The Auckland Chronicle. Thursday, February, 15, 1844. PRESENT CONDITION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.

Auckland Chronicle and New Zealand Colonist, Volume 2, Issue 28, 15 February 1844, Page 2

The Auckland Chronicle. Thursday, February, 15, 1844. PRESENT CONDITION AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.

Tin: ; n :, • »n < four adopted ' Country, ut i: is risis, demands the prompt and * administration of efficient reini ipted to r existing evi s which have hit through the total itfyjpran.ee displayed byoui - ! ate rulers of just principles of Government. M e want at the herfD&f affairs a man oi firmness, discretion, and s iund pra< ti a! judgment; whether or not Cftpfai iFi pensibje qi - e ha*e yet to learn . »« r aid not i,.t a more U< time for Benefiting the Colony, and res cuinp; it fr.<in the utter ruin whirl, sooner or later w. uld hamated the of his pre ceisors. The setters in New Zealand are a. ratio:.ai and m ;,i their \ an; - f tier Ma subjects, < •■!, all tliey require is jus--In.res) be ■ it vi-. rile -■ ous -iisturban. iroof Cook's Strafe v>'! rhis tim: ib:\ sett e-i, and a good uodeistanding tal firm, • our (i p. Let us hope for the honour of itisli name that the Bin ■ of the laws will be in,!: ted where eil gressed ; justice to the colonist manes of I who fell in the Wairoa ma friends in Erig and. require that this affair should be th i^ated, and the £ui t iMit to trial. We Mncen-K hope that thq mawkish sensihility displayed by a pertain class- of people, who won d ju»tif> the natives in all their atrocious will Uot prevail to the turning aside "f the even hand of justice. The nee Of the nin-t intelligent men who have, spent many years in F&vage and seinibarharous countries where Kuropean sovereignty is established, tends to that to commence i>\ penriutting the laws to be I Token with impunity, is most cruel and i.ihmnan in its results, and the worst policy that can be adopted; the • avage breast cannot understand or appreciate the motives of forbearance, that withhold the just punishment of his guilt, and naturally attributing their ill timed lenity to fear of bimseif, learns to contemn an authority "winch w »uld otherwise command his respectand obedience. TnuT.by omiting to rihjt his first an<l minor ohVnces, with their <} w . punishment, he is led on to tho conmhsMon of enormities that, must eventually awaken the slumbers of the law, when it becomes necessary to exercise it it all its vigour. Rut it is arguad there is not sufficient force in the country to vindicate the supremacy of the laws, if so the Governor whose hense of honor and justice is acute, must indeed be in a pitiable situation ; better far that England renounce for e*er her Sovereignty over this country than

all w her ? aw to be ramnled upon wi h lupun . , a d her : übje tsxobbed ai <f murdered without redress, ijt*

Other subjects of*prefsimr, ifn> t.equa 1 impoi tan c, demand a so the immediate tion of the Government. 'lhe suffering and claimants deouredby de a\ and sb kiied by defer- d hope vvhp have i.cm ftmr years dancing attendance at the Courts of Commissioners, and treate I n* though thev were imploring charit> instead of -t-mding up in heavj • •\cr -■ a'd frequently iipj > to th i pi-iiui; ar-' anxiously wnitltl'g to know definitively the is and time of the final adjuitH of their ( lainis. The Goveri Of has stated that the act of Sir Geori:o Gippi roved by the 1 lone I anent as the basis to be but it is unfood thai he is himself invested with much di>< retionary power to a'ter any portion of that measure that may appear to require amendment h»r the <>-e of doing justice to all pW e may therefore reasouably ex that ' In the Commis-si--ners, will be taken into account and considered as part of the purchase money.

ie principles of free trade, although thev have to contend with the ignorance, prejudice, and habits of centuries, are fast gaining ground in Europe, and sure \ igs flowing from su-h a i en i will not long be withhc d from our adoj harf Is ands previous to .British au ig established in New Zea nnd with il t-0%4«#l r l-aii that iloes ou-l\ nn the sui i-'a' poiicy ot Duties and C e Ordinan es.

at have desolated our ports! besides, iftera'' what are the amount of nett , j;tu>ieU« a .rumg to,the Treasur from impolitic and destructive -our. e of tevenu^PTo be sure it provide* a ew snug appointment'< for sundry as‘irants topoveVnment patronage, aqd dso an mil i ts the smuggler in hi* illegal traiip ; but are such slight and partia advantages as these to be maiatained at the expense of the destruction of, our commerce and agriculture, and the serious injury of the fair trading merchant, who finds it impossible to conVpete With the smuggler cap so easily evade the duties? <ry I The oppressive impost laid on bv the Post Olfiee, which however sm&lljitmay appear, bperates/as a powerful check* if not entirely prohibitory on only medium of circulating intelligence, we have in the Colonies, the t»ew>papers wil 1 gradually become 'e s interesting, and the worthy Editors probably ere long degenerate into the mere dull chroniclers of local events. E v ery Newspaper Editor should exert his influence for the Repeal <f this dbnox ious tax, especially as in consequence of it their labours are confined to the mere district of their publication. And were we to notice seriatim e' ery thing that ca s for amendment in the long catalogue of existing grievances, our paper wou'd require to be enlarged to something like the size of a London journals. We would call the attention of our readers to the importance of geting up a public meeting, in order respectfully to make known their sentiments to His Excellency (immediately on his return to the seat of Government), whom it is believed is anxious to dojusticoto all classes, and needs only to be made acquainted with their reasonab'e requests, in order to comp*y with them. 'l'tO flii i *1 ■- ...... |