The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-26


Within the last two three months some two thou
sand swedes and Norwegians have arrived in this city
number perceive, than the aggregate for any pre-
vious three years since the revolution.
These hardy of the North, come principally from
among the agricultural popuatisn and proceed directly
to The far west they come among US not debased me
malls but enlightened men-not superstitious bgots,
but int liberalists-not crouchng mendicsnts
but honest ndent industrious freemen-thsy
from their icy home to find and more genial one
amidst the thick wood: and fertile plains Of our now
cry west They have left behind them the humble cot
tsges Of their childhood bosomed In the frost and SHOWS
other polar brthand to amidst the solitudes OF
tify and ferze the waste land and the prairie. They
have come, renouncDg allegiance to their own good
men 10 enjoy the blessings Of American liberty and
sumo the high responsibilities Of American citizenship
To them this change is pregnant with momentous re-
suits To u.s. it sords for serious reflection, and
opportunity for corresponding action
These people, our kinsmen indeed In the bonds Of
comm humanity, in the belief Of common christian
IT, in the possession of a common courage, chivalry
enterprise and hospitality have yet to learn our Ian
guage and our laws, our manners and our customs; De-
brotherhood and citizenship
In leaving their scandinavian home, they have sun
dsred once and forever the ties that bound them to
their country and their endstheir home stsads have
pa sssd into Strangers hands end with ell their worldly
wealth about them they have cast @ T,s 'aS
their children they have msde venture which, wheth-
or it result in veal woo, Il probably now beyond
Their worldly wealth may indeed be small II was
enough in their own land with their simple habits
gaty and mutual charity to them cheerfulness,
comfo,t and contentmcnt-with IT, they could always
sustain their famssdo their share for the support
their government their christian faith, and have Oh
beside to welcome needy neighbor or weary stran-
ger--there, hospitality a household virtue
name OF stranger passport to their hearts and homes
Such all history tells us traits insepsrabie from
Swedish character 6uch of dist ngu the
Swedes who come to unite with shall the anglo
yield the palm of generosity to his
brother II is his interest well his duty to bid
him welcome to the land Of liberty, and extend to him
the hand Of friendship
There are but few among who have given sufficient
attention to The subject to understand tho of the
relationship which SWEDEN and the Swedes sustain to this
country. Were il otherwise confident IL would
be admitted that that gallant nation and people
debt Of gratitude which has yet been fully can
celled. ,
Did we 70 back and look into their history we should
find in II, and them qualities and deeds which as Ps'
triots and Americans, we should praise and admire II
II we turned to the history Of the early seemsn. VI
our country we should find that the swede was
and to times still more remote, under the ute o. Noiu
erner we should find him urging claims 20 tne sam s
high honor which vespucius now sns,es IN psis ~
Columbus But every where, and on al occsslons u's
same restless active, enterprisins generous u
enlightened people, -. A.. h.s. In III.
world Il, believe an undisputed fact It's ssid OF mem
that during the reign Of the great Emperor
some of their vessels visited his dominion ana ne was
70 struck with their LOFTY bearing and hardy
aat he actually wept, as the Irssensiment came ever
him. that some dsy, not fer distant spssps sueh ~