The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-17
The Swiss Question.

Inc sWrSs 4uesttOn.
AhERICAN INTERVENTION IN THE EEUCHAIEL AT
FAIR-AUsTRIA OPPOSED TO AMERICAN INTER
FERENCE IN EUROPEAN QUESTIONS.
The correspondent OF the journal ds DebG writes
follows from Berne, tho Gath o. December
The federal government will conclude ts report TO the
Assembly, about the Neuchatel affair by communicating
the propositions made SUCCESSFULLY by the Cabinets OF
Psris, Vienna and London. and the answers thereto
The federal government demands appreciation OF Its oou
duci, and invites the Assembly to express its own
opinion on each incident OF the affair.
AS TO The last endeavors TO attain arrangement
which would become the starting point OF new negotis
tons with the Cabinet Of Berlin they have failed for the
present. but do not renounoe q hope 10 them. The
Ministers Of England and the United States had taken
the initiative thereof These two ministers had invited
their colleagues in Austria Bavaria, France, Russia
ssroins saxony wurtemberg ana some other countries
10 make In common decisive application 10 the federal
government to ask the immediate relea,e OF the New
chatel prisoners, upon the stipulation that the govern
oe ether to the Prussan government order obtain
ss bass Of future negotiations an engagement 10 re
nounoe ,he sovereignty over the Prncps.y ol Seacns
Congress OF Vienna. II seems certain that on this
court the federal wss disposed 10 agree 10
the tenders ad vanoed by tre foreign mtrimers
TIE project has failed, because ministers did not
think themselves empo wered by their government and
above all because the Minister OF Austria opposed 4:
This kina,r did not nk hat has colleague Of he Tinted
Sta could be connected nth proceedings concerning and
iiatereinc only European soscrnnets. he though nct
generally The AmsJtcon repbic ought 10 b. excluded from
all participation in European otdi's; 10 much The
nat he AniercIa pretend TO szelde Europe from all par
founded his oppoaton upon another resson-that the
Neucbatel question belongs exclusively TO great
Topesn Powers and that neither Sardinia bavaria
the other secondary Powers have the right Of interfering
This time IL is the form that has esined the day over
the groundwork OF the question: but hopes slin
tertsntd OF removing the opposition Of Austria IL would
perhaps be sufficient that the negotiations should
be proposed by the representatives OF France Ausrs
England and Russia At Bernie 1t not Impossible that
Lis III be done.
According to the Paris correspondent OF the Prose-
bege things sbould not have hAT pen cd entirely so.
Mr. Fay, the United States Minister Ia Switzerland,
Who has o long time resided IN Prussia the
capacity, convened Gil the foreign minis accredited
BerIe, and proposed 70 ask In common, by collective
application the release Of the Neucha.el prisoners Hts
propagation has been well appreciated and approved by
diplomatic which associated iuelf entirely
the sentiments which dictatedt But In its application
II has met ID some objections.
Did BOT belong TO tho i've great Powers which signed
the resolution OF tue London Conference alone TO inter
ftrc IN an oicis manner near the swiss government,
n The Neuchaiel question: Some doubts have been orr
riLated IN regard 70 this point. But In the mean
time, having appeared that France had al
'eaoy, several days before, addressed through Mr..
Dc Sahsrso Fsnelou, note 10 the Federal Council
Of Switzerland fer the very purpose which the diplomatic
oerys wished attain ali The heads Of legation could
Cker officially osciorry, according 70 their respective
position, support that note the Federal Council
and Iheir recommendations would come opportunely.
Tboso have been addressed the Fede
raj Counsel, II am well informed.
From In Presse. Dec 27l
We have ttue 10 say on the Affairs Of Switzerland.
concilstory attempt has really been made at Berne Il
was TO bring collective application Of the representa-
United States; but has fsied OF the penpoen-
having alleged that they had suicien Powers
IL also said that Austra bad seized this Opportunity
return The doctrines OF Monroe Against the Urfed
States that 70 say, 10 contest all Interference
pean Affairs the same they pr etend avoid Euro
ropean influences In the Affairs Of the new continent