rophets of evil who have pointed to the deficiencies and deformities of
Norwegian policy, and prognosticated trouble. It is just on that account
that indignation from one end of Sweden to the other is so much the more
intense when the veil is so rudely torn aside, and Norwegian politics are
shown in their true light, such as they are and--have been. The
revolutionary act of Norway has like a flash of lightning illuminated the
past background of Norwegian politics, and exhibited to the people of
Sweden all the unreasonableness, the craftiness and dishonesty which
Sweden has had to put up with from Norway during the past decennials.

In this way, the memories of the history of the Union of the latest
periods are revived with indignation among the people of Sweden. If the
indignation is at times expressed in unnecessarily strong and ill-chosen
terms, Norway has in truth no manner of right to complain.

ACTS TOUCHING THE SWEDISH-NORWEGIAN CRISIS.

1.

Extracts from the Constitution of Norway.

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Sec. 1. The Kingdom of Norway is a free, independent, indivisible, and
inalinenable realm united with Sweden under one King.

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Sec. 5. The King's person is sacred. He must not be blamed nor accused.
The responsibility is incumbent on His Council.

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Sec.15. [-- --] The Prime Minister reports the matters and is responsible
for the documents issued being in accordance with the resolutions
adopted.

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Sec. 30. All matters dealt with in the Cabinet Council should be recorded.
Each number of the Cabinet Council is bound to express, fearlessly, his
opinion which the King is obliged to listen to. But it is reserved for
the latter to take these resolutions according to His own judgment.

If a member of the Cabinet Council should find the Kings' resolution
incongruous with the form of government, or the public laws of the
country, or else obviously harmful to the realm, it is his duty to make
strenuous remonstrance and to have his opinon recorded. He who has not
issued a protest in this way, is considered to have agreed with the King
and is responsible for it in the way subsequently indicated, and the
Odelsthing can proeced against him before the Court of impeachment.

Sec. 31. All orders (ezcepting matters of military command) issued by the
King himself, should be countersigned by one of the Prime Ministers.

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Sec. 76. Each law shall first be moved in