Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1859-11-18
SWITZERLAND AND HUssIA.


TIE Paris correspondent OF the New York
J0srnal Of C0Rmercs writes
The Swiss. and with then o. course the NJ
merous foreigners soIourning in their midst,
enieT a most pleasant autumn. To-day, on
the 15h Of October, It is vet warn en0rsh %
wear a sumner coat. Thousands Of fswerB
are blooming many Of them a second time;
trees are sprouting anew, and the sun shines
brightly, as soon a. its warn RAYS have dissi-
p7ted he morning fogs. Lake Zurich stretches
right under ny window, as smooth and even
az mirror, day AFTER daT, and the mountains
rrsr and far, low and high, even those old gen
teusn with white, snow-c0Tered heads about
Ety miles distant, lookas clear a. If one could
reach them with a grasp. On Sunday, thou
sfads and thousands Of joyful people pour on
ilLo Tie countrV, enjoying the bright sunshine,
The beautiful views, q bottle Of wine, dancing,
singing, etc. The warm simmer and pleasant
frnhare produced an eNcelentqualtv OF VINE.
The quantity, indeed, is Jess than Il was last
year BY about one-third, but the quality By far
conpensstes that loss. Prices have risen
greatly: while they ranged between two cents
and thirty-two cents a gallon last year, they
now range between twelve and forty cents 4
gallon. according 10 the sort. Switzerland is
one of The most promising Fine-grOwing eoun-
tries The total average production is about
40,Oo0.00 % gallons per year, OF which the can
Ton Of Faud produces about Il 10000, and the
canton Of Zurich i1.000,O00. She exports but
little Of l.. scarcely o~ne-tenth Of the amount.
but imports SO much foreign wine that the i'm
port surPssses the export BY about 100000
gallons The average consumption Is over
eishteen gallons a year to every person, with
out distinction Of sex or age, OF children de-
ducted, ~ least forty gallons to every full
grown nan and woman.
L IS astonishing 70 see how modern Russia
takes The lead Of liberalism IN Europe Rus
"a EnH HmHmnrNr Hhn h-whn-- - nwn~n 49,
PIE, the nightmare smothering every dream Of
Freedom, the support Of all desBodc govern
menis, the refuge Of al ~tyrants. But since
tie Emperor AleKander's accession, the tables
lre turned completely. Besides his grand
scheme q emancipating the bondsmen, which,
although progressing but slowly on account Of
the great obstacle 10 surmount, viii succeed
ultimately, Emperor Alexander is doing his
best 10 reform all branches Ct government and
70 edueats the people 20 freedom. The free
dom u the press is at present greater in Rus
sra m1n in 9 rmanr, Austria and France.
There be a German paper published in the
cuuitsl. the Ga7maa s.. Pacrtbarr ZeifuEr.
which expresses itself IN regard to The late
MouifeuT note against the French press in the
following way: The extent Of the freedom
a the press, b. our opinion, does reject the
stage Of civilization Of a country. Now we
wish @ cali The attention Of our readers 10
a passage az the EozIezT note which win
fel-l- men OF NJ french CelnnIOn or rree-
DON Of the press SAYS the Moniteur: The
government win not deal severely with the
press, but duty compels It 10 get the laws re-
sPsctsd, and therefore il viii tolerate hence
form no discussion concealing only party ma
lurers This one passage opens the widest
field 70 governmental arbitrariness. Either
the press or state is sick, where measures II
ms kind are needed. We are glad to languish
Ul1sr a similar censuTe. While not DENYING
many iupenecdons in the conditions Of orr
press, we must confess that il is golden in
comparison 70 the Paris thsories.o The Rzs-
s51a inualid, asemi-0ficisl paper, stronglTo P-
poses restoring the italian princes, eagerly ad-
Tocating the cause Of the people, Of freedom,
and independence- "In 1852 + SAYS, @the
dynssiss Of Central Italy were deemed useful
% 1s quistness q Europe; to-day they have
BEEN re ~udiated BY their people, and restoring
ism would b 2 source Of everlasting trouble
and war. Europe Of 1889 Las the same right
tosetile upon other combinations that Europe
q 1915 had tc put italy under the Austrian
UeH The sane paper takes a similar posi-
tIua II respect 10 the national movement set
On 10ot 10 Germany, tending to replace the
Germsn Confederation By a strong csftrsi
power and q national Parliament. Austria,
Esys the Rnssiaa HarGlid, opposes the move
merit. az she always has opposed al reforms
whatever; il is tine at last for her 70 learn
something and FORGET something