The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-01-27
FHnm EsEA's TEsEea
MORAL AND RELIGIOUS STATE
OF DENMARA-

Win the tt1ness ~ Al Ctass~es Us ~.
Gssorsbly imPrrssre -. We have Sra
I'D deal 81 tllra. IN sim..si Ill eiseam-
slsaees. We ksse saRglrd WEth lie ~
h.biIanls a. tls esnss. and we have serh
those Il The eauaHy. sad al slnssi essEy
.dlslrlel ol IL We have nsi Ihem u me
sacisl dlnR~r Esny. and n khe sosee.
We have travelled wIih them IN sesm.
b.ssis. and 10 ssaEes. and N wagons.
Adj 1e must ~. that we IhInk ,hsaa.
taken . = nalian. an ami.Als Peo,.e-
Amongst The higher 6sssss. .iaelheI
mobiles or eammsaers. me 6Rds gre.lds
gree sf eslsSstssa. and large smosnl 81
inlsRigescs. The best sdueslrd people.
and especially The people Of considerable
wed.h-ia other words. people whs are 10
wh.l sreesIlsd easy elrrRnslsnees-may
ee called 6 very rs6aed people. More
agreeable mansers. mere enurleous nan
n-rs. are not 20 br seen IN any county IN
Earope. We Rave been perfectly charm
ed wiih lke seeompa.shed and grsceiuld de
paa@eRl and the winning address and
iatsn1iloe of ns6 iew Danish gentlemen
and isdIrs with whom ne have met. nal
only IN The espitl. but IN ell parts nj The
&iagdom whieh &c haze visited. A
stranger esnn"l but remark the great eisi.
iliY which the peapls Of al classes die
play IN theis intercourse with each o.her.
fIis not. nHly seen e. The shap-ksecer.
sho 10 soleiloas 20 lslrase his customers
an order % SEX his goods. nsx in The
wealthy oillEen. Who sakrs . pride in .
generous hospitality. bu, also en- the p"or-
est mechanic. tie most ignorant lsbsrsr.
whether al lhe riiy ss ihs country. We
do not remember that ne ever received
an unkind word as deed from any one
during both our visits 10 ihls country.
We are convinced. from al that we
have heard. % veil a. from all that ws
have sees, that the Peep.e Of This king
dom. isken ss whole. wil compare veil
with those Of any other in regard 10 ,hs
virtue nj honesty. In I'll The dealings
which We have had with then. we have
never met with ~ instance Of an attempt
90 ovsrrea-h or inpose. Ii has heen Ear
otherw,se IN most countries which re
have visited. The fart that . man j. a
foreigner. and especially if he speaks
and eompreheads bot imper(.ctly, the
language Of the country. toa often furnish.
.es an occasion ~hich is seized with ssi-
di,y 10 take advantage 81 hun in bargain.
ln some countries on the continent The
stale of morals 10 such, that Ialsehoosl and
dishonesty IL dealing. especially where
Q stranger is concernsd. are not only no,
Teekoned sinful. but not even disrspuls.
ole. We are sorry TO say, that re have
too many amongst ourselves Of ihose
people Of "sesca principles" IS Mr..
Jsaa Randolph used t. call them. Who
slways g. for TIE - i've leaves and two
6.hes'' and the only mnlive aud rule of
whose conduct is, an undllused selfish
ness. The Danish character. ism this res
pect. very much like ina, 81 the Germans.
There is grea, amount Of simplicity.
hoaes,. and justice in their character. aud
an their dealings with their fellow men.
We speak Of enurse OF them as whole.
Individuals ihrre are, without doubt, of a
sery different description: for there 10
rsscsliIy in all countries. Taken as
nation. the Danes must be pronounced,
ne sre confident. q remarkably honssl
people. And this is especially true Of
abe pesssnry. or coen,ry population.
We have every where heard that portion
of The people spoken IL as distinguished
lsr their honesty and trust worhIness.
The character of The servants, especially
bose from The country. lie. in general.
excellent. -s-.s
The agricultural aud village popula-
1ion Of Denmark may be called yIrlu
ogs one. Al least % will compare well
with that Of sny other country on the
continent. The manners Of this people
are characterized by great simplicity aud
kindness.
We would sum up all that we have to
say on this sUbjeci by stating. IhnitIs the
Testimony Of all well informed and good
men in the country. wIth whom We have
con,ersed. that there is large degree Of
morality among the middle and lower
~iasscs Of the people. 10 this rrspsc.
faese classes unquestionably excel The
higher elIs-es III society. as they are call
ed. iacluding the most wealthy pe"ple as
well a. the very numerous nobility. The
p-asantry of the entire kingdom sustain
an excellent reputation. These Of the
continental portions Of IL. and espeeially
those af lSdaad. are believed 90 excel in
virtue those of Zealand and the other
Islands. Tue character of the latter has
been ,njurioOs'y affected By too near an
issereourse with the cspitsl, which.
though f.r from being the worst city in
Eur"pe, has m.ny temptations and SUR
css Of corruption. agsins, which The 10
experienced youth. Who come directly
from the c"nntry. are nut always 40 well
fsstl6ed - they should be. The vice Of
"reminiscences. dough tho prevalent in all
paris OF Denmark. 10 f.r from being a..
wide-spreal a. % 10 in some other coua
dries IN Europe. In ibis respect the
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