ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, december 4th, 1848.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume V, Issue 350, 9 December 1848, Page 3

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. To the Editor of the New Zealand Spectator. Wellington, december 4th, 1848.

Sin, — Your fair and impartial potice ol me Lieutenant Governor's earthquake despatches have gained * for you the good opinion of all ttioderate and just 'men of this community — and the "tribute you have Yendered at the shrine of Justice^and for Justice sake, will gain for you theQ&ipport of every lover of Justice, or of all those who - woultf do to* others as the y- would wish to he> done by, «nd which is the first prin- j ciple of Christian chanty. We should not any longer allow the" remnant of a vindictive and malicious clique to indulge in their rancorous tirades against those who have not their good opinion.— Was it not disgusting the other night at' the Public Meeting, to see a certain p ilitica'l M.D. trying to divert the attention of the meeting from its legitimate object, by- a violent attack on the Lieutenant- Governor, and was it not pleasing to see the good sense of the com ■ m unity rise triumphant and express strong disap • probation at such conduct? I can tell this gentleman' *' his race is run, his game is up;" he is become a non-entity* together with his. party. It in only » certainMivfluence, not of a legitimate* character, called " LombardrStreet influence," which has sustained him up to time— the people 'are disgusted with the party, and it becomes the duty of every man in the community to expore the influence used in a certain quarter, as well as the fools of that influence, in order that it may become manifest that tl ey neither speak the sentiments nor possess the confidence of the people. During the earthquakes there were nopeisonsin more fear than the said clique— one of them, a man small dimensions and small mental developement, on the day of the heary shock, did nothing but talk of the ground opening, &c. And what has become of the boasted champion, the would be Leader of the People — he, "of whom it was said that he brought Governor Grey to book about the Constitution, and in » manly manner and full of indignation told his Excellency his answers were anything but satisfactory f Where, I say, has he gone to? he has cut and run fiom the earthquakes. He, the valiant and mighty overthrower of Governors, the darling and pride of the clique — the man who, tried to intimidate you into a betrayal of the liberty of the pre-s ! He, I say, was the first to show the white feather, and desert the community. The rest of the party want places ; and v Fellow Colonists, you may depend upon it they will desert you the first opportunity. They hare a well-gr,ounded confidence that they will be bought over,and then 30U will see what will become of their boasted patriotism: Ihe time hat arrived for teaching the clique their proper place, and that their vindictiveness will no longer be tolerated. All, except the personal enemies ol the LieutenantGovernor, accord the meed of praise bestowed on him by the public prints, one of our papera stating, *' His Kxcelleucy Lieutenant-Governor E.vre, in particular, made himself conspicuous by his kindness and attention — he visited nearly all the shattered dwellings in town, cheered the inmates, — advised them to t ke shelter in wooden houses, and otherwise endeavoured to console them under their serious affliction." Why, if you compare his Excellency's despatches with the newspaper accounts, and then rec«Heot ti c opinions of most persons at the date of these de^paUhe"s,£there will be found little or no cauto fur censure. I am, Sir, Your obedient seivant, ,' , JuSTITIA. "