Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-01-13
a Rebellion in Australia.

From the very outset it has been APP
parent TO those who watched the pro-
gress OF events with any care, that 1Ws-
traiia could not long remain depend
ent on the British Crown. The dis
coyery Of gold there caused an intense
seulemen, Of the country by hardy,
energetic, resolute popuauon-dlsposed
to obey law, imposed even by distant
power, when II did not interfere with
their interests or encounter their con-
yiclions of iusiice-but not likely long
to tolerate any policy which consulted
their welfare less than the avarice of the
Government which imposed it.
Judging from an article which has ap-
peared in a late no ofthe London Times,
in another colume, he crisis has come
sooner than anticipated ;and IT has been
met With decision aud calm courage
significant OF independence 1t will be
remembered that Upon the first discpv-
cry Of the gold fields the Government
imposed a license fee, amounting to
thirty shilIngs $3.50 monte, Tor the
privilege Of digging gold. The miners
submitted and pald--but not very will.
ngly. Recently, in Port Philip, the
BRUSH Governor announced his lnten-
ton of d0ubiiHg the fee The miners
refused to pay it--lormed associations
to protect each other IN tina, refusal
resisted the authorizes sent to collect it
and finally demanded the reduction OF
the fee 10 ten shilling one third OF
what II had previously been. After an
Intellectual struggle, the Governor rec
commended TO the Legislature the entire
abolition Of the tax: aud there seems to
be Iile doubt that this advice will event
ually be followed
Thus" says the London, Times,
"tho Government of V,ctora IS humbed
lu the dust before a victorious mob ;
and the institutions sin left to the Col
ony exist avoR.dly upoa sufcraace
The rebellion ihus faf is confined, IL is
true, To a single class, ia a single col
ony but the example has been set,
and 1t is contagious. The people have
become enlightened, as he Times again
says, "as to the secret of their own
strength, aud also as TO the weakness OF
the body Which prolessed 10 control
them" The rest will follow in due
time, as a matter of course. They will
I probably obey the acquisitions of the
British Government, so long as they
simply echo theg own sentiments, AID
consult iheir Interests When they
cease to do either, they will lose all au-
lhorly, and be set aside.
Here we have the sane cause which
F led to our revolution the levying Of a
| tan the endeayor on the part of Eng
/ land to derive rcrcRac from the labor
and enterprise Of her colonists We
suppose that the event 40 thar case had
taught every person who learns anything
from experience, the injustice aud folly
of the attempt Very few men now.a-
days cau be found IA England or else
where who will deny that the policy So
obsuuatey pursued by England, Of
/ forcing her American colonies To pay
the taxes She persisted IA exactlug, was
ihc extreme OF ra,hness and folly. Aud
yet the London Times fails 10 see the
/ analogy of the two cases, aud vehement
/ ~ urges the BRUSH Government 10
dr0gooH Australia renewed olndience
1t insists that "lhe mdsl cfiicien, and
coerciye measures should at once be
taken for that purpose. fths advice
is acted on, we shah have stirring news
from Australia before many months, and
Preslden, PIERcE may remain IN office
long enough To receive the credentials
of the first Ambassador from new Re-
publicly Y. Times
LATEST HuMBuG.- There IS a spir-