The New Zealand Herald. AUCKLAND, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1864.

New Zealand Herald, Volume I, Issue 197, 30 June 1864, Page 4

The New Zealand Herald.

AUCKLAND, THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1864.

spi-:m:urn .\<;e.\ih). i: iJive ovcrv mnn thine 1;;11 ivw thy Tuke o:u-li nuufi <*en-urv. Hal n>rrve l\ judgment. This nhovo nil, —To thine < iwnsclf ht' \ ra<?; And u mu-t th<> iw:hT. Lhu thiy. Thou c.luA iMit thr!) hi- I;: 5 -1: to anv man."

Onk cuiisc of the delay in settling the Waikato militiamen mi their land. ami in surveying and laying out the eolKUiereil territory. and |> 1!111i 11lt future towns and villains for sale. is the lack of survevors. who are aide to produce evidence of the possession of one (pmliii.-ation hitherto deemed essential hv the f!ovi-nm:om. Weallud: to

! ' he regulation which iorl'i.ls the employment of auv surveyor hv (lovernment who lias nut ; 11;t(I twi) vein's f<»11.11j;i 1 cxin'rii'inv in tln• j priu-t iee of his proft-Hsion. This rule may i perhajis have liecn iieei'ssary at one linn' u;lanir'iiei', though we Kiniiot <!iviue why ii j slmiiM ne tli(iii'2'!if to la' so. \\ e raniiiit ar j all see (lie eotjenev "I' t Sic w.iic!i j wnitlil attempt to > on\ iiu-L- lis iluit it is j absohitelv uercssarv to nunpol a si;-.-. e\■■ n'. j liii;iilv 'rained it inav he in his profession. I ail'! wlio can produce sal isfactery t.'s;i:nony |of Ilia abilities, aiiil moreover most easi'y ! prove lite pi).<.<es<i.>ii of thee ahiiiiies and a | jiroper kiiowleiju'e of sni-\ e\iiiu' hy prac'.ieai j ex iH'i'ieiu-e. tos; n ii'! a two years appren; :ee- { ship in : lie c.loijv i-ef.uv ho can he eiii rusicii I wit!', the measnrenient of a piece oi iaiiii. ! We en re- not to examine into any such | rcasoninu'. ;;mi we do not a! a" heiic\e in the [ ■'Mielii.Mon arrive! a: hy the an' horii ies a-; : evidenced hv lhe niisei:ievons re^u'al ion in | question. Were the lime oi' probation for j siie!i a jtersoii liiree moniiis msii.-ad of two I years, we should see no cause (or com plaint, i i>nt we do eomjiiain about the plan now in ; force. A tew leading quest k.s pur by j .Major Ileaphv to any candidate lor employ- [ tiient as a survevor under (uocrnnieiit. i would at once show whether tiie ' latter had the requisite mathematical. | and theoretical knowledge. an<l liiree j months aeiiii:;' as s i would a( ouce test his practical abilities and j | also initiale him into any speciality connected j I with bush surveying. It'lie cotiid not at the j | end of that time saow himself eomjieienl to ; survev a piece ol laud in Zealand, we I sliould despair ol his cut displaying lunch j ; skill as a stiru'ViM', tlioii'.'.h lie served twe'll 1 v i years ill the cotonv. .Vud the tidlv and in- j . |iiri"usness ol' th.is rule is now most fully shown; a very lar:;e extent of laud most urgently require* surveying: sites tor towns require planum:.:' and .laying cut : surveyors ful !i !1 the co nd it ion. Ihe impo! :ey oi we icit we are disi.'ussiim'. ii'imol be i;ot ; and t ;m----lel'bui'v and Svduey ha\e been written 1". in

(inU"-.' if poss'iltif, td olii.'tin pfrsons \\li<i !i;iw two vcars r(iKnn;ii t'.\ |H l i ii'iii't' Jii .surveyiiio-. if'tliis caiuml In.' (lum'llic wnrk ot Willi an insuliu'ii'iil stilll will dr;iLC iiloiio-. ;uul (iic nuist important work ol putting up for salr lands in liie (.'oil'jurrcd 1 rrrilorv, ;inil tiir j-'cH lenu'iil ol I lial tl'rntc>r\. 1)0 considerably retarded, lo I lie vot yreal disadvantage ol'tlie ]iroviuce at And did replies to these letters arrive annonneiiieiiiat not a single I wo years' experienced surveyor could be got, from either Bvdney or

