A REPLY TO MR STOUT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 4741, 28 April 1877, Page 1 (Supplement)

A REPLY TO MR STOUT.

■ ; : ...; . tothe editobJ. '..-. ~, ..,' ■ ,:. ;Sib—ln yesterday's Guardian I read aletter signedby Mr Eoberfc Stout.,whichl should be, sorry.tolet pass into oblivion without a word' in reply. . I should not have moved, however, in consequence of any impression made, upon me by the letter, Lad not a typographical error, or mistake in identity; seemed to make a. brother in the Church responsible for actions of mine. ;A ;Rev. Mr Tanner was described as being presenti on the arrival of the Governor.. I might have sheltered myself very comfortably under,this convenient, mistake if I had beenafraid of;the^evere"satire oi .Mr Stout, but my, -father was a.brave .man, and taught his sons, never to seek a quarrel, nor shim it when it .came.''' '■ '■' " '': ■' ■•■' ■ •"'■'.■'"' ';

;It is insinuated that the clergy'bf the Church' of' England are worshippers'of aristocrats. It was a thing long f&miliar to me at home," and it revives quite refreshing memories now, to hear the Church maligned in every possible' fora: and manner. .It was always thought < a safe and popular,thing bycertain, men. ilt is per-, fectlysafe out here—just as safe ap to abuse a Marquis, though not worth so much as a faofcof. in the production of popularity.'. It is said that the dignitaries'.and clergy of the Church of England would go to meet a Marquis, but not a batch of poor immigrahta. I can only nay, speaking for mysolf, that while I Was in charge, of a parish,! alwaya made a point of visiting the immigrants' barracks, and making the acquaintance of all of them. ;I,have;not the smallest doubt, I may say, in .■ this request—quite. njoac3tJy.,of course— ex unp. disce[pmnes. i ReceptionJhe Goj««ipr; re^Uy.has re-

cesved, renders it unnecessary for me; or. anybody else to notice the parts of the'letter which refer to that. . . . .' .".'.' ■ .With regard to the impartiality of Govern°i? J l l' suPPoSf» ** be granted that they will always have their own opiuions. for they are generally men of intelligence, at least equal to most of the minions of the law, to adopt the ■«P«ssipnused by Mr Stout, or even to the M.H.R.'s they govern. I quite agree with Mr Stout, that the matters he adduces to convict the Marquis of Nprmanby of political partiality are trifles—light as air. The head and front of Mb offending appears to be, that he did not appear to lean totnat parly towards which Mr Stout does evince a rather decided partiality.—l am. &c., .''."'■" ; ' "'' '

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