Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-01-14

TO The Editors Of tae National h.teaigencer:
GENTLEMEN The wide reputation Of the National In
tegencer and the character Of beneyolence which be-
longs to you personally induce me to address Won in
order to request that the included note from me may be
into paper for the purpose Of circulation In
the United States Confdng to you this address TO the
good and just feeling of the American public am
confident gentlemen, that cannot leave it in better
hands. Yours, sincerely
FREDRIKA BREMRR.
STOCKHOLM, DECEMBER 10, 1853.
A CARD.
Having obtained copy of the English translation Of
my late work, Homes of the New World" and having
recently looked through parts Of it, feel myself
compelled to say few words in reference the same to
my American readers.
Although certainly think the translation faithful and
good the whole far yet have seen and in many
parts excellent especially in the latter parts of the
work, still there in several places and chiefly,
think in the first volume misconceptions and mistakes
words and meanings of the Swedish original which
convey to the reader not acquainted with this i'm
pressions equally far from my intention and unjust the
persons concerned The great difficulty in the
translation of such work. and the very unavorabe cir
cumstances under which it carried out enough
to explain and these mistakes Still owe to my
as it is impossible all particular cases.
can only say that if reprint of the translation with
corrections after the printed Swedish original would
take place. many thing that may justly give offence
would entirely vanish or seem different few cases,
just come under my eyes, feel bound to For
ample, find it said in the first letter from New York
about lady as amiable highly gifted, 'she seemed
to me beautiful soul, but too angular to be happy
The Swedish word translated with angular is nkans
g which means deicaey sensioe. little further on
in the relation of visit the Hudson the excellent
family h and of the acquaintance with the generally
even in Scandinavia respected and beloved American
author, WASHINGTON IRVING, several strange mis-
conceptions of words and meanings which are far from
agreeable In the latter part of the first volume OBJ
serve, relating to the amabe old couple of Casa Banca
a whole passage which am sorry to see there That
passage, (Which bythe-by, does harm to nobody) writ
ten under the influence of physical suffering and mental
depression and in the carelessness of familiar lasser
ae it was agreed upon to leave out entirely from the
printed work II is not to be found in The Sgedish book
How has happened be printed in the English one af
ter the express understanding about it between myself
and Mrs. HowITT whose kind and generous mind was
fully Of its mpropriety is incomprehensble
And the remaining of two other passages Of per-
sonal criticisms which had particularly required to be
omitted, as l had done it in my Swedish work. That
oCCuE IL mar
mony together in such matters for persons in far separa
ed countries is clear; but understand how
these things have turned differently from what both
Mrs HowIrr and myself had agreed upon, only say
that so it is And though do not think that the mis-
takes complained Of matter much, compared the full
and hearty apprecatons of the persons concerned faith
fully given by the English translator las with the excel
lent old couple the Pee Dee cannot but heartily
wish for edition of English translation carefully
corrected after the Swedish original. ..
Mean time, may the spirit of love and good will in
which the work is written, and which, think, is
generally evident in the translation be also the leader Of
those that read it, and make them hasty in condemn
ing the author for meanings that may meant other
wise 1t may be that the kindest judgment here may
prove the truest. ..>.... ..... ..rI
Having said this, and feeling myself, in what concerns
the chief tenor of my work. in harmony with my best
friends, both IN Sweden and in America with my own
conscience and that pure light Of heaven which is the
ruest Of critics because alone to the depths Of the
heart and hearing moreover from many quarters around
me- the expressions of glad SURPRISE of interest love- and
delight awakened for American homes family life men
and women by my descriptions of people and country
too often looked upon with unjust prejudice by the peo
pies of Europe, cannot but feel myself unharmed by
personal attacks, public private resulting from differ
ence in opinions, msapprehensons, may be l-w, in
Soou VI enough pause TO consider
and investigate before judging Secure in the purity of
my Intentions and abiding day which will show these
in more full light shall not reply such addresses
otherwise than by this note.
FREDRIKA BREAIER.
STOCKHOLM DECEMBER II 1863.
Only the death of Mr.. PoISsErr prevented my COM
mun!cstng to him my letter the Pee Dee and asking
his permission to publish it. thought possible that
he might object to have of his judgments on public
matters and persons published during his e He would
not now am sure, they may his country after
his death, and as they all alike honorable him He
was true and noble patriot and most delightful COM
panion The realms of politics. of history and of nature
were alike open to him, and his conversation was in oil
alike Instructive. She Mrs. PolSsErr) one of the
kndest and most sweettempered of women their home
home of peace and comfort their union so perfect as
often to remind Of that old celebrated classic pair an
cent Greece to whom the Gods of Olympus guests
And SO have said.
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