CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 497

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"Machowwvon's apprehension, I said

"Depend

"

"

"

upon

it,

you

will re

the connection with such a sconmore!

Mr. Caldwell's reply was the

you

can firquently turn roques to

"good account, or something to that "effect. Ite thought that he was

using Machow long

h

tool, and

"I thought that wachomwong

using

Thim." Nevertheless,

Mas

notwithstanding repented warnings, M. Caldwell persisted in a

long

and intimate connection with the Pirate, and by so doing has caused much public scandal and brought infinite discredit upon

7

which the

was a

the Government

trusted Sewant.

The interests of humanity and justio also have been prejudiced to an almoré incalculable extent by his proceedings, and such being the case Mr Caldwell cannot in my opinion,

now

cscape from

the

responsibility

which belongs to him for his acts

fo

the

consequences

which have

followed them, by simply stating

that he believed and still believes machowlbong to have been an innocent and perscented individual.

Such a belief, if it ever really exciter,

is now proved to have been evroucous.

and, even

even ass

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Mr.

issuming the truth Caldwell' was belief, it would be only right

that he should suffer for such blindnes

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