TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 468, 29 April 1857, Page 3

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY

'^^^'liaViti&^art^ flps^tp^au;'*?.&s#s!&% far it.when; Elf«t^ g]iaJJ,iaj'rjye. : .^h<i jrjtj;iinay>pie?%^ t»e :to;etake t^i?3BtepiSvithout'(havings ?Ka&; the VirayViprepare<i v j])y But'tihe^facttthafr"l«shouid■ -feiJd 'cah'didateVi' iri ■ba&i MrlMtiGr^ald. 'ditt? tfot 7deVirQ ( a*diff |o :]Be desi&edyj: has' ;$6 f*lpiij*i"'-'r arid:l^o'^geAerall^ knoiwiij that oit'would^i.al'eI J&eerf'kftect&tipni'in mejto- have^wailejj' fov.^nef';'' ( l^ave |h'o^glit it whi^. sjigija^uv;^; tfJjg]icft,siQCU)iienfe su'e^qfeipo often obtained nave ten^^^jfc^UYestvthriißijwdth aloxosfc: ias.-i jTOueh p£odi?fcepute; as ; .cxedittiv i At-'all thatsvalue iin^ppiliovestiinatiott :'t«nt|aialß !^^rp^^edi-(":^r;up'q;.f issw-t^ ;^;; attth^^t^Sfr'tffis'^adi^^ s^^f1 the-cph^i-d%^aS?Micfi^nav^^aym^i9|^S^^ ypw :^.;t^ja^a| [ |Q}& ) |£^ esjt. 'c}v^ tr wpo|nim^n,f 'r^jiJ4|:i.|tt-*^bi^/jpo^¥ri-tp: ;j ;;X- Ijavej beejß, fa: jresidentj -anipng y-iyau filnipst^^^ ifiioni H^hei;§)!ii\<Jation :<)f -the afti;. bave.;eyeri[taken ta raore or less activeT^parit initheKpuhliej affairs c Vproyincb. <; * It'Hss Inifew tyro;^fers' sineeiji':had-th%'hbiiour ! <jfi:6Btaiiiiiig' '.'' ■i'.Siea^in.' 'thU' Provifeial; ©putioili 91 Sin'deH'&M, t^m^Kas.h'.een^holtyl^ ■ Jewniie':- i?-lMß"|b.Sfe!;!7| . .'^^^gjlw^^i^atiot'tlve j£?j|)!vinciai.; Eiigiin^er,.. the'dixies :>w]|u^^^aV&^ptY^pr..^6)p(g;p^^ discharged,ci. jj-itner^tipn^^ this ;npt tp ifoun,d? anyl prißSißni;.ciaiTn^VP9;yoviv cpnftdenieeitfoivlifeel.'tba eonaciotis ihctwj great; the idistanceii^.^^het ween-the' nMJsfcaimpfartanfcof^heflbfficesiliiha^lihel^a^ : that fo which^l tiow a^U'e^ shut;ifco^hovsr>that 1?; havehad cpnsiderahle experience in the adiriihis-' ; tVati'OTi-iif "th"^ affairs of^^^he provinc§,;anid t^u.sJ . J:1:?^^ e^aßl^fr^he-:i,p^e ..;^e;jiJisQJjafg^>; o£ ;i^M<ei^^minis||ja|iYp" djatie^; y^ifpu^iyyiU, 'those ,whp ;C Tnay vpre^etxfctheSiselvessto; your< no^i tice .on ithisjJccasiQft isome-generakexpositioni of1 the views they take of -the nature of the roffic^ for which they are ipandida.teSj^^nd the leading principlea^by'^hichj!shbuld they.supceed, their conduct of aiMrs>woul(3i ;b^fgaided/:.