New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-08
LETTER FROM SUEDEN.
FOREIGN OPINIONS ON THE ELECTIoN.

COMMONPLACE Of The y. !. Tribune.
KALNAR, Sept. 10, 1856.
II any of you readers in the present campaign should
be tempted to use the old talk about America being
"tbe model for all nations" and to speak of our
Republic as light TO the oppressed peoples of the
"Old World they may as well at once stop-it is net
true.
The European nations understand cur matter far
better than they did five years ago. They know very
wei the struggle going on within our borders, and
which principle thus far has conquered. The bloody
history of Kansas the brutality in the Senate Cham
her, and the greater brutality Of the South Carolina
constituency, trumpcted through the whole Kngy
and Conservative press of Europe. America has be-
come anything but model, or, if one outwarlly,
ike Partisan arti,te-least of all model of virtue or
decency
The public opinion in Europe about America has
fallen fifty per cent since here six years ago.
The maze of the people Of cannot distinguish
between the fruits OF Desposn in the United States
ard the fruits of Freedom They tumble them al to-
gether Brooks represents at least a wealthy society
Of "gentlemen in our country, and large party they
hear approves him. South Carolina speaks for GER
tainly much of the nion and the CRYING nju-tices of
Kansas-such as no German or scarcely Italian petty
desvot has az yet attempted-are sustained and may
be continued, by immense political organization,
which has been supposed to hold by far the majority
Of American citizens L. il to be wondered at that
with such Appearance America has lost her old fame
here-nay that she is now "a scott and reproach
with every friend of tyranny and kingly rule
She represents now, not Liberty to the oppressed Of
Europe, but Slavery. Tie coarseness, the lawless-
ness the cruelty of Saveryts buster and dishonesty
ard greed the prominent american traits to the
world The advocates of the kings and arstocracies
know how TO this. American repubicanism Is
openly declared failure selfgovenment, as it is in
Kansas and Virginia, is thrown in the teeth Of the
Liberals. They point to the baot-boxes in Kansas,
the bludgeons in Washington, the tyranny OF press and
speech in every Slave State, and say, There is yo1
"Lit,rty, your universal suffrage, your Democracy
"Will YOU have MdtF
1t cannot be in imagined how oil this has crushed
down Republican aspirations in Europe. Often and
often this Summer has it been said To me personally
by European Liberals, You running US 10 Ameri-
ca" slavery there is defeating us here Tue noble
and free-tbn king Of every natl on this Continent
bsve mouned America during these late events.
" If the American Republic goes down, Humanity is
down." hears People watch US, friends on
shore watch a costly ship reighted with the hopes
and wealth of thousand families, pungng fearfuly
through scuryDg storms close black lines of rocky
reef. Yes, more-as a truth-seeker, beguied, might
the Faith Of his childhood and the Hope of all his
future, disappear before him, aud only blank Of dis
ar ointment and nanty left.
We lear with US the ideals of mankind. If xe
wreck if this order of things continues aud we are
simply representative Of Southern chattesm,
10 NE the friends Of liberty throughout the world vii
hide their Leads-not happy doubling of final and uni
yersal liberty but sadly owning il is not for them or
their times.
Oflate, beam of light has come through your
stormy troubles TO the Liberals of Europe-the noni-
not,oncf Fremont. His name, for he is known only
acord to Humboldt in every intelligent circle of the
cortiren-his heroic career and, above all the manly
htrest, noble declaration Of his principles and the
hehtsned platform of his party, have struck a chord
Of gererous sympathy and hope in every people Of
Emope have seen, this Summer, sketches of his
iii, ard explanations OF his principles, in the country
IeIeIs Of Norway and Sweden, as We'll the more
in oItOrt journals OF the other countries There is
hrIdly hamlet in "Old Scandinavia" where his
chances are not eagerly canvassed Again and again
have been questioned No doubt seems to be enter
iaIsd of how the Swedes and Norwegans in the
United States will so. Is generally understood here
that tley are "Fremonters TO man.
" lie triumph II Fremont Kill b. he triunUh Of
"eriL sat'oH,' heard lately said by OF the first
men of Sweden, 81 I large dinner-tabIe. Fremont
will he your second Washington This is the
great cri,is in your history. Such expressions one
htquerily hears from the best informed thinkers and
'drGns Of the country.
An impression Is general, tina. the election Of
Lrobtnsn would so involve the country in endless FILL
trsterisn, war and Slavery extension as to split the
Cion.
HE great struggle is appreciated in Europe.
Republicans ye who are tOiLng to redeem the fair
II ne Of America; who would make our Government a
lrss'hta'ive Of Liberty, Honesty and Equality, and
net OF public thievng and slavehoding brutality ana
.Nod! tyranny; who believe that the Republic has a
etiny Tor the world other than extending the area of
lie cog, The hludgeon and the la-h-the great con-
tc' ration frsputGcans in all lands is on your side
IKE a'FHa'"rs Of the friends of Liberty, the prayers
me oppressed, the hopes Of humanty--are with
you God help the right