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106288535[Page 30] of justice, so that (as he informed me) he had written to the Secretary Now I affirm – first that the charge is groundless, and the report | 106288535[Page 30] of justice, so that (as he informed me) he had written to the Secretary of State to say that he had been so sickened with the delays of the Court, that he had determined to bring no more procesutions in for libel. Permit me to ask - is there no latent motive in this dec-laration - is no practical [crossed out] argument involved in it - His Excellency restrained the late Atty Genl from prosecuting the Australian, until it attached himself - (became sensitive)[crossed through], then felt the awkwardness of institilling prosecutions, in his own case, which he had refused to allow in others. Bills to suppress the papers became more convenient, and they were pressed on me - My reason was enforce existing laws - why have you neglected them, until by your own confession (the press has become alarmingly limitless?) [crossed through] the press of the Colony has been distimber[?] by the [indecipherable] of the press? This arguement was conclusive, it involved within it a silent [indecipherable] on the laxity of local govt -it was necessary to (must be) [crossed through] [indecipherable] of it, and have so [indecipherable] as by showing that the Courts are unsaifficent traston[?] the press. Now I affirm - first that the charge is groundless, and the report of the State of those pressing trials where I realise, and a copy of which I have sent the Governor, will show that the delay has been with the Crown officers, who do not scraple[?] to say they have been graded with prosecution which they thought they could not support - and secondly, that even badly as they have been managed, the pending prosecution have had a most saluting effect - There have been no libel, to my approaching; now the presnt Atty Genl came into office, & avowed his intention of proceeding in every case of libel on the Government - Had the same steps been taken at an earlier period, then would have been no occasion for severity of measures now, and we should have been spared the perplexity of the bills restraining the press. |