ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Wellington Independent, Volume XVI, Issue 1689, 29 November 1861, Page 5

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

(7b the Editor of ihe Wellington Independent.) Wellington, Nov, '2Bth, 1861, Sir,— l trust you will be kind enough- to insert tbe following-.— <,„(7t> the Editor of the New Zealand Advertiser.) Sir. — I* perceive a long communication in ; your last issue, Roy. 23rd, from your correspondent, " One of the People." 1 was not aware tbat tbe little salt I used in my former letter, could bave irritated bis sore places as it is evident it bas done, fbm the rambling and inco- ; herent manner in which be uses my name. I , simply taxed him with falsehood, be completely ignores tbat, and very ingeniously resorts i to a long tirade of low abuse; how, that .will |" add to his respectability as a public writer, I leave to his own reflectjous, I have never de- . scended to vulgarisms as I deem tbem un- ; worthy a well rejrulated mind. Should he i consider me worthy of more of his vulgar 3 comments**he- is at perfect liberty to indulge in 1 tbem as long as he pleases, and the Advertiser . feels disposed ter publish his worthless statef ments, being perfectly conscious (without tlie - least egoiism) of my own rectitude, as an humble - citi_en,'l can laugh heartily at the splenetic f exhibitions of such a writer and whose attention I would wish to direct lo tbe following passage 1 from " Hamlet." s " To thine ownself be true B " And it must follow as the day the night " Thou canst not then be false to any man." 1 would wish bim to ponder on the above " lines and will slake ibe "ghosts uords 'gainst a thousand pounds" be will be all the better for it.

Thanking you for the insertion of my forme 1 letter and trusting you will be pleased tb afford the space for this which will be my last. I remain &c, J. H. Marriott. Such is the above letter sent to tbe Advertiser our last Tuesday, which they not only failed to insert, but declined acknowledging in their list to correspondents. So much for the urbane, courteous and patriotic bearing of its worthy editor. I did not intend taking any further notice of the effusions of M One of the People " but in yesterday's Advertiser he is permitted by its editor not only to continue his slander but to use threats — such as *i those who live in glass houses &c, &c," for;. my own part I think living in a glass house would be oneof the best things in the world for an honest man, because conscious of his. own good deeds, the world might look on, being perfectly careless as to tbe malevolence of low and vulgar men. Tbe only annoyance he ' would be subjected to, would be tbe occasional slime these creatures would endeavor to deposit upon the bright and pure surface of his dwelling, requiring on the occupiers part a small fraction of trouble to remove. Having exposed "One ol the People," as a promulgator of falsehood il would be degrading on my part,' to continue rebutting anything that henceforth may emanate from the_pen ofone, who unblashingly setstruth at defiance, I would not wish to set my t foot upon the worm, but would rather step aside VancT let -the rejitile live. Your's &c, J. H. Marriott.