'jUx-v, and aI J. cia;lit thoroughly aide "IM'ly to tiie Go- ' " "i for ] Wr::s,.m:ii em; jrym<. Nt tllO the t'i l ' lU i're vent ' " !m '° tui-ir ly needed. : xn ". \ iliid it would yltv uTe-itiv in ~pI rMCC, =!<:-i portions of ' : "' 1 TiiiuTif '"•'•iicl hi, An- setilc,lW. ' n , ark ,, t i,, ; : ; rentaln n ; prese- unpruiha],!.. I X > ■'."<'< 1. ;i idii'iu ;i i,, ils _ """" !o have i Ins euinitiered lenio.-r iinurc: ; i m i, t . n.-iMant M "on uili]l ' <■ peopling of i< v.itis Europeans jik.-.MI.s r ., vji! 'lJ '*■ ; t jl' i ' '*, r ' .!•( ' J,Jj - . : <f power" iV. the eoi< ;,j L i'J I ? will bo less an.; less ci an.v of * ! " n '.' o3! i o 11. murder. and rapine. and ;■ greater j',. uunr ,[ j' nl - r ) i( . j,r;_-\;;i<■!i ; .j ; | cxlf'ii.ii, oi'iuw ainl uni'T. I hen ... e ] K . r s(,i| S ijow jttixioiisiy ''aiiim. { " 'to <j;» ;!!I<l ot.-eupy it'ms of !l;t >_o/!(jiie ; (ei-rilorv. lai i\ eav's InciM'iO! Imntriutx it 11;;:> ill" hiarl. .a icui- i . «.; t j,{ts«l },•. i,. i ,!irr in.,., jiuwii;-- i-.to 1,.,; ~ oniiiii-ii' • -p V iu . .llnsiw , a idii iotial rea--., ; , iVu- iviu'tn every <ii I!U ' * .'.'H-Jit of the W;.- i Lilt <»" |el fit orv, ■ ave line wit "C":r lini. 1 .- am '< ; 1o " ■■ '<■= t].'- v. vcyors. |... ... ... , ;H- - year* rojoiiial t 'WHT'eii.-e r(: as a',-n-r f,.,;,,, ( .verv survcyoi ..!. ; j n; r em?>!ovi>i.-!;t iindf.lllClit wii once !«• I::,, i,;!, ,j. aii t!ie t-oiiij ■, .j t sui-v '<•)■ i;!-s M.c11'],),;,...; olilaili v ; !,|. oiici- \ i-li. |f i}.,-.-. eiLii s!tl i•: -oriiv }-ri'or:f. i >:<• v.. r k iv.juirci, we .seel!'' ■ ~r,j ] Ji.r ve;i>> r.,|. omul e.\:; .. nr», an.l :ii>vc !-]i!;iviii u ; i_'! ; ! \,-;y sulely :i_ . tin- s' lert en'ire'v in tj" ( . haiios ot .jji|or JUr.M.iiv. .'!■ , r J-ini .»i' course re i;, r 1;,,'. ~i]]: v of ii,,. HiC-U :JU c. •>\ 1. liiis "A i• i• I.i lie nilihl; viv prefi'l-ahh ' . H'ino; ;,; s j;;,..,;. ;ls ,i ; ,,y presenr. ;il> <*:!•«*?(.• >.i* cLoico to so lia !•] ;t I-I I!: j . \\ re: -iii'iS ill ov..- ita'i-t -• a!iito eoiuina' •.•anniis ;iin<>U!its of m<swv \<-i r»

