THE LAST SKIRMISH WITH THE MAORIS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 110, 21 March 1864, Page 4

THE LAST SKIRMISH WITH THE MAORIS.

On Saurday morning a disgraceful affair toolc place m Queen-street, when a ruiiiauly European named Samuel 1!oss made a dastardlv and unprovoked attack upon a Maori who was selling peaches in tne street, walking up to him and deiibei.ue.j striding him in the iace anil scatlerin« r Jus peaches 011 the pavement. At lirst the Maon acchned to show %l,t, but on twins; followed up by Ins cowardly assailant, turned round and, we are happy to say, gave him a good thrashing before the lazaroni from the " corner" were able to eonie up and hustle him. A rush was made upon the Maori by these men, and it might have fared ill with hini, but fortunately a large number ot the more respectable citizens were as quickly on the spot and prevented a repetition of the disgraceful affair which took place some tune since in the Albert JBurracks. We particularly noticed among those; .who rescued the native from the mob Captain Daldy and Messrs G. Graham and Samuel Jackson, and almost immediately afterwards the police came up and took ! Ross into custody. There was, indeed, a very i general feeling of satisfaction expressed that the ! -Maori had been so well able to punish this low j white, and a general hope that the Resident j Magistrate would stretch the law to its utmost ! in his punishment. "We have hitherto been I proud to think, that excited as our feelings mav , have been against, a large portion ui'tli.-n.-itivi- • race, our conduct towards tlui.-.c- who vimuml our settlements has been kind. temperaSe. and fur- . bearing, even when the news was houriv arm i»<r , oS men shot down in !•!.»> i, a i, > . '

tomahawked. In fair let us kill as nmnr irnoi'is ns we can. If they come to Auckland to light, let us slay till the gutters run ml witu their blood : but'in the name ol' humanity luul justice, for the sake of that love of fair play \vlii<«i is peculiarly the Englishman's boast, let us, when thev visit us in peace, receive them with kindness or, at any rate, with temperate indifference.