CORRESPONDENCE.

Marlborough Press, Volume VI, Issue 55, 12 July 1865, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

To the Editor of the Marlborough Press. Sin,—l shall feel obliged by your inserting the enclosed communication written by me, and addressed to Mr John Godfrey, together with his reply thereto. I am, &c., James Browne. To J. Godfrey, Esq., M.P.C, Sir,— ln the last issue of the ‘Marlborough Press ’ appears a letter, bearing your signature, animadverting upon tiie leading article in the • Wairau Record ’of the 29th ultimo. By implication you charge me with being the writer of the article, which, being taken for granted by the readers of the ‘Press,’ I am called upon to answer a charge of falsehood, and am asked if I have a spark of manly feeling, I will state on what occasions those whom i accuse have advocated the neglect of any district, or any important public work—more especially that of remedying the mischief caused by the floods in the Lower Wairau. I beg, sir, to state that I am not the writer of the article referred to —never having written more than one, an.i that the opening article for the ‘ Wairau Record,’ which must have been some nine or ten months since. Among what I conceive to be your shortcomings, I have never catalogued that of want of candour. You wili. therefore, I trust, be good enough to state that you have been mistaken when you identify me as the writer of the article which formed the subject of your letter. I am, sir, Your obedient servant, James Bkowke, Late Editor of the * Marlbofough Press.’ Picton, July 11, 1865. Picton, July 11th, 1865. Sir. —I may state, in reply to yours of to-day, that from the style of tiie article in question,andthe report that you were about to purchase the“Record,’ I was led to think tint you were the author of it. Whatever remarks that may be considered harsh are, of course, directed at the writer, whoever he may be ; and as you state that you did not write it, it is sufficient for me to acquit you oi any act or part in the false statements the article most undoubtedly contains, I am, &c., &c., J. Godfrey. Mr James B-rowne, Picton.