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William Watt disputes all charges laid against him by Edward Smith Hall in Hall's editorial of 30 July 1834. Watt refutes the claim that he is 'Humanitas': 'It is false that I am or was in any way connected with the pamphlet, signed "Humanitas," until I saw it given into hand for the press.' He also states that he has no connection with the editorial department of the Sydney Gazette. (Hall had chared that he was assistant editor.)
Watt then proceeds to expose the source of Hall's supposed malice towards him - an earlier falling out between them. Watt had been employed at Hall's Sydney Monitor newspaper, but chose to leave. Watt quotes extensively from a letter he received from Hall (dated 16 March 1834) in which Hall cordially concludes 'I cannot blame you ... for adopting new and other views' (i.e. for choosing to leave the Monitor). The letter includes explicit details of Hall's proposed arrangements for giving editorial charge of the Monitor to Watt.
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Humanitas and the Editors of the Prisoners' Journal
1834
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— Appears in: The Sydney Monitor , 2 August vol. 9 no. 712 1834; (p. 2)Edward Smith Hall, chooses not to reply directly to the Sydney Gazette's editorial of 31 July 1834. He does, however, take up the comments made by William Watt in a letter published in the Gazette on the same day. Hall provides a differing version of events to that proposed by Watt in regard to their falling out over Watt's employment at the Monitor. Hall also argues the that letter, written by him and quoted by Watt in the Gazette, shows him in a favourable and honorable light. He explains that he was deceived by early advice regarding Watt's character and details what he now knows of Watt's background.
Hall also announces his decision to pursue Watt and the Gazette's editor, Edward O'Shaughnessey, through legal avenues.
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Humanitas and the Editors of the Prisoners' Journal
1834
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Monitor , 2 August vol. 9 no. 712 1834; (p. 2)Edward Smith Hall, chooses not to reply directly to the Sydney Gazette's editorial of 31 July 1834. He does, however, take up the comments made by William Watt in a letter published in the Gazette on the same day. Hall provides a differing version of events to that proposed by Watt in regard to their falling out over Watt's employment at the Monitor. Hall also argues the that letter, written by him and quoted by Watt in the Gazette, shows him in a favourable and honorable light. He explains that he was deceived by early advice regarding Watt's character and details what he now knows of Watt's background.
Hall also announces his decision to pursue Watt and the Gazette's editor, Edward O'Shaughnessey, through legal avenues.
