THE COLONIST. NELSON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1860.

Colonist, Volume III, Issue 292, 7 August 1860, Page 2

THE COLONIST.

NELSON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1860.

Tjie Auckland papers are glle4 wjth the speeches of the Maoris, in answer to the \ Governor's address to those chiefs who had assembled, by request, in Auckland, to take, into consideration the unhappy and unsettled .state of thngs in' the Northern Island, The M^ori chief's and principal men present (be£w,aen |$0 and 400) pretty generally expressed tanselyes jdesjrous of of living in peace with the European?, ,aad appeared to appreciate the great benefit they had derived by the introduction of the! peaceful pursuits of trade, commerce, and agriculture, by which means all can live in cordiality, comfort, and good fellowship one with another. We have not rosm ibr the many sayings uttered on the occasion. One was almost a repetition of the other. Some remarks on this meeting and on the Governor's j address will be found in our fourth page, taken from a very extreme paper on most matters. The sobriquets, Slipslop, Red Cat, Boshee, and.others,,may puzzle some, of our readers; it-is not necessary toexplain that which^ha^ so Wy local ian application. I'herarticl es, with tliese j drawbacks, are smartly written j and as; we faaviegiiyen both, views of this much vexed question, as j they have appeared hi the yaribds jcploßial! papers —without making pretentious (displays iof any extraordinary clearness of con-^----ception on the matter,,beydnd.'expressing astonishment at; the,entrance ion ? a quarrel when in so utterly helpless a state —we shall continue to give the bane and a#t£dbte till this unhappy episode of bloodshed be. o,ve^ j^nd a clear,'explicit, and unmistatafile settlenientcan become to with the who must now be ( made ta feel that there-is only i one sovereign,olitew Zealand,and only \ oneJaw.fcthe European and the* Maori.- ] eWe igive a few of "the aentim^iifs uttered i by the chiefs at the famous 3£obimarama j Conference. t ' Honajßopifaa^^aid;: !«I invitedfthe Eu?| ropearis; ion: aHore at the Bay of Islands, i Sdihe of the pakehai were ljilled—l avenged'

their death. I heard of the Murder of Europeans at the South; I 'iame from the North, and avenged their 'dfeath. The yfafel keha fell at Kororareka ) this was my mjss evil—l ill-treated the/ people whom I had; invited and entertaj&'ed. This was my sin. After that myself and grandfather; Kawiti, visited Kororareka to see Governor Grey. The Governor said—Kawiti, do not look at. the past. Kawiti consented to the word of Governor Grey, and promised to cease from all disturbances. 1 consented to this, and said—lt. is good. Then this Governor visited the Bay of Islands. We held meetings for the purpose of erecting the flagstaff at Maiki at our own expense* We consented to this; erected the flagstaff, and called it the Union of u the two Nations. Pakehas, I have done. I shall return to my work. I shall return to my home—to peace and to agricultural pursuits.' It will be seen that some of the Chiefs spoke of their grievances while expressing the obligation they were under to our Government for many advantages, and their determination not to join the rebels, ,Te Manihera te Ngatoro said: ♦ Mr.. Me Lean, listen, that I may give utterance to my thoughts in this runanga. Let me tell you I shall not be quite iriendly with you yet. ' Through these fJbiefs we shall find out the matter between Wi Kingi and the Governor. But you understand I have no concern with Kingi. My eye is directed towards the Governor. Jwillnot yet attach myself. I must first see friendship between the Governor and Wi Kingi. I shall then cross over to the Government. Te Puni remained behind at Wellington. What I haveito say then is, search out the nature of the Governor's affair with Wi Kingi. Let iheir affair be made plain in the course of our proceedings, and 1 shall then attach myself to you (the Governor), and you shall be my father. The following speech is the most significant of the lot, and conveys a jnst censure on the hypocrisy of those who say there is the same law for the English and the Maori. The Maoris wish to be treated like men, then let them not be looked upon and petted as children any longer. Te Keene said: 'I have two subjects to speak of. One is, the Laws. I shall speak of that presently. The other subject is, the Governor. My body shall not be severed from that of the Governor, because my adherence commenced with Governor Hobson. I asked that Governor " Will you not consent to become my father?" He replied " Yes, I will be a father to you." He said that he would be my father, and that the Queen should be a mother for us all. Wherefore my opinion now is in accordance with the Governor's. The Queen shall be my sovereign, and the Governor also for me. The other subject is the Laws of England. It appears to me that there are two codes of Law—the one of God, the other of man. The Governor has said that there is the same law for both European and Maori. Now, when I asked five shillings per acre for my land, the Governor reduced the price to sixpence. Therefore I have,no law. On this account am I grieved. Only the shadow of the Law belongs to me. Another instance, I took a gun to a pakeha to have it repaired. The Government said, No. Therefore, I have no law. These laws are given to me to look at, not to participate in. Hereafter perhaps we shall have a law, whereby the white skin and the red skin shall be equal.' The New Zealander attaches great importance to the meeting, and says that Paora, of Orakei, while approving generally of tI)S Message and Rules, hinted very plainly that the jpay t,Q get Maoris to submit willingly to English law \pas to allow them to have a voice i n t^ e ,Oolon;Lal legislature, for the Maoris are a stiffnecked people, and do not like to be rebuked even by their own. At the Tuesday's conference Tamihana Rauparaha (William Thompson) son of the well known chief of that name, made an energetic speech against the Kiii^ movement, and charged upon Europeans the offence of actively fomenting this movement^ and expressed his; determination to destroy Jjt, in which good work he trusted he should be joined foy evevv one present. The TaranaU' ffetald co/nnjen^ pa the address in its usual talented style, displaying that intimate acquaintance with native matters which must make its news be received with respect of those even who'differ from it. We give the concluding observationg pf this short article. ; ; '*%: meeting w fosn natives are in open insurrection, aijid osiers casting #b,put for an excuse for joining th,em, "15 '^ pp,n^essioh lor peace sake, whichis pfewedJ?y the natives as an ; admission of weakness m our part. Least .of all is a one-sided meeting to rule those whose misconduct has excluded them from rit. The assembly, to produce the desired result, should represent all shades of opinion. W& do not affect'to despise the alliance -of fam^ti $ak& $er>eand others whose fidelity is above suspicion. We fcave tried native ftiendjs in Taransjki, Stilf the: fact remains that they jsongtiitute the minority, and, if the colony is to be spared the disasters of a general rising, the rebels must be subjugated with ah iron hand, "andJ be made to pay for their treachery and rriiscondwbjt. Mercy or peacemaking at such a; time, excepit .on §$/&$ terms as shall render war fdr the future iwpos#?;l/ep would be a flagrant wrong to the PPipny/'; '

