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To the Editor of the Colonist [and the Colonist's Reply] single work   correspondence  
Issue Details: First known date: 1835... 1835 To the Editor of the Colonist [and the Colonist's Reply]
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The Colonist publishes an unsigned letter, on behalf of Edward O'Shaughnessy, demanding the author of the article titled 'The Literary Profession, or, The Colonial Press' be revealed. If the author is not declared, court action will be taken. The Colonist replies that it has no intention of revealing the author's name on the basis of a request through an anonymous letter. The Colonist is happy for O'Shaughnessy to take the matter to court and resolve the perceived injustice through that avenue.

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    y separately published work icon The Colonist vol. 1 no. 15 9 April 1835 Z630820 1835 newspaper issue 1835 pg. 116
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The Literary Profession, or, The Colonial Press John Dunmore Lang , 1835 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Colonist , 2 April vol. 1 no. 14 1835; (p. 105-107)

The writer for the Colonist disapproves of Edward O'Shaughnessy's role as editor of the Sydney Gazette. The writer argues that 'there are certain situations of importance to the public in the colony which an emancipist cannot hold, however throroughly reformed he may be, and however irreproachable his subsequent conduct'. Even leaving aside the moral grounds of O'Shaughnessy's appointment as editor, the Colonist declares that the ex-convict is 'quite destitute of the talent and vigour of mind which are indispensably necessary in such an office'.

The writer for the Colonist also reflects on the general low tone of colonial newspapers and hopes that a more properly qualified person may emigrate from England to take up an editorial role and raise the standard of New South Wales newspapers.
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