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"Avon", John Warwick

I must, most excellent Sir, on this occasion, thank your Excellency for the judicious observations which are conveyed in your Despatch under reply on the subject of Emigration; and I hasten to do so with greater willingness, because I had been in some way surprised at your Excellency's silence in an affair which by its nature implicated the official acts of this Colony.

I well know, most Excellent Sir, all that can be said of sympathy and noble feelings in behalf of humanity, and I have moreover the conviction that I am not one of the less warmer advocates of the liberal ideas of progress, and of human dignity - I was brought up in that School, and being of such School is that I am in the Government of my country. — But as you dwell upon frankness of opinions, and did me the honour of opening so salutary a way, I shall not conceal from your Excellency on this occasion that though I may consider myself a conscientious humanitarian by natural inclination and study, yet

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"Avon", John Warwick I must, most excellent Sir, on this occasion, thank your Excellency for the judicious observations which are conveyed in your Despatch under reply on the subject of Emigration; and I hasten to do so with greater willingness, because I had been in some way surprised at your Excellency's silence in an affair which by its nature implicated the official acts of this Colony. I well know, most Excellent Sir, all that can be said of sympathy and noble feelings in behalf of humanity, and I have moreover the conviction that I am not one of the less warmer advocates of the liberal ideas of progress, and of human dignity - I was brought up in that School, and being of such School is that I am in the Government of my country. But as you dwell upon frankness of opinions, and did me the honour of opening so salutary a way, I shall not conceal from your Excellency on this occasion that though I may consider myself a conscientious humanitarian by natural inclination and study, yet Page 26 the art of reclamation
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"Avon", John Warwick

I must, most heellent Sir, this occasion, thank your Excellency

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on

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are conveyed in

observations which

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Despatch

under reply on the subject of Emigration; and I hasten to do so with greater willingness, because I had been in some way surfried at your Excellency silence in affair which by its nature implicated the official acts of

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this Colony.

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the conviction that I am not one

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warmer advocates of the liberal ideas of progress, and of human diquity - I was brought uch in that School, and beffeilg such School is that I the Government of my country. — But as we dwell upon frankness

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your Excellency

of opinions, and did me the hours of opening so

salutory a way, I shall not conceal from your Excellency

this occasion that though I

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may consider myself consciencions humanitarian by natural inclination and study, yet

the art of reclamation

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