" [To the Editor of TIM SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Mr. Cecil G.
Oakes' admirable protest against amateur justice indicates in the conspiracy of silence a reason why reform delays. Everyone, except the dumb sufferers and the few who understand, is satisfied that everything is for the best in this best of all possible worlds.
I have preached exasperatingly in the Press and to those met by the way for years : you, Sir, were once good enough to publish some of my views. It is not respectful to challenge an editor and it is not decent to bet on a certainty. Let me therefore just say that if I could induce you to break silence on the subject and support the claim for reform, it would be the most gratifying surprise of my life. Defendants, often— as Mr. Oakes says—" feeble in body or mind, or both," need your powerful championship.—I am, Sir, &c., ALEXANDER COPPERSMITH.
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