"LET THE PAKEHA AND THE MAORI BE UNITED."

Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume II, Issue 6, 25 February 1862, Page 1

"LET THE PAKEHA AND THE MAORI BE UNITED."

It is deemed desirable to publish in the "Maori Messenger" the following paper, relative to certain occurrences which recently took place in the Waikato country; and although we are persuaded that the more thoughtful of the Native people will jmake their' own- comments upon the strange proceedings of the Ngatimaniapoto stHL we are unwilling to allow the facts contained in this article to go- forth to the world unchallenged. Upon mature reflection, the Natures themselves must conclude, that no possible advantage can be gained fcy hostile demonstrations on their, pwt.. Maori chiefs feel we are quite suve that their wrongs will be speedily redressed, if, in a becoming manner, they apply to the duly constituted authorities.

# On what principle, we demand, did the chief Patene "with thirty, armed men attempt to eject Mr.Gorst from lands ceded to tIU liuropeans ? For have been accustomedtd. near frop ; r the lips of the Native Europeaus have' place upon their jpwfc* litodswhomsoever they piease; Win this ticular it would seem, that Patene Poutama does not approve of the nationaj. v approve of, laws v The Maori, no doubt, are ignorant of the consequents; 9fv unseenily conduct as th%i of Patene and his adherents, the law punishing with great severity those who are convicted• of :; Jbearing. arms;-, "with hostile intent ;" but even the Native law recognizes offences of this grave character; demanding satisfaction in :r The Waikato people, from time to time, have profeissed to feel a sincere dusire:foi? the maintenance of friendly intercourse;» with; their" iiuropean brethren*; their own motto being, " Region, • Law* and Love ;!' but what amount, may we not seriously ask, of reHgious feeling, or. lawful course of action did Patene Poutama mid ihis thirty soldiers . evince in their late demonstration at Otawhao against Mr. Gorst ?

■-« v. j Otawhao, February sth 1862. Oil Friday . the, 21st January, a: vague rumouy readied. Gorst, rfchat three bands of ?et out from the r u *%od "of Hangatiki— >one, to drive away ttte'Rev. Mr. Snackeifturg from Kawhia; aeeeond, to expel JMr. Eeid irom IWaipa; and thirdj to reinoye Mr. Morgan and Mr. porstfjrom Otawhao.. Mr. Gorst went over With Mr. M. Clarke

tlie'fomeL'flay # Kafciphj. to 'see if any coWd'jw.plbtemea.oF'the hostile forije, ..V/J'hey' founp firotp the V?aite'rai | thef£wn<£ .yery.sull?y and worn,d.not talk,; o 6rote«Bed ;to /kajoftr noljhing, about, Aaae For. "the lapd ? at WaivTfiii w*a : s : W fr'oih asl&d'foVftWl,' lifeWa» r iid;t ;"iind tfce rtVn frbm Han&aiiki trbo had &Hte' dowji, , ;-fcieWypotl^g'' About ' ttiePL FiirOT^ :^em 1 j&eommunlc&tive Mr. GWw# Wished I ttyeifr gooit .bye add* wenVliomei fiilly .'tbat the Hkngattki siwjr'watfi 1 a-ftbtiearttoni (toy, hpWieVcr, pews earnest tho hostile armyj\w. a<itually at Rangiaowhia, and on Sunday. a chiefof Taati's party pained Waterhouse. canle to say r that the intelligence. was' too'trpe ; «naii6|ia to /kill twp birjis with one stone, , had gone round by to,' aijes't. a but as the Waikatos were. not. will ing to giVe him up, the two ,parties were in arafr,'tytfj/; jdf .'cbnaiug to "blows. Monday hdW6Vet #as a dr&cbing wet day, and. it was that' either' the' tfaiu or the irttestine quairfelmr^tpi-eVentfurtherop'erations. ..3 ' ' ' Bwt on Tuesday juat after breakfast* it being a finfl sunnv dayy there was 4 report that, the enemy was at hand.. The party at Mr. Gorst's all.rsii opt into the road and jseeing ;a short white line bobbing up : and down amongst the distaut jferny at once pertiieved it to be the white caps of one of the : royal regiments, : In a few; minutes the army cameup,—first Rangiaowhia men pnhorsebacl£,who had come down tosee the fun, then Pateue the hostile leader, ;a Ngati- • maniapoto chief of equal rank with Rewi, and last after* long; halt on the bridge out ofaight,---whether to arrange their Srbgramme« prime their guns, or put on their is uncertaip,—-a regiment of 30. men in; blue with a red officer*' who marched past, counter• mprchjEd, Raited,. faced about, re- j he'amd a jew ; exercises, and finally] " stood at opposite to where Mr. and Mr. Grorat were leaning against ttt&'&ncs. .It w&f a ludicfbus scene. All Mr. Mbfgati*o icKooi wks per«&ed upon the fence.; thgj&W&fc l&diei afid'niost of the Euro' pe&fti' gg .spectators ; liortfes And Madries, eiiid the sbftlferii ifeittditrg grave afcd solemn in ntid&, the only itra object intbfe picture.

