PUBLIC FEELING UP THE RIVER.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 662, 16 April 1870, Page 2

PUBLIC FEELING UP THE RIVER.

(to the editor.) Sir.— ln a late leading article in the Argus you clearly hit upon the state of the political atmosphere up the river. I can assure you that you say truly when you assert that the miners and storekeepers up the river have a feeling of intense hatred to the Curtis Administration. Indeed, what else can they feel, when they know that their own Superintendent has called them in his speeches to the " Cockatoes" of Nelson, nothing but ' ' vagabonds." Is it not then astonishing, and humiliating to themselves, that they should condescend to be dependent for their daily bread upon the exertions and toil of these "vagabonds." It is all very well for Mr Curtis to get Mr Kynnersley to visit this district, to try and keep us quiet before the General Assembly meets, and though we all like and respect Mr Kynnersley, we must first think of ourselves ; and I venture to say, if the Nelson Government does not carry out their promises to us, by making roads, and abolishing this . system of theirs of taking all from us, and giving nothing in return, a perfect storm of dissatisfaction will result in our petitioning the General Assembly to get quit of our Nelson relationship, once and for ever. I, for one, and five hundred more in this gully,,cannot see the sense, justice or wisdom in being governed by Nelson farmers, who never saw a gold field in their liveß. lam, &c, A No Town Miner.