WANGANUI.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XIII, Issue 751, 18 January 1860, Page 3

WANGANUI.

—The ' Chronicle' of tlie 6th inst., has the following remarks on .

SEPARATION.

We have made it our busmess to ascertain, as far as our opportunities extend, the state of public opinion in reference to the establishment of Waniganui and Rangitikei as.a new Province, distinct ; from Wellington. And can report, as the,result of" : our inquiries, that the Separation is deemed inevi- ; table, if not, in the opinion of many, desirable. We have not disguised our apprehension that social \ evils may result from the change—that there is ■ hazard of internal dissensions, arising from political differences, hitherto scarcely noticeable in our ; almost unanimous-community. We believe this is ; a penalty which must be paid for the privilege 'of managing our own public affairs. : ' l , 1, ~ Lately, we alluded to what,we have,.always deemed a very important objection, to the creation of new provinces—the additional power it might give to a Central; Government, like the present, : eager to undermine Provincialism; in other words Ito nullify the privileges vested by the Constitution ! Act in the Superintendent arid Representatives of j each Province. Nothing has recently occurred to •diminiih the force of this objection; ■'•; but surely 1 there is reason to believe that a General Govern- ; ment might be established free from these centrajlising and unconstitutional designs, and prepared I to carry out the principles on which it was assumed ißesponsible Government would be established, in i New Zealand. Nelson, Canterbury; arid Otago ■might unite in defence of Provincialism with Wei- ! lington, and with our new Province, tKdt is to be. i The Provinces have the game in their ownhands, and will assuredly win it; if played with common ] honesty, earnestness^ and discretion. .'. But pxitting iall this aside—suppose it to be irrelevant to the, matter in ,harid-4Separation from Wellington must take place. To this conclusion, as we have hinted: before, we- have arrived ..with much reluctance. -But we cannotiourselves, we-do not presume to advise our fellow-settlers to submit an hour longer than is necessary to the; vulgar domineering of the Wellington "Rump." True it is, that from some-of; their worst efforts at injury Warigariui has been saved by the courage and selfdevotion of the Superintendent; but Dr. Featherston cannot be expected to sacrifice his time and his energies and his fortune for ever, in a, contest with such men as—faugh! the names ']6i most;of them stink in our nostrils.

We must he prepared for such a contingency as the Superinteujdent's retirement, and the'best mode of preparation is, Reparation. Let us then be ready and steady. It may be necessary to submit to a somewhat higher contribution for, the support of a separate Government than is now levied. Be it so. This we consider as one of the several points on which a committee should be appointed to procure information and report thereon; and, in the meanwhile, there can be no objection to a decided expression of opinion as to the desirability of Separation, if such is the wish of. a majorty in the district. The meeting to-day will. do" much to settle that point. ,; :

Sydney.—The Legislative Assembly agreed, last evening on the motion of Mr. Forster, to go into commj ttee of the whole House v to-morrow, for .the purpose of considering ah address to his Excellency the, Governor-General, embodying certain resolutions with reference to telegraphic communication with England. The aubsidyv to be paid by thi* colony to any company of stability is not to exceed £9625 per annum, for a term of not more'thai* fifty years.-— Sydney M. Herald; Dec. 15. ! Teub WisDOM.-~The only lasting good; all else is hollow. Glory—'tis but a bubble biown'ftpm blood j law—a. spider's wisdom;and politics^r-the statesman ponders and plans, winning,. nothing certain but ingratitude and indigestion; whilst for women we hant a wild fire and vow it is a star, •~-DouglasJerrold. :'•