THE SOUTH.

New Zealand Herald, Volume II, Issue 321, 22 November 1864, Page 4

THE SOUTH.

At 7 a.m. yesterday, the ' P lio/he" arrived in the Manukau. having 011 board the Southern mails, and the following members of the House of Representatives Honorable* T. B. Gillies, M.G.A.. Bruce; Messrs. Mason, Pensioner Settlements; Dillon Bell; allace ; Bichardson, JDunedin and Suburbs ISorth; F.rodie. Gold-lields ; Reynolds. Dunedm and Suburbs South ; Baldwin, Gold-fields; \o■rel, Duuedin and Suburbs ISorth; ajne, Hampden; Patterson. Dunedin and Suburbs South ; Cox. ; Wilkin, Kaiapoi; Crosbie Ward. Lrttelton ; .1- C. Wilson, Chnstelmreli; Walker, " ;•' ollie, Timaru Fitzgerald, F.'.lesme're ; Thomson, Avon ; Dr. Feathrrstone, Wellington (■ ity) : W. Taylor, Wellington (eitv) : Uliodes, Wellington (city) ; Brandon Porirua; Fitzlierbert. Hutt; Eenall, Hutt; Monro. Pie-ton; Hiclimond, J- C., Oniata, Stafford. ]Srl>'on. (citv) : Richmond, A. J.. Collingwood ; Wells, Kelson, (suburbs): eld,Clieviot; Eyes, Wairau ; Brown, -Xew Plymouth ; Atkinson. Grev and Bell. Mr. Curtis, of Nelson, had not arrived. Mr. Carter, of Wellington is absent from the colony, and the seat lately occupied by Mr. Saunders, of Nelson. is not yet filled up. Messrs. lolcnso and Man tell anived on Saturday m the • Lady The following members of the Legislative Council were also passengers by tlie" 1 hujbe • ; The Honorables Dr. Buchanan, Dunedm; , Hall. Canterbury ; J.' C. W. Bussell. Islam , -J. L. Lee, Aniuri ; Sewell. Auckland : Tancrcd. Auckland; Stokes. Wellington; Craw Wellington ; Richmond, iN elson; Cuttielct, >■'" . Plymouth. . , I From Tarnnaki, we learn with pleasure that Charles Brown. I sq.. has been returned to tlie House of .Representatives ior ]Ne\\ ' - 1"°, ' . \ hmre and influential meeting was a.>o hew in ' New' Plymouth on Saturday—when resolutions condemnatory of the svstein ot double (rOitni ■ snout. and of Sir George Grey, as Oovenio.. ' were unanimously passed —-a report 01tne uw«. in>- with the resolutions in iud. vwll w , 1 in" the letter •■from our own correspondent, - from Tanmaki. From the _*et.-wi > , we learn that "a party of diggers armed • town on the I:3th inst., bring with them liom > Lvell Creek, n tributary of the Uuilor. s /-!^ ■ did lot of nusrfjets. and other gold, wcigmn., ■ altogether "Jl2 ounces which they disposed ot;u--•i'l'dav to the l : niou Bank of Australia, J^V* 1 t 'he miijirets weighed Otncr e^_ - weighed over 11-. 4, 3, 2, - 1 V^-° unu The' If«//<fhhi Chronirle of the sth uist. gi«* ' flie following particulars of the way m " ■ the Peace Pi oe'amation has been received . natives of that district : . ~ t '! in* Miiwi.'S in tlie noisdib ■nirnoo.i cr!V ' L * ° . cv.i. Will, am.li.rof X pl ti...a..iopotos. togi" 1 .vi,h a d.-taelun.nt of Tinlmvc probata " v.itlnvarl to Waitara to prevent its bemj pu >\ 1 hi' military, or to i-xpei liunn it ihe> *>r.- a " * inpns? bsien. 'i be Taupo unlives are said to t«. =• • in; liineii from the pre. a'ene.- ot di#ca«' '"l'U" 1 ( j w L ' -o occasioned I'y the scarcity ol ion.. • . I i-.terior. t'r.e kilmires have heard ot t.ie i'"'; 1 " L u . t or pardon, but do net seem, d inclined io t:i» - ■■ t iu.'e of It. They sav that if t', ey are t II ill' ir kinand l-.avetheirown laws.the> - ■ = t r main at p. ace wi:h the Qu. en :v-.u 1 ,1 s I his liiav l e mcn-iy braM'.do. i e.t it ot ;,irj - tin- terms oft!.- a:.d >lm«» t.iJ. will .io but the strong htiml. wlu-.i iiierolv , .louii Oil them ev, n more sev. rely t a all i r from having been withdr iwn out o . idea cf '.incl::ess. , , , A public, meeting has also been held • v gtuiui. tc consider the present ei .Mj- -~ j t ' New Zealand, and the subjoined t 1 the Assembly was then adopted, and .s D-. , I .generally sigueil by the luiialHtantsAlluding to this memorial t.u 1 litili>pe»druf savs : — . , , ; i : .-ts f Whether considered as knaw or r«>. 1 lnve had etuai-li ui" ldia. and ar.- wjh 1 ine.'.tis to sece.ri." his lensoval tif.n ;l S','. '■ "."....V.ai: ! 1„, !iis hii.ugtit to tlur vor<--' i'l *. " I. a lily tindin/ vent. Kve.y .;.-uiii d >» l ui' unv intluenco has cxptessf>i it ooS; B ' ganui sotiluia iaiTO umUodiiii i'u iu u 1110

