proud
hons, the Considerants, and the Cadets. Fortu
nately, the Swiss people, more than any other,
are tenacious Of property; and the conflict which
is about to take place between systematic pill
layers and those who possess, will not turn, it is
| to be hoped, to the advantage OF the former. ii
revolt were 10 become the last resource of So
ciasm, there would be at least this chance for
the good cause--th4t a 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 to return to his can
ton; aud the day after, the diligences scarcely
sufiiced for tYe demand The principal laws Of
the last session were on the contingents of
men and money for each canton the foundatisn
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-
tiops Of merchandise, arising from the change in
the monetary system, which is ut present the
same as in France. Finally, the measures pro.
posed to be taken against the Germanc, 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 10 months imprisonment; but at
the last moment appealed to the tribunal of ces-
sation, on account Of some irregularity 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 80 far as to effect
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 2,400,G00fr. or about
E96,000 Subscriptions are open all over Switz-
erland to cover the losses Of the inundation.
The city of Berne has alrt ady subscribed
l2,000fr.