The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-11

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Our Stockholm Correspondence.
szocKuoun, August 10, 1857.
Constitution Of ~ Scandinavian Kinodcms-TAs Admits.
taticn Of Justice IN No,ody-TAe StcedisA Dia-rn1
Soedtsh Public School Sytm-Ttmpra~c. Sociasss-Po
kticas REFORMS Contemplated By le King, dc dc
The governments Of the United Kingdoms or Norway
and Sweden are % very different from iii others in wes
tern Europe MAI II may mot be amiss 70 ray few words
respecting nem. This propose 70 do In We present
municasion.
These two countries which constitute the great scandi
navian peninsula, n stated in my Ias under the do
ninOn Of one and the sane monarch, Oscar l., ~ be y
Called but In almost AL respects they separate and In
dependent Kingdoms Each has IL legislature, judi
cary, treasury, army, navy, and even currency.
Tho Nowegians pay part Of Inc salary Of the King,
and part or the sses VI the Ambassadors Of the United
Kingdom Of Sweden and Norway Il 10 only since 1914
that they have been united 10 Sweden Before that epoch
they were under the sway Of Denmark ever since the
treaty Of Camar In the latter part Of the fourteenth GEN.
Although no more than million and q half in number,
the Norwegian have IN excellent government, and are BY
far the best prepared people In Europe for republican
form Of government Intact they have what substan.
TALLY republic, bus ~iho at the Their connection
points viceioy, Who rs.idssor Usually dossMss onris
iiaDa which tho capital Of tho country and has
oooo hbabitsnts Visited few years ago and found
Office present. and Il has been doubted whether the King
will appoint another s0on for tho wegAns believe thai
they ran do ~ well without one - With.
TIC lRgsasure OF Norway meets once In three ears,
which 10 me term for which it, members arc chosen Is
consists o. one hundred men, who, when they assemble 1t
the opening Of the aesson pus their names In an urn ON
which twenty Ave by lot These constitute the
upper house, or Senate, which y called The Logthing
the Seventy nse) o'nsisne tho lower house,
hing
The erthiag makes The lass Of Norway bat the King
If he should hins Proper '' Bal sno so-nn ssouIs
vetoed act al three success sessions Of the body
by simple majority In esah houso th1n BIO ZONES law
OF the Norwegian constitution which formed after the
mode OF ours In many Of liz features, dead letter On
the contrary Il mas Of en- been acted upon Il is an aim
,e provision against the avuse Of the Veto The only
objection which have to IL, that IL requires too long
Time Three stor.bpgs demand much ame two would
bs enocgh, for here would be TINS enough In which 70
consult The VIII Of the nation sNb, the PEG ,le oar
tsnly have ample time In which 70 consider the acu In
question.
In my opinion, tho So7 agexans have taught u e.sou
Ia ibis matter W. as she PfesldeB psy veto sc 9,
Congress II he thinks noper This well enough - .
give h,s rpssons 10 S,nsss r eIercsue n, Veto es
that body rconsidcr tia subject aud en they should
pass tho act second tine during the sam sssson and
be delay Of longer than Iwo years-thai doae the
co. aught stand a. me law OF tho pa,iop, for hsro rns
been tine snouer N which 70 bear he voice Of the ma
ron ~ lrs vet, now stands with NJ. puts 100 saucn
p0wer In he kaG1s Of the President II 9-ss, VOC In
required 10 cv hiow that yeo; there a. Greet aad
decided reference Of the qucs ION 70 veope % toerc
should be- Unnl the time Preient Pierce - far q NV
recollection ga not ous veto OF Prcsdept had been
veted down w Copgrcs:-!or the simpe bss is
wss seys easy FOR the Prcs lent &C maoity
sufficiently large 10 defeat the viii Of the o, 20 thu.
with the nep q minority ne oeald defeat asia moss i'm
weeiaDs have msnssed This maer Setter tnso =. S0
Inere are some hinge very striking In the sdnuistrs
lion Of jusce in Norway. A in Denmark. xberc IL In
before whom All civil must be bourat ia tae ns.
distance. He hears botu sides gfysA bs opinion or
decision II the parties agree TO s,ds by H. very wen.
