The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-13

tcn OF February 1885, We eAnDoS rscsHa gfeAr
industrious and inoSsnsivs class Of persons.
The Suiss federal government would have sssn lufu-
fed in taking very high tone on such an occasion;
that copsidsrabls subscriptions were Immediately
rsed for the support Of the Victims and the irritation 70
sutps from this unjust and unneiehborly
adhered to more Moderate course. 1t sent commits
sorer Colonel Bourgeois into nciDo to investigate the
conduct Of The there and this officer owed
that every thing had been aoue which
ygilant police could effect to prevent iLcursion
ard suspected persons from the territory Of
the Confedei alton The language Of DR. N9f, who
fills this year the Office Of President Of the Fee
deral ,oupcil, has beea throughout exceedingly
finn dgDihed and stItesmsnlibe, and hss earned
for him and for his colleagues the confidence and
respect OF those States who wish we'll TO the liberty and
Independence CO of Switzerland Mesn ~he ho~eyer the
comm unicsiions Of Count KarDck the Austrian Minis
ter BerDe became and more exactpg and ohea-
ye He had been instructed to prefer against the Hell
veto series of accusations dating from as
far back the Sonderbund many of them referring
to matters already past many others emit rely erroneous
and uIounded For instance, one Of the grounds Of com
plant that tie government Of Iicino had expelled
certain monks from its territory, whereas the fact was
that this government, finding necessary to close
monastery Of Capuchn riars, had dismissed them into
Italy, with pension secured to them for ssve-al years.
The tone of Court Karucks notes was however,
even more significant than their conents the srsnt
offered by him the confederation keenly felt,
that it seriously discussed in the Federal Council
whether it would not be better to such language
from foreign minister by sending him his passports.
However these violent councils again overruled,
aud q temperate though firm reply, despatched to
vienna But the resolution to have been already
taken TO carry matters to exreties and The next step
which comes to knowledge Is Count kArnckis per-
emptoIy recall Upon this the Federal Council has also
withdraw ts from Vienna and the two countries
81 now in . state Of diplomatic ron intercourse
The Swiss are far too gallant and hardy people to be
Of ber BY little buster
irg and indeed in this instance 1t is hard to what
specific maI made upon them for they have per-
famed to the letter their duty their neighbours they
have waved to great extent their ancient prac
tce OF political hospitality snd have freely sent pult
is in reality nothing at issue between the so States to
account for such proceeding stn less to justify mea
sures OF greater rigor to which the withdrawal OF
DIPLOMATIC agent is commonly the prelude The neu-
trAy Of Switzerland is only point of essential i'm
porance TO the Independence Of the cantons bat 1t Is the
result of express collective stipulation of all the
powers and the possibility Of an encroachment has all
times been regarded with extreme sensitiveness and hos
tty by France Austria therefore, owes to the rest
Of Europe to explain the motives upon which she has
acted for far at present acquainted with
the grounds of this proceeding she has tet example
1t easy conjecture what would have been said 60
ents o. revolutionary origin and with fewer
peensioos to respect the legal rights Of their neghbors
had ventuItd 10 commit series Of actions like those which
must be laid to the charge of the highly conservative
pres Of Austria and Russia within the last few months
Euro pe has behed with establishment Wholesale cons.
ctton Of property without form OF law and without
attempt to substantiate offence against those whe
made to bear The punishment. The same imperial
government has vented its spite upon long series OF
unoendng travellers who seemed marked for annoyance
by the British passport they boe and it proceeds to
grauy lS resentInent against the smallest Tree COM
munity in Europe by menacipg rupture of diplomatic
relations The paramount and obvious interest Of Aus
tria was o remain good terms with the small and
neutral States which lie interposed between her
Italian domiuions ard the frontiers of France Swtzer
land ard Pedpon. the natural of the pass
Of the Alps ard the natural barrier against inva
sion Of Italy WI signal folly Austria has picked
quarrel with both Of them. The PiedmonteAe Minister
has left Vienna leave of absence the Duke Of Genoa
the first legitimate Prince who has been entertained by
the Court Of The Tuileres, where he is visit
ard the Austrian Minister is recalled from Bsrne. In
other Austria has thrown into the hands of France
undivided diplomatic influence the first elements
of in Italian expedition and these plumbers Of
cesssul opening Of campaign. Switzerland and Pied
ont, properly used the outworks of LombardJ;
but Austria has changed their disposition towards her
into keen irritation end turned the important position
they occupy the map Of Europe acairs the security
and tranquility Of her own territories