^;Tp;jfch >at task, therefore,: I nojw/a^res^My^lf^ "'* " Had4|tis: been jt](ie '.elec^ipn^ofja^jiiperintenden^. t}iis/jl}a%l|>wo^ .c^^de^le^ifiS^fty,',; ~ Jq j^jpat^i^i^ejOojj:^ aiitutipn^^^oi^.defeQti^e, .ihaa^hefeLJf^e^fineW: the-duties of the SupeirintendehtlA lt ;woukli almost 3 appear iO^i M iithesqirttiners!><6f 3^hai :?&(&, ' unable jto^^ detei-mine: with anything -like.f(reeJsion3 the* ste,tus the "Superintendeut'-slfould' ■■ occupy nn the; Ooverftmettt<)fibhie^ c!ountry%'nd #iefunctions'' he^fshould dis^r|e?^'feftfihl#themsielves^PP «^^dMiung;Ms-l|^s^^ ig^ties-f^ to"ttm^/!and^rcu^s|(^|s;^fWv ainxmnt 'pf.; ejgeotiliv^ p<> ypieij •: * . V Ge^g^n^.j^:^ch^%f Co^itHiiptiJ^cfc^ H*t so' vagii^ a^d. t urisetjiied,jtiine^^.experiißiuce/v have jtp;.?i .gre.atje.xt.ept, UeiernMned^^^Sup%r * inteiatlentias-naYfi^ecognisel finqt-jnaerelyCas the;- f legislative .bit. alsovaajthdiexecative, head iof-itheV pi'ovince,: endowed;' with - very;: ample •< ipowers. Withinl 'hisI; jurisdictions the'aEmbowerTng^OiJdi^ nance' 'h'^';| .vSn(:"so%W-^ P t rovjsiotially;4hyested ;ihM tion .of K. ttte'.exeduti^!^tl^ty'of^tKe himself -;;-;^na ,■ t|e.recent'^iglltib^ Jdjf 3ffi^ * tie'rM;,^sembly, ,wlixle..lt ajjpeats" fo l^an.^t^war^s^ |l^]^s^tiye,^hb^I'W&spq T ;! to, .interfere'-virijbSihis.,execiijive^u;nc'tipns;fV..j ,=. (The^ necessities < whiel^ have; led sfco;-,t|ie iavesti- \ tureof the;Superintend^nt with Ahesft-imp^ivtant., powers shaveialso)suggested.the meatis .%y which)) life^should ; in^their 'exercise; «Thus;sin^ this Province|as'ih:Pth'ersVan'Executive^Govern-; i? meptfOrdinance'has-ibeen passed: by*whrclrthe*' Superin'terideirt T^^uiid. "to =haf c ;an/: Exjßctttive^ Cpiuipiljjßy'whpsV.adyicfe Carry ingj on. tlie.jGrp^ei^mjeiVjb;of-pia'.provipc^V^^ ,1 ,-do no'tjcpnsjjiei.] j,t n nQces3ary o iiXj this, r pl^pV v to discuss at length the advantages or otiierwise". of.thisibi'der^iof ,things. t;'li-simplyiilayr.Vbefore you,the nature:Pf<the,office asVl-:find it,'.and. the.; oirpuTOstancesr-that =have: led to its present! form: i, of-deyelopmerit».-: .;-^ ;;i:.; ii •■> .----i-.i;-.:■■.•<•.; -vi, .r:■,,'•.