-which subjoin. Tho peo] lo in that district jniow forrethirg about the nativo quef-tion, of -which thev have had much unpleasant cxpeiienco. When therefore they Fav that £ir George Grey's policy has encouraged rebellion, protracted (he war, in< urred a. TBSt expense, without uthiining t,}- e do.-irod objects, pii.'ixi feelings of contempt in tho native mind towards the Queen's authority, and left the legacy to the Co'pny °f a f icrcc struggle yet to be -waged between tho races, the opinion must bo considered both Found and bused to scnio extent on practical knowledge. AVe would suggest that similar memorials should be addressed to tho Assembly from every province in this island- It is necessary that the public sentiment of disgust at the proceedings of Sir George Grey ghould 1* unuiistakenbly expressed, and tlmt the men)bo'3 of the Assembly should bo made 11 understand it clearly. Tlicso purposes are served bv the subjoined memorial, which wo need scarcely add has our "31711 approval.

To the Honorable the House of Representatives the hum bio Memorial of thu undersigned inhabitants uf Waniranui aifll adjacent districts states.

That your Memorialists regret that thev are compelled to express themselves in a tone, which they {col the in Oft urgent necessity alono can warrant.

That your Memorialists believe tliat the policy pursued by his K.-veelleney with respect to the native?, has been calculated to infuse into their minds u-e'iiigs of disrespect towards her Ma jest v nml her Government — and has, 1 een most derogatory to the dignity of the Hiitish nation.

That it has been fraught with the most injurious rua"lts to the natives—ita main tendency havini! been to create in tlieir minds a false impression ot their own power and to strengthen the spirit if rebellion.

That to the inhabitants of this colonv it has bee productive of the in< st disastrous consequences. That it has H'sulted in the protraction of a war to a lengthened period which, had a different policv been pursued, wo.tld have been of much shortoi duration.

'il'.»t it has been still more injurious to the colonists float the lavish and imbecile expenditure o! v. v >t inonn s appropriated to induce the natives to retrain from the commission ot acts hoi-tile to lie! Majesty, and injurious to her Majo.-fv's subjects; a iytitein which, in the breasts of the na'ives onlv engenders coiitein] t.

That til- evils aris ; ng from such ;i system will not only be i.-lt by the picsent generation but wil! bo entailed v -n their and it* continued will lead to mi' lamentable but inevitable conclusion, viz , the fxtcnninatii n of the native lace.

