, 1862-08-05
4 Scandinavian College in yhe North

4 Scandinavian College in she North
west.
The projected establishment Of collage for
sca1 1ina,ians In the Northwest, Is justly at
1rac,iEg much attention among this excellent
and s1cllibg class Of our Residents, Among
etler points Competing for tile location is La
Cr1fse, Wis. The Illlnois Central Rairoad
have a1so made liberal offers for its Location
Oh ,helr line, The project Is SO succinct]y
stafec in the Lacrosse Republican tha. we copy
IT'S reference to the matter:
We alluded few days ago to the project Of
establishing . Scandinavian college In the
Enrshaest. aud the lively interest aud mate
nal aid which the King OF Sweden brings 10
The cause ot education among the people who
have emtgrased from Sweden aud Nor@ay to
tits n.w country, which iu the providence Of
God, is destined to be the Seat Of empire
apaopg the uAttons. Hther do nuit4u1;s
| come iram every cline and couutry uuder
heaven, and here they n1iugie, marry aud in
| txrtnsrsy, trade and Hsffc, till the soil, and
| participate IL the hororo aud benefits OF tni~
| pr<gretsise and Iropervns country. Each in
hie OWL appointed way and after the mauaar
| Of lis fathers, woiships the treat Ruler ri
| tle Unlcerse, and shall share the rights aud
Irlvil.g ges Of tr, etnen. Among those who
! have made this the land OF tneir Adoption,
tt3tTe att iIube. who, By saheiety. industry aud
honesty. have more illrldul]y rec:gnized and
ccn,plfed ~1tb The dn2tc and obliSAttuns ol
Republican citizens than Scahdfnavi nus. We
use the tenn republican ciilzeusH ln no nty
stEse, I'll, hough The greater portion Of flai
people oelaug to the Republican parry. The
luan WHO leaves the sterile, uupcuductive ant
vsrtaxcd SOL OF Europe> aud sunoers tae
ties Of Kindred snd pationality, and ve1as III
wsy across the ocean to this tree and. .ertili
le1.d IN 'bc West, and identsfi~s h1'ns.lf ant
his rosteritS with the rise, progress and devcl
| o1u,nt of this match1ess couairy, coMe
hou1d ty eye,5 can<s.aes Jon OF inear est ant
DUTY to feck the welfare OF +he cDhltnupfty |,
Which he lives. Itls this incentive 10 Il 1tli
WITCH at opce Invests the .mfgrlut aith III
devotion Of this naive citizen They nav
| COM hi'her 10 brnett their Condition, Rn
| their prosperity is Contingent upbu the thrif
| OF tfle y Lule country. Sume vi the Europea?
, pot.nta.es hare en1 3ar7assed those who saus 81
10 ceIue t. this cnuntsy. IL manY iust4nc:
mill ary service hiss been demanded and II
4uirtd Of men WIN desired to become ci stzeu
OF th1. western world
Tue king of Sweden, With an Intelligent an
liberal rc4ard for this iuttil :ctua aud religion
weitnre Of his peup1e who have occumc CIT
. Zens in this country, has adopted measure
for shcir benttir, B-sides coDtriou'iug toos
eapds Of booka, he desire8 tv aid iu the est.
listn.ent OF d college for Inc .sauca:,on /
these people, who have settled in Wisconsin
Minnesota, utlnoie, and some other states
The ScaudipaA lana are puulernus il th
vicinity, and large settlements OF taeu a
nerth south, east and vest Of MS. Mauy
the early s.ttttrs iu Michigan and sourhe
:. Wisconsin and Illinois. have found !: profit
= bic to sell .heiE nigh priced far1n@ and unigfa
further west and moth 10 Mfnuesosa Al
N.rhxestern Wisconsin, while the more I
cent emigrants almnef unanimously cor
Into this Northwestern country, where Ian
arc cheaper than in the plda settlements.