-?i^everfcheless>fl-will-moli>shrinl£vfrom avo\vingmysopinion, that not only theoretically is'the ekisting!a*rangeineat :to.:be: approvedl varid?defended,■•tfat ihatyiinfipr^ticeSalsb, iit' suppliefty undeiNthe?preseritTphysical;peculiabitses^ofi-> New Zealand, tne-Vsbanfcinesa; tof its 'pbp'Mation/tand the difficulties bfiitltear?com.nwinicatipils the best an'd:moftt;f(fficiefit rtie^ns by wliießithe'affairs bf the>,vaiiQUß;pi»virices>Ganibe:at' (present -admin» istdred>',-/In:it«tpoUtheijgi'eatvprmcipiejof/ self gbverhnientiis (fully? Jeoognised. t<AiThe';po#er you possess; ;and..3vhichyouvhave.periodically* toexereisej; of:[electing [youi'vSuperintendent^JOught 1 to: secnxe ybui;thevservoice* of^jahiactive i and ;j in*) telUgeatFoffic'er;!.) Thafejofficer hds'the assistarictf ofjan Executive .Gou'ncilswhbse:a;ets miistifee' supported;ihy {the'approval lof the; iPrbvihcial Cp.uncili-;.^^ Throughoutlth&jwhole:;ak'shgement, the principle of respbnsibilityiis brought to bear.:; The Superin,tehdenfedsi responsible' io the province, the Executive GouncilDto the Provincial GouucifcTand' tHe; rßrbKincial.Council-<hv its>tum to the^ pepple;j\TsW|^^.Tv|beni J ,the Constitutibn Act remains unaltered^ li^,m;unab { l(B to iinagine a system of Provincial^ Government under it combining "inbre of simplicity, efficiency, and economy. I say whilQltfieXConstitutibn Act is unaltered^ for you are .not unaware that manypersons are of opjinipn 'that it:; Can be amended. Iti would, howeYer,'be ahV\inprbfiiableocciupa±ion 6f jbur^imeiand ptog^ther'b^ ; puipose;to:"e6nside'ft^ | chang^»i'My>duty;>is'^bi( deal with facts. If 'changes are -introduced it can only be by an ;.; authOTity;W..^ ; wjtUfall ptlieif|. |ffe^ ; ExeC\itiye_«ap^pity^^ ■$£■<$.{ noi4fie;..Gb^erom i ent:':>ifo|eif,fian-.i' j officer charged with the execution/of ..certain) | dutjes.committed:^© by, la^ ; ,and for,.the jmost part^^ aefihed^ %4ftw>sand^hafein.jaii)Qrigißialt | aud discretionary acts of importance he is bound :; : 'tb/prbceed?iri'confbrmity with theadyice^he^n|i,y ! receive from:Ms'Executive Council^ 1 T:''u''" Ix-"'' i :Gehtlemen,,. J.^ccepii^^.jthi's";view,pf the, ; pttice,:as ;i much*from choice as necessity. No .considera- | tion«puldinducerme^tb^undertakeitHf the-res- ! ponsibility of Government were not shared 'm 1 i..this cwaj::';'■*;*%■ £™°v^^j- ■^•''i'\:'_ i ' :i::'/^^y''\:" y';".}.'■ i :^bu will then,■■r"have'Ao':''vaoubtiycph'cW-:wit^- ■ m^ino thinking, th>t ,i,t wp,uld ..bevinconsistent ! for a" candidate holding ,these views ta ■ express i himself dogmatically on particular subjectSi pr ■ labpuy,; to produce what i& termed'"' a- pb|icy^ |»y I" whichl he shp«ld bej(Cbhsidered ,boiin d durjng, his ; te^ujre ! b.f jbffice.. ; ; > I shaves, shown.that.: the; law i compels the Superintendent to ;act under advice.! i I havefalsipi shown; tti^'he'caivonlyretainHsuch ; advisers-^s" the P^Qyinciai Council' will .support," fit^is "pbvibus',1 nay: certairi,'"that, those' a*dvisors" I may, at one time, be.perspns Jiolding pne^^sei,of ; opinions," apdjit.j&^c^^ ! opidions directly opposite..'- Itis equally; dbyious i that.the Superinteisdent \"Couldl'ribfe Ha"greS with ] boiih. tthfprtunately differ>ith:i;Kose j-w'Ho^fia^e.'