ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1288, 24 May 1880, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE OAMARU MAII* Sir, —No one regrets more than I do the newspaper warfare that my candidature has occasioned, I am sure that, after reading in this morning's paper what haa been called Mr, Hislop's " vindication," tbe public will be heartily glad when the space in our morning contemporary is again occupied with something of greater public interest. Everybody knows that Mr. Hislop always oomports himself in the " mildest possible manner." I think that Mr. Hislop was justified in passing '' over a number of insinuations''* contained in my letter. There are soma things therein to which Mr. Hislop cannot, of course, reply, and like the proverbial lawyer, finding that he haa no case, he abuses the other side. "When Mr. Hislop does argue ho argues deeply. He says that I know that the statement ia untrue that he has acted as dictator. How conclusive. What profundity, even for % lawyer. But, as he proceeds he indulgea in a circumlocutory and pleonastic cycla of oratorical sonoroaity—cu'cumsorihing an atom of identity—lost in a verbal obscuration, Mr, Hislop, in his usual impertinent style, writes of my treachery. No other man but Mr. Hislop would foel himself warranted, under the oiroumstances, to indulge in such unparliamentary language. As to Mr, Hislop'a support, I takQ this opportunity of saying that J haye neve? sought it. That ia where the shoe pinches, He refuses to apcept my explanation of the Qtepopo requisition business —That was only to bo expeoted. He then brings against me the serious charge that I actually attempted to induce a gentleman to get up a requisition in Oamaru. How very shocking. But it is right that the publia should be informed that the gentleman referred to game to nip—l did not go to him-—and that the requisition, which had been compiled by my supporters, was on'y intended to show Mr. Roberts that fag was not sufficiently popular to auoqeed. The gentleman referred to was tampered with by Mr. Hislop, who poisoned hia mind against me, Mr. Hislop's malevolence to n\e dates from the time that he discovered my " under-hand practices !" This is simply insolence j but for this Mr. Hislop can scarcely ba held responsible. He repudiates the accusation that he was the instigator of Mr, Roberts comingoqt, Again, Iropeatthathe was, and refer to the report of Mr, Roberta' address for proof of what I assert. My opinion is that Mr. Hislop, when in a state of frenzy, knows not what he says or does. He has injudiciously and unguardedly said that even Mr, Roberts is not tho man for the electors. He now wants, to make poopla believe that he thinks that J am not the *nan. "Would he be good enough to tell the publio who he thinks is the man 1 We oannot always have a Hislop, I propose that tho electors should wait upon Mr. Hislop and ask him to be good enongh to nominate another, as hia first choige haa proved to be so unsatisfactory. Mr.Hialop has referred to my private affairs. He thinks that h§ has a right to do so because lam under an obligation to him. He ia one of those very few men who hold the view that, if a man is the recipient of ft favor at their hands, he should allow him-> self to be well kicked. Mr- Hislop haa stated that J am under an obligation to others, I think it somewhat singular that a member of the legal profession ahoulcl allow a feeling of annoyance to lead him into a divulgence of secrets. Would Mr, Hislop be good enough to explain what he means by my speaking in a moat carelesa manner of the interests of those to whom lam under an obligation. The faot ia, he is greatly annoyed because ho oould not get those gentlemen to 00-operate with him in his attempt to ruin Jones and burst up the Mail, and because I told a mutual friend, in as forcible language as I am capable of—having heard of Mr. Hislop'a surreptitious and disgraceful attempts to undermine my character—that he could do liia best—that I had made such arrangements as would enable me to relieve myself of the obligations of whioh he so loudly prated throughout the town.—l am, &c., Quo. Jones,