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Read the correspondence – is it the calm, the temperate, the
decorous application of one high officer, calling upon another, in the
exercise of a [original text has been crossed out] deliberate and independent duty, to perform what he is
required by law to do – or is it the mandate of a superior, [original text has been crossed out]
to an inferior – pointing out what he is required to do, intimating
the risk that he runs by refusal? [original text has been crossed out] is it the act of the Governor, calling upon
the Judge to certify his opinion upon a point of law – or is it the order
of the Commander in Chief, conveying his commands, and [original text has been crossed out] a
Court Martial in the event of disobedience – Subsequent conduct – refuses
to go again to Council – no, the judge was that saddled with [indecipherable] responsibility - [indecipherable]
[indecipherable] the [indecipherable] govts. of V.D.L. & the Council of N. S. W. upon his back – (Analyse Council)

The governor determined to bring down the Supreme Court –
in defiance of the section of the Charter, in defiance of his own com–
–mission, publicly read on his assuming the government, he de-
–termined to lower the Supreme Court – See Hume on the [indecipherable] – How has it happened that
the officers of the Court should have been rather popular – that the
Court should have [indecipherable added above the line] stood so high in the confidence of the public, [indecipherable crossed out] which
for meritorious [indecipherable and several crossed out] "bought golden opinions from [original text has been crossed out] all sorts of people, [original text has been crossed out] should change
its character alone to the govt - [original text has been crossed out] In the time
of Sir G. B. and during the first [original text has been crossed out] year of Govr D's admin ?
The community are too deeply interested in the character and conduct
of their Supreme Court, to be deceived in their estimate of its virtue – How
then has it happened that the governor has contrived to have some
difference with every person holding any ostensible situation in the
Court, from the [original text has been crossed out] lowest to the highest – By
a regular climax His Excellency has proceeded upwards – he
commenced with the Sherriff, and concluded with the C. J. and winds
up by clearly intimating his entire want of confidence in the admin