^^lie'' "cohn'dence 1" bf' the";'P > rpTificial. i i Council, he must either attempt, to carry on the j Gos-emment with an adverse Councilibrrrnodify jhis^iews ain?deferenbe !ito theirs. [>■•- I-i^fchink ;the rcases can*b6 ; tb^^liich^cpSrse.^ ; :.;jS!ut..yKhJiej forjihese. reasons,■i;;ab.staia" l frpm.'. iplacing before yoii a- policy^which/sKall;. imply ; j airigidadheiianeevto'p&i'ticulai^yiews on particuilar subject's;" 7jig' being' bbth'''indiscreet: ahd^at;: jvarian^e with the spirit of our present law," T1 jhaye no hesitationLiin expressing, my ;frankly on gome'Tsubjectsof general^interest-aii'd iimportance,- whiclj I■;bielie7e';a^'e;beiiig;,atpr^sent jdiscuss'ed by you;_;^"!.'"J. !""■".. ■ ''' "'■■■ '<-ik~ /'"a?" I ; ( .sai#^bu%\^^ il'^am .unable.,i^,.sitale^tib.at::^{i,eve-'a.re.i.spnie .per.-,, Isons who do noti approve of the price; that r>has • jbeen^fixed oh >buri.Waster '(Lands arid; who: iwill Jmalkeit thesubject'ibf^appeal'tp-you.'';'■■•:'■■ ; } -It smiist i !be" tmn'ecessa'iyi Gevt tleinerii: to'insistj ion the fact that nothingl:can' be,"more bbjectibna- -: jble ampngst'jbur, o\vn' selves/ or more calculated ito : discburag'e persons in other countries from here than.,uncerlainty"on this poimV I icould.. almost.'/s l ayj:iiia*t''iVwp'ulcll'beiwfa4r to ad■here' 'to^ati'arrarige'meiit haying sbmei imperfec-itfons'-iri; ;it "than1 by Trequerit'.changes'-to'crefite ■;tli£ impres'sibri tliat 'w> settled' law bri.'this siib-'.; je'ct 'will ever prevailJimongst,.us,^ V ."But .lye'nr.: \ ■tui^'to,;-assert-that ,tiie. q^est^ :ceiyed'. t as' .argple. deliberafiion asunder any.jcir^ :cumstanees -it could receive." When the price,j ■of land was- under deliberation.in;'tho legislajture of this, province, every reaspn'able gum, and

altndst^feyeiry imSgitta'biei&^de of ■' payinerit' waa pfc'dpbfced;to'tife OburiciiJand';discussed!v]^shbuld pifobabl^jbe'i^vithinthe;mark;were'3:' to'say that tatire'tlxfih'-U^diddert divisiori^'MJkiplace o'n:ithi9 point;" -Teriv'^twentyI,''Mi^'f^ty; 1 fifty)' and sixty shillings; all sepii^afeely %dVocateS and f;TH| mode^bf^pk^niaa^-tod;%hether by-- riii6ney aowiror -by^^riQstalmehts/was re<jaally the( subject/6£!difference !bf 'opinion' and division hi- the:' Council;' - J;&it lengthy hbw^ever, by alinqS^ universal <«piic*hi»ence; the present price of ;'£2 ; . per'acre '(prompt payment) *.wa^- determined on. ; That''price^^JHas:;"n6t yet^beW tried 'inSi^' than a twelyembnthi''a'na? 'ey'o if thei:e"#ere^no!iexgefi ; ie'nce'in it* favour]:l; fchouiif still/for the reasons I'-'havfe given^ be indisposed tb'^cKange.;., But I i think {the; experience- bf 'the' brief; time: daring 1 which'ifi2-iias^bebn the'established-piice' may be ; safely-appealed to«msits supports: The sales of land,without vbein Fg in any *ayforced, have -been i free and'Continuous'e.versihce.-^oris'tKet'e at ;•' present^any : indication^ of f;iMlihg off. -And ; shouMJthere'b^ no"felling'offj'the ■' estimated* re- ; veriti'efifonfthis sourceduririg-£fiel'coining year is : £10,(300. Bat what appears to metbbe^iihe ■;" iftbst satisfactoryi fact fcdhnected'1 with;thdse sales ; idi this^that^the/large'^majority-of them have ! been^made^fc^'p^sbris'fbf'the:wbflimg;-clgsseß i a'nd'f'to bb'na ;fede settlers and ■cultit'atore ,bf; tHfe ; soil;; ;i<lt>'may be'fairly ra'ske3j how-much/bf this ; land*^wbuld- have; found; its: way '' into their hands i