The rough weather experienced round our coast lately appears to have been more continuous in the south than with us; for whereas in Nelson for some time past the finest : an.(jl finest days have been enjoyed since shortly ■ '$ftej\ ,the - rough handling of the Airedale, further south Jthei;e appears to have been successive days of bad' weather,, while this favored locality has been enjoying her usual share of calm and'sunshine. The brig Cosmopolite from Hobart Town, bound J#r Qtagq with a* cargo consisting chiefly of horses, arrived at the bluff after a passage of ttyiifyrfiv.e' d£yjß, ,b ( ut only to

Suffer the annoyance of seeing their port*1 and having to run away again after parting with both anchors. .Af!ter attempting to enter Port Nicholson,-which was found impractipable, she made for Blind Bay," arriving here on Saturday last, and is shipping a few necessary, stores prior to starting again for Otago, as the class of horses she brings are of the draught kind of superior character, and our market, in* its present overdone state in this particular, most probably offers but little inducement for a trial. It speaks much for the care that has been bestowed on the stock when we find that nearly forty horses have endured a passage of many days without a single casualty to record. A letter has been sent, by, Messrs. Hash and Scaife, of this city, to their various correspondents in New Zealand, concerning the necessity of getting articles of comfort, &c, for the forces of all kinds at Tafanaki. The Wellington Spectator • says;-—', We, have great pleasure in publishing, the following correspondence, and feel assured; this appeal which is made to the sympathies' of this community on behalf of the gallant: . men now engaged in the war at Taranaki' will'meet with a ready and liberal response, and that the settlers of this province will; not be slow in imitating the example of those at Nelson.' The Lyttelton Times on the same subject says i —'The subject of communication only | requires to be known, to call forth the li-r beral contributions of the community.' And further speaks ;— * We would herecall the attention of our readers to the information contained in the, letter published this day from ' a correspondent,' revealing the true state of affairs in Nelson as regards the refugees from Taranaki, from which it appears: that no less than 400 or 500 people have been taken in. and provided with shelter, food, and other necessaries, and that more are expected to arrive, and would be received with a hearty welcome.^ It is indeed time for Canterbury tp step in and claim to bear its share of the burden of this truly noble work of charity.' A meeting in aid of the sufferers at Taranaki has been held at Christchurch, The -Bishop proposed the first resolution, and several speakers strongly advocated the claims of our Taranaki settlers to the sympathy of every right minded individual. The sum of £300 was collected at this meeting. A subscription has been opened at Canterbury, which already amounts to over £400. Below is the acknowledgment of the opportune present for the use of the sick and wounded at Taranaki, sent by the Tasmanian Maid on her last trip. Principal Medical Officer's Office Taranaki, 24th July, 1860. Sin,—Several of the inhabitants of Nelson having presented, through the Commander of the Tasmanian Maid, some wine and other articles of medical comforts for the use- of the sick and wounded of the Field. | Force here, I trust you will favor me by conveying to them the warmest thanks of the recipients for so substantial a mark of their kind-hearted sympathy. At the same time, it will no doubt bs most gratifying to the inhabitants of Nelson to know that the sick and wounded are amply provided by Government with everything necessary for their wants. I have, &c, (Signed) J. Stuart Smith, M.D., Staff Surgeon Major, Principal Medical Officer. His Honor the Superintendent, Nejson.