Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-03-27

Esseatss couacil Is this just Is Il lepu-s ~ =,
deny would BE- pretend that every Government shoulu
tolerate al the attacks which tend its overthrow The
question 10 not whether the principles upon which the
ocssrInsnt rciiea are less true less
In aeecrdancs with certain opinions; IL is whether the
Government has right TO exist and defend and main
IAN issL The Swiss question reduces itself simply to
Whatever may b The result Of the negotiations that
have been commenced 10 certain there is nothing in the
u the demands made In the name Of France which
resemble persecution of exes For them hospitality
10 always sacred and inviolsbe thing The only thing
70 be In those demands 10 the desire to maintain in
sss ps.os against attempt. which nothing justify
and which the reciprocal duties Of Hospitality should in
ieret 10 the refugees in Switzerland There IT, espe-
ciay In AL this nothing 70 alarm the dplomatists Of
Europe = entirely personal question between Swift
serand and France and never furnish occasion for
general var"
Bat shs question Is 10 danger Of serious complication
10 another way. Your readers win be panied to learn
that there serious danger that the celebrated Convent
er Hsgtisl N kossf st. Bernard which was founded in
ss2 and has resisted not only the stormy elements Of ma
tnre bat even the stormy elements Of human pas
scn for nssry nine cenaes. In danger Of falling
victim 10 the latter. II certainly 10 be hoped that
an institution 20 noercasy based upon she principles Of
christian charity, and whoss acts o. noble self sacrifice
AMI devotion have laid one nation NOR one continent
Alone, but humanity ITSELF under nestinable debt Of
gratitude would have been held forever sacred from all
attack BAT such hopes are dsusve In ls47 after the
var 81 the sandeand and the defeat Of the Jest the
Counsel o. State q the Canton Of vsais n which can
ton the hospital 10 stusted resolved suppress all the
Catholic communities sach eonvents nunneres, &c.
within is jarisdicon was thought however that the
Hospital of a. Bernard would b excepted and for time
indeed IL II seemed TO Be protected BY univer
sal sympathy which the Governnsnt was mot willing to
outrage Bat this deleacy Of short duraton for II
seems that before the expiration Of the year the doors Of
the hospital forced the building searched the pro-
Visions which had been anassed taken by the soldiers
the monks expelled and imprisoned and in fact the
institution, for the time being destroyed. In short
time however, the monks were liberated and allowed
enter upon their hospitabe functions but
this had scarcely been done when the convent was sub
ccted 70 fine Of $4,000 Frances (S2s, o0o payable in
heen days The Superior protested and in reply the
protest the Council conscated the property Of the Hos
pitai st. Bernard and also that Of the Hospital Of smp
ion to the State.
The Hospital Of simplon, better known a. tie Mason
De ST. Louis similar institution to that Of ST. Ber
nard and was founded by Napoleon II afterwards
sold for fixed sum, and regularly conveyed the Con-
vent Of st. Bernard The con6scaton Of II less
therefore than an Of robbery In Consequence of this
act France refused in ls47, to pay her annual subsidy
the Mason de ST. LOUIS which refusal led 70 series Of
conferences between that institution and the Council Of
State Of vaas which were held in 1850 under the aus
pieces Of the French Government The Legislative autho
rites Of valas promised meanwhile that pending the
gotaton, the decrees affecting the hospitals should be
suspended but by act Of singular bad faith, the Gov
ernmcn without waiting for the conferences be
cuded ordered the con6scsted property be sold The
first sale took place November IL, 1860, and without
much notice Of IL having been given the autho-
rites Of the hospital who accordingly entered at
formal protest Another sale having been ordered for the
seventh Of the present month"; the agent in Paris for the
hospital published letter the members Of the valas
Council under date Of February rs, rehearsng the
principal facts above recorded and making an appeal to
the public. The following is an extract:
" In presence Of such fact 1.-THE sale Of property in
litigation without analogy believe in the history of
Governments limited myself At the time to depostng
add new element TO the diseord Of minds already so ae
tated and hoped that the influence Of time the spec
tsce Of the ruin Of grand institution the sight Of the
misiortunes Of its present members and the memory Of
their services would prevent any attacks deceived
myself After many other rigorous measures you FIRST
sanctioned the sale Of the 7h Of November and you
about another the 7th of March All
illusion IL thus removed and my duty obliges
notify the christian world and the friends Of humanity
that the ruin Of the institution Is about TO be accom-
plished."
Commenting on the above facts. the Assemble Rationale
makes the following significant remarks
'One can understand how the events Of ls4s turned
the public attention from this question but the sale Of
this property, which is going this even
should recall the attention OF the French Government
which, since Its has not been listened TO- win per-
ceive the necessity Of intervening effectively"
An important decree public instruction has appear
ed This decree has for its end" says the Moaieur
the application from to-day and until Law for the
organization Of public instruction shall be prepared, Of
the principles proper to reestabsh the order and the
hierarchy Of the Corps Of Teachers" In consequence
competition is suppressed for the chairs Of all the facu
ties All the chairs win be hereafter subject 10 the direct
nomination Of the President Of the Republic Who win
choose from double list Of candidates required by him
of the faculty and Of the Academic Council Bot no
suits him this double list he win make choice
from the doctors not less than thirty years Of age
For special superior establishments, such the Col
lcge Of France the Museum Of Natural History, &c the
present mode Of election Is preserved All rrcmovabiy
is suppressed All hHiaes Of superior instruction
revocabc by decree OF the President Of the Republic
The Superior Council reorranzed and composed
Of three senator's three councillors Of State Eve bishops
archbishops one pastor Of the Lutheran Church.
pastor Of the Reformed Church, member Of the Cen
trail Jewish Consistory three members Of The Court Of
Cessation members Of the Institute eight Inspectors
General and two members Of Free Instruction. An the
members Of the Superior Council chosen for year
There eighteen Inspectors General via eight for supe
ror instruction six for secondary instruction, and too
primary instruction. plan Of nstruction WIN Be
Immediately discussed BY The Superior Council Other
DEGREES viii provide or the nomination and salaries Of