THE THREATENING LETTER AND MR. CONTRACTOR Mc-MANAWAY.

Wellington Independent, Volume X, Issue 1259, 13 January 1858, Page 3

THE THREATENING LETTER AND MR. CONTRACTOR McMANAWAY.

When men come forward with a gieat blowing of trumpets, calling theuiselres Radical Reformers, and professing to be about to re-coustitute society aud model the political world, we always expect that before long we shall find them running their heads against stonewalls of their own erection. But when a iiuruber of men of every shade of opinion combine to form a party wh'ch has no real basis, escape personal hostilities towards their opponents, and the ddsife of getting themselves into office, and when siich a party affects high principles and economy of government, it is a matter of Certainty that they will very soon show the cloven foot, and exhibit their real oliaraoter and tendencies. \Vhen that rope of sand which calls itself the Radical Reformers of Wellington, put forth its celebrated threatening letter; ordering the Government to shut the Provincial Chest; and spend no more money, We knew very well that they meant " no more niouey than is paid to us the Radical Reformers aforesaid j" aud accordingly We are told that the ink was scarcely dry with which it was written, when Mr. George Moore, (Esquire), applied for payment of cash due to himself as a Government contractor ! But the most amusing instance of inconsistency has just occurred in to the YVairarapa Survey Contracts. In' alluding to these contracts at the , time when tenders were invited by the Government:, their party organ, the Spectator, expressly staled that it was against sach transactions that the threatening letter was addressed. Well, the day for opening the tender's arriveSj and Who dv our readers think are two of the tenderers ? None other than Mr. T. D. McManaway, a successful; and Mr. J. Hughes, au unsuccessful eiludidate of the Reform party at the election; aud the former actually takes the largest of the three contracts, No. 1, amounting to about £1000. Now, this is certainly rich* But What what makes it richer, is, that, aa we are informed, Mr. McManaway himsblf and Another "distinguished" reformer, at the very moment when the contract Was being awarded to Mr. McManaway, were running about abusing the Government for an " atrocious job, ,1 which they asserted was being perpetrated at the Land Office, by the bestowal of this very contraot on friende of the Government. Via ft those gobemouches dare to shew their fttces iv public aga'ti after such exhibitions, passes our theory of impudence. And what makes the matter still more amusing, isj lhat both the coiltfdct men lioned, and the only other awarded, No. 3, are both ' given to Irishmen— members of that nation which, according to tho Reformers, is hated of the Government's soul. Hut this is not all. Scarcely has Mr McManaway made the lucky hit, than he addresses his constituents, telling theui that though be must vacate his sent, he proposes to staud for it dgiin.

Thie Radical Reformer, who has boetl one of the loudest Iα debouncing the packing of the Council With paid officers and cOHtiUCfoiU, PiloPoshs to *als k a seat tjr it . Again As one of 1 thM J.AHGRST 1 GnViiitXMßNtf Ik Tun Provinces Well raily those unea call themselves Kadiftal Reformers. Dα they really believe that tha people of: Wellington Will be any longer deluded by thoir pretensions ? ts it hob evident that all lhat Radical Reform tiieans, id "pilt money in oUr poekets> atld We are prepared to bwiUIoW all pledges, all creeds, all political cries, which We took our stand on at the elections/ , ' — We print below a letter Vrhitth W8 find in the last number of the WingdnMi Chfonidt; It certainly exhibits the would be Superintendent in ilvefysihgulat , lightj and is a curious comment Ott bis pretended reluctance to be put in nomination. That Mr. Sl Hill should Write to an elector t<) ask him to ask Mr. &t. JHtilt to become A candidate, is the most singular Way of I getting Up a requisition to one's self, and the most remarkable piece Of modesty Wβ haVe ever Witnessed; Tα the Ei'iwt ■>/the Winj&nnl t'hfanlclii Rangitikdi) Dec-. 28, 1857-. Slit,—As 1 wds doming doWii the Sdngitiket ttiKtriet on I'ridav last, I calkd oh a btolhet ] Jileetor, rfbo shewed me a ljet{uisitirti he had j received iiitlosed in a lettef from Mt. tjvnttf I til: Hill, ptayifig him It add hit Him to thi J sigilalurcs alreddt) attacked td the Said Hequlsii ticm; requesting fiat lid (.Mr. St. Hill) j would stand for the dfficß of Superintendent itt j the event of Dr. Feathdrston s elettion hot I Bunding- fjood; Now, Sirj I should fedl obliged ;by your iufoririin<r me whether or tldt this Is ; tbti usual method pursued in fegird to reqUisi l j tions ; as hitherto I have always Considered ; them as on the volunteer suit. j I have the bondur W fddlaini Sir, I Your obedient servant^ j An Independent ElbctoS. l M 1..,.. -■