GOVERNOR SIR HENRY BARKLY AND MR. O'SHANASSY.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 18, 9 January 1863, Page 2

GOVERNOR SIR HENRY BARKLY AND MR. O'SHANASSY.

(From the JBendigo Advertiser.) We can quite understand the action of Mr. O' Shanassy. He has never forgiven Sir Henry Barkley for exposing him to the world as one who had abused a privilege accorded him, and for according to a less unscrupulous Ministry that which was denied to the hon. member for Kilmore. But these are quarrels of old standing, and should have been healed over before now. Mr. O'Shanassy is, however, a Celtic Bourbon. He learns nothing, and forgets nothing. After a dozen }-ears of political life, and mixing in public at least in decent society, he cannot learn good manners. The boor is as strong within him as ever, and requires less scratching to bring to the surface than the Russian does to show the Tartar underneath. Twice within one week has he

/ -.'TV in the most marked manner insulted^ representative of Her Majesty in this col/ 1| Sir Henry Barkly waa absolutely comp||| through the gross rudeness of the Chief^ retary, to send his own private secretary^ the House of Assembly -with the despa||| relating to the Governor's Salary Redu^P Bill. A few nights afterwards, the (||p Secretary from his place said the Govtflp might send his despatches to the HousS his footman. Pretty language truly fronjl head of Her Majesty's Government in VictM Yet after all Mr. O'Shanassy was but obeM his instincts. Cool contempt and geßtlemllg satire provoke from such as him nothingM* brutality and bluster. And of that thei#S'-i been enough and to spare. "We are glaffi see there is a probability of a public meip* being held in Melbourne for the purpoSf 6 taking into consideration Mr. O'Shana||| conduct in reference to Si r Henry Ba*|j There can be but one opinion on the su£|| in the minds of all right thinking pe^ We hope to see that opinion loudly anp|t mistakeably expressed. Nor should |pt bourne stand alone in this matter, ph feeling of disgust at Mr. O'Shanassy'sfef movements, and more especially as re||| the Governor, is general throughout country. Nor has a single plea been sv'-& in his defence. Though all may arguefijjfl £15,000 a-year is too much in these tffe even for the best of Governors, the prtpt holder of the office {has earned for hii||| such general respect that the insults w§|| hare been heaped upon Sir Henry Barkljpfe the Chief Secretary and the Argus i|ph created universal indignation. Not eve|p own colleagues dare to follow in the f ootfj of Mr. O'Shanassy, though by silent su|p they render themselves amenable to gravest censure. We hope to hhear; r ||< meetings being held on the different gold£||| upon the subject, so that there shall t|%( doubt of the feeling of the community, pi It is tolerably evident that Sir Hg|l Barkly will not remain much longefSC Victoria. He has made up his mind to&| and it is not improbable that ere tlii:S| successor has been nominated. Whetli|;;S be the Earl of Mulgrave or plain Mr. Suf^l it would be well to know how in the f^j*jp the Governor of Victoria is to be protejip] from indignity at the hmds of his Ministitl We only see one way, which is to bti^i O'Shanassy ; King of the Goths, from o§i| and keep him evermore in the cold shad^oi Opposition. It is well for the Argus to s§3s at Mr. Heales partaking at Toorapftr festivities he is not ussd to. One x^gi think because the late Chief Secretary^' not drink inferior brandy, like some onfc|ai could name, that he therefore doe 3 not t^oJ what a good dinner is. But the wholesjTc jection the Argus has to the advocacy oi£| (J cvernor's cause by the liberal party hi£gjjia unon the idea that being liberals they i||Bi no right to be loyal, and are doing violfi-SI to thoir instincts, or acting like hypoc&itl) in endeavoring to protect the Governor o£tjp co 7 ony from the vulgar insults of a buU||pf Chief Secretary. As to the assertion pfl« personal motives had nothing to do witE; reduction of the Governor's salary by i ;>; than one half, we simply disbelieve, ; ;|a point to the whole action of the Ministi-dic support of our incredulity. . da