PURE AND IMPURE.

Auckland Examiner, Volume 1, Issue 27, 18 June 1857, Page 2

PURE AND IMPURE.

The Calf lied—from sheer mistake—when it printed "George Boyd the pure," because the animal meant William Boyd the pure. Now, h id the Calf not made this mistake for the purpose it would have said the true thing—which is that William Boyd sail-maker, and go-a-head-in-the-right-direction Progress man is so far pure that no Auckland merchant would refuse to take his word for a thousand pounds though not perhaps unwilling to take the word of his accuser for a thousand farthings. All attempts to be-foul the character of " true William” are not only malicious but pain. He is known. So are they who hope to effect by inuendo what they cannot achieve by open eharge. . Lawyer Merriwn dreads him ; so does. Dr. Jonah; so ’ ’.e entire tribe of corruptionists; - -w Auckland citizens require to be told „ne reason why. „ 3 i t ■ No one ever knew William Boyd slack m •rendering an account to those who had a right to demand it. Can Lawyer Merriman, Dr. Jonah, or magnanimous John illiamson say as much ? W e think not. To sneer at their purity would bo no offence against-either good taste or sound judgment. Who would trust cither of them? Who believes them politically, morally, or monetarily, solvent ? William Boyd has his faults. And what man has not ? But who can charge him with wriggling into office upon the. strength of false pretences, or eyeing out a livelihood upon the strength of patriotism. Architect of his own fortunes V* illiam Boyd is neither party slave nor party tool, and soars far above the malice of his accusers. Notwithstanding our enquiries which have been most patient; notwithstanding too the information touching persons as well as vouchsafed us by our übiqut-ms and ever faithful little bird, we are unable to find out that he either could or would not pay jhis .deb's, that he either could or would not furnish an account of monies entrusted to his keeping. Can Dr. Jonah say as much ? No. Can Lawyer Merriman ? No. Can pure John . We think not. These virtuous sneezers who ■all "row in the same boat,” though with "very different skulls” are tarred with the same pitch brush ; and if tried by a jury of honest men would come off second best. None bolieve in them but place-holders, or place-expectors, or promise-crammed-patriots. And these three several"classes j>f„Constitutionalists collectively remind one;of the "hundred and fifty tattered .prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating draff and husks,” that even the greasy oldrogue Sir John Falstaff was ashamed to march through Coventry with.