New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-12
SOUTHERN SECESSION AND THE SENDER
BuND OF SWITZERLAND.

To 1s Editor Of The n. y. Tribune
SIR: There Is country whose political institutions
come 70 the republics Ct America as Switzerland
Here are a number Of States united into ons
Commonwealth by rather loose bond Of confedera-
ton. In Switzerland this bond is still ooscr than that
which unilts tie States Of North America. Before the
wear 1913, there scarcely shadow Of central
power. There was, indeed, Diet but no President
with powers equal 10 those Of our President. Yet,
when some Of the Canons Of Swilzerland frs in 1852
and tLen in 1871 intended to socode they quickly
subdued, and forced to keep tie peace within The
bonds Of Switzerland
The Cantons of Switzerland used in those days Ian
guace quite similar that Of the Cotton States now.
They sTok with gre pasi0n did allow any opinion
different from that Of the ingeadeIs, aud i1du!ged in
the greatest abuse of Their antagonists. They were
backed in their treacLerous eadeav0rS by all tie Ca5i
nets Of the continent of Europe, and besides, by the
Pore ard the Jostits. Yet when the troops Of the
Confederation marched against the rebels, they made
a very weak resistance in l8i7, and yielded without
any resort 10 arms III 1884,
Tie Sonderbund of 1871 comes very near the South
ern Conie Grafton which il ust preached in South
Carolina, and the sorderbuId Of lo2 Is very much like
that rebellion which President jackson subdued with
ont great danger
History is lie best teacher az well in politics as in al
other branches of lire. 1 au therefore perfectly
that provided We follow a similar lie oil cOndact az
tie SWs did in lSils we viii be able TO crush seces-
sion well as they. he motives are the rame with
the eecessiOse Of America tnOse of swi zerland.
TIE minority Of America ia unable 10 bear the do
nirion Of the majority az the minority 10 Switzerland
was in 1872 ard 1917. Patriotism aud love of
liberty came of victorious, and will do in America,
provided there tlEe 10 prepare the public mind f0r
action. President Buchanan viii take care TO let rs
have this time. He viii not act; he Will allow the
secessiorists to show themselves in all their hleoas
shaTes, aid. will prepare tie ground for action for
President Lincoln.
Tie words Of jackson, "By the eternal, the Union
" ehal he prseved," repeated byCassias ~ Clay, ia
lii letter dated Whitehall Nov. 70, 1850, should be in
the heat OF every coed citizen. IN Switzerland there
were also many who afraid 10 come TO blows.
But after the battle had been fought, most OF
the secessionists were glad that the Union had
been Tre erved TIE bad fe, ng- roused by bad
eiti2eir were soon extieuished when no fuel was
Given to noursh the fri of rebellion, and abe result
was that the union Of tie Swiss Cantons ont of
tbis struegle unanimous ana powe taan ever
before.
There is nothing better against passion than good
tal,le fought Patriotism and hberyy, when backed
by equal power, will always subdue ambition and
Slavery After the battle the North will be on better
terms with the South than before. The air is more
rwe after the storm. We have bad sultry weather
enough. lie, have sound Storm Of short dar.tioa
and purifying vigor. G.. ).