New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-12-03

pe' pie Bow know what they have got and are
further than ever from yielding any part Of il. II
The house Of almost every Norwegian farmer one
sees The Constitution, with the fac-simile Autograph,
Of itA seners, framed and cons 2icuoosly hung ap
The reproscb has been made that it lie not an orr
gnal instiument-that it is merely q translation Of
the Spanish Constitution of 1912, copy Of the
French Constitution Of 1891, &c but it is nooe
the worse for that. Its frsuers at least had the
wi,dem to produce The right thing at the dgh.
tine, and by their resolute and deter mined attitude
to change q subject province into free and indie
PEI dent State: for carefully guarded Is it is, the
union with Sweden is o source Of strength and se-
curty.
One peculiarly Of the Storthing is, that q ms
orty Of its members are, and necessarily must be,
farners-whence Norway is sometimes nicknsmed
the Farmer State Naturally, they take very good
care Of their own interests one Of their first steps
ber to abolish all taxes on landed property; but
in other respects cannot learn that their rule is
not as equitable that Of most legislative bodies.
Ndpge in his recently. published Nordisches Bilde--
bxeh (Noitbern Picture-Book) gives an account Of
conversation which he had with Swedish states.
man on this subject The latter was complaining
Of the .tubbornness and ignorance of the Norwegian
farmers. Mugge a.ked (tbe remainder Of the dia-
logue is too good to be omtted):
"The StorthiDg. then, consists Of majority Of
coarse and ignorant peoplei"
Statesma1-" / will not assert that. A certain
practical understanding cannot DO denied TO the
Al <bav IN 49, kbo;r
sops good education before giving them the charge
of the pateIn& feds One therefore finds in the
country many sccon plished men: how could there
be 700 students in Christianis, if there were not
many farmers sons among them I"
Au,hor-'' But does this majority Of farmers 10
the Stortbng commit absurdities. does it govern
the country badly, burden it with debts, or enact
unjust lawsw
Salesman" That cannot exactly be admitted,
although this msjOrity naturally gives its own inter
ests the preference and shapes the government &C.
cordpgly. The State has no debts; on the contrary
its treasury il full, an abundance Of silver, its bank
notes in demand, order everywhere, and, as you
see, an increase of prosperity, with hourishing
commerce. Here lies statement before me, &C
cordDg to which, in the last Elk months alone, re
than hundred vessels have been launched IN the
different ports.
AUTHOR" The Farmer. Legislature then, as l
remark, takes care of ITSELF but it il n'ggardy and
avaricicus when it, own interests are not con-
cemed7"
SALESMAN" 1t is a peculiar state Of affairs. In
very maDy respects this reproach cannot be made
against the farmers. If anything is to be done for
science or for .ocalled utarian objects, they are
always ready to give money. If deserving man
ia to be assisted if means are wanted for beneficial
purposes Insane Asylums, Hospitals, Schools, and
such like institutions, the Council of State are al
WAYS cure that they will encounter no opposition.
On other occasions, however, these lords of the
lar are as hard and tough as Norwegian pines, and
button up their pockets 50 tight that not dolIer
drops ont"
AutAOr-" On what occasions!"
Statesman" Why, you see (shruggiug bis shout.
ders) these farmers have not the least eo'nprehe~.
sion Of statesmaashp As room as there is any talk
of appropriations for increasing the army, or the
number of officers, the psy of foreign ministers,
or the salaries of high official persons, or anything
Of that sort, you can't do anything with them? ~
Author (to himselO-" God keep them long
time without comprehension of statesmaoship! If
were member of the Storthiog, would have IS
thick head as the rest Of them"
On the 9th, BREASTED and took passage for Got
tenburg, my friend having already gone home BY
way of Kiel. We had smooth sea aud an agree
able voyage and awoke the next morning in STe
den. On the day after our arrival, fire broke out
in the suburb of Hsga, which consumed thirteen
large houses, and turned more than two hundred
Door people out Of doors. This gave me an oppor.
tupity TO see how fires are managed here. It was
full half an hour~after the alarm-bel was ruog DC
fore the first engine began to play; the water bad
70 be hauled from the canal and the machoes, Of
very small and antiqusted pattern, contributed lit
tie toward stopping the progress Of the flames The
intervention Of q row Of gardens alone saved the
whole suburb from destruction. There must have
b en- from six to eight thousand spectators present
scattered all over the rocky knobs which surround
GotteL burg. The fields were covered with piles OF
household furniture and clothing, yet no guard
seemed to be necessary for their protection AID
the owners ,howed no concern for their security.
a There is degree Of confidence exhibited toward
strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post STA
tons ard on board the inlsnd steamers which tells
well for the general honesty Of the people. We
went on board the steamer Wiener on the morning
Of the Sth, but only paid our passage this morning,
lust before reaching CARLSBAD. An sccount b, ok
bangs up in the cabin, in which each passenger en-
ters the plumber Of meals or other refreshments be
bss bad, mskes out his owl bill and hsnds over tae
am unit TO the stewardess In posting the skjut''
bonder very often do not know the rates, and take
;p,nl;,;tlv "a hat the traveller gives them l have