The Evening Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1869.

Wanganui Herald, Volume III, Issue 537, 20 February 1869, Page 2

The Evening Herald. SATURDAY, FEB. 20, 1869.

The Dews from Taranaki, ;we : ffear, indicate? more than the Snperintendent would lead us to believe. These murders, nil committed at the same time, are hardly objectless, and would scarcely l>e attempted without 'some preconcerted plan, or the knowledge of a general "sympathy with, the murderers. Mr Richmond has pursued a wise policy in attempting to localise the murders, and exempt-ing-the natives of other parts from (Participation.in them. There is ,an .analogy, however, to he drawn between the murders just committed' and those at Waihi in June last. The Hau-hau declaration otwar consists in a surprise upon unoffending settlers. If the war spread to Taranaki what will the Government do ? They have heen committed to the .self-reliant policy, and the rebellion ■must be suppressed if every native in the island rise. How vfiin now appears the. threat of casting- off "Wanganui, how unstatesmanlike, how short-sighted ? Is there any policy can save the Colony but a straightforward and dignified one? The.enemy must be crushed, as Lord North once said in a worse cause, by "those means which God :and. nature have put into our hands." The Assembly can meet the crisis by issuiny paper money to the amount of a million sterling-, making- it a legal tender, at the Custom-house, Po'stoffice, and Ranks, and not bearing interest. This plan is before askingfor another loan, for several reasons. Having obtained the sinews of war, let us fight until .Hau-hauism is annihilated, and disloyalty, to the colony is looked upon as synonymous with outlawry and death.

authorised to sit with other Justices, and to discharge the general duties- of Justices of the Peace. ' Rack ■. betwekx .Steamers.—A racei between the steamers John Perm and Charles Edward, the result of which was looked forward to with much anxiety by those interested in the rival boats, commenced yesterday mornincr. The two boats loft Kelson together at 11 a.m., and arrived at the winning-post, Westport, this mornin<r as follows:—John Perm, 4 30; Charles Edward, 4.50, the former thus -winning a well-contested race by twentj' minutes.—Nelson Mail, Feb. 18.

T?FXTGrors Revival- iist the Watharapa.—A Mr Deck, we learn from the Mercury, is turning the unfortunate Wairarapa inside out b} r the power of his eloquence. His subject is illustrated by drawings of beasts upon the walls and other horrid sights; his favorite book is Daniel. The Mercury laments that some of his audience are inclined to be merry, venture, with due reverence, to suggest that if Mr Deck wants a fun-loving people he will do well to come to Wanganui.