had^''th& priced been materially^•'lb'wer"?"''l Ti/is ; iriatt^i'fofJnbjbbrigty'^h'aty^y ; dayfr' of ithe^preseht. :r%ulatibhs';cqn^g'into' ; o'peratibrij some large' capitalists' aTrivSd Here for ! the purposes:-bf/maMngfektehsive^pecttlative; ipurchasesVfeven; outside the original Oanterbury: : block,\■,'4ifd;--^t'- Jas^statice^fi vdTn'3^e;'Mltivated: I districts:'/'-llpw icfucKland -woi'th" having-woulrf . have • beetf: left; inside, ■'and' especially in'jthe- | neighbourhood : of ">,your: towns,: had the, cheap ! lan* ptih'ey prevailed} !I leave you 'to cbhjecture^ ! ''But) iljhere are • also'^xtensive inter,ests'€p "be; Consideredr-'iii^-th'fev^question : of prie6!.r On'the; i firm beKef/that yitl was definitely: settled a -very ! larges anibuiit • of «fcapital -ha^s v been embarked in- ' p"^total--- rp^suits^:'aiid^thiiii£' thefaith of the' 'legislatureUnd^.the l Government"is^pledged to.itsi prbtJection^th'at-is^prbtectidii '• itb^this'e^tent^-r' | thatthe order of fchangs" undfer -which^thatcapi- !■ tal*was ;investe'd!;ahd /the "stbclibwners induced to leriteroii' their separate enterprisesJshoiild iibt ; be! liable' to frequent;chaii»e:y ;But :I:"am disjposeds M maintain :tliat fliegard for bur own iii:iterestsy'ho'leas tliah-good[faith!-towiaj-ds'.'others,1 I slibuld^pronipt u's'-to' resist any"alteraiionih'the ! price of land. .The. produce-of bur r'pastbral dis- ] ti'icts' now-constitutes'a niosi'impbrtant item' in J cur scomtnerce;-':'-;Whilst is at present' |lariguishiii^;;and4Vs prospectsiai-emu'chclouded,' 1 thfe-»pastorali! interest -As j happily; flburisliing 'as t [much rcouldreaW i^oql.is;oui' Triaiii'expbrty the'clip of>, 1856'being■ j ytvluea'- at' d67oid©o ;v and;in: a 5 'few; yeai'S it will' i acquire a> tnagnittfie'^that-.will abundantly -justify' I all which/ -legislation'f has. dbne towards ehcourai'' |ging its igrowtE 'Nor is'--thi^^alii'-).'k''!WhUe-'-ihe; I pastorall iiitefest is'cbiiti'ibutihgto the 'progress' ■ of4hp '"> Country,-as-".every"'iriteres't does• wliich ;matelially«'inGre'as.es: ifcs^espoi^^trade/at is also' .yieldirig 'lavgely> <tb": our : territorial iWenuei' '.Within a year or two. the rents derivable from jthat Source r'\rill-'"'be; alone-sufficient, hot only : to ipayithe'; 'lai'ge ' contribution annually required' jfrbnx; this-province :towards fthe extinguishmerit jof-the '-New 'Zealand' Company's debt, but will jleave a 1 considerable balance available for the use iof-the province. The present pi-ice of land, Soentlemen,J' (institute's- tlie; main, 'almost the •only:.protection,of the pastoral interest; aiid;l ' ask yo'iii seriously ,tb -reflect ; whether it. is ■ expe- ■ idient -to; iwithdraw it^-rwhether it is wise ;to: kill ~ jthg goose ibr;the golden egg, and;interrupt this' jsteady ;and: satisfactoiy progress; for the;sake of: • !a>isudden ; influx,; of money into: the Treasury, - which ,oui; f resoiu'ces inclaboiiv>mayuot permit iusiAprbfitably:':'<tOiiespendy:a,hd>therpbssessibn.:of.- ------.! which; ; .-might itempt .us -. to ■ extravagance; ;; My • would:not.S ..: : ■■' •■?■>• : ■..Another subject ; ;bh;which :;I '■■, desire to say a.. |few,;inore rAyords^'iis our form" of Government. '■• ■There, are some persons whoiregard the present ■mode .of..administering ■, the: aftaii-s' of the :■■ projvince ras :too cumbei'some and too pretentious, jandl. whov ■ feilk: ,of -:eohducting - the .Govevnmcnt lafter the model of a corporate; town in iEngUmd, of iwhichia Maybr, Aldermen^ arid Council are ,tlie, {presiding:"geniuses; ■ X"ever having: been »••: imemberr'jof.oneof -those select; societies,-I: am Sperhapsr; unable to appreciate properly the? ;aclyantages of such $. ;niode.bi\ Government. It •'

