National Republican., 1874-04-02

young republic. The United States are at
present represented In Sweden BY q minister
who watches with the greatest interest our de-
velopment, and who has succeeded in inspiring
his Government with lively interest in any
thing that takes place In our land. Even the
choice Of Philadelphia as place for holding
the Exposition could be said to Indicate the ut
most courtesy towards Sweden. The very
ground on which Philadelphia is built is full Of
Swedish memories-memories from the time
when we dreamed our short dream of grandeur,
and had high thoughts and high aspirations in
many directions, and It would certainly be ex-
ceedingly painful for his Majesty's Government
to be obliged to give negative answer to the
American Government. Such an answer must
necessarily be couched in such language that
the inference would be drawn that the Govern
nent had heartily desired to accept the invita-
tion of the American Government, but that
this desire had been thwarted by the refusal of
the Diet to make the requisite appropriations.
The speaker concluded with a pathetic exhor-
tation to accede to the wishes of the Govern
ment, and promised that a detailed statement
of the expenditure of the appropriation should
In proper time be laid before the Diet"
Mr.. Hedin followed and said;
ssIt was true, he said, that the Diet had hesi-
tated when the question came upin 1872 about
the participation of Sweden in the Exposition
at Vienna; but the next year this hesitation
had disappeared, and he thought that one
ought not place more stress on this hesitation
in 1872 than on the decision which had been
arrived at in 1873, after mature deiiberation.
If we had then found It of Importance to us TO
participate inythe Vienna Exposition, although
the expectation from Sweden to the Austrian
States amounts only to $4,000 rixdollars, much
more reasonable would 1t be now to participate
in an exposition in America, when we take into
consideration that our exports to that country,
in 1872, amounted to Il, zoo, 900 rixdollars. The
question is not now only to retain this market,
but to still more augment it. After Russia,
America is the most important foreign market
for our products. The speaker closed his tai
ented remarks by strongly recommending con-
sent TO the proposition of his Royal Majesty.
In these sentiments Mr.. Gumelius joined"
"Baron Fock said: 1t was probably also on
this ground that the speaker, at the same time
that he urged consent to to his Royal Majesty's
proposition, offered this addition, that the COM
mittee which should be delegated to arrange
for the Swedish portion of the Exposition ought
to see that the branches of our industry which
had the most prospect to find a market for its
products in America should be represented in q
most complete and worthy manner. These
sentiments were hailed with the most lively
tokens Of approval.
'tMr. Sven Nilsson had also certainly had an
opportunity to throw down the gauntlet to
friend Key, but he thought he had had suffi-
cient that evening. The speaker reminded his
audience that the United States of North
America had with hospitality received possibly
the greatest of the sons of our country, of
which we at the present fine have to be proud,
viz: John Ericsson. 1t would be a downright
shame If his countrymen stayed away from the
great Centennial. The speaker advocated a
Royal Majesty's proposition"
1t is unnecessary to multiply words, either
to set forth the duty of Congress or the Ex-
ecutive. The facts we state prove conclu-
sively that the Government is committed to
an international exhibition in all its depart
ments If it were necessary to strengthen
the case, we might add that most of the
Governors. beginning with Governor Dix,
of New York, and Governor Parker, ofNew
Jersey, haye'cordially recommended the Gel
ebration of the American Centennial in the
city of Philadelphia, on the fourth of July,
1870.