THE "Wellington Independent." Saturday, April 9, 1853.

Wellington Independent, Volume VIII, Issue 782, 9 April 1853, Page 2

THE "Wellington Independent." Saturday, April 9, 1853.

. The fate of the Governor's Land Proclamation exemplifies the actual dead lock of public affairs in this country. The Proclamation cannot go on because the constitutional system interposes its Veto. We tire under two opposite systems of government which counterwork each other. ' The constitutional system cannot'get into force,.because,its establishment is confided to the despotic system, which withholds it by delay. Neither caii the despotic; system pursue its ordinary course of giving to its own pleasure, the. force of law,'because there, in front of it, stands 'tho;.constitutional system, waiting for action, and strong: enough, even when passive, to impede the other. Both systems, are. incapable of activity,; they can but passively stop each, other. The. head of the depolic system runs away, probably intending never te return, and leaves his efficers, who have never before thought for themselves, to get into scrapes without end, which the constitutional system has, at least power enough to expose to tho public gaze,, ..An equal disorder of government may-have existed before somewhere in the world, but we can recollect ho example of'it7' ,''

\ Here, is .a Bmost important.measure, suspended, in one Province-by. judgment of a Court of Law, but going into effect in others -notwithstanding the Judge's condemnation; of it on ; grounds which apply to all' the Provinces, and' his peated, warnings that the title to property acquired under it will be worthless. The, iofficers of Government and their adhereuts abuse the Judge, and do all they can to bring the' law into contempt. There exists in law a power which could at once put an end to this'confusion and dangerifor the colony—-the only power which .can.after what has- passod.,.really settle this questipiipf questions—but the Governor, for somo reasons not made

lnWri-to'-'the.'pOl)lib,":-keeps'-l'liis;',powei;,, l ;; i .; suspended'iii fact; and lets all the ..mis-, r ' chief brew on to whatever resultsinay.ba ~.. decreed by the.chapter of accidents. .Thq-mis-government of colonies is a,,very,01d,,,. and'tiresome story^'bu^t^e|?uly^t^ ; :,. invosteclwith a;freslvinterest. :by-.the; ; . sent otte' 6f : twb-,oppiasite (systems poffi., 'ib'jr everything to adead,lock extfeptjtte \. , distractions •» of ■: tfartytfwfiW. ##*&$» | • of-thejpleople from): a wholesome legislation,^' 777-;. ">,. • Judging by all ordinary rules ot right „ and the plainest dictates of common ... sense, one should think/that, the peoplethemselve's would makeone' more effort.,, ; for obtaining those powers of legislation.. . which'would enable themselves to aocom-.,. plish their desirevhy bringing-the:oon-s? stituti'oniii system'iritov active. an;4..com- : , plete6pei'atioh..Butthepeople.aresodis.. ;1 . .fraoted'bysthis "cheap land",cj«estioii4bat,,...; they seem-incapable of any useful effort. . Even the warmest'.friends,of. cheap 1a.n0,., are apparently paralyzed, to, the .extent of - v . blind'to,the fact that ■ the ~ Assembly alone can give them,what they .;;. want,; "vNobody,-proposes •, any Moj^' r remedyyorahy-r^medy-yat, all,, for; ,thpv,, present disorder.'; - Tho only. person, in ..; the colony who. has really; the .power, .to ; act, has departed on some trifling exper v. dition, the object of which is kept secret.,'.; from the public; and even, his where-.'';,, abouts is unknown, so that it.would...{?.». c ? impossible to communicate with him .7 promptly. ■ He isknown tobemost de- ' « sirous of leaving the colony altogether; ;, and supposed to be in expectation of his, 7 early removal. In the whole, aspect.of:. 7 affairs we see no prospect of improve v y nient for the present. New Zealand ba»B\ ever been the most victimized of colo- \ ivies *■■ aiid none of us' can- suggest'- ;' the time when her' long chapter, of inis- yy cries will probably come to an end. -..„.,..