is,, however, not. lohg.since% that the - jobbery, peculation}and corruption, which; had:' grown, outi of the old- corporate.system in,aE^atid^ led to a.sweeping naeasurer-of reform,^ which the whole of thosei mpdel .(rpverninents, exoepK ing that of London, ; were swept away.; i;iAn(il now it appears; that the days # %W corporation; of! London. itself .aye :nunaibered,>; therefore, does riot, appearJ to-tjustifyithe. cpve-i fevence shpwn.^for;cprpoKittonvru^^^,;p€?rSpnH-' ally, I can feet lout-little attachment to a systfem? which hasproduce&such;^ there: -i is -no ; fair : analogy betweeni the;, i circuit stances; pf a, municipal corporation inY-Englandr and a province in,. New,^Zealand. ; ; r To; nocorr; poration has there ; ever, been committed- any J thing :like the power conferred; on theSuperinß tendentsandPrpyincialCouncils ofthisicpuntiyi namely, the power to legislate; for-the. entire people, of a province—rpr, in"the -iwords,: of ithej ConstitutionjvAct^r" to maKe,,arid,ordain all: such laws and ordinances ras ,may berequired. for the peacei order; and goyernment j; b£ the province.", This aione r destroys,; all^parallel in' the cases. ,r -v. l --':^^v--;J.i-;i-v; ■?:'!li: ,J^',^rX' .It issaid, however,."that ; even if* the analogy, failg, it, wijl be more economib to dp aWays with; the existing departments and,hav;e)the b^sinessj ofj the Gpvernment.conductedaby the.Brpyincial:, Council divided; i intp_%ciommittees.| 5 1.,-mu"st s'^y j that I^^ disbjeiiey;e jin;this;;altpgetheri;;; It.iassuinesT thafcth'ese cpmm.itfee ; s ) will; dp, their.; woi-kfwith?: out; remniteratipru: Iknownbt loftcwhati grptrads; gentlemen ; can ,be ( expected to, : • deypte ■ their tiniie) to;the jpubljc^seryice^withpuiti^^ireturnV "; Not] jioilr think] trhe; pubh^c.deare ; they,^ so,r But*,there jis, no-^warra^f fonbeii personsfcquldjbe^fpund^hp;Wpjild ; so(act. .:C.eiW tainly r th.e;practice,-.pf ijtjhe- i^rpViincialiCounciljat: thej present-time does not jtLstify tlie;expectation-.! Eveiry .member Residing i: beyond a... pertain[disr; tance front;C?hristchurch. [is?paid> a certains^m^ per diem for>eVery^dayvhe attends ifoe/iCdniioil. If, -then, thejnienibers ipf-icommittees are all ; to, bepaid their, e^enses^ nptronly ■; be; cumbrous ja^iaclum^j bu^::nipi?el expensive: •-' ;pijesentpneivUrlf'jtheyo are; not to bepaid, /ray-belief-as: thatrthefiattenda^ei will. he s'q . ;irregular;;;as; ii^^makejthefisysfcem; obstructive:o£vthe ; i(iismess;;jofi Government.'i ; l*. yielxii"gentlemeniito;nQfjman-inia;; desire^:to;see; introduced into all the id^partnjen^s: o^jGlovern-!:; ment a -rigid econQmy, i Jt ransij ;- however,! bei one consistent.witjj.efficiency.r^tis/n^te^n'pmyelse,,(; ,3^icpnvipti^^;ife&at^t^ ward; is ( as fatal- both, to ;efficiency; iano^xecojiomyi ;as.jngenuity^c^uldldeyise^%vK^4yi;.' ;^o;(,^ !