anxioiis-y ■- iVuMhetiimMvheii tiie !;indin tlie 1 territory wiii in.. oiiV.-cl t«»r saU*. JJi:t is wcii *,<> note t!:at irtvat '-are should :'■ • .hen not to s, !! for in'ivlv .•pc-uiat!'.. m ••■>n>U > iiiii it to be It'll um. . f..,r years r'.aps. Stipulations si.«!iie jtuivhaser should (.«••• .- the land hr ; ■:l \ s eitlivf ;■. rsoiially or .. i<-11;i111 nr :t_r.•:.t. ( );:■<-f\v llie settle.;. ..J' t(it- wili i>e ver/ Lfrea! ly. iv: hed. Thi- v. ml.; he a :i n,>t serious i:-\ : !:11 eatui-a i>e too rateluiiv guarded r. . :.-i. V» <• arc iml to iifj<l • ual some a; ;«_■:? ~' "I 1!" Sil _ . -::n:is vv ha\e I.i:n 1 in • Mi" plVVioll-i Sir »• oil tiie Sei i'rliii'lii of -!i;< <.*;'iii|U..-ivi .titrv arc aI >• iT< 1 l.v tie; authorities. i \\e he i:ul in 1 o-a that others • also put iii jiracihr. it a|»jH*a. '..al one of tiie new towns i.L-ii.- laid i • :i t!if.' <ii>::irt iii ciUi-linn is t.» hear a i;;. - i>v a snort tn.r.e aifo. und \ : ie known a> A lexandra. I :.is is a _ -iVi trihine in a voathl'ul IViIieCSS w'w. '■ i-i:;nji!< H'iv von thi' hearts of the t'li lire n is'a i union, and vti,o wiii at. We hope, son n-tant .hue he e;".r And as 13i •r-'uiu* has Won pahl to the lovelv and 'l \'ed lhineer-- <.i Whiles, we would lain ! • •>' tliat Ihe other name we then propns ; m conjunction ihetvwuh. viz.. that of r. present highly esteemed and beloved Sow sh:iii be to rs--;:-ruawalaa. a let n bo known lu.'invi'orvh as V; -ria. anil hear l lie name of the riir'iir nmnaivh of New Zealand, now that is n<> longer the seat of a rel.'t'l ptr]:<u-r. and tiie so-.-a!:.-! palaee of the . h-->ri usurper <if ihe title • •*' Kinir is no 1. ill cxistenee. .There

aisu another ] :-t i't c>:uk"»i.'H with ic-ur.u' names to ■ '.n Now /-.■ aland. We havo ;i!t-i :ir 1 v iarm- '.v.vit u[>"lt tue subject. and laid tf.'wu'r; - :i!S..I «>t!'eiv.l wlurh. II aeto . w OllUt lis ;i:i'l ; :>.i •> U) our i'utlliv \ ll.'l ill K'l s, TOWl;~ ' U'.hl IMWIIS. ill Lll L'lil US (K-r.r, si»u-k t-» \\Y ii;t \ r imw r;u'i iral iilusi r:;l mh uf ilu' rill'O 1 YtiiU'll <>i; ■ 1,1 HI 1 !.l Hi ■ 11L; Then already some halt'-{••/.fa ! llawloeks ill i • coli'iiy. iims sin>\\:L'lvat i pi>\t'itv I't* inv. ■ :i>n iu nil hut" \\;u» j iii-.-i iisi'tl thai tor a town, a:;.! at the j same lime 1-'.! U> irtViU ( oSsillSioil. it ; Vl -;;] j,,. no \y ( .<. tl tetters am: t N | make a \isit ti i lj;l\clock I'l i>lV till'} j reach the ]iro;x • "-o. lins imicanee^aiijii lat oiuv i't.' •••; i'f'l- Jlavi-U-k i; asi ' hoii-mred mum :• nl it was very -MHt tasto !in lirst per *"<• "i'H'V'l ,t t- a_W ! Xoaiaml town. • ■ - was just as !>;m taste m ' all tlii* imitat. ihcro are more : naitu-s worthy • i '" l!,,ur " :au 1 Indeed. tho lis •nv wn* p_ra.-u- ---! cal !v ino\hans '■ We ;51V si .v in--1 ~nM V ,I ~, . .ha: a link' m .vermu.-nm! j rc-uhuion. a,l [mve m secamm ms;>.>t- ! ism a-a.I intern.-. v ; w,l,i ' :|L '. ■" | subject. would : u ' r .' f'v.a n m I ro!uu\'i i-> 11 with ■:? MU*vt. A remmnmn ! mi-ht be made ' i"'..j;o.--u o, ' . t • h-tti'l-'ls ;ijlll M k \WIS . IH'U* IiiWHSiUPS, — v ; sll o u 1.1 In- .cut 1. ••otiioColuitia; >('(-•:'! la in s Ollu-0. a:ul tha '-: r,v -' • ilu|ilicaii's ot i; !;:!:iIOS a . :;vau . v l " x,s,n '7 ' should k'sii iu-'s :: '" :a l'"^ 1 " liv r in tlu-if s:. ;:.i. > i>r !■«» 10-sto atn Tiio.ni.cr of Tho . :Hiiuntty. win:.' it oivu-nt t»v(.uoi SLVU,V V s against i,a-.iu- V f t " U '" S S ° litis i-oioiiv. a!! . "I 1 ' : " 1 : 1 ; „ ol coiiltisioit I'spoc-i-SO [HVVIMIt a Ul'l A ''' ally iniiic

