, 1861-07-15

a Voice from Norway
Captain J. Hoist, an old hepTeeansaufo IA
the NorHegian Parchment, nho has Travelled
In this country to study American Institutions.
has lately written letter to Dr. Paoh, OF thus
city. In K;1Ich he expresses himself as follows,
concernfn p orr present national crisis:
Ills dye Years since I was In your adopted
countrv. and muafug upon what there saw
and observed, cannot but admit thst 1t Wa4
the most instructive aud beneficial journey
haye ever undertaken. Instructive, because l.
saw In yonr free States the effects Ct your
most attentiyely listen to the e1oquence OF
yonr great men, who tried By their genius to
reason with and enllghten the people; how
studiouslY I read your many newspapers,
which have not their equal in spreading KNOW.
ledge the gseP1e P s and e% nov HS4
did go to Your free schools, aud hesr the
teachers impart to the young generation the
knowledge which would make them useful
citizens. AL these children, descending from
different nations, would sooner q iater &C.
But what country is there IN Europe which
has so many noble institutions for the amclio-
ration Of the condition Of mankind as has
America? These We foreigners 90 mitch feel
al admire. It Is the true practical religion,
er Il While your country continues to labor for
lnthsopy and hsothes'y tove s66eE slo'oas
Your pses eut political affairs we are watch
with deep interest and emotion. We
know well that slavery, that cancer which haa
had au opportunity to spread around, must
hare its check. But, thank God! the people Of
the North have awakened from their letbargg:
What q noble spectacle for the world to see that
all narrow party feelings are thrown overheard,
and united they stand to defend their glorious
| Constitution, the brghtest star in the canopy
! of heaven Their struggle Is . just one With
out having offended the southern aristocraeI,
| they lawfully and Justly elected thei1, Presi:
| dent It wax only mask, which wos thrown
OF when the South pretended that the n orth
| intended to interfere with their peculiar In
stitution. But it was good thing u came,
when come It must Yon never could have
! prevented it. Although that old imeeeiie
! Buchanan might have appeaaed it Tor mo
ment, it would haye occurred again. No% s
!; short notice thousands Of the brave, stalwa1
| working men Of the North have, as If b.
magic, sprung to arms. Alas! the South vii
Econ feel What the mudsil1s Of the North arr
will be a short one, Hor the reason that the
North rot only has money, bat an intelligent
amy, whose equal Europe has never seen, and
ycur soldiers do not fight for money, but fol
principles. Your army Is constituted Of q
great number Of adopted citizen, who have
| le1L t4t 1T pPiebseu C0uutl1ts Auu surely tAe5
Know that when 6gktiEg, they not cnly up
hold their own liberty, but that Of millions Q
their own countrymeu at home, whose only
| hope is that the American institutions may
continue to shine, like the sun, to warm u:
al. We think reaction viii take place in the
South, when your able Government will will
| energy pursue them and not leave the Worl
half done. This is possible, because the South
ern aristocracy is nothing but remnants Of the
old European teuda1 system, AID the Southern
Whites, Who are not shareholders, may be long
ing for an opportunity to strike. God ant
Justice are on Jour side, and the public opinlor
Of Europe is with you. We have haroly for
gotten that noble plain man in his red hanne
elirt, Garibaldi-the Washington Of Italy
When We heard that your honest Abe, of your
State was to be tried under eimilar circum
stances, We felt the greatest confidence in him
A man raised from IN humble position to the
highest, man representing plainness aue
true simplicity combined with inte1lectualit,
and honesty, tie true democrats ct Europe
cannot but admire such one, and such the,
/ hear is Abraham Lincoln. As stranger pu
my feet on American soil, and how Kind ant
hospitable Americans every where were to
wards me. I shall ever cherish the memor,
Of The kindness experienced in your adoptes
country, which love so much, 81 among tn
p1easantest rccolections Of my Life; and wit
/ sofmuch deeper interest now that old age
: upon me and must soon 20 hence, do ole
up my earnest prayers that the Almighty ma
watch over and sustain yon in this time Q
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