Ixiv 
MORAL OBJECTIONS TO THE COLONY. 
country, is the besetting sin ; but it is confined 
chiefly to the large towns in consequence of the 
difficulty of procuring spirits in the country. 
There are, no doubt, many incorrigible charac- 
ters sent to settle in the interior, and it is an evil 
to have these men, even for a single day, to break 
the harmony of a pi’eviously well regulated esta- 
blishment, or to injure its future prospects by 
the influence of evil example. They are men 
who are sent upon trial, from on board a newly 
arrived ship, and they generally terminate their 
misconduct either on the roads or at a penal 
settlement, being thus happily removed from the 
mass of the prisoners. Frequently, however, men 
remain for years under the same master. They 
become attached to their occupations, their 
hearts become softened by kindness, and they 
atone as much as they possibly can for previous 
error. 
Still there can be no doubt, but that the evil 
complained of is considerable. It is from this 
reason, and from my personal knowledge of the 
southern parts of the colony, that I should re- 
joice to see its flats and its valleys filled with an 
industrious population of a better description of 
farmers. A hope might then be reasonably in- 
