The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-05-18

IN the swiss canton oil Fflboug about tue dawn OF DAY
on the 2ai OF April, 1853. Colonel Pser, adyen
in the interest OF Austria sailed forth al the head
OF three hundred in instruction against the coas.
tutonal government OF the Safe The insurgents made
vigorous assault on the town of Ffibourg bat after
few hours sharp fighting they repused by the civic
guard. Their leader captured, and by the utmost
esrs of the authorities he was saved from the fury of
the people, who sought to tear him in pieces. He
put upon his trial. and by sentence OF the court
demned to imprisonment Tor thirty years Not of
his followers guilty rebels and traitors though they were,
suffered the punishment OF death.
Here Instruction, not against lnolerable OPP
preston, but against the freedom of republican govern
ment, attempted in the mere wanlonness OF crime, or
stimulated BY Austrian gold its objec! being the eslab-
lishment OF absolute desposm the ruins of the i'm
memorial Liberties of Switzerland lis prompt suppress
sion effected by the voluntary aid Of the citizen SOL
dery and drop OF blood shed in the expa-
tion of lis guilt in alonement for the muir
der OF the people who fell in the conflict No martial
law, no violent expulsion, no coniscaton OF property
followed This instruction of CONSERVATISM
and this the just and temperate action of democratic
government.
When we recall the butcheres of Haynau, the mid
Napoleon the relentless and indiscrimnalng cruelty Of
Radetzky, all perpeated in punishment of the
full revolt OF the people against the awless and nsuer
able oppression Of tyrans, may well wonder at the
clemency and moderation of The Swiss republicans But
such has always been the conduct of the people, In such
false books as Alisons History of Europe" read
horrible stories OF the bloody violence of the mob and
doubtless under the pressure of panic, from the impulse
OF rage into which they were goaded by intolerablt
wrong, the mob may have been guilty of occasional
OF cruelty But OF the systematic cold blooded
vindctve relentless, brutal cruelty of the tyrantof the
slaughter OF innocent people, the foggng of and
children and the lawess confscation of private prop.
erty-impartal history cannot the SO much Ca
Illuminated democracy. The commissions of ls4s shook
many monarchs from their thrones. Royalty and arts
ocTacy at the mercy of the democracy , but the
crimes forgiven, and contempt for their stupidity
and meanncss was the worse penalty they were con.
demned to endure. The reaction came; the triumph OF
the people over royalty recovered its privileges and
lis power, and then began the work OF vengeance The
history of Europe since 1si9 is nothing but the history
OF the perues, extortions murders, and other brutal
ou,rages OF absolute governments.
The people begin to that their lenency was an
error They have learned something from their disasters
The next war between the victim and the oppressor will be
war to the knife No dainty scuples will paalyze the
OF the democracy Monarchy and aristocracy will be
ex,eminaed Every miscarriage of popular government,
Europe may be traced directly to the plots of kings and
mobiles The people must be rid of the presence of such
mpacabe enemies before they establish their Free
dom on any permanent foundation