Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Aug. 24. We learn from Copenhagen, by Tuesday's mail, that the heir apparent to the Danish crown has just given a striking proof of his judgment, at an age when growing passions often stifle the voice of reason, and prevent its being attended to with the effect it ought. His royal highness was applied to a few days ago, to check the liberty of the press, by persons such as are found in all states, who are not pleased that the observations of writers would unmask their proceedings.--An increase of the number of censors was asked of him; a set of men, always useless and dangerous, when they are not guided but by an extraordinary and undiscering severity. The prince answered, "That since it was impossible to restrain the liberty of thinking, it would be to little purpose to restrain the liberty of the press."

Since that writers with less reserve have gone great lengths. It is true that they have not exceeded the limits of propriety. It is also true that some regulations may be adopted, if they should think proper to abuse the fair liberty, which the patronage of a young prince who almost alone sustains the weight of the government of a kingdom, allows them, with a view to oppose ancient prejudices, and expose the folly and danger of them.

What an important lesson does this prince, no more than eighteen years of age, give to those ministers of States, in which the subjects have a constitutional right to the liberty of the press?