CORRESPONDENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume V, Issue 255, 11 April 1855, Page 5

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times. Sib,—The editor of the Standard seems about as singular in the choice of his friends, as in the consistency of his arguments, so well exposed last week. In his.leading article on the29th ultimo, ibis worthy scribe indulged in a violent personal attack on some members of the Government, attributing their policy to selfishness and other unworthy motives, and openly insinuating that their measures were frahied so as to sacriiiee the public welfare for the purpose of promoting their own private and personal interests. Warming a? he progressed, this patriotic editor soon reached a fit of sublime indigu'atio'n,' .amU/ori- regarding these vrieu "iv ' a moral.point of view," became absolutely convul-

•Ed with a virtuous " shudder." The novelty of this style of warfare having elicited from an old colonist a temperate and sensible rebuke, what says our editor? Does he again "shudder" at the Walpolian crew whose corruption had so .« disturbed his equanimity? Does he urge upon *lis readers to scout from their society men who can be guilty of such iniquity ? Neither! will you believe it, he absolutely professes for the Very men at whose morality he shudders, "a sincere personal regard."/ Now, Sir, if this is not hnmbug, in the name of fortune, what is? Either the "Standard" keeps shocking bad coiripariv, or it tacitly admits that its strictures were inconsiderate and undeserved. For my own part, I've no doubt the present ministers are a very bad Jot, and would gladly have them < hanged or hamstrung, but that I'm afraid that tlie ''next lot would be rather worse. So I think— "; "■■< ; 7*i-'-'..--V,. /» We'd better bear the ills we have / Than fly to those-sre know not of." Joking apart, I think the settlement is greatly indebted to Mr. Tancred for his well-timed protest against this commencement of scurrility in political warfare ; the weight of his rebuke is evidenced by the fact that the de-J, votes an entire Leading article to an attempt to counteract its influence. /-•-/ 7':. Yours truly,/' : /..-/-: Anti-Humbug. ethAprii, 1855..".- 7/ ■■-■7'7;:'7./7:77-''77'7/■:-:''

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times. Sir. —I have been expecting that some of your correspondents would before this have thought it a duty and a privilege to have come forward with some plan for forming a fund for the whole of Canterbury, to be added to the pa-~tnotic~"iuif_-ES*^heL_t?_^aised. at home fi«r__h^sufiering wives and children of our brave brethren who are fighting in this*fearful war. Let us show that although we left our native „ laud in the days of her prosperity, to engage in 'the noble enterprize of founding this settlement, we will not forget her in the day of her adversity. I am sure that with heart and voice all here will say, " If I forget thee let my right hand forget her cunning." Had I, Sir, the ability to say anything in favour of this object, or did it need recommending at all, all I would venture to say would be; let tbe object speak for itself, for how closely allied to the care of our own souls is the charge of the fatherless and widows iv their affliction. " , r*l therefore propuse that a central committee be ai once appointed, to be headed by his honor the Superintendent, and other influential persons, and that sub-committees be appointed for all the lowns, bays, and places, in this Province, that every man, woman and child, may have an opportunity of joining in this blessed work, and realize the luxury that it is indeed more blessed to give than to receive. - And to accomplish this object let a number of subscription lists be prepared, and authorized persons be appointed to collect subscriptions from every house, and I feel assured that you will have all ihe names of every individual in the Province as subscribers. And although I would not think of dictating what persons ought to give- and will give, I think that every man here could well afford'to g:v*e one day's income, profit or earnings, what ever he may be, from the highest to the lowest, and thereby show that we are grateful for our . blessings, and we shall continueto have blessing lone grata ful for. -° If you will favor .me by inserting this and any good should arise therefrom, we shall have u.e satisfaction of feeling that we have been useful. I am, Sir, Your humble servant, A Working Man.