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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume IX, Issue 837, 10 August 1853, Page 4

Wellington, S3, June 1853. To G-eorge Moore, Esq., Wellington. T)EAR SIR— We, the undersigned, beg ■*-^ to request you will allow yourself to be nominated as a Candidate for the Provincial Council. From a personal knowledge of you as one of the first settlers, we are aware that you possess those habits of business application that peculiarly fit you to occupy such a position; while your well known integrity, and straightforward conduct are but among many reasons which induce us to make this request with the hope that you will consent to afford us and the Council the benefit of your valuable services. Should you comply with our request, we beg to assure you, we will use every legitimate means in our power to secure your return. W. Hickson, J. P. John Evans A. Hort, senr., J. P. F. K. Allen James Watkins, Wes- D. Kinnibourgh leyan Minister Charles Mills J. C. Raymond, J. P. Charles Sharp G. D. Monteith, Surgn.James F. Wills George Hunter, J. P. James Carter John Harding James Tame R. J. Duncan S. Maxton J. Woodward, Congre- Robert Hart gational Minister John Pearse John Yule William Inglis William Spinks P. Murrh E. A. Hargreaves John Johnson D. Anderson Robert Langrion J. Walden James Baggarly P. M. Hervey Thomas Wilson L. Levy John Pimble Charles D. Barraud J. McGrath W. Waring Taylor James Farmer Rohert Lairbert Jame- Vnughan Robert Siokes W. HuJchinson Thomas Creed E. Wilton Thomas Mills W. N. Luxford John King Thomas S. Lemmington W. P. Mason John Holmes Daniel Munn James Gibbs J. W. Calcott J. E. Watkio George Hart Alexander Mackay Gilbert Picket* John Turner Peter Laing George W. Mace Thomas K. Warburton Charles Wilton Nathaniel Sutherland W. Luxford Thomas Allington John J. Curtis G. H. Luxford Joseph Bryant H. Marten B. Wyeth -George Crawford Henry Green, Primitive W. M. Bannatyne, J.P. Methodist Miuisler P. Buckthought Samuel Gawith C. H. Moffiu R.Armstrong William Everett Abraham Brown J. H. Wallace Samuel Robinson T. Scott Robert Syle Wra. P. Pickering Richard Milner George Thomas G. Greathead Thos. S. Ralph John Smith W. Churchill G. P. Collins T. E. Wright -James Wilkinson W. F. Morgan George Edwards John Varnham Henry Brag? W. S. Loxley Burgess Sayer Edward Roberts J. H. Mamott J. Sutherlaud F. Brady, senr. W ellinjrton, .June 23th, 18 -3. Q.ENTLEMEN— I have received .the requisition which you have presented tc me, with feelings of proud satisfaction mingled with some regret — proud to recognize in it evidence that I possess the public confidence and esteem of so large and influential a portion of my fellow-colonists. I regret that in order to ccmply with their wishes, I must sacrifice my own. For it was my wish and intention not to take any active part, save as an Elector, in the forthcoming elections, and I have steadily refused numerous private solicitations to come forward as a candidate ; but as I consider that to disregard such a call as this would under present circumstances subject me to a charge of dereliction of the first duty of a good citizen, I yield my wishes to yours, and consent to be nominated as you request. In doing so, I offer you the best evidence I can give of my appreciation of the highly flattering distinction with which you have honoured me. My political opinions have been long before you, they remain unchanged except in so far as they may have become modified by the great political and social changes goh)g on amongst and around us, changes which appear to me calculated to largely increase the responsibilities of legislation, and to call upon electors for the utmost care and deliberation in -the exercise of their privileges. M\ past career then, will be the best guarantee I can give for the future. Averse to the practice of giving or requiring specific pledges, I may state generally — That I .consider the recent Land Regulations of Sir George Grey a most wise and beneficial measure. That strict economy with due regard to efficiency in the public service ; Roads for Town and Country by means of local taxation (wherever expedient) ; Education for bobt races — Steam Communication — the Agricultural, Pastoral, Comnaercial and Labouring interests — the encouragement of Native Production and Native Labour — Social Institutions and Improvements — will always receive the best advocacy I can bestow. A member of the Episcopal Church of England, I admire religious liberty, and will never countenance the domination of any sect. One specific pledge I offer and that is, if elected, I will resign my trust when called upon to do so by a majority of those who conferred it. As 1 hold that each vote obtained by solicitation loses half its value both to giver and receiver, and as I regard those to be gained by importunity as differing but in degree from purchased votes, I hope to be excused from any expectation of personal canvass. My view is, that if the electors have confidence in and desire the public services of any one of their number, they should bring their votes as free will offerings, and if they have not that confidence and do not so desire, then let them not vote though they be entreated to the utmost. I say this, not in the belief that my fellow electors will so lightly regard their duty to themselves and to each other, but because I am unwilling to see what I have always regarded as an unworthy custom introduced and acted upon here, and because I cannot admit its necessity. I remain, Gentlemen, Your obedient and faithful Servant, GEORGE MOORE. To Messrs. R. J. Duncan, G. .Hunter, and the Gentlemen who signed the Requisition.