The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-01-14

MANHATTAN.
ARRIVAL OF THE AsIA's MAILs.-PRUsSIA AND
SWITZERLAND.
The European mails by the Cunard steamship Asia
reached this city yesterday morning BY this arrival
have Liverpool dates the 2th utmo three days later
than previous advices large space in the English and
continental journals occupied with the Neuchatel ques
ton although the present relations between Prussia
and Switzerland of menacing aspect it is believed
that pacific will be adopted through the in
PREVENTION of the great European powers The New York
Evening Post remarks:
The rights of the King of Prussia such as they are
admitted by the great powers in the protocol Of
1882 but the King of Prussia engaged not to employ hos
tile means to enforce them
The A to the Menoire OF the Swiss government
gives the protocol thus:
aAt conference held the Foreign Office on the Gath
May 1852 between the penpotentiares of Austria France
Great Britain Prussia and Russe the Principal Secretary
of State of her Britannia Majesty the demand of the
Prussan minister invited the representatives of Austria
France and Russia to seek in concert with him. the means
of replacing the prncpaty Of Neufchae In the situation
defined by the treaty of Vienna of the 9th of june 1916
and which, while sanctoning the of territory
10 the Helvetc Confederation canton recognised in
favor of his Majesty the King of Prussia anterior rights Of
sovereignty the exercise of which remains suspended
The minister of Prussia while claiming the cooperation
of the other four great powers for the amicabe settlement
of this question: declared that II protocol signed
in which the rights of his sovereign should be solemny
specified and which should admit the principle of the
be made in the Helvetic Confederation
the existence of such instrument should dispense his
Majesty the King Of Prussia from obtaining those rights
by the employment of other means
The four plenpotenaes consulted FASTENED to render
homage to the sentiments of moderation which inclined
his Majesty choose in these circumstances the medium
diplomatic intervention to attain the object he proposes
and have unanimously recognised the rights which belong
to him in the princpay Of Neufchae and county of Va
angn according the tenor of the 23d and 26h articles
of the treaty of Vienna and which have coexsed from
to ls with those which the cath article of the
| instrument confers on Switzerland.
aThey have in consequence expressed in the Of
their governments the desire of responding to the appeal
which his Majesty the King of Prussia has made to Them
agreeing that the four powers understanding
as soon as possible accomplish the most proper
to induce the Hevetic Confederation to take into
international spuations in virtue of which the prnc
paty of Neufchatel has been admitted under the
tee OF Europe to the equality Of Of the cantons Of Swift
zerlandn 90.
The Suisse Of December 81 published the following note
"Ths representatives at Berne OF the foreign held
conference the house of NJ de Salignac the French
minister the subject of Neufchate NJ St9mp attend
ed the meeting 1t is said but do not vouch for the
fact that the Prussian government addressed undtu
the federal council fixing the I'd of January the
last period for the unconditional liberation Of the prison
ers.'
The arming of the 10000 men, ordered by the Swiss
Federal council will be Immediately carried into effect
council of war; composed of twenty -four coones was
the oath of this month under the presidency
Colonel Dufour The Swiss unanimous in their enth-
sasm and in the measures they adopting has
been sent by President Smpl to each of the deputies
requesting their attendance sacred duty the
ing Of the extra session convoked for the 27h December
specially to consider the affair of Neufchate,
The Frankfort journals publish the following extract Of
! the proceedings of the Germanc Diet:
"n its session of the ls the of Austria
Bavaria aud Baden that the steps taken in the
name of the Germanic Federation had met with the
desired success The Swiss Federal Council had in fact
acquainted the Prussian envoy Berne that it could not
consent to the preliminary and unconditional release of
prisoners of Neufchat but that it always prepared
into negotiations for pacific solution of the question
The president of the Swss Federal Council communicated
this reply to the other diplomatic agents Berne and de-
cared moreover that for the he could
give attention TO the Germanc Confederaons support of
Prussan demands but that he appreciated the sent
of good neghborhood which had dictated this res
luton of the Diet and that his side, he endeavored
far possible 10 introduce similar sentiments into
| the difficulty in question
AFTER this communication the representative of Prussia
addressed the Diet He commenced by expressing the
gratitude OF his government for the good feel
ing which it's exalted conderaes had manifested for It's
wishes well in the wording in the execution of the
resolution Of the 9th of November. He afterwards an
nounced while expressing reRtet at seeing the disappear
Of all hope of the reesabshment of violated rights
by means of negotiations that nothing remained for the
King but to enforce his just demands by calling out the
military force necessary TO attain the object desired and
opening the negotiations necessary to the free
mens of these troops The Prussan sub
mtted at the same time to the assembly despatch in
the conrts of London Pars St Peterborough and Vienna
These communications will be made known to the different
governments by their insertion in the minutes"
| The Liverpool Times of the 9th of December says
hThe serious misunderstanding between Prussia and
Switzerland continues and both parties preparing for
blows Prussia has formally demanded from Wurtemburg
| and Baden permission to march an army OF invasion
through those States the l5h Of February and the
permission will be given the rupture be healed be-
fore the appointed time Public opinion throughout Eu
rope is dead against the Prussian monarch even
amongst his people the is viewed unjust and
tyranniea There the great
will not permit Prussia TO take this step; but in the mean
time the Swiss acting in the belief that they will be in
vaded and the unanmiy amongst them Is in the fact
that the approach of danger the small internal bcker
ings which previously prevailed have altogether ceased
l. SIN FRANCE the feeling in favor of Switzerland amounts
something like enthusiasm and the etterwriter from
the capital Of that country clearly intimate that matters
cometo the worst Louis Napoleon will be obliged to side
with Switssrand-a country which afforded him protec
dependent federal union surrounded by despoc govern
ments, he has himself in times long gone by, highly
praised and esteemed Nevertheless the Emperor OF the
French has sorey wounded the pride of Swiss by the
official article in the Aoneur which appeared last week
and he to have pursued which must event
uay ALLEVIATE from him the respect of the belligerent
powers
LATER FROM SANTA FE.-The Santa Fe mail, under |
charge of Captain Snyder left Santa the ls FL Psso
on the sh and arrived in San Antonio exa on the 2ad
ut
Honorable John f. Crosby and several other gentlemen
came as passengers We have Santa Fe papers the goth
OF November They are full of matters relating entirely 10
the Territory Indian outrages appear be very frequent
ana the Gazete attaches blame to the Indian uperntend