Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-02
From the Few Yo'k Herald ofsarday.

feyee yesterday forenoon at the office O
Persse & Brooks, in Nassau street. He was wait
ed upon by an immense number of persons, boil
Americans and lIishmen-all of whom congratu
lated him upon his escape. He freely converset
with them all, and readily answered such ques
tons as were asked him, though he was cross
examined rather freely by some gentlemen
Among those who called were some of the mos
prominent of the Wing and Democratic politi
clans. In reference to remark of some person
about kossuth, Mr.. Meagher said he was not OBJ
posed to kossuth, for if he were, he would be on
~ InJurlng his own cause, which was Identical
with that OF Hungary Kossuth and he were Of
tie same vocatiou-revolution SITS. He observed
that the Here Id bad done him too much honor in
making him greater orator than the Hungarian
In reply to some questions about Australia and
Van Dieman's Land, Mr.. Meagher made highly
interesting statements relative to the condition OF
that country. Among other things he said that
the coonsts ripe for revolution, that the free
colonlsts were fine people, aud had republican
notions, but that the convicts were horrid set
The free colonsts resisted every effort of the gov
eminent to degraded and vulgarize the political pri-
soners to the level of felons, and left nothing I'M
done to render their condition as agreeable as pos
sible
The great evil felt all over the colonies was the
inundation of the free population with convicts
and this would soon be resisted even to revolu-
ton Already the people had sent away convict
ship, with her passengers, from Port Philip, and
ever since no conycts had been sent there. The
home government felt It's weakness and was COM
PEELED to submit. In Van Diemans Land, the
population was about $4,000, Of which two-thirds
were convicts. The result of this inundaton of
conVlcts was that there room for free labor,
as convict could be hired by the year for go, or
S45, from the government, which completely shut
out free labor. The coonists were,a therefore,
continually surrounded with thieves and burglars,
coiners, nurderers and villains of every dye For
waiting maids, families were compelled to take
women who had been prostitutes in London.
and the governesses were mostly of the same
Class. 1t was curious fact, that these convicts,
though stepped in vice, did not commit so many
crimes there as mightbe supposed. They would
murder right and left but from the feeling of cow
ardice, they all afraid of each other and
there was no trust or mutual confidence. Then
the terror Of being hanged right up for compare
lively small offences, awed them with extreme
caution. The constables and Justices were of the
very worst character The first man that was
hanged BY the Vigilance Committee, at San Fran
CISCO, was convict that had been a constable
Mi Meagher took the opportunity of laudng the
pro'fptltade OF that Vigilance Committee in deal
Ing WITH such characters and said they We're
about to get upsimlar committees in Australia
He said that the people of the colonies were
determined to drive back the conviets to their
SHIPS In future, and perhaps to lynch the off
GERS. law was about being passed to fine
heavily any captain landing convict passen-
gers. The sovereign of Great Britain and
Prlvy Council have negative upon the acts of
the colonlsts; but 1t is very probable that they will
carry out their own acts, whether negatived OF
not. lhls IS one OF the very things they complain
of-that they cannot make laws for themselves
without the sanction ofmen and women living so
tar away that they know nothing about thetn.-
soldiers are OF no use there in REFRESHING the peo-
pie; the distance being so great from the mother
country, and the soldiery being unable to fight in
the bush, as is proved in the case of the Kafies,
at the Cape OF Good Hope Besides, if soldiers
We're sent there they would desert and 90 to the
mines. Every man there had his gun, and there
was more practical freedom than in Ireland
where the possession of arms was prohibted.--
The Speaker OF the House of Assembly was
the son OF '98 Irish insurgent and the colonists
haa nag OF live stars to represent the five colo
Mes ana tlle union jack scarcely visible, in the
corner. Nothing was common there than
to hear the people saying it would be so easy to
strike 1t out, and make a republic of five United
States.
La reply to an inquiry about the climate. Mr..
Meagher said it was deghtfu-the air was i'm
pregnated with the perfume of the gum tree and
peppermint, and consumption was unknown.-
ne steatest punishment the political prisoners
h ma, to endure was that they has nothing to do
Mr. Wagner M had servants wilhelm he colony
moved nom his residence in order to facilitate his
object could not of course come with him; but she
VIII soon follow him into this country.
At O'Clock, Mr.. Meagher went down to the
brig Acorn, lying near Coenties slip, and a large
crowd gathered around him there cheering and
congratuating him, aud all delighted to see him.
public demonstration address, at public
meeting ora dinner IS contemplated in the course
OF few days, when, doubt this rilliant Young
orator Will electrity the people with his eoquence