"PUBLIC OPINION."

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 409, 6 July 1880, Page 2

"PUBLIC OPINION."

To the Editor of ike Aharoa Mail.

Sir, —I, in conjunction with numerous others, had my attention called on Friday last to a moderate-sized red board outside Messrs Feriton and Wilkins , office, on which were stuck two or three of what appeared to be public notices, but on approaching nearer I perceived it was an attempt on the part of some' person or persons suffering from an imaginary grievance to do— what ? Why, not as they state, air "public opinion," but in reality, as can. be easily .seen, let off a little of their feelings. It appears that in, your last issue an article appeared which, though severely censuring the present system of jurisdiction in rogoe, was no more than true, and this nianly opening up of the present, evils existing, has so wounded the feelings of certain gentlemen in'this town that they: think themselves aggrieved , and are tryjngilto make others think so by publicly exposing ft—-what can you call it, letter, .articje, or what not, which—for its scurrilousness, it, want of the least modicum of truth, its wretched compouition, and its personality beats anything which ever has been allowed to appear in any journal in thecolony, and I have no hesitation in sayingthat no one other than a self-conceited ignoramus would ior one iiiinute allow , his name to be coupled with, such a production. I consider I hold agood[position in this towri, and'; lVa've done for.y earß - moreover, I ani of opinion that' the circlewith whom I am daily doing, hueiness is composed of, not the needy. uWells v but themost influential citizens, and yet, notwithstanding tho cool statement nia ( j c j n t no wretched epistle I refer to to the , effect that " It is pretty; generally ,ad m jtt e d on all hnnds thatthe time lian. arrived when the Akakoa Mail ceased 'i.xi fence ,, I cannot say that the notion has ever even been breathed to me, and I fun quite certain wera I to suggent the benefit Akaroa might derive b}- substituting such a clever staff as that, representing this wretched little attempt for the Htaff representing your paper I 'should be received with hoots and shouts of derision. I would recommend "Knickerbockers" and his staff to strive for a little more sense, and endeavor to cultivate sufficient uelf-respect to cause them to shrink from ahowing to the public what asses they are.

Apologiwng for intruding so long on your space, . ; ■■..•■•■

I remain. Sir,

Yours, &c,

RATEPAYER.