CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 42

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"ditor them from the like opposition, they are greatly - It is the long impunity of this bold and consistent offender which has given scandal to well-affected, and encouragement to the malecontents. What have the former to hope - what have the latter to apprehend from Government which, so they think? - is proneless or unwilling to defend its faithful servants and punish those who betray their trust? The Suspension of Mr Mitchell, it cannot be doubted, has been a score of times at least deserved by him, in the course of this very business: not to speak of former and heavier misdeeds. That he is not suspended, albeit openly defying or laughing to scorn the Commands of the Governor and the obligations of his own sworn duty, is apt to be interpreted by the unwary, and they are many, not to the goodwill of those above him, but to a hidden knowledge of his being all along in the right.

I therefore see no reason to qualify an opinion often expressed, and, for the last time in my official reply of the 13th instant

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"ditor them from the like opposition, they are greatly - It is the long impunity of this bold and consistent offender which has given scandal to well-affected, and encouragement to the malecontents. What have the former to hope - what have the latter to apprehend from Government which, so they think? - is proneless or unwilling to defend its faithful servants and punish those who betray their trust? The Suspension of Mr Mitchell, it cannot be doubted, has been a score of times at least deserved by him, in the course of this very business: not to speak of former and heavier misdeeds. That he is not suspended, albeit openly defying or laughing to scorn the Commands of the Governor and the obligations of his own sworn duty, is apt to be interpreted by the unwary, and they are many, not to the goodwill of those above him, but to a hidden knowledge of his being all along in the right. I therefore see no reason to qualify an opinion often expressed, and, for the last time in my official reply of the 13th instant
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katter to apprehend from Government which, so they think? - is proneless or unwilling to defend its faithful servants and punish those whe betray their trust ? The Suspension of Mr Mitchell, it cannot be doubted, has been a

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business : not to speak of former

and heavier misdeeds. That he

is not suspended, albeit openly defying or laughing to scom the Commands of the Governor and the obligations of his own sworn duty, is apt to be interpreted by

unwary, and they are many, not to the goodwill of these above him, but to a hidden knowledge

of his being all along in the right.

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qualify

See no reason

to

an opinion often expressed,

and, for the last time in

my

official reply of the 13th instant

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