After, shaking hands .with the . enemy.and loitering about for' five or ten minutes, ad nobody seemed disposed to begin,- Mr. Gorst went away into tire house. One of Mr. Morgan's teachers -was soon sent in to ask Mr. Gorst to 6ome erut -«id talk to them, -they also invited Mr . Morgan to come and listen, though they disclaimed all intention of meddling with him j it was Mr. Gorst not he that was to be driven away. When Mr. Gorst got out, a man in the road was reading a written declaration of loyalty to the< Kirig purporting to fee'-signed by 2074:ptirsoflM.' 3&e only phrase that was distinctly heard, for-he rfeacl very badly/ was " the Biihopand Morgan and other false prophets." An adjournment wasthen proposed to the shade in the church field, so they sat down on the chunk steps-; the army was reformed, reprimanded by . the red officer: for allowing the/boys to poire: fan at it, maoeeuvered through ftigsp in: the.hedge iuto thefield, and drawn up,, with guns and .bayonets,, a couple of .yards before the: party. Pfctepe came forth in hoot and made .an oration. He dwelt on the wrpng confuted by the 'Governor in sending up a a resolution that pone should be allowed to oome : itwasnouse Mr, .'Gorst saying that he had never judged any, Maori, "Patene had seen in the newspaper that -the Governor had sent him up to be a. Magistrate. Mr, Gorst said he was on his own " piece" and Patene had no right to meddle with him. Patene said he would not. let Mr. Gorst stay unless he would consen.t to become a trader, and sell biankets and tobacoo, and give up being a Mr. G'oiistssiid thai he 'could pay no al&ntidn to the words of oneman >, he must biiir Matiitaera, what all Waik£tir>, said to tins. Patene replied tha' he himself was Kin? Mstutaera, and that all the Runaiigas had agreed that Mri Gorst and Mr. Clarke should be driven away: they wire Worms, Wits that Sir George Grey was fishing with, and if they were suffered to remain some of' the tribes in Vfaikato would inevitably be cauglft. He repeatedly 'ordered Mr. Gorst to go, Mr.Gorst positively refused. Patenethen said that this time he had told Mr.- Gorst quietly to -go, but if he . persisted in remaining he should soon come back and send him away ) he should, take Mr. Clarke and Mr. Gorst, he said, with their goods (he would not hurt either them or theirgoods), tad put them into a canoeand send tbeni away. Mr. Clarke said that he and Mr*. Gorstwould have to be carried do wo to the ri*er, a»i would not help to paddle. Patene implied that was just. A Maori in a striped-red flannel shirt, said to be. Ihoia, an influential Baogiaowhia chief, with a merry: goodhumoured &ce, alio addressed Mr. aod

pornted out hie. errors; but. fee. used.no threat® bFremoval, and seemed only half raeatnest. "4 unlooked (6t obstinacy of the toraiwrted the proceedings $ : the soldierswere manoeuvred into the road again and away; there was a general rush oftfce pablio into theroad to see the army maroh through a puddle that extended across • * hat the red officer- deployed into single file ia a masterly manner, and the men erapt by the hedge side, sp the hopes of the public Were disappointed. /

v |a tW afternoon Taati paid Mr. Gorst a and said that his would tot agree to appoint him to be Assessor. He said they If ® r ® *fr®id lest ! they should lose their ( raana, and that it was owing to fear that no one ventured toaccept the Governor's plans. <Bunangas. had agreed that no Magistrate and no additional school-masters should he admitted into the district, but hesaidthat fte violent proceedings of Ngatitoaniapbto w«re not sanctioned by the rest Mr. Gorst pointed :out to him that they had come, *ith artns aadthreats, upon the Queen's land, whichj on their own wrong. Three ot four W ailcatoa from Kihi-kihi were also down

HwTOM CflirfMuW. T'' " '' • :■'••■ ," •W'm r SA fttWliA t#r. 'Girst, Viot life *hia%iH&; to lifer ftdd 'itftfcfi&n&f <& fcis Mh to&foe btr IJrtfSf, w'fc HJASt It'f&iA&nferihsaft Sir Georgb Gtfey WH6 bad • : 7 -"'■&. "GRfttfr 'as 'ftras the Rifts, ikfl "♦KthiWtfitihifia arid Hoera, who are <W# 'JfMin #tft -fw •«uW' ila * his gmrig-anv Mtftiitteft h&d;gcftfe't6 the' WaitiaL tfoaiiafc&r #al : ! tr&n&6t6d by <tW6 «Oflnrtltt>rt,. Whty>«(ed, hp tfcfe iwtow)'' Mr: iClktto •• <&!*.■ igafatV bttee, :dnd: an accoaafc <tf *bifc hftdfcappenecL; Tbey uiid tfc&tMstaiafera 'hadCiPfe««iit;Batenß, and that bis conduct was ; ii|e.iQont oiight 'to .goandtell Wi ifc.:Mr. Clarke siid .thatin IfeiMahi rsiifcb behaviour-would be tailed a *StelWlhl," should -be held ftrjlthft acts iof. bis soldiers : he •l«ftlhWy,em>Wped what Sir. 43rw»t had oome ,WF ; bo.iwopldipjfoceediThey said oome up. and enquire Iff% mponstaiiCM, : tijat. Mr. '(jfarfP: aljouid be; answefedby someTpod* ;«i4 ?**!*& lettw jor ratene and Rewi ."WW.Tvawwt j wrote, oiderinfr them not to Zealanckr, Feb.