(To the Editor of the Waikato Times.)
" Unless he (Julian) had been able to revive the martial spirit of the Romans, or to introduce the arts of industry and refinement among their savage enemies, he could not entertain any rational hopes of securing the public tranquility either by peace or conquest of Germany." —The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, chap. xix. SIR, —Has our Julian (the Hon Donald McLean) secured the peace of New Zealand from our savage enemies by introducing the arts of peace and refinement among them ? I fear not. The scandalous drunkenness sanctioned by our authorities cannot be considered as tending to peace, industry, or refinement, and it is the prominent mark of our Maori civilization. Last week our village was invaded by one of the periodical swarms of Maori pig-sellers, and as usual on those occasions, the place was crawling alive with drunkards. If Gibbon is not mistaken, and if history repeals itself, we are in a precarious position.—l am, &c., Miles. Raglan, July 14, 1874.
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Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 339, 16 July 1874, Page 2
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172(To the Editor of the Waikato Times.) Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 339, 16 July 1874, Page 2
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