THE REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 752, 21 January 1860, Page 4

THE REPRESENTATION OF CANTERBURY IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

To the Editor of the Lyttelton Times,

Sin,—A. rumour was floating about Christchurch yesterday, that Mr. Ollivier is about to resign his seat in the General Assembly for.the Christchurch Country District; aud that Mr. Hart, regardless of liis present defeat, is already .in the. field. The gentleman is .evidently seized with a mania for representing some place or another—somewhere or another—it does not seem to matter to him, how,. when or where; .if Christohnreh rejects him, he turns from the ungrateful town, and prepares to sacrifice himself- for the good of the country constituency,—" Mqurir pour la patrie" is .evidently his: motto ; only {rive hint the chance. It is really quite refreshing in these selfish maininon-worshippingday* to find a man prepared to give up all his private interests for his country's good at a moment's notice in any possible direction. It Mr. Hart had but lived 2000 years ago his brows would have been crowned with an immortal wreath—and how well he would have looked 1 Now an ungrateful cry is. raised '—Cannot Canterbury from all her children do better than this ? Do Mr. Hart's education and habits fit him to take a part to any purpose in, or* even to understand the general scope of the proceedings of a legislative body dealing -with interests which may affect us all materially ? Are his past and present principles as far as they are known to us, such as to give us perfect confidence in his future acts ? Then had we not better reserve the prooiise of our vo.tes at least till we see if another candidate more fitted for the office, conies forward ?

_ Ungrateful, blind constituency, who, having eyes, cannot see the stern unpretending beauties of virtue such as the ancients would have delighted to honour t . I am. Sir, Your obedient servant, . ■■- .. CATO THE YOUNGER. Christchurch. January 20th, IS6O.