When was it published?

November 15, 1844 in Southern Christian Advocate

Foreign News November 15, 1844

Southern Christian Advocate

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Protestants Valais, Worship Prohibition, Zurich Commissioner, New Constitution, Helvetic Diet

Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

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What is this article about?

Zurich council sent commissioner M. Hottinger to intercede for Protestants in Valais against worship ban, but failed. Valais persists in prohibition; Protestants hope for constitution rejection on October 20 or Diet refusal to guarantee it.

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SWITZERLAND.—The Protestants of Valais. We find the following in the New Zurich Gazette of the 22d inst.—"The council, at its sitting of the 12th, taking into consideration the painful position of the Protestants of the canton of the Valais, resolved to send a commissioner to intercede in a perfectly amicable manner with the council in their favor. M. Hottinger, Secretary of the council of Zurich, was the Commissioner appointed; but his mission produced no good effect, and the Council of the Valais persisted in its prohibition of all exercise, public or private, of Protestant worship in the canton. Consequently, the only hope left for the Protestants is the rejection of the new constitution by the people of the Valais at the general meeting for deciding upon it, convoked for October 20. All other legal redress is closed against the Protestants, unless at the Helvetic Diet a majority of the states refuse to guarantee the new constitution."

What sub-type of article is it?

Religious Affairs Political

What keywords are associated?

Protestants Valais Worship Prohibition Zurich Commissioner New Constitution Helvetic Diet

What entities or persons were involved?

M. Hottinger

Where did it happen?

Valais

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Valais

Event Date

12th Inst., October 20

Key Persons

M. Hottinger

Outcome

mission produced no good effect; council of the valais persisted in its prohibition of all exercise, public or private, of protestant worship; hope left in rejection of the new constitution by the people at the general meeting

Event Details

The council of Zurich, at its sitting of the 12th, resolved to send a commissioner to intercede amicably with the council of Valais for the Protestants. M. Hottinger was appointed, but the mission failed. The Council of Valais persisted in prohibiting Protestant worship. The only hope is rejection of the new constitution at the general meeting on October 20. All other legal redress is closed unless at the Helvetic Diet a majority refuses to guarantee the new constitution.