Original Correspondence.

Taranaki Herald, Volume 1, Issue 33, 16 March 1853, Page 3

Original Correspondence.

TO THE BOITOn OF TFIE " TAtIANAKI HERALD."

Sm,— l beg to correct an erroneous supposition which appearnd in a communication from ' Colon,' indirectly ascribing the/authorship of « communication slgnud ' Scrutator' to me— a supposition us ungenerous as it i» unjuit. I never snw anything of the replies to Major Lloyd's letter till they appeared in print, and am also unaware who ' Scrti' lator' is. I ivrito more In sorrow than in anger, and wore I certain of tho identity of ' Colon' ■night regrot it still more. You «,"&(!• March 12, 1853. Ciias. Brown: TO Tlltt RDITOII OP THE " TARANAKI ItSllAI.I>." Sin, — But for an insinuation, ni illiberal as it i» untrue, in Colon's letter in tho Ucrnld of last week, I should not have troubled you or your readers with any answer of mine to surh n production, prufesicdly from a moderate mini, and an admirer of moderate men, and yet «o full of gross personalities. The insinuation I allude to runs thus: "Is not his pretended reply (Scrutator's letter) the vague and rumbling production of a rival candidate, the purport of which is to disparage the individual styled by him the Government official Candidato for the superintendency, by a covert attack on his religious principles." To which I answer No, it ii not I It is the production of v man as independent of oflklat bondage da Colon— of one who looks upon every honest man as his equal, and upon no.io other n» his superior, whether govern* ment patronage shall light on him or not. It is not the production of him who nrrojantly signed himiclf New Plymouth,' in n series of foolish lampoons on Sir George Gicy, nnd who now, under the different signature of ' Colon,' can " acknowledge his consummulo ability, and cuu appreciate his endeavours to prumata a fii.al set" tlemcnt of the lund question." i'y, Colon, fy 1 henceforth adopt but one -ignature, nnd aheltcr not under many names those inconsistencies which would bo apparent under one. Knowing tho hypercritical character of some of our political opponents, and having occasion to use a woid signifying the ulfico of v superintendent, I chose to use the word sunctionod by authority, rather than tho coinage of any New Plymouth Solon, how agreeable soever that coinage might he to tho analogy of our language; and theieforc I noticed it in "but was intended for a foot note, but which from the Ignornnco of the writer us to the p oper form of wilting for tho press, or from error ol the printer, was inserted in the body < f the Ictlrr, and thus, in trying to evndo criticism, be h&i fallen into it. And here Colon finds a peg on which to hang Inn list, and is down upon me with a couple of quotation!, extractod, I believe, from ins own cerebral development, for I can fiud lhe.n iiuwhirre in original.

To answer acria.im tliebnre assertions composing n letter extending to tho length of n column mid « hulf of your paper would require more than double the same spare ; and so much room I cannot expect will ho conceded to me, I will therefore bo content with a few paising remarks. See how carefully be handles Mr. Wicksteed— he knows he is fencing with an able debnter, his mailer in tlio nn. Look ngniu nl this Colon, who dislikes bullying' and insults — this muderuti; man — he tbinka he can override Mr. Hulke by the immense superiority of his acquirements. This Colon* (oh I I like the signature, it's so appropriate) afflicted with the colic, discharges his lvii ul fecal venom at (as he conceives) a weaker and »n absent man. " Courteous and dignified I" How can Colon say Mr. Hulke " commenced a violent attack?" when he wai nut allowed to make any attack, but was called to order for introducing politics. Is Colon tho Ngukau within Mr. Hulke that be know, what his unuttervd intent was, uud can so accurately describe it?

Had Mr. Hulke written " that Major Lloyd owes the occupai oy of a great portion of bis park to un undue preference thown him by the ruling poweri" | he would have written what is notoriously correct* Mr. Norman's position in the trunsaotiun if well understood, and bus nothing to do with the cose : it in v fal«e scent. The •• rema.ning portion" was never offered for public (election, and could only have been " rejected" by those as favoured as M«jor Lloyl. J That my last letter was rambling, and necesgnnly so, I am free to confess, inasmuch as it was a criticism on a rambling production, and naturally took tho same course. i I attack no man's icligioui principles, bat esteem every consistently rcligioui man, whatever may be tiie particular denomination.' Religious principles nnd opinions are matters between a man and his maker, and should be sacred from his fellow worm. My attack, as Colon calls it, was aimed at Major Lloyd's election religious displays. 1 am sorry it should glance, but cannot be responsible for the indiscretions of the Candidate's friends.

Major Lloyd's opposition to, or non-concurrence with the Constitutional Association, should not and does not expose him to ridicule ; but his assumption of superiority in the non ac/tiiowletlgmei!f should and does/oxpose him to tho ridicule of tho memberi, who consider themselves individually and collectively, mentally and independently, on a par with him.

Should the ante of my former queries not be be apparent to the invective abilities of Colon, ho is referred to one of the small boys at tho Sundayfchool for an exposition.

To Major Lloyd I must apologise for thus again bringing hia name so prominently before the public, alter tbe expression of hit <lc»irc " lo live in peace with all n en," and cannot but regret that he should have such manifest occasion to say, " save me from my friends/ But for Colon's attack I should have left the jiublic to decida whether my inferences nnd conjectures were warranted or not.

X am yours, *ie,

SCRUTATOR.

