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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 7, Issue 359, 19 March 1866, Page 2

The mountain has laboured, and has brought forth its ridiculous mouse ! Donald M'Lean has spoken,—has given the electors of Napier what tl ey have been anxiously expecting for six mouths, viz,, a statement (?) of his political views ! But it would seem he has none —unless, indeed, we are to consider the statement of his opposition to the figment Separation (which he does not believe the Home Government would allow), something of the kind. A reference to our report of his speech will show the fact. He does not know what tax he would support, except that it must not be one that would keep capitalists away, nor one that necesitates evasion. He does not know what party he would work with; — nor, indeed, anything else, except that— He don’t approve of giving pledges, We ought to leave a feUcr free, And not go knocking out the wedge* To catch his fingers in the tree. —But we trust the electors will have more good sense than to send a man, who certainly does not shine as a politician, to be their representative in the General Assembly.