Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-28
Our Nation as Esteened, Abroad.

American science, art and Literature coMl.
mand far more respect in the limits Of
Christendom than the most sanguine, gen.
GRAFTON ago, could have conceived possible:
american books, paintings and statuary have
found their places alongside the very tirst
productions Of the Old World, adorninE the
oest European Libraries, and gracing the pal
aces Of royalty and nobility. American
genius has ascended high in the armament of
fame, and it is no longer the pastime of Eng
lish or European wits to sneer at its emana-
tions. Indeed, there Is freshness and vi
tality about our literature and art which are
racy of the sod, and they have spring. eias-
ITCHY, and abounding yigor characteristic Of
growing States and Empires. The character
Of the American people and the peculiar gov
ernment under which they live, together with
the amazing extension Of their territory, the
rapid erection of new States, and the unceas-
ing development of all the incredible resoar-
ces Of the country, have been calculated to
impress not only adjacent, but remote nations
with profound respect for America and her
institutions, and TO fill them with lively in
terest in whatever ideas she might evolve and
publish. Thus we find American books
translated into the German, French, Italian,
Turkish, Greek and Russian, and partial at
tempts to translate them into the language OF
can engineers to build her locomotives and
construct her railroads. England learns
from US the highest perfection Of firearms,
and We have taught the whole world a
grander system Of naval warfare than they
ever before conceived of. We have proven
ourselves great both m peace aud IN war,
and the force and power with which we strhg-
gle with the stupendous issue which is now
upon us, cannot fail to impress, even more
deeply than before, the masses Of mankind
with the fact that whatever the American
Nation thinks or does, is Of Importance 10
humanity. i a..-rs gs.a-q gsa-Ea1L SIT
We need not wonder then at the recent
highly interesting account which we find in
the Eastern papers, of the kind reception
given by the present Emperor of Brazil TO
an American Artist and his accompanying
friend, who recently paid him a visit for the
purpose of enriching the store Of their pre-
yious acquisitions. They found the Empe-
ror tall both in physical and mental stature.
Six feet and four inches in height-his intel
lectual horizon was of proportionate
scope-and his American visitors were sur
prised to see in his extensive libraries
choice selection of the standard authors Of
the United States. The Emperor informed
them that he was an enthusiastic admirer Of
Longfeilow; that he was familiar with the
poems of Bryant, Holmes and Whittier, and
that he read them in the original. The ar
tist alluded to (Mr. Head) was told by the
Emperor that every facility should be ac-
corded him in pursuit of the object for which
he came. Mr.. Head replied that all he de-
sired was to obtain sketches CT the twenty
FIVE varieties of the humming-bird, native to
that cline. These varieties are Of the most
dazzling and fascinating beauty, and we
doubt not that the work Of Mr.. Head, with
the explanatory notes Of his literary friend,
will prove new and rare triumph in the
field to which it belongs. We may remark,
in conclusion, that the Brazilian, monarch,
not only admires the literary excellencies Of
the great Northern Republic, but acqui-
esces in the soundness of the political theory
embodied in the Emancipation Proclamation
of President Lincoln, and expresses deter
mination to do all in his power to wipe from
the Brazilian empire its present foul blot Of
slavery.-S. +. Journal.