-i r ■ r . *.i$ 6n^ i^rfher, "^vibjeci; tpjiwhichiliwiilt a|lu|e,. for. thoughr ; ip dogs^npti coriievwithin;^pur; copfi-;pl;:an^ ; ;is.;notT a „questibn;. qi^>\ domestic! -PjQlicj,:itisones ney,erffides^raiWhich\tiie effi-/ cient,'G^ernment;;6^jthß%ro^iniee4^^ dent ; as,iiivmy .opuiion: to;d^maiid,nptice-ifivthisv. place.-; I, refer ; . tip thejseat/ of;(th^ vernmenk. ; , Eyerjr c]^^ seripuslyr^he;; >.adniinistratipn:/;ppc 3f c 3 purj4&iirs^ is.;jemljar,:assed:;by itliefgVeat rdi^tanc^;^f'thi^J General ; G^v,ernment;,&pn^sr therefore', to state,my desire, in .whateyier sppsi-u %?i J^ naX t>e r Dlaced,yto> co-operate, Jwiffi! those ? who;.willjstride^to .hring ;: it.^o a, ; iisQvs central-sppt,;'j.,.'-,;;-.'i..'■,>:■,■;;;-,;'-V^.-iV'.'- :vi.r:-«'-^t.-;^':>>v. ■-- 'ii'^^/? cohere atre many -.'other,.^ubjects.y gentlemen,^ to > whic|t,lv mightdirect;i your attention,;;butL;this ? addresshas ajready, I^ feai-j exceeded convenient/; length...,. Opportunities, vhpweyer,= will doubtless^, be^resentedin wliich^jsuch ;subjecfcsf may be dis^ i cussed between vs r . ' It; will;: be my .btisinessv fsb ; faivas may; be pvacticable,.;tpwaitLupon;ybii;r';,'.j ? ; With re_gard, however,: toia; icanva'ss,!: mukt? express •; my;;; great regret; :that; ?oner should^ be - necessary,.not on the 'score of '-trouble;- -nor !ber- v" cahse it may expose a candidate to inconvenient - qnestioningi butv becaiise I entertain a sferbng: conviction;; th;it the highestofficeof:theprbvifice;'; shbuldbe conferred by theipeople ratherthari wbiifrom^themvby, the ordinary means of anelectipn-"1 eeriug canvass? "■■ .Motiyes^more br :;lfess impure. will be attributed /to the/candidate;1 whicho'can^ ■ not fail to disturbithQs'e'feelingsiof defereiiceahd regard, which should; attach?to ; -,£he; person filling Kb;high: an^oifipe:; v ; Byf:spmethe: will;:be;ipokedr upon-as an.lady-eintnrer practising 'on the!"confidence of his; fellow-citizens ibr some tin worthy v ©bject^r-by ! some; as/-sinniulated^;by Linordinate>-': vanity and ambition—and by .others as impelled f by-a lbye of'official power ;'%liilis.titcan.hardly be possible in an active canvass:to-ayold *ottsing. feelings p€ animosity and' hostility which- it is* raost desirable should-notexist. tijtan only say-: tor myself that it Kviilbe my anxious desire to

rcaiiyass as.-cleario£-^these?eyilsias>pbs-;•;Atid.. nbw^gerjtieineh,< itt only<remamsifi>r>cme tojiasspre youvibatpwhateyer.'<: the result of >!this : appftai^lsshailibe^pMfectlyfsatisfiedjW^^ decision.^ office |6fi Superintendent'of^^thisi prayincejijnay' \vell~he=.regarded:as an object dfi'lariaalJle.'amW*; tiohj^t lifeel'so conscious of the'labpaivanxietyi ,;. and fespoia^ibility of i the- 6fficejta& tcf reg&rdf>3it /withmuchliriore of apprehension thahf desire:^ jI haveiyhowever, endeavoured. 4o ■'show i that the : Gk>vernmeiit. .swill: <nqt" rest' solely; oh ? thei Superin- ; teiident,! butron-himiri conjunctioitfwith advisers] | With -this v;iewi of theKnature of' theibflßcejiknd with;^the hope :that? should-you cbnferit upon : mci 1 shall notl fail to secure the assistance iof I good and;:able; advisers, Irrespectfully offer r&y• ■ self";to-you^as:a candidate for it;« >v^'v>V:f i ;>J :;:;-.v:^ >;t; cl haveijth^horidufc^to be^ ;;; ;/;H ;■>■'••;:;•;•!f.vo'i:-i'' '■-■:':3" ■■■■•^Gentleinen^;';;;:-'./^'i:'--^:;.i ■.■■:i;;;;y ■ r s •A/Ybur very - obedienti, arid;'h\iunb'ie 'servant,"-'^