THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY.

Manawatu Times, Volume V, Issue 169, 26 October 1881, Page 3

THE NATIVE DIFFICULTY.

TO THE EDITOE. Sir.— Will you kindly allow me to express my views on the "Native difficulty. Having read Te Whfti's address, hence my reason. In the first place, his speeches are as full of treason as an egg is full of flesh. Now, he has -.openly asserted war must come eventually, the King himself has certified that even. Look what Titokowaru, Major Kemp, and the upper Wanganui Chiefs, have said, They, are all bent on war. Why Titokowaru has said, with 600 natives he was able to terrify the whole Coast. Now, I say that's a downright insult to Colonial troops and youths, and it behoves every man to take up arms and fight for his life and country. We arc justified before God and man to slay them. Now - that the troops are there they will do their duty if allowed. There are 1000 young m Taranaki have offered their services if any man will lead them there to revenge the deaths of their parents, and relations, who have fell by the Maori's hands'. iNow, I say, New Zealand wants a. second Yon Tenipsky, a. man who has his country at Jjeart, that's the man we ■want} a man who led bis. men to the top ot the fort, and stand bis ground like a man. Mark my word, TeWhitiis but waiting for the troops to come and go, as the former Government have done before, and then he will come down and kill them all. It's all very §ne for the Native Minister to say there will be no fighting, he does not know the anxiety of those settlers who go to bed at night, not knowing whether they will rise again. Once let the Government dismiss the forces and then see where we shall be ; I lay there will be a general rising. I have a plan to lay before you : 1 will lead the poople, and no doubt you will think me bold and presumptuous, but if there is a better man, then I will follow him. I consider it behoves every single man to fight for his life and country, it is the pride of his country to do so. My object m taking single men, means this; they have nothing to think of but look ahead. With a married man, it is but natural that he should think of home, although he has the same pluck' at heart as young men. Now, I think there are men enough to do battle, and kill every one of them, to give no quarter, but to stand their ground. I propose, if my plans are accepted) to pledge myself to carry it through I should fight the same as the Russian General did, with men " that are willing to put thei confidence i m me.. He had another lot of rebels to contend with, the same as these. He concentrated nil available forces, then told his men the day before what he had brought his army to one spot for. ' His plan was to fire at the longest killing range; he told his men to divide into three companies, which they_ did, they, were placed so as - the cavalry could charge as soon as their artillery had routed them. He told tbemwhen they charged, first to use their muskets, then their revolvers, and then their swords. The men obeyed his word, and went through the enemy and completely cut them up He told them to stand their ground, and. fight till the infantry came up, and then take the fort, and said, <• Now or never for your country." My other plan is, that m case the Natives fight, I propose to surround the fort and 6hell it — if there are any to be had— if not,"to takp it ;by main force, and fight tLU death, J have no doubt but that it will be a grand battle, because it is two nations fighting fof the same thing, and I Fay, that if we cannot take it we onght tO'die. Perhaps people will think me presumtuous, but I speak from my heart. I dop't wish them to accept my plans if th£re is another man who has better ones. I will serve uuder any banner, either as private or leader, so that it is for the ex- .. termination of the Natives or make them [ submit to our laws. Now I ask you to reflect on the truth. I will ask you,, can a Colony go ahead with this trouble on her head ? I say No.- Look at America, and Australia j why are they going ahead? Then look at England, Germany, and Russia, some are starving, So long as this Government is m power it will be no better, they are like a lot of torn cats on the roof of a house, always quarrelling. We ought to have working men m Parliament, and not men that's interested m other thing else, pay them day wagei,and let them do their work m the daytime, not lounge about the seats as they do at present: New Zealand must reform, she must look ahead. There is the land and take it, if not by fair means by foul, we must have it. What does Dr. Hector say.? It's the finest eounlry m. the world, its nature indicates minerals of every description. What do the English papers say ? That there's an increase of .350,000 people yearly, and most' are starving. Take Paribaka, and there's tames for them. New Zealand can never maintain an army, and now she has the force, I say «' Now or never replenish or relinquish," and I now use Nelson's words, " every man this day must do his duty." Before Closing -I; wish to /state that this is purely train power that's done it, if lam ridir culed I take the responsibility on my Qwn. ihonlders, on no one else. I am &&at. t Wi^trAJi Mi^ybh^on.