treaties. But
to us of the Five Cantons, in general, and each in particular, such
manifold injury has been done, since the treaty of the _Landfriede_, so
many innovations exacted, and so many attacks made upon our rights,
that to detail all this would be an endless and perplexing task.
Something, however, shall be presented, to show that we do not complain
without reason.

"In the first place, we have to speak about the governor-generalship of
St. Gall. The place fell by right, on last St. Catharine's day, to our
Confederates of Luzern; but you, Confederates of Zurich, prevented the
governor from entering on his office, brought up new articles, which
you required him to receive beforehand, and demanded an oath to the
peasants; and when we justly complained, you sent in return detailed
missives, without any color of law, (which may be examined, if
necessary), and formally refused in the end to respect our rights. We
are highly aggrieved that any canton in our Confederacy should lose all
regard to justice, and that 'new contrivances should be found for
twisting and glossing over our covenants and treaties,' so that no one
may be bound to let law be law. Of such 'glossing over,' our
forefathers knew nothing; in their time also everything went better
than now. Then, too, our Confederates of Schwyz have been denied
justice in another case. But, though you may think, Confederates of
Zurich, that you have good reasons for acting thus, it yet does not
become you to be yourselves the only judges of the validity of these
reasons.

"Moreover, the government of the Territories has already been often
discussed here in Baden. We believe, that the present resolutions would
be valid; as soon as passed by a majority of the ruling cantons. For if
the majority of votes is of no avail among those possessed of equal
rights, how can treaties ever exist? Leagues and covenants are then
made in vain. From rulers we become servants, if we must do that only
which is commanded by a majority of one or two cantons. Indeed, in this
way, we would by force and against law be driven out of all the
bailiwicks, in which our forefathers won their share honorably and
honestly, by the sword or by other means; and should we brook this from
those who call themselves our friends and Confederates? God forbid! and
with His help we will not suffer it.

"Touching that which you, in connection with Glarus and Wallenstadt,
did there against our rights, an impart