CO129-012 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [5-7] — Page 379

discriminate between truth and his mis- statements, and it was not until he thought proper to make the gross attack contained in the mclosed paper that Ifett. called upon to take up the matter

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Your Excellency will perceive perusal of the article in question, he not only states what he calls facts, the-- questionable points of which are untrie but he inputes motives to

which if woll founded, write povider nu unworthy of the situation. Phots, and as such. article is well calculated to prejudice me in public opinion here, as well as to create distrust in those with whom

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Imay have official transactions; -may ! request Your Excellong will be good enough to submit the same to Her Majesty' s lettorney General ; and shouts he be of opinion that there is sufficient in it,

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together with the hostile feeling continually manifested by him, to authorize onminal proceedings, that Your Excellency will be pleased to direct him to proceed against the Editor accordingly.

Ishouts have made this application

at an earlier date, had Inot been aware there until the arrival of tw Attorney.

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General, no officer to conduct such proceedings .

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The Editor's name is John Carr, and the accompanying retract from as Sydney paper will shew-Your Excellency the description of character within your Government to whom is confided the very important duty of enlightening the community

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true copy.

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occurrences.

(Signed) Thot Cochrane,

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Officiating Clonial shorelary.