ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 520, 31 December 1877, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Wo Wish it tn lie 111"-! li;Mill'll\ mull'l'st Of 111 tint lve :uvu-<t iv>p»«MsiUc lui ib.t'< -|»iui«»iis In <«ut ctinv.-|n»n<lcnlv ■ to THi; or Tin-: i;\ i:nin*; Su:, • ■very proposal made to benelit. any sec- | tioli, of ill some cases the whole, of a community, meet with an opposition u liich it first siSll appears to be sincere, but upon closer examination cannot be accounted. for 'out by bringing to mir aid the thought thai personal feelings against the nroposer, bigotry, ignorance, jealousy, or all four reelings concentrati d, are the sole grounds upon which we must ba ,; e 1 lie actions of such np]iositioti when trying to account for t.iieiu. Opposition in all cases has a healthy cl'bcl, and seldom interferes with (lie eaiivi'.iy out ot any proposal destined to be lor the public benefit ; and though there are individuals who, not having their respective lingers in many pies, are jealous oi the /I"Aiv lo be given to others, have not the justice in their Si llish natures to add their meed of praise; or, having i.pposi d various previous acts of a party endeavouring b> carry out such proposals, feel tlienis. Ives so wedded to bigotry teat, they are bound to still curry 011 a factious opposition to t lie actions of such party ; or, ignorant of the nature of the measures whie'i they oppose, see nothing but a greatly.di sired multitude of evils existing 111 such measures ; or, front a conglomeration of personal dislikes to individual members of a parly, fr. tpieuUy arising from tin: many concomitants of a, cantankerous nature, cannot but endeavour to trust,rate the intentions of the objects ot their envy or (ill many cases ungratelul) hatred; and though it would appear si range that ereatuve.i oil earth could have a eoniposition so contrary to that expected to exist, in one bearing a likeness to our Creator, yet there is im possibility of controverting the fact of such, existence.

U wonlil appear still limro unaccountable, ii] ><mi readim; the letici' < >l " A Member of tlu: Institute,"' in Thursday's issue of tho Xvrtfr Ohi-io tliat. as Inputs it, the Committee (ol- those members pnsent lit tin; meeting relenvd I" by him) should act in such a scandalous manner; lint y>nr leader in Friday's "issue, ami tin 1 letter ol tin- IVesid'-nt in Saturday's A ur'h pnl ijuitia diH'ereiit face on the subject. \s a member of i'-e Institute. and a citizen, who takes s-une inte»vsl. in the welfare anil appearance ot the town, I woiihl simply asu Ihe i.iein'i. r.", of I >e itistitui'. and my fellow citizens not to form any hasty or unjust opinions 011 tho ex parti statement of any individual. L"t them he particularly careful to consider all 'he imputations and aspersions east so lively ahoiit, as lieini; tin- emanation from one who (to jud-.;e by his personal attacks), is Minded by jealously or personal ani mosit.v ; he could not otherwise impute such umvorlh'.in sS to tin; President oi ihe Institute, than whom, no man lias done more for it.

A meeting <>f the siiWrihorx is wlvcrtise<l to In: held on llio 'list of in xt i■ i<>lllh : a full history of tin- lute action of the Committee will, 110 doubt, 111 >■ 11 lie <;iveii. I'ntil thilt iiine coiidenina'ory opinions should not ho fostered, even il I'licourau'i d liy persons. \v!.o, Uiouuh members of tin: Institute, ami from \\ mini therefore, hostility to its welfare is not expected, nse every opport unity to liriii'4 its into contempt.-- I am. Ac.. A .MkMKKU Wild TAKKh AN iNTKKKrtT ini; Insti'ittk.