their arms more and more into all parts of the country, and before long, Graubündten,[1] Valais, and Tessin, will no longer sit solitarily behind their mountains remote from Berne, Geneva, and Zürich, as they do at present.
As regards political freedom in the Cantons, I have
heard more evil spoken than good. Party feeling is
often carried to an unprincipled length. The better
class of citizens are set aside to give place to the worse;
the bold, unprincipled man is the conqueror, and the
ignorant set themselves in the place of the wise. The
later revolutions in the Cantons have nearly always
taken this direction. These facts have led me to the
conviction that the Constitutional Monarchy must be,
perhaps, of all forms of government, the safest and
the best for the freedom and prosperity of the people.
In the mean time it is clear that amidst these
agitations, the Swiss people are receiving a political education,
and that the new governments, compelled by the
pressure of public opinion, are adopting a course
- ↑ And Graubundten ought to be the last of all to absent herself from the union-feast of all the Cantons, because she constitutes the great Schweitsari of the Confederate states. She is the Canton which produces the most delicious tarts and pasties, and many other kinds of confection, and which sends out to every country in Europe, artistes of this class, who are known under the name of Schweitsari. This art is said to have been introduced into Graubündt by emigrants from the Roman states during the gastronomic period of the Empire, and has there established itself, together with a number of Latin words, which make the dialect of Graubundten very peculiar and prove its Roman origin; Graubundten deserves, therefore, a place of honor at the table of Sworn-Confederates.—Author's Note.
