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THE Thames Advertiser THURSDAY JULY 9, 1874.

The course his Excellency's responsible; advisers'^bave 7 deethed o 'it''expedient ta pursue in regard to; the notorious con,-; vict Sullivan is one..which ; offers,,matter for serious consideration. 'We question both its propriety and legality. ;TJiis> man was too mercifully dealt with — his crimes ! merited' ffi i highest penalty of the law—the evidence he offered" on behalf of the Crown was not'assent dally-necessary-for the conviction : of his confederates—he turned coward and traitor under the pressing idea that he could not by any other means escape the full.)measure ; -of' retributive justice. 'And' what then 1 The Government appears to have regarded his sentence of"transpbrtatibn forflife as; a too severe punishment. It could not: liberate him.upj&n-.a: ticket-of-leave, as the chances of lynching were too nent, but he had so won upon Mb Excellency's responsible advisers,., by the 'force of : his'reformation, we'pre-/ sume, that they resorted to the repro}.; bate's dodge.of an alias to clear their pet out of'"the'colony; But their kindly consideration did not end here. They supplied, jhe.ruffian with a purse of colonial sovereigns to set him up in business in our fatherland, and no donbt the cash in a complete set of- burglar's, tools arid* a; brace fiV revolvers --to protect his own life or peradveniure sh!ed> the blood of other 'victims/ / The'"man's 1 , thirst,, for. blood, ;.was., insatiable; we; regard hwreformation impossible, and hence we condemn theiipolicyjn toto which turns him adrift upon society at home. < During'/ his visit to v Auckland Sullivan by no meanßCxhibited a livelysense of horror for his past life, jor* gave any ;• flattering -hopes:- of" 'future amendment; on the contrary, he stqpd. at the bar'of one city'hotel, and l wh'ile. quaffing his pint of pot only his name, but spoke of his blopdy jand; crueLadventures withatt;evident' smack of relish and romance, flis'i Excellency's responsible advisers may; ; also have been desirous to furnish, the Imperial GovCrnm'ent'with'agood sample of a colonial ex-pugilis.tand i murderer, or Mr Vogel may" have been struck with the idea of showing what an immigrant might become under :his "Public ; WorkVarid i Immigration Ajfc," and hence the careful manner,in which:j he was despatched'under the"'alias; of Clarke,, with >.purse of .money as "a' valedictory blessing, but we hope |fche Imperial. Government will not take this extraordinary proceeding as a'reflex of the opinion of the colony and return the compliment with interest; We can barely imagine the feelings of the public if Dr. Featherston werej to imitate the example of his Government and iraake a.chqice selection.' of ruffians, from the gaols and reforma- • tories, sending' them out; "each'under an alias, as immigrants to the province of ; Wellington j the scheme would in'our opinion, result.in, a,happier jissue.:.than sending "our murderers "to England, as jthe.'ColoDyLbffers.ch'igheranducemen.tp to follow an honest and reformed life, j ,; " ); ; v -We' 6ari ! but 'consider 'this ji &pedien,t of the Government as one to which.it had no possible right to resort.;" The colony is largely taxed,ifor.'thei/safe" keeping of wretches such as Sullivan,!and is liable for their custody jand employment,"and if no system of profitable convict labour is organised* we earnestly recommend the subject to| the early .attention ;of; the; ; England'hWlong since ab%4edtsn|portation beyond the seas, and keeps her criminals, at home; and when.some years since the Cape and the Auto Han colonies were selected as penal

I liveliest opposition of the colonists, and [jdven- physical force was in requisition j(if jleeds'be) to keep the criminals from ;lahding. --This was manly and correct, for it was neither politic nor just for a, colonial population to be thus insulted and contaminated, and it is equally reprehensible for our Government to send clandestinely a convicted felon to England.

