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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

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.