THE O'CONOR SCANDAL.

Westport Times, Volume VI, Issue 983, 28 June 1872, Page 3

THE O'CONOR SCANDAL.

( To the Editor oj the Westport Times.) Sib, —Mr E. J. O'Conor arrived amongst us the other day very much exhausted, feeble, and careworn, in fact, as he said himself his friends

f feared the worse for his mind." His .ravels, however, appear to have revived him immensely, or there may be "method in his madness;" however, Sir, Mr O'Couor is himself again, and become bounceable. To-day, and in the public street, in consequence of my refusing to sign his petition (a transparently contemptible blind), which ho is going to carry personally to the House of Representatives. Worse luck for him ! He has dared me personally, and the whole Buller constituency generally, to censure his conduct in his recent purchase of certain sections which we, as a community, prayed should be withdrawn for public and charitable purposes. Now, Sir, as this threat may yet be taken advantage of by Mr O'Conor at jsome future time, and be a lasting injustice to this pitiable constituency, I therefore, as an elector, do hereby, in justice to myself, register this my public protest against Mr O'Conor's conduct, as I believe and affirm that a more gross, culpable, and shameful breach of public trust was never before perpetrated with impunity in any civilized country. I have appealed to you Sir, as I really despair of having any other opportunity publicly of expressing this my opinion. What are the public of Westport thinking about ? What have we got to do with an enquiry affecting matters between Mr O'Conor and the members of the Nelson Provincial Council. ? Notling! But as a community, we have to do with this modern John Wilkes, and ought as one man to raise a solemn protestation against him for the breach of public trust, of which he has been convicted. I have only further to ask seriously, do the public of the Buller district intend to condone the whole affair, and allow Mr O'Conor to return to the political world with a petition in his pocket, to re-open a matter which has already dishonored him, and brought the blush of shame upon the his political friends, instead of a public requisition from his constituents calling upon him to surrender the trust he has betrayed, and the public position he has disgraced. * Jno. Munbo.