Y< ur Memorialists respectfully uicc that voui honorable lu-u-f will be pleased to draw " hei 21»iosty' s attention to tln> opinions ol' your M(morislirts as hi rein expressed.

That you. as our ropiesentativos, will ho pleased to ixeu'i.-e all legal power ot which yt u may be possessed. to rcstiain his hxcebency fiom the con-

ol th»* con not ac*u> nliko injurious to b 111 lares, and will urge uj on her Jlajestv tb. iirpeiathe iioossiiy of the -peedy rtca.il of Sii Ue •!co Grey and the appointment of another Governor, n ho, while maintain]!-g the dicnitv of the Crown, will bean instalment of preservation to the mimes arid a prelection to the colonists.—And your inemorialicts, ctc.

When the now iamous Peace Proclmriafioti of the "Jfth of October was published, wo did not hesitate to declare that the overtures contained in it would be treated with the most unmifigatid contempt by I lie rebels, and .such indeed seems to have been tlie case.

For the last ten days, we learn, that active negotiations have been going on with the Tarnuaki natives, but to no purpose—-they do not see any necessity for tendering submission to the Quern, even on the easy terms oilered them by the Governor—arid indeed why should thev • the terms of peace are usually "dictated 1 y the conqueror, and certainly we must confess that the 'ris, in the present war. lias as much riaht to the title as we have*. ~\A e have ovcrun. it is true, a portion ot their territory but they well know that itisas much, if not more, than wV can do to hold that which weha ve evernn.and that they may prosecute the war as long as they like, without dread of further invasion or punislimmt. 1 hey can read as clearly as we can the evidence of weakness which dictated such a ] roclnrcnlion at such a men cut—the evident desire to h t by-izones be by-goncs. not out of any consideration for them, but (or the simple reason that we are unable to push the matter to a move honourable issue by open force. Thev know Loir divided we are amcng ourselves, how tearfully we are hampered bv double Government—and the more disaffected of those in tl,e Korth have not hesitated openly to declare ' 7aifint, wait till the soldiers are crone." Can we wonder then that the "peace proclamation" has met with the contempt which it most undoubtedly has done.

Like all Sir George Grey's concessions. it came at the wrong time—like the yielding up of it came months after the time when its effect might have been for good. .Had it followed the victories of "Telianga" in this Province, and of" Sentry Hill" in Taranaki, it inicht at least have Wen Ireatrd with respect by the natives. 2\~ow, following as it does the inaction of the last six months—the escape of the prisoners taken at Eangariri. and the toleration icr months of their lawless insolence—it is evidence only of weakness on our part. and as such, calculated still more to strengthen the hands of the rebel lenders.

'J he following which we take from the Taniytali Herald of Saturday - last, shows charlv enough the light in which it has been received bj' the rebels in that Province

