Request: Demo 1387783922933023
Status: PROCESSED Received: 23 Dec 13 18:32:02 Format: plain
Job: Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Jul 1861 Comment: View in Trove
Job: Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Jul 1861 Comment: View in Trove
Processsing complete: 29 Jul 14 18:59:46 words: 236 corrections: 31
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|:_ ' To the Editor of the Herald. Sin,-As you | |:_ To the Editor of the Herald. Sir-As you | |
have, m so honest and consistent a manner, upheld | have, in so honest and consistent a manner, upheld | |
the cause of justice and Christian humanity | the cause of justice and Christian humanity | |
in behalf of the poor oppressed Chinese at Lambing | in behalf of the poor oppressed Chinese at Lambing | |
Flat and the neighbourhood, I hopo you will | Flat and the neighbourhood, I hope you will | |
kindly allow space for these few lines. I havo | kindly allow space for these few lines. I have | |
waited for some abler pen than mine to take tho | waited for some abler pen than mine to take the | |
subject in hand, as well OB to see if the accounts | subject in hand, as well as to see if the accounts | |
were roally exaggerated, but as I find with | were really exaggerated, but as I find with | |
grief and horror by to-day's Herald, and from | grief and horror by to-day's Herald, and from | |
your own reporter, ' thai they were by no means | your own reporter, that they were by no means | |
so-unhappily, rathor under- stated, 1 wish | so unhappily, rather under- stated, I wish | |
to enquire whether a public meeting should | to enquire whether a public meeting should | |
not' at once be convened (which I should hope | not at once be convened (which I should hope | |
a sense of dnty will compel our worthy Mayor | a sense of duty will compel our worthy Mayor | |
to call), so as to wash our, hands, as far as wa | to call) so as to wash our, hands, as far as we | |
can, from this foul blot on our beloved country, | can, from this foul blot on our beloved country, | |
by thus testifying our abhorrenco of the heartrending | by thus testifying our abhorrence of the heartrending | |
cruoltics perpetrated on tho unoffending | cruelties perpetrated on the unoffending | |
and industrious Chineso ; also to try to raiso | and industrious Chinese ; also to try to raise | |
some support and succour for these poer rictims | some support and succour for these poor victims | |
during this inclement weather. This is surely | during this inclement weather. This is surely | |
a subject on which to awaken Government (if, | a subject on which to awaken Government (if | |
strictly speaking, wo have one), as well as | strictly speaking, we have one), as well as | |
to arouse all professing Christians and philanthropists | to arouse all professing Christians and philanthropists | |
especially all Christian ministers-to follow | especially all Christian ministers to follow | |
your excellent example, and apeak plainly | your excellent example, and speak plainly | |
out on the subject. 1 remain, bir, yours very | out on the subject. I remain, Sir, yours very | |
respectfully, J. P. July 9th. | respectfully, J. P. July 9th. |