Tin: war in Am; ■' ll[ '!,' 1 < l "^ li Ij;is now .V' 11 '"' a,u , ' t - in-on its nvillr " H ' i ? • i Norm ai.'i uil l 111 1 hlSt U'O • . , • ,> n ». i • . . . •' nr ami {- u '- ■ '"v- d " r[ "- ilie nivsem mi: 1 , ~ , , ; i u . i !i>' iu.- 'V lll ' \ I , 1 1 !i l\-o LIIMMCiIO pronosi'il march; - , . i ii : 'Mil lvaUs to I in* ■ 1 "* 11 armv bv three a 1 ~. , ~, l e i i Mis :l''ll!V :i!> K'."upon Jih-hnumc. ; . • 1 ~. , ;im■l • ■ ; ■ :ill 1 i.at N tin l! • bi'tliT organist':. " l la' ~ , 1.1,1, rr us t'ninniaii'i- ■''• u l -V,'" r 1 ;1 ;;! r 1,:Ul . ! : i k. possil.lv can to W1 " < '° , I ll,lk rf muVioik atiJ win for .HvmvTne oi.je.-t IIV la k;n-. if ,I,IU^t lu,l ; OU, ' ( :rie.ato capital. I'T 1' ll" nations aiv on such a IIU T y } ,■}?:■ 'hou-i. every P tveau 1 IOU' ifiKL i>v.*;ilo, *iiHL • v, ~ v<-c i t * .rovitiC ioi -*-• -* s • may be taken t, : th;m all this, sometluuji more

And then again, Grant will have opp a( d to him that most able Confederate, General Lee, whose movements appear to lv> ' ( as private as possible. Lee well knows the importance, of the struggle, in w Jj; o ], lie wi,!l be engaged with G-r»;. r Tie -will 1)6 fully inspired with. i' Si us t appreciation of the immense biake fo> -ivliic-11 he is playing. And the spirit whi-h ' animates the General will be infused the army under his command. They AViiJ and remember tli.it not only are flic eyes 0 f both North and South specially directed to them, but the eyes of Europe si!so and indeed of the civilised world. The momentous nature then of the conflict, nj e ]j ~8 the past history of the war, wll icad'us to pause before wc conclude that the immense and apparently well appointed artny 0 f the jfvorth will enter the Confederate c'apifal during ti;e present year. Hut e \>u jf they did so, and thus dealt a heavy b] !nr to the Sdlith. yet the conquest of Ivicliiaond will not end the war. It will doubting elate the Yankees much more than it .winepress the Confederates, and it will naturally have n great intluenee on public opinion- outside i America, but it will not end the contest. '' L;-e has never yet given cause to 'loubt that success will attend his efforts. jf ])j. s usual good •fortune attends liin,. an ,l ] ie checks and drives back Oram n.ij.l "Jjjniluense army, the hearts ; .f the (\ will again be warmed, and th.ir spirits ' raised wiili their success, while th? hearts of the i'Vdera's will as certainly ft'l the depressing inlluoilec of another defetfc.

