The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-01-29
The swiss Question.


From the LONDON Times, Jan. Is
II announced by Geographic despatch that the Ner
chaIel question may be regarded rs settled bnSas
France have proposed terms 10 the Federal Counc
which this body con,iders acceptable. The ENJOYS OF
Switzerland have sLo come to an uDdei standing VIE zoe
French government Switzerland will set liberty to-
prisoners on The assurance OF the t~o medaung Po~es
that Prussia III acknowledge the Independence OF Ne1
cbah aud Al once put stop 70 All military prcpNrt
iui OF causes threatened europe Wan otter ana oe
te mined coniest What the King o. IrusHa mas game
II Is difficult 10 zee. HIS military power IA,
been brayed by the nasty ieves " snsV
repuohoi ms poiiuca repuhNon mas peen wv
inrtner 'Ensnea ey ne aes .nM no ~, mas oe,
ready 70 shed The blood oil thou,ands ior an empty
ntiei and as ior the point nj honor, ne cenanly
has not much 70 boast or since he mas had promse 70
scknowedfe the Independence OF NeucnAiei anu "
withdraw bis military demonsuauons, before Ioe ssss
would release the prisoners OF Scpbem Der hoSever, We
may rejoice At the bloodoss termination OF the dispute
ended the affair with credit 10 himself sna ms Iesh og
nifty, tho world VIII not care W interfere WIN n~ 'hu
sion.
But this affair OF Neuchstel may teach us sometning
What Ia the meaning OF 30 seemingly aos1fd ana pair
IN episode In the history OF Europe surely the cose o.
gigantic struggle between the greatest empires OF toe
world was no time ior 80 puefile a aispay - VA
Of The Neuchsiei foyahss Inc o,1 eompsrsol
OF tempest N gass OF water Noull DC sure 70
arise IN tho MUD OF everybody. TIE King OF Prussia
would not take part Tor or against us IN tne giea
war which has lately ended but ss soon % raiovr
S~s town inc king OF frrssla nsa ahoweo iour yess
TO elapie sner leis before De ooinea oipomNo $40
aud four more before De took any active seps 70 rec 40
them. Wy, then old &c cnooie suon moment ior IA.
little co1p dtGi What could ne exIect out nat u ro1o
be locked upon merely a. tue farce after tragedy aod
that the dsretpect with which ne himself - regarded
Europe would deepen into something very IKE contempt
Tho solution OF This question 10 found, we inns, IN TOE
security felt by The absolute governments Of The Cont
beut their confidence Ia their strength, TIER foh
anco on ono another, aud their conmon haired or
the few remaining free states Of Europe An -
sclute monarch might think be could hardly ;noo'e
better tue for a quarrel with repubis. Winn 3
tweiyemonth Bclsum had been threa ened, Spain suo
ected 70 uncontrolled roya suthorsy and Nsps, brougn
into more complete scryltude. throughout Earope NJ d.
rErchIcsi and military authority supreme Etno-
by deliberate choice "a In France or b. acc 1escence
a. IN other continental Corrriss the principle o. abs
lutc government had been most universally accerisi
Bnt Switzerland forms az irritating contrast 10 tnt uni
forruy of ,ubm,,lon There, souevhst in the fktns
Of ancient Gre sce q lumber Of little communities
bound together by league sufficient for purposes u
defence and for developing feel NJ o. nationality, b
with rivar,es and otter annnosies Amocg themselves
such a hcy are the swiss have always the objects
6iste 10 the neigh boring Auocrss and the ect
IL stror ger than over Free govern 9th assemb
Debating In French and German revolutions In witch
the artisans living 10 one part OF tho torn the 20
from TIE ArsiOcrscy nVus another part cfii newsps
per, expressing freely Opinions whish cannot be uttered
the great empires the iroutcr the absence
passports the farborirg Of refugees holidays sc, spsr
10 celebrate udep, rdcnce fail Of alusion,
liberty and the PEOPLE. things looked upon with a