Correspondence.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1671, 5 March 1890, Page 5

Correspondence.

OUK DUNEDIN CORRESPONDENT TAKEN TO TASK. (To the Editor.) Sib,— l was rather struck by a paragraph which appeared in your " Dunedin Notes " by your own correspondent in reference to the Orange Society, the members of which, it seems, have hurt his feelings sorely by forwarding to Her Majesty the Queen an expression of their devoted loyalty to her person and throne. Now, I am not an Orangeman, but I would ask him if any man, or body of men, has not a perfect right to forward such an expression if he or they choose without consulting anyone. However, your correspondent's idea is that they should not "at the risk of wounding the susceptibilities of -.another large body of colonists." Dear me ! lam to understand, then, that the other body of colonists do not profess loyalty to Her Majesty ; and that being the case, speaking as a loyal subject myself, all the more reason why Her Majesty should be informed of the fact. But the only real objection (your correspondent tells us further on) he has to the expression of loyalty is the "time and manner of forwarding it." My ! humble opinion is that the present is a very opportune time. We hare had gentlemen out in the colonies lately styling themselves " Representatives of the Irish nation," but whom we found only represented a section of it, and who, it is perfectly understood, have no regard for the person and i throne of Her Majesty the Qneen, and who endeavoured to incite a similar feeling out here, and have now returned to that nation under the impres- | sion that they have succeeded immensely. Under those circumstances, I say now is the most fittingtime for not only the Orangemen hut all the loyal subjects of Her Majesty in these colonies to inform her that they have not yet been polluted. Finally, I quite agree with your correspondent's remark that "all our energies and thoughts are required for the settlement of our own affairs without any interference with matters that do not concern us." This remark, however, would, have been more to the point had he made use of it when the aforesaid gentlemen were stating their grievances on colonial platforms, for they were strictly matters that did not concern us ; whereas an expression of loyalty tp the Queen should be the concern of all classes. Hoping your correspondent will take this in good part, as I harbour no feeling of class hatred whatever, and therefore ask justice for all men.— l am, &c, A Colonial Born. Lawrence, Ist March, 1890.