CO129-197 - Governor Hennessy - 1882 [1-2] — Page 182

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impossible for

through the retractations

he had made, to plead justification, though up to that time his instructions

to me, and to the lawyers engaged

in the

Cust,

had been to take that

line of defence. From that time

my moral interests were opposed to the Governor's and from that moment

the Governor turned against me. Get even then

moral interests

which

my demanded a public inquiry would have proved that I honestly did my duty under the positive instructions of the Governor and in good faith, but it would also have proved that I was misled and it would have disclosed other matters injurious to the Governor, If I had insisted on defending

the

the action without the justification which the Governor had all along urged, I could only have done so, as I was advised, by pleading

privilege, that is that I was

acting under instructions, which would have seriously injured the Governor's position. This is what I meant when I said

my defence would be injurious to the Governor's interests. If his Excellency had

left me from the beginning to take

my own course

and the

very

opening of the letter above quoted shows that he kept the case in his own hands

I would have

negotiated with de Hayllar the moment the Governor

handed

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181 impossible for through the retractations he had made, to plead justification, though up to that time his instructions to me, and to the lawyers engaged in the Cust, had been to take that line of defence. From that time my moral interests were opposed to the Governor's and from that moment the Governor turned against me. Get even then moral interests which my demanded a public inquiry would have proved that I honestly did my duty under the positive instructions of the Governor and in good faith, but it would also have proved that I was misled and it would have disclosed other matters injurious to the Governor, If I had insisted on defending the the action without the justification which the Governor had all along urged, I could only have done so, as I was advised, by pleading privilege, that is that I was acting under instructions, which would have seriously injured the Governor's position. This is what I meant when I said my defence would be injurious to the Governor's interests. If his Excellency had left me from the beginning to take my own course and the very opening of the letter above quoted shows that he kept the case in his own hands I would have negotiated with de Hayllar the moment the Governor handed
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181 impossible for through the retractations he had made, to plead justification, though up to that time his instructions to me, and to the lawyers engaged in the Cust, had been to take that love of defence. From that time my moral interests were apposed to the Governor's and from that moment the Governor turned against me. Get even then moral interests which my demanded a public inquiry would have proved that I honestly did my duty under the positive instructions of the Governor and in good faith, but it would also have proved that I was misled and it would have disclosed other matters injurious to the Governor, If I had insisted on defending the the action without the justification which the Governor had all along urged, I could only have done so, as I was advised, by pleading privilege, that is that I was acting under instructions, which would have seriously injured the Governor's position. This is what I meant when I said my defence would be injurious to the governon s interests. If his Recellency had left me from the beginning to take my own course and the very opening of the letter above quoted shows that he Piept the case in his own hands I would have groned ongetrations with de Hayllar the moment the Governor handed
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impossible for

through the retractations

he had made, to plead justification, though up to that time his instructions

to me, and to the lawyers engaged

in the

Cust,

had been to take that

love of defence. From that time

my moral interests were apposed to the Governor's and from that moment

the Governor turned against me. Get even then

moral interests

which

my demanded a public inquiry would have proved that I honestly did my duty under the positive instructions of the Governor and in good faith, but it would also have proved that I was misled and it would have disclosed other matters injurious to the Governor, If I had insisted on defending

the

the action without the justification which the Governor had all along urged, I could only have done so, as I was advised, by pleading

privilege, that is that I was

acting under instructions, which would have seriously injured the Governor's position. This is what I meant when I said

my defence would be injurious to the governon s interests. If his Recellency had

left me from the beginning to take

my own course

and the

very

opening of the letter above quoted shows that he Piept the case in his own hands

I would have

groned ongetrations with de Hayllar the moment the Governor

handed

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