To attempt to speculate on piababilities ill anv pari icular . manner, ami fi prophecy thi? or that termination lor anv particular scries of operations during this unfortunate war. would be as foolish as to Yankee prophecies iM' the Confederates Lein»* completely subdued in ninety days. ' "\\'e must content ourselves therefore with generalization rather than pointing to particular results. 1 But there are evidences in alundance in the Northern States which UMnistakablv f.eetii to indicate a desire in inaiy minds to bring the war to a close, and to .igree to tin; separation of the "Union Tha:.tcrv sensitive barometer the money market, »-ives certain that there twists iu Ihc minds of those who can,-read its les-ons, a large amount of distrust as to the success of the war, and as to the commercial value of Mr. .Secretary Chase's greenbacks. • Persons appear to lie converting all t heir available cash into land or other real property, and into diamonds and such like arLieles'which have in themselves an intrinsic value independent of the printing press of the i/eceral Government. This does not look agifthe more Thought fill among the Vankecs had snch very high notions of the permanent value of the flimsy bits of paper doing clutvfor money and which 3Fr. Chase finds it so easy to coin. On .April loth. (iold vras at 171:; ; and on the L-lth of April, ils price had risen, under symptoms of a panic, to That: is. SI.SS in paper. money were only worth ?] 00 in gold. Tin's depreciation is srmcthing alarming, and can only be caused by alarms existing in the public mind, and a want; of continence ill The sucess of the schemes and objects «-»t* the 2sorth. The "high price of gold, means the low price of the paper currency, and faiuilully guages the public opinion of its worth. The Government was doing all it possibly could to keep down the price of gold, or in other worJs to force up 1 the value of their paper currency, but their efforts were in vain, although f hey made considerable sacrifices fo effect that desirable but unattainable object. The Debt again of the j\*orth was of course daily increasing. We can see by the little warlike toy which Ave an; playing with in this island how fast inonev can be spent in connection with an arrnv in the field. Hut the* vast operations being carried on in Xorth America utterly eclipses anything we see here ; and our own experience from wit nessing war expenditure among us, sinks into utter significance when compared ,with the scale on which war is carried on in the States. The present debt however entails " an annual charge almost equal to the national debt of England: and as no sullieieiit amount of revenue is raised by taxation, either to meet present liabilities or to prevent the accumulation of an immense additional amount of deht, even the most thoughtless are compelled to look forward lo the time when the obligations of the Government will be more than it will be able to meet/' "There is no chance whatever of diminishing the expenditure of flic Government,'" and the depreciation of the; paper currency therefore is much more bkely to become greater than it: is fo become less. The - almighty dollar," when represented by liimsv greasy greenbacks, is nol so all powerful as the Si-vVL-iary of the Treasury thought; he could bv some powerful magic and sleight of hand, ncake it Lo be. The unfortunate possessor of this paper money is only too glad to get rid of it as soon as possible', and change it at a really alarming sacrifice for gold.

We must also just notice another important. mat ier. In the House of .Representatives, M:\ Long, of Ohio, spoke ill favour of peace, allocating the immediate recognition of the Southern Confederacy. The .Speaker descended from the chair, and moved Mr. Long's expulsion for treason. Mr. J(arris, of .Maryland, defended 3&'. Long, and prayed that the South might never be conquered. And on the proposition that Mr. Harris be expelled the iJou.se, 81 votes were- iu favour ami -jS against, but there not being a ma■"i'ity of two-thirds the motion was lost. several members have declared thai they CIIU Mr. jLoilg's opinion.

Xow i • ,.■ ' -ts sneak lor themselves in a tone and with;. : r.ee that cannot; be questioned or denied. '» -he significance of such spea\ii'g in such a ; ''.-embly as the House of Represent ativo*s ol t:. '••'••e United Sl,\les of America. is all *he < when

\w- recollect ii'nv dangerous is 1" < • j' opinions in fr<_-u democratic America, v, !k :i those opinion . arc at all at variance: with the prevailing ami popular views. There may be -,'reat I'reeiioin and gruat liberty of speech in that -nntry, but u e person, wiio, in iiis ignorance, puts ixi practice (he theory ot freedom so loudly boasted of noon finds that he may have freedom .speak, but discretion will iin>)-; !l - !(f 'dk' show the ■very great desirability t>i his remaining silent. llence the importance of the fact tnat two members of the House ot Kcjwosontatives have spoken iu favour of recognition ot the 'South, and 5S votes were given for them out ot" 2 39. This is an indication of an extensive eliaii"C of feeling and opinion among t he representatives of the people, and

is, coubtless, a sign of the existence of such opinions amongv the general body of the people. Let- the news of serious reverses from the South be canned to tiie jVorfli; let atlempfy bo made to impose taxes, such as any sound llnajieier would advise; let the already enormous debt constantly accumulate, a lid the greeji backs be considerably further dep reciatei i ,an d Mui«>pJnfon&e*nresso<.\ by Mr. Long and j\lr. Harris,and endorsed by those who votedJbrtl'elalt ei 1 , will becomemore and more in the ascendent, and the time for recognition of the South will then have drawn nigh, and the end of this fatal and suicidal struggle be at hand. Every well wisher of liberty, every friend of humanity, and every lover of peace, will, indeed, rejoice when the present desolat ing war in that rich and fertile country is brought to a close, and the people turn aside from war to the peaceful pursuit's of agriculture, manufactures, and commerce.