To the Editor of the Wellington Independent. Wellington, November 30, 1848.
Sir, — An " Old Colonist" could not have found a more appropriate cognomen. His letter, sliort as it is, gives full proof that he is aging very fast. His faculties are decaying at a rapid rate ; especially his memory. Five short weeks have obliterated all his religious feeling. He can afford to laugh at the plain, straightforward statement of our calamities contained in our Lieutenant-Governor's despatch. Would he have laughed on Thursday October 19th ? No ; he was serious enough then. When did " the inhabitants generally" choose him as the exponent of their wishes ? They will elect one whose moral sense and whose intellect give greater proof of vigor than those of " Old Colonist" to express their wishes. Let him speak for himself. I have as good an opportunity of knowing the sentiments of " the inhabitants generally" as he : and I have heard but one opinion of his production, that it is infamous and disgusting : and that its writer is a disgrace to the community. I am, Sir, yours, &c, Consistency.
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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 349, 6 December 1848, Page 3
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180To the Editor of the Wellington Independent. Wellington, November 30, 1848. New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 349, 6 December 1848, Page 3
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