The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News," and "The Echo." THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1875.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1827, 23 December 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED "The Evening News," "The Morning News," and "The Echo."

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1875.

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A morb inspiriting sight than that which greeted the eye at the Mechanics' last night oottld hardly be presented to any lover of his country. Our people have been taunted with apathy. There i8 no apathy now when our political existence is in peril. There was no apathy last night when the Grey candidate for City East expounded his views and intentions, and when the people were asked to pronounce for the friends or the enemies of the country. Never was a more unanimons or enthusiastic meeting in the city of Auckland, and the manner in which the great bulk of the people sprang to their feet and waved hurrahs of acclamation to the unanimous vote of confidence in Mr Eees almost equalled the demonstration that ever greets the appearance of the leader of the late forlorn hope in the Assembly, the hope and the saviour of New Zealand, Sir George Grey. We have said unanimous vote of confidence. It was unanimous, for though there was one hand held up against it, it was the hand of a shirtmaker to the establishment of the { Government candidate, a man quaintly named " Breeder," we believe, but as he is a Dutchman we suppose he did not understand what was said, or the question before the meeting. We do not comment on the able speech of Mr. Eees, or the vigorous and slashing style of his oratory. We have long thought Mr. W. L. Eees a necessary complement to Sir George Grey in the Assembly. Sir George Grey is altogether too gentlemanly for dealing with the brutes with whom he has been compelled to herd in the field of legislation. And we have often pictured to ourselves two or three of these ignorant nincompoops worriting the^ leader of the Opposition, and then Mr Eees rushing at them open-mouthed and literally chawing them up. There will not be a more slashing, fearless speaker in the Assembly, ?nd kept judiciously in check by Sir George Grey, he will make the Treasury benches a pretty live]}' place for their occupants. City West has the honour of sending the most prominent member of the Honse, and City East will have the honour of sending a man to fill up what is wanting in Sir George Grey and to deal with political ruffians after the fashion most suited to their peculiar sensibilities.