ANONYMOUS SCRIBBLERS.

Evening Star, Issue 3191, 13 May 1873, Page 3

ANONYMOUS SCRIBBLERS.

To the Editor

S IR( _A malicious spirit, signing himself “ A Macaudrcwite,” vents his spleen, through the medium of your paper, on me. I always put my name to my letters. In tho discussion of principles or measures, auonymousneas is unobjectionable ; but iu dealing with persons it is very exceptionable. In futute I trust you will not allow this low species of moral evil, especially as I never practise it myself. This stinging wasp grossly perverts the spirit of my letter, which, I take leave to say, expresses the sentiments of every reflective inau in Otago. Of two evils, ohoogetirc iw J am »q of Me,«-

Andrew, but in the event of a struggle between him and Reid, I shall waive in; nwi personal feelings, and advise all men to vot for Macsndrew as the better administrator o) the two. And none but an idiot will cal this admiration. Sir, I have been too deeplj injured to feel “gratitude” to any mai in this O.deny. I hj ive nothing repen of in respect to my past conduct 1 would do the same thing over again \s to “worship” any man in Otago, win I hat is alien to ray nature. Your com* poudent f dsely says that my “ politics havi always consisted of abuse of people better than myself.” Indeed! That man has not crossed the line whom I regard as my superior in any respect. Sir, there is a certain club in this town devoted to the propagation of slander. I have, for the past few weeks. received very coarse abuse through their vile instruments. I have been personally insulted, but I took no notice of it. I ask you, as a respectable journalist, not to allow any of this Mutual Accommodation Society to palm off any of its foul abuse upon your readers. A moral assassin is to me the most detestable object that crawls on the ground. I will, therefore, take no more notice of such reptiles. What I have writ, I have writ, and am thankful that this year there are no men unemployed to call forth my sympathetic agitation. Whatever the working classes may think of me, I have done for them what lleid and his Stout henchman never would do. I ask no gratitude, and I do not seek any appointment from our Government.—l am, A'c.,

Dunedin, May 13.

J. G. S. Grant.