The Red Cloud chief., 1877-08-23
GRANT In SCANDINANIA,

IN MA
flowing EncOBiums Upon the Charac
ter and Proves Of the Race that
Rules the Observation-Disclosures OF
Scandinavian Achievements for More
than Eighteen Centuries.
1t was natural that Gen. Grant, in his
tour of Europe, should first halt in
England that his next objective point
should have been Scandinavia was no,
50 generally anticipated. Instead OF
fastening to the fervid skies of Italia,
beneath which marched the legions OF
Caesar. or to Hellas, where Homer sung,
Demosthenes spoke, and Leonidas
fought, or yet to view the tremendous
scenes on the turbid Danube, our ex.
president is pressing forward with
something of impatient eagerness,
travelling ~incognits and scarcely paus.
ing by the way, as the cable kilograms
inform US, to reach the land of the Sagas
and Vikings.
The ardent interest which impelled
Gen. Grant TO withdraw himself in the
midst Of the fervent ovation bestowed
upon him by England, and to resist the
allurements Of SUMMER climes until he
shall have rendered the tribute of a
visit to Norway and Sweden, was doubt
less excited by a complexity of causes.
A sufficient explanation might, perhaps,
be found in the relation maintained to
wards the national government during
the war, and towards his own admins
tration since, by that large class Of
American citizens who derive their ma
tiyity or Immediate extraction from the
Scandinavian countries. With the single
possible exception of the Methodist
church. North, there was no other body
of citizens, whom nationality, nativity,
cleed,or any other fact Or circumstance,
would admit Of classification, that was
so unanimous and answering in sup.
port OF the Union cause; and when
Grant a president was assailed with
~yirulent decrial, when clouds of calum-
nv darkened the air, and be appealed to
corded him justice with more eager
readiness. A lively. perhaps a grateful
remembrance OF these things. NAV have
accelerated the speed of Gen. Grant in
bis Journey for Scandinavia; and did he
but know wha. applause hailed his v
name in that northern land, and what
lty swelled tie hearts OF millions.
twelve years ago, when the tidinys
Grant has taken Richmond" were
dlftused, II would not tend to retard
him in his course. But these [ re.
gard only as auxiliary to the chief mo-
tive.
Grant Is a Goth and a soldier. and it
could not but be that he was curious
and eager to behold the land that Grad.
led the Gothic race, the race that rules
the world, and the record of whose
warlike achievements occupy so large
a place in history. He will reflect with
satisfaction, not unnixed with some
pride. that he sprung from the great
race that came forth from Scandinavia
and subjugated Europe; and when. on
the coasts of the North Sea and the Bal. |
tic, among kjohen and D%ourepjeld, he |
sees the race, not indeed in its original. |
but in its greatest purity, and beholds
the mountains and valleys over which
Odin and Pear watched with Jealous
care. Gen. Grant will find his mind op.
pressed with pregnant thoughts and the
rush of memories.
In that land dwelt a people. the first
instinct of whose nature was love of
liberty. for without liberty they counted
lie but a burthen. Democracy in its
purest form fiourished in Scandinavia
N the early ages; the affairs of the ma.
Ion were deliberated upon in formal
councils in which all freemen partici-
,ated without reserve; and the desig-
;tion Of Norway's parliament, the
>torthlng. (great counciD pe-petuates
ne name of those ponrlar assemblies.
strength they esteemed the highest en-
Inherent strength and vitality of the
ioths were displayed. They encoun-
cred and vanQuished the Alani, the
'andals. and the Franks. As the allies
f Rome, they entered and subdued
pain. They received the first shock of
Saracen invasion OF Europe. The
'attle of Aeres was lost by treachery, {
md the Gothic standard was lost in {
lefeat before the mad enthusiasm of I
he Orient. The Gothic monarchy in {
pain was Overthrown, but at this day {
here are found men and women with I
air complexion and blue eyes among {
he mountains of Andalusia and CASTLE, {
Tho trace their descent from the Scan {
inavian conquerors of Hispania. g
The Mortimer of the middle ages
'ere no unworthy children of the Goths. S
they transferred their field of opera. '
Ions from the land to the sea, and a
almost a formidable on the +
after element as they had been on the
The monarchy Of the Franks a
led before these warlike rovers c
[ the deep. and the Mortimer marched e
lctors through the streets of Paris S
Inc centuries before the city was belea- il
aered by Won Moltke. They navigated n
he Seine and the Rhone; and the occu. q
ant of the throne of Charlemaene. e
'spairing of, outstanding such enc q
ont go TO- 4. invoked the G
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