Are we to regard this peculiar proceeding as a precedent? .Why.not send' Cyrus Haley (who is a lamb compared with Sullivan), under. an: alias and with a promise of money, tq join liis family in England I l ' "in ' our opinion, the latter has a higher claim upon the consideration of the Government, His.crimos were incited by the idea, of ,revenge for some; imaginary oppressip'n,,riot. : from' a''desire;'of gain, the one society at large, thej,o.ther,.retaiiated supposed enemy/ As "an..experiment '"on 'the theory of Criminal" reformation we shoujd have selected., Cyrus Haley in; preference' to Sullivan/ -> ,:1

Oue Parliamentary telegrams "show that' members iappear/io, be;. settling, idowni to work in something likel earnest; ;.Tho ofithe Hon; MtfCampbelljiin: moving the' 1 adoption"' of';' the address in ;rep]y,;m. : tb.e. Ui)p,oXHouse ? Med.',|oith' what the* telegraphist is ; pleased to'l terra ,"a ;;) yery alarmist Whiljjt% questioning.the. taryleporter^of >. the 1 -Press 'Association to ,make:,; Use of ' expect: to;receive, for. our/ioontribntioh.vto the'A&aociation; in-conj 'tho other newspapefs;pf:, thS' cqiony^fair'and impartialreports of proceedings, divested of any opinion. the managers,of ihe Assb-. ciatiorijj'niay • tHh y topics ■ brought ■under* 'theirihotice; • ;;W$ look upon the Beporter's introduction ;|o the Hon..Mr.Waterhouße'sremarks,that "hemade a 'Very" alarmist- speech','':', as an opiaion we "would be called upon to pay.wire (charges^however small the, cost,; because we do not of hisduty,tp;.erabody an opihionwith his rpppjc t r; i : ,3Ei ut to return to..the Oampbell. ;■ He spoke yery'Tiiop'efally of : the'Tuture'_of that the.Gustbmoevenue'-bf: the colony would; ; eiceed : i J ldst year's.-estimate by.L he fally believed. that.every. 'cblonyat b costof< ; £lo-^eV;headyiinder' the -Hon;' the vPremier's : adrainisfi-atioh,' would return from 30 to 40 per cent, per-; a,unum;omthe outlayi-:; .He. plaimed -great; predi t'. for" the'; hpn. -' the: mehib er s 'of the: iJpperSpuserfpr;lie.ivas i peTtpl'wrafess; ; that-th'ey;skvedt f • thaffeleven. million's last byXtheir'; judicious action oh; bor-: rowing. He thought that instead of New ; Australian" legislatqts and Australian customs, the Government;;6f ?tjiis icblp'ny;' could teaeh'Ansfci'alia. any j rate" they could teaeh : them better than' : jthrew.the firsts.tone'atttK $byernment;'i ahd7 in ; ivould be;a.great v 'fight j'ihi's session "on a subjocf of which namention in the. speech', viz.,' provincial -. .He said, that during the :rec,«s3hegotia«. tions had been carried' j bn'with"the heads of provinces resulting in large ■ sums iof, ;mohey ; being.vpromis'ed ;: to. .several pro--; vinc'es. : i; Heconsideretfthe policy:,pf.the fjlbverhmeht extreme; ~>. and thata direct 'breach oPebnstituttgnal •limits; had Of 'importing imrrjigrahts.J wMd.;; cost,; colony .£2o|per,. head; ihctead bf,£lp,'anopr thelrsti2"mpnths immigrant wbuldi;demand;: labour instead .of ; supplying it,'i-vHe'.'iidid not creditsthe'public works .policy alone '. with the prosperity of the colony, but thY rise.inrihe value.of.natural- : productions, the .cpMdettoe.. established: thereby,' and; the-public works policy. '• "He-considered' 1 ' •our imagined security deceptive,,and cited bank-: returns -in ;• proof that: we; were in debt of-populafapnjiwhilst a greaUtoppage. of enterprise must :be the'.debate.was notcbhcludedivwhenfthe ■ telegraph office >liepresehtatives;sbme formal•business- was disposed-o£- Congratulations were passed on, the Duke pf-JB.dbb,urghV.who has madehimself khbwn'tp |Tew' Zealand colonistsby two t visits. . Curtis ioyedthattheA resoldtion respecting ■ the ■ introduction -of a ;loan of £250,000, for, province,; he; represents, :o'n Becurityib£.4oo,ooo,'acres of .land? but at the suggestion- ; of:the;/jPremieri!. : the; question;; (was': jshelvedft until.' after ;■. the is, brought dbwtf to the is expected to" beiihandther ten-daysW'Mriiichardson informed .Mr■ T. : B.;:Gillies that the return in reference-: to native land jin tho 'North Island was in course of preparation, in i response^to:'the^mblibtt- i of' the-' lion, member... -:x , ,

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Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1874, Page 2

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THE Thames Advertiser THURSDAY JULY 9, 1874. Thames Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 1860, 9 July 1874, Page 2

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