, 1868-02-14

buth's, the author merely sums up a quantity of
stuff, true and false, and from which he endea-
Vors to deduce certain conclusions. It must be
clear to every body that the productions are
those of some disappointed, peevish person,
wishful of making Others believe that he too
had had revelations. But the pamphlet in ques-
tiOn was not even printed here, and it was be-
sides intended as a scientific work, which, as is
we'll known, the Press Law treats quite excep-
tionally and, again, the said scientific work
had actually been published under the eyes of a
Censor in Copenhagen, in consequence of a pc
culiar connection of circumstances. 1t has been
advanced by some persons as an arguement
against the Governments proceeding in this
matter, that "the more one touches &c. &c.
and it cannot be denied but that the old
wicked adage contains much truth in it, though
| should prefer to use a less odious expression
and call it sancta simplicitas. Yet, on the other
hand, when the Press has a tendency to corrupt
good manners, it becomes the bounden duty of
the Government to correct such tendency, and
You could of course not doubt but that it IS
only owing TO your position as Editor that SO
much honor and notice has been conferred upon
You. And as to those who reason that the cri-
minal action against You is opposed to the spirit
of the Press-Iaw, | can but say, that they only
prove to be utterly unacquainted with the spirit
of that Law, for the liberty of the press consists
expressly therein that persons have freedom to
publish any and all thoughts, but-Nota bene-
subject in all cases to responsibility before the
Courts of Justice.
And now, let us for moment examine what
can have caused the Editor to assert, and others
to corrOborate that the natives here are being
treated like dogs. Mr.. Editor says "COme
then to the point, and let us ask the Natives
what they are Treated like dogs, if so in a
measure salaries cut off short, without reason
or cause" And again: ga native with ever
SO great abilities honor and integrity reaches to
a salary of fifty, sixty or even seventy dollars,
after having served some twenty or thirty
years when a Danish gentleman can come
here with a salary of some one hundred dollars
on his passage, from Copenhagen to take over
his situation, and receive perhaps one hundred
and fifty, or even two hundred dollars pr.
month" Here then is the point the natives
are treated like dogs by being limited to sala
ries not exceeding seventy dollars. Mr.. Ed
tor must evidently mean by "natives" such
persons who are not only born here, but who
have learnt nothing beyond what is afforded in
an ordinary school for of all the natives i
mean what is generally understood by natives,
namely persons born here) he can hardly point
out a single one with a qualifying examination
who has not got a suitable Office. Mr.. Editor
LilSut perhaps lledl tudU SUCH d IiIIuS DIS dl
examination is but a humbug and of no neces-
sity whatever it would appear not to be
necessary for being a clever Editor but in this
he is certainly mistaken, for even "Bully-Free-
America has great respect for and thinks
highly of persons with examination. Mr. Ed
tor forgets that we have not only some of our
highest offices filled by natives, with examlna-
ton of course but even with regard to those
without examination it would be an injustice to
say that the Danish Government has been lille
beral and as an instance | shall point out that
a gentleman was lately constituted as lnspec-
tor of Customs although it is doubtful whether
he knows as much as the Danish word Bread.
This be said, however, without any disparage-
ment to that gentleman.-With regard to cour-
tesy from the Government You lave, Mr.. Editor,
surely no cause to complain about dog like
treatment; for the liberality sheWn in that res
pect is certainly sufficient to satisfy even the
most fastidious, and it could be but persons
who vastly ~overrate their PROJECTIONS, physical
and mental, that could feel themselves neglect
ed or not sufficiently made of, and for such per
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