The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-10

'entb Of the whole population, does net affect the
integrity Of the confederation or conflict with
ne Dsin design any more tbaa Prussia's retain.
irg ne Sovereignty OF Neufcba,el, a Swiss eau
top IL 'ho Heve,ic Cent. rat on atft cited the in
nfpendeuce Of that republic. The principally of
Neu'chstel belonged to the German Ptince OF
Oiapfe, who afterwards became William Ill
o. England. II was inherited by his
neplts, Frederick l. Of Prussia, md con
thue0 in the possession OF that monarchy
iii 1906, when, by the victories of
Napoleon, II cane tut" the baEds OF the French,
aao fell 20 tie lot OF Marshal Befthier When
ibe allied soyereieDs Of Europe, ia 1914, We're
successful against Bopsparse, French rule was
driven from NeufchAtei. and the princlp patty,
with two Otheis, was numbered among the Can
tons OF the Swiss republic, whlie Prussia re-
gained the sovereignty, which merely gave him
executive power, without veto, the Legislative
authority being vested solely in a representative
assembly. The King WAS boun0 to swear 10 the
constitution. BY this curious arrangement
Nsutchstel, monarchy, Was q member Of
federal republic Of twenty-five States. This
was all ratified by the Congress Of Vienna
But it has never appeared since that time that
Prussia could control the Swiss Confederation.
In lS4S, inded, the little principslity threw off
the Prussjan yoke by revolution, aud, declaring
i's independence, became a republic When the
revolutionary spirit subsidized in Europe, the
King of Prussia tried bis hand ut counter
revolution in Neufchatei. But the whole eou-
federation supported il against the tnreat
and preparations Of Prussia, which modified al
army 70 march upon Switzerland The bo,d
stand Of the Helveuc republic, and hint froa
Louis Napoleon, mad the effect If quietus upon
the Prussisn KING and Neufchatei Or the Swiss
Confederation have not been since troubled from
that quarter, though Prussia has never formally
renouDced her claim It will be the same ia Italy
Some fine day, perhaps, venetis will declare
itself independent OF Austria. Anaif the Aus
TRAN Emperor, whose power is now reduced TO g
cypher In the peninslis, should threeten tOmarch
Austrian troops into Italy, he will receive hint
from the Emperor Of the French which will aeep
him quiet for tie rest OF his life But If he retains
the nominal sovereignty, it makes no difference
Austria is the FIRST and preponderatiuga German
Power, she could not control the deliberations Of
the Diet ia regard to her late struggle win
Sardinia and France. How much less caH her
influence MS German Power, exerted through
Italian Venetia, sway an italian confederation
detested as Austria is from the Alps to the
Adrat'c!
T{s1x, ~ hao Mt oI1 Aok ~.
friends Of human liberty weuid wish her to be,
that in no reason why We should not hsh her
frat step OF progress. Rome was not built In
day. How long was ii before our own fedora
requisite Was shaped Into an enduring fern. II
any one had proposed it in the beginning as il
now stands, be would have been regarded as d
lunatic, and very justly, for the people we're not
what are now called the United States formed
several leagues and. considerations before the
final act of union, and the first was nearly one
hundred and fifty years before the last
Thus, in government as we'll ~ in Other things,
experience and necessity sre the parents of in
vacation, ana chose who would impose upon any
people government Gu. and dried, and without
regard to the materials of which the population
aTe composed-their race. their education. their
habits, their manners, their climate, their MIS-
tory, their preudses then past aud their present
coDdition-would ignore all the lessons OF that
pbilosopby which teaches by example and
would be more fit Inhabitants of Utopia, the
imaginary MODEL country of Sir Thomas More.
than of any of the terrestrial kingdoms, empires
or republics of which we have ever read or
heard.