Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-07-19
English Settlements in the south Pacific.

With all the progressiveness that is admitted to
be Inherent in the Anglo-Saxon character
fess surprise at what has been accomplished by
that in the remote regions of the Southern Pa
cifc ocean. So remote are those colonies from Eu-
rOpean contact, through restricted colonial inter-
course with the mother country" that the greater
part of the world are not posted up in the affairs of
the people of the antipOdes Including Australia,
Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand, there is a
population who speak the English language, not far
from three millions in number. Like ourselves they
have founded empire, that many years, will
shake off the thradom of British rule, and establish
republic of freemen. Already their presses TEEN
with outeries against the disagreement under which
they labor and for boldness of tone, exhibit spirit
not unworthy of Hancock and Adams. And what is
worthy of notice. too is the coincidence of grievan-
ces between of 1776 and those of the present
South Pacific colonies. spirited paper published
at Port Nicholson, New Zealand, called the indie
pendent,' boldly says the government "has created
a multitude of Offices and sent swarms of Off
| GERS to harass and eat up sustenance." The
Nelson Examiner published in the same country,
writing the subject declares that Office after Office
is created for earthly reason, in the majority of
instances but to help to squander the public reven-
ue." Language like this, from leading papers in
those colonies, SOUL IS good deal like they talked
once upon time in our own country.
One of the greatest sources of complaint among
the colonists, is the attempt of the Home Govern
ment to inundate them with convicts This they
untedly resist in all the British settlements of the
Southern declaring they will not have their
society contaminated with them. We are afraid
that portion of her Majesy's subjects have turned
their attention this way
The colony of New Zealand is of the most re-
markable settlements ever established by any Euro
pean enterprise. In 1910 this country was scarcely
known if at ALL only land of cannibals. In
1850, New Zealand is portion of the civilized world
ships visit her from all parts ofthe globe. On the
22d Of January 1840 the first settlers entered the
harbor of Port Nicholas, n. Z. They came from a
little island far beyond the SEAS to found new home
for humanity in hitherto barbarous and savage
: and--the vanguard of that whose members are
yet destined to all the islands of the Pacific
and found republics in their several groups. In n
+ Zealand nearly dozen papers printed in the
q English language, and one native journal These
periodicals bear the impress of business communities
and supported alone by the people, being gener
s ally opposed to the government. In literary and
- religious publications they not whit behind
their Ang OSaxon brethren of other quarters of the
globe. We quarterly announced called the
New Zealand Magazine" and from the table O.
contents of the January number should Judge thu
articles to be of high order. There is also month
O ly published at Wellington, called the New Tea
land Evangelist" conducted by the ministers of the
r Evangelical Alliance of Wellington; besides othe
l., publications of pamphlets and books. We also SCI
plenty of notices of boarding schools, fancy stores
literary Institutes jockey clubs &C. This is all in
l. colony of ten years standing.
We verify believe the time is not far distant whe1
e Australia, Van Dieman's Land and New Zealand
&c will form great federative republic of AngloS Sax
ons-the counterpart of ourselves in all that dstin
n cuisines us in our career of national greatness.
u San Francisco Pacific Ne1rS.