• Extraot from Ainsworth's Latin Dictionary : Colon— tho great gut winding from tbe left aide to the right, in which is tho disease called the colic

TO TUB KDITOK O» THE " TABANAKI IIFIULD"

Sir,— When I read Colon's letter, which appeared in your last paper, I was surprised that a gentleman of his known urbanity of manners and unirritable disposition (for his identity is undoubt* ed,) should bo the author of suoh sweeping usser. Jjons against so many of/his follow-sottlcra, whose ago, judgment, and probity nrc certainly on a par with his own. Surely it was not necessary for him to insult a number to please one ( and yet there are sentenaei in hii letter which would almost justify that conclusion ; but let us hope better things, and that ho is not fallen so low: Tnc first sentence upon which I shall animadvert i» the following : " I cannot regret that Major Lloyd wrote his letter ; he has taken a step in the right direction, calculated to undeceive a community too prone to bo misled by tho inconsiderate jargon of any fluent speaker." Tho Major may have taken a step in the right direction, but I think wore his supporter brought before the people they would tell hire he had taken ono in the wrong direction- Does he really mean to tell the people of Tnranabi that they cannot understand their own language when thoy hear it spoken to them in an unsophisticated manner. Is a who la community to wear the badge of ignorance which ho h«s attempted to affix upon it. Surely it will ariso and shako off tho foul slander thrown on it in tho dark by one shrouded in a mask 1

Being a gentleman of such consummate judgment and worth, Mr. Colon, why not havo attached your own name to give weight and influence to your/assertions. Ungentlemanly as it is on your part to assail Mr. Hulke as you have done in his absence, I shnll pass it by, as I think he will one day mako it plain you have groisly departed from truth. The next portion of your letter of which I shall take- notice is that part where you assert '\that the majority of the gentle—' men' who spoke at the meeting have been educated in a different school to Major Lloyd is quite apparent ; that they have not /profited by their more useful education is also evident from the means thoy havo hitherto adopted to evince their regard for soolal rights and the duties of citizenship." Now, Mr. Colon, why deal in inuendos with things as sacred as character ? If you have charges prefer them at once, and do not attempt to shield yourself behind doubtful expressions.

It requires no great man to write scandal, and a good man cannot write it ; nor do I believe, rash a« you have shown yourself on some occasions, you would have sent the above Bontimonts to the proBS if you had thought your real name would have been known to the public. On what grounds do you insinuate that ths majority of tho gentlemen who spoko at the meeting have not manifested a proper regard/for social rights and tho duties of citizenship ? Have they been guilty of any outrages against society ? Have they ever endangered the safety of their fellow settlers i Or have thoy ever been guilty of any gross immorality ? If you hate not some such things as these to bring gaalnst them are yuu the man to bay fy 1 to any one's language, and tell thorn to loam to think justly ? 1 trow not.

Pissing ovor u-.any portions of j our lotfcr which nre quite open to remark, I will conduct you to the conclusion. You there state you " never sought nor received any favour from the Governor. You may not, but I know a gentleman who once had nil interview with our present Governor, in what was formerly Mr. Davies' long roam. This gentleman retired elated with his apparent suo* ceis, for he believed he had succeeded in getting the Govo.nor to forward his views, until on further end more mnturo reflection ho found that what ho had elicited from his Excellency amounted to nothing, and he then declared the Governor was the most expert individual at deception ho had ever met with.

Hove any of these illiterate, unimproveable, and benighted gentlemen who spoko at tho meeting ever boon guilty of tutoring language worse than the nbovo respecting the head of tbe Government ? As 1 hold that any one who writes anonymously desires anonymous replies, I beg to sign myself, March 9, 1853. J.B.

T9 THE EDITOR OF TUB " TARANAKI HERALD."

" Vcritas prte?alebit sed non ' Colon.' "

Sir — As I was one of tho persons included in Mr. Lloyd'a sweeping attack on the late meeting respecting the Land Question, I had an undoubted right to make any comment I thought propor, on tbat gentleman's communication. As he gave his name to tho public, I gave mine, as also does Mr. Lloyd in his rejoinder, and although his attack on the meeting may have been Quixotio, and his remark upon my letter cursory, still I cannot complain of anything unmanly or ungeiitlemanly on nil part.

Far different, however, has been tho conduct of his apologint " Colon," n namo appended to nn impertinent letter in your last, because no doubt the writer had good rrason to be ashamed of his own, If not ashamed of Ms name, he ought to blush for behaviour that displays cringing servility to one man, and saucy abuse to another.

However " puerilo" my letter may have been, it had yet the merit of being honest and straightforward a character to which " Colon" cannot lay any pretensions, especially wben I contrast his strtcinent regarding the manner in which Mr. Lloyd got possession of his property in Omata with the subjoined letter —

New Plymouth, March 12 1853,

Sir,— ln reply to yours of this day's date, enquiring whether I had applied for the Cattle run in Omata previous to Major Lloyd's arrival here and if refused, what were the reasons given, I beg to state that 1 did apply to the present Land Com missioner here, for a portion ot the Cattle Run in Oronta previous to Major Lloyd'a arrival here and was refused, his reasons for doing so were that the New Zealand Company had been so far led astray by Sir George Grey's instructions tbat he must keep that land for new comers, tbat Mr. Faithful being a newarrival he had allowed him to choose out of the run, because he had good connections at home, 1 replied, I did not think it fair that new settlers should be served before the old onus, he immediately replied, that ho did not ask me of my

opinion — to I was obliged to pocket the insult and injustice too. ! I am, Sir, your obedient servsnt, Ciuklgs Clare, A. H. Game, Esq. This is not the only instance in which the cattle run in Omatn wss refused to applicants previous lo Mr. Lloyd's arrival hero, and so much for " Colon's" veracity I ! ! Having now expressed my opinion of " Colon," I beg to inform him that I will not condescend to answer any further communications of his, unless he gives his real name— or at all events until he assumes one to which I, in common with runny others, consider him justly entitled, namely, " Tbe Sancho Pan 7. a of Don Quixote" 1 ! I I am, Sir, yours, &c, A. H. Game. New Plymouth, March 14th, 1853.