CO129-112 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1866 [3-4] — Page 288

Which

we

had respectfully intimated

to yan, in Aur last, would be availed of. In ander however that those dremments,

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to be presented at home, may be complete as possible, also forward the Acting Attorney General Apinion, with your letter accompanying an eally apportimity -

an ann part, we shall now

it, by

We Cannot coincide in the propriety of our following the learned attorney General's recommendation to Adopt

Incertam, and

An

Expensive mode of legal proceeding, in the Supreme Camt, or

cam at the Magistracy). (Althing h Competent exculpatory testimony coned be produced) as with dine deference to the Government, the humbly think, the Cance indicated, can easily be perceived, by Nis Excelleney the Acting Governor, could

a

anly prove a negative, althought a costly

benefit tons

Therefore,

Should Cir:

going

Court, it will

and

be

Cumstances induce our

+ the Informe

for Libel against

the Postmaster Generat, whose Calumnions

Acensation was not nor cannot be

Substantiated, mi

Conformity with the tenor of the Charge, upon which his high handed proceeding

If

was based

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It has at the same time to be observed Hat

the Magistrate after remarking in Court, that he even did not consider the charge

Seniaus One, His Honor

ho a

agamless Convicted, and

never

Served on ins.

-fired is heavily tippon a charge not named in the commons,

Viz t for impeding due delivery

Aur own portion of which, We had arrived at the Post Office, after the General Public, these, had already

of the mails for

been manifesting impatience =

In Caneluding

Rometime

am remarks, and

to say,

Correspondence, it is not for

Whether or not, it mas

as we can

tto

Competent for Wis

the

Efeellency, the Acting Eaveroor, to have granted redress, for a trong entailed apon ts, at the instance of the Government. who, as far

persen's, have Afforded us in mode of relief, from

Consegnences of proceedings, which me presume, we are at liberty to Consider Oppressive, and sealled for, from their

to

Commencement

Making due apology for occupying

So much of your

time

We have the honor to be, respectfully,

Jour

Si

most Obedient Serrant

John Smith

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