But II one party ID un irs, ana nsy.s upon g,rg lao
law court, the case mus, 80 thsAer; bu, anould II be
decided sganz the party that hu iuised be mast bear
the cosa Of the trial IN me Law cyuft
There Ia another lent ID ~ M the Naturalization OF
justice in Nor~Ayit the feet mat the dec son OF the
Sa.t arc arc BY higher ONES and
u sent down ssu 10 the court that made t. Wisn nsuc
tons to decide oshersye
And then, no, ,h Judges accountable for their de-
and, Ia some caV II Negligent, fined oaly think Of
that Would os 10 wen If ws had somc such provision
p incif.d jaf. gear think decidedly tina, il would.
AZ 70 SWEDEN, has . diet, which 10 legislative body
me Of mo- % TN man lou, s1s s or
meet "a ono end Of large building on the porhern side
o. hland which me palace Of Tho king stands the
oo end devoted 70 holding OF courts The nall in which
Va pobles NEE. 10 . nnc large room, and ~ walls are
covered over h the coats OF arms OF the several mom
esrs psnted on pieces Of I'm about fourteen inches long
who have The right 70 seal In this BODY about 100,
bot seldom do moro than SEQ attend, who cit on. plain
The pTesding ocer and two clerks occupy r,tform on
ride Of me hall The members ss Win their hats on,
ss do sbs members Of tne House Of lo,ds 10 England
but the greater part are DOS men OF much note although
proud II their noble origin Sweden is full
deal Of properly IN lands and mIses; sui By FAR the
greater pArs poor; and nos for positions Ia
me civil ssvernmeoi or N The army they would .tsrve
The Ball OF tne Mobiles has Witnessed many sCrbaieEs
me next house Of the diet which would mention Is
he, sos %. .s s:g ssen W IN 5 Ct .So me
Archbishop OF upsals and the osher banops are wclve.
rhe o'bsr members arc chooses By the dooese 70 which
they belong They paid also ny the dioccssos
The third hourc Ia thai Of tho bursesscs or reprcscnA
uves Of Tho ces and boroughs Thcy In the present
de,, sizysI Ia number, and arc oy far tho most en-
The foorih and lssi house that OF the farmers or
peasants, which coaaira about hundred and tvcn'y
mem bes-tnin but seniibIe mon Ianer SO Ia their
cehcera toss. rney have striking Appearance, dresed
various costumes uhlch prevail 10 derens pa's Of
Klps appoints 81 The commencement OF every session.
dlsups afsi, Whose duty 70 gvo proper shs pc
10 ne tils which Tho body wish 70 pass ard also 70 In
form ihen, iho ieg, adviser, when be tha they
about TO do something which woud be uncoosltu.
tosA He ss ~ the side Of the prssding oocr Of shs
body, but mas vote.
srch In fe~ WORDS the dioi OF Sc cdoo An the vote
any question 10 b' houses, CT course rec iiroe tho
vote OF nrec OF them 70 pos an, hv or sct ana on qHs
tons touching the oonsiitucn unanmlsv 10 req uref.
legislation with suon body must be slos enough. Tue
diet IN three years, and tie sesaious are como
times year and Q half In length.
The bursesaea and farmers paid each BY his ,onsu
EMS some Get than others bat none OF them get
. much ~ sree dollars q our money pc. Day ms
voolt be considered poor pay Ia our oospky; but 10
Sweden hvisa II fer che ,per han with us.
few ysars ago the King. who oce OF The most ea1ght
cned mosarchs In Europe, proposed Ia The diet change
the combination, n " have . dcs OF tvo bodscs,
ike the Parliament CT England Bot only Of tue four
houses In favor OF the Oh suge thst the House OF
the Bsrrcsses facs which SPEAKS youms IN regard 10
Tho question which portion OF The population Of any
country u most likely 70 tAke ths IeAt whenever shs
seheci demands intelligence and freedom Of specchf !.
To- all history proves me Inhabitants Of the rites au3
large town, whwe opinions oircu ate readily where
tuo~lee se most easily eensraied and dinosed, whsre
people are most easily brought together 70 Discus, -
resolve, 70 ast.
But Sweden Ia waking up. A System Of public schools
has established By Law, and gradually gong into
efficient operation Railroads bcripning 10 made