Mr. O'CONOR AND HIS ACCUSERS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 137, 10 June 1872, Page 2

Mr. O'CONOR AND HIS ACCUSERS.

To the Editor of this Nelsok Evenikg Mail. Pir— l ask, through your columns, those of your readers, with whom manhood rises against foul piny nnrl oppression, to examine into the proceedings lately directed against me in the Provincial Council 1 wish beforehand to state that I know some of the menders are blameless, being overwhelmed ■»nd intimidated by the vehemence, the cunning, and tliH pertinacity of the clique/to oppose which my efforts have always been directed; these roer, were my accusers— my self-i onstituted judges. I hitve an appeal to make, and I shall mak" it. and with the help only of that strength which is always accorded, to a just cause, I will soon flini>- back upon them that foul stiema. Need I point out to whom I refer? The first proceedings be ray them— damorous to condemn, without a word in support or defence. '• hen the Committee, with three at least whose prejudice against me is well known; hut when 1 tound that my most bitter personal enernv. -vr. • >. M. Luckie, was to direct the proceedings. 1 protested ogainst the gross and palpable injustice <>f this r. al Star Chamber proceeti'ng J appealed to Kr. Luckie himself, if he had a spark Hi manly feeiing, not to take so cruel an advantage over me. To delude, he promised that nothing would be done but record evidence; and, seeing a stranarer seated at the table, I thought he would no that; but no, my generous foe not nly directed the proceedings, but acted as prosecuting exandner, and aiso condescended to take down the evid nee. I protested again, and ask' d 'or a copy of the evidence-, it was promised but never given. Mr Luckie kt-pt the records in his own custody; in his own handwriting ; and to this minute I have not been able to obtain a copy, although I have an undoubted right, as a member of the Council, to steth"evi'en c which, in my peculiar position.it is a crying injustice to keep from me. So huriied ws 1 that I have bfen enable to obtain the attendance of some witnesses even to establish the groundwork of my defence. The Telegraph messenger, whose attendance I obtained as a special favor to prove the delivery of that important teli gram mentioned in the evidence, he wis in some manner spirited away, ai d iiis evidence not taken; and then that report of ~<lr. l.ui'kie'p, which is not in accordance with the evidence even of my accusers, the mock solemnity with which it was read, the manner in which the evidence was hurried over, and read by Mr Luckie with particular emphasis on parts, the evident design to hurry the indecent proceeding to a close, the attempt made to previ nt my saying the few words I did in my own justification, the wny in which a resolution was passed reflecting dishonor on a brother member with less consideration th n would have been given to a clause in the 'Scab Act, and upon evidence which, partial and one-sided as it was, founded only on the burs wor.i of ray accusers, of men who openly beforehand expressed a prejudice against me, of evidence which. I nay, only went, towards establishing a bare probability — what does all this demand ? — enquiry. If to the people of Nelsoa I have ever appeared zealous in the discharge of my duty to my constituents, outspoken and fear Jess in the de'ence of right against might, they cm not deny me now what I ask— justice and inquiry; but first a copy o? the evidence; for by their own "words I can do much to remove the imputation cast upon me — the work of a fiendlike malignity, lam, &c, Eugene Joseph O'Oonob, M.P.C., M.H.E. Nelson, June 10, 1872.