-Aitive negotiations lime bei n going on with (ho Tcra-aU ninnes durin.' the past t<ndnys. and at 1«i-Et < lie c-ml assa-e hae 1 een sent to V ilium i\iti2 but tl-e rteults hairm t Tit be. oim- rppnrent — except t:ut t!if lijri feet 011 c-f the 'J a annii tiibe • iave tet t n three articles as toKns of their nilling-ik-.ip to trt'i:t a toj,uni or dogs in irat. a creciistone eardr p and a iVMiVAn or shark's to' th. -*bo'.t 70 of this hn],u asM-mbli'd at 'J'e Koi ua towards the I end i f l u .t week, ann theiv met i'r. I'urris and "our int-ndly native.-, thre- of "wl.om beh ng ( () the '| m- ~ | laki nib-, and the iourlh is peihai s tlie shrewdest of 'Ur native as.-e.-sois. 'Jbcca-e of the p> oc nrm-t icn tlu-ref- re was we IT represented. its < hjeel opluieei, and no doiibt its te. ining ns| critics r dueed to their real mean ng. How was it. then, it produced no efiret .- I h. fe particular natives aiu cei taioly nesirou- 5 of seeing the war ended. ar with IWao i- as much a recreation as any thini; else ; almost the only amusement indied whi<li they have that is not bbrohitely i h lui-h. liut even an aniusimcnt ln-eonns tiresome when continued so lorg, espi ciallv when i* is hp c_stlv ar this war has b'en in various wnye to th-m. \\ e are convinced their desire for what thev call peace is perf<<-tly sincere, and their tern B ure even simpler in expre-sicn than tin se of f"ir George t' r ej, tlit-uuh meaning the same thi'g. Thev ttu'iely ast for a cessation of Ik s'ilities nothing more ; and a return to our aims, ;ir d will net give up tln-i" o\\n ; when the status quo tntle bpllittn. They ilo not R=« for ft r land they very naturally wish to know ■"•lather thev are to bo paid tor it, and as to the murders," they get over that difficulty by denying that they were murderers. 'J heir avowed rent-on for kcppi>i» their arms is worth 7:0 ing, it shows wh;it hope there is of settling Die Oiiliculty l>y the pie ' n l s\bti-m of alt- rnate force and cajolery. Tbiy-ny thoy are afraid to (.-ive up their arms, " kri )iu/.ntaitlw e te hntranv." lest they be dcccivi d (i.e. treacherously dealt with afterwaids) by the Governor." hev, too, must have their "substantial guarantee" or our future good bthaviotir. C'erta'jilv His l'xciuenev seems to have inspiied as little confidence in ' es n - ,n bis friends, for though the " Go■>cnoi- { n this passage must be taken to include the colotiitig generally, it is !-;r George Grey that lias ten our rep esc atativo to them for the last- three veins. ill am King's attitude is different, liu', not '\M^ 6 f ™ er " l y 5 ' ie "imply refuses to treat at. all. v ! lc " *^ e P oelau-ation was tik(-n to him, he lead it. bit would not discuss tho terms; he merely eaid lie w ould not agree tJ them, giving jireiiscly tl e same on th>: Tai annlds " kcl iiukanri tea uu tc "'' a " n ' _ adding in explanation. " le.it T be treated a- he Uai!;ato» were at Kangiriri." Our vil'agc •nripoeu s native information must be very <h fee! ive. or \c wouid sun lvhavel-arntbefore nowthat the Kan-r-'-nri prwoners had pretty completely turned the tallies . .'" ne Governor ; had, in short, administered poe'tic-M' ' U ) 1111 '^ r *coived' him qui e as thorough y he liad ' deceived' them. Mowevir, we ree nu-ud •s ai:swi-r ol lii- tu the attention of Sir. ]•" z 'M;il'l '■ shouid ever have occasion to g'ive an o a n:c:il 51011 05 tiic fable of l'licobutf ai»u jßolna. iu tho

TOoanlimo -wo hour from "Wangaum that Hewi (wh« at fir.;t was supposed to bo horo) has just loft thai neightouih od -with his i rigadf! to assist King in recapturing Mataitawa and the other places latch lost. , *

Ihe proclamation Ihsrofnro as regards this place may be culled a failure, or something worse It.s Vague unmeaning thieats are thought to be realities, and its promises are looked upon a.s tlio bait which conceals tho hook ; and it is inovitiiblo that it should no so under such a Governor as wo now have. W. shall have to convince them by whit wo do that »e aro Kincoro in what wo say, and this will novel happen under tho present rulb. AVhen tlio Assomblv takes sole cliaigo of atlairs. it should toll tho natm".iis precisely us possible what it means to do—which they will not. believe any moro than thov believe Hi George Grey—and thrn proceed to do it; aftor a while* toll them again, a-d so on, and when at last thoy huvo learned by exporience that unbelief means the sumo as misfortune, they will havo learned a lesson that lias not yet been taught them, and which it is for the good of us till they should soon know.