New-York daily tribune., 1859-02-08
WORD FOR MIR. NUGENT.
F,op me Iondon 7isu. Jan. 10.

that po.oriety s rot fame and that notwithstanding
upon large scale IL not title to public gra,tude
Ab sct Of this kind is brought to notice by the last
accounts from Vancouver Island. ii there be part
or the world where it s Of great importance thst mnch
mDtual forbearance SHOULD be exercised between the
natives of different countries who have hocsed 20
gather sometimes iDus0Iy treasures 1t is IN these colo
nies Of kancouvers Island al d Brlusn Columbia we
rave beer, III this country, most agTeesbiy surprised
to find that 60 sudden pressure was 30 promptly ahd
ably met and Il at society which might nave been
expec "a to be in state of the hercest dlsorgamza
ton was so orderly 10 It's BEHAVIOR and so
a. enable TO control To assst the British authorities
i'll the ficut task Of maintaining order smong these
c1owoiDg adventuTers OF go many nationaltles, the
United Stetfs dispatched one Mr. John Nugent as q
special agent to explain 10 the Americans tier duiies
Wien tauying in foreign State. Mr.. Nugent was
receive with the utmost courtesy both by officials ard
by people ard even alter his conduct rad been such
az TO induce bis own Government 70 recall him, the
English settlers were 80 civil as to give hun
farewell dinner, and to make complimentary
spefctes in his honor, which were duly re-
sporded to by the guest. Every one supposed that
NJ Nugert was about TO leave the Colony with the
beet possible feelings both toward the authorities
and the people. II was with some surpnsc, there
fore thai tue public of that remote dd.rict found
that M Nugent had iDdted scrt of proclamation to
be inserted the local papers coemporaneousy with
bis departure; It vas with ieeho9 stronger than sur
prise they discovered toat this wfetcbed composition
was issue Of insult TO TIE authorities by whom be
had been So well freaed, ana Wss debere atte npt
10 excite i'll feeling between the American snd ihe In
elsb settlers. He tells the citizeIs OF the Uaited
States 10 Vancouver's Islspd and British Coumfne
that he has received from them numerous compaiD
Of acts Of Injustice and oppression al the hsnds
Of the Colonial uuthorrte. no uoeS no' Soy
that be has taken any steps 10 bring tnese
complaints 70 Che notice OF the Brt'sh authorities
but 10 suggests reasons most complimentary to the
Dntsb Government for tie occurrence Of grounds for
such complaints. "Much," he says, "is to be par
doned TO the inexperierce Of en- Executive hitherto
de aliDg for the nost part with savages and possibly
gnpIepsied by previous troiGiog ,or the more re.
with white population" He condescends, also,
further TO apologize for the colonial authorities IN that
"by OF their long isolation from civilized soci-
" cry, and their hebual intercourse with Indians,
they had unlesrued most of the traits of human
city, snd scarcely accountable for srossness Of
"cCDduct that had become to them fecond nature
snd finally much is to be excused in the ignorance
at want OF tone Of Courts organized out Of slch
" oruc G aud unst materials as those" Toe delicate
suscepiibiltes Of the American diggers had been
shocked by tle ssvsgeIy OF English oth 1ers. We
have great objection to this IL can be OF no possi.
be conse qutnce to any human being what points OF
difeIerce may 10 Mr.. Nugent en- he compares
his standard Of gsLtlty with the acts and habits
Of British gentlemen. But, having mus told MS
county how Infinitely superior they are to those
smoIg whom they dwell, and with what Justice they
may despise the savaee officials who keeI oroer,
ara tho con,emptSe Courts that ignoIan'ly
assure them IL at although viii be better in Il first
instance 10 make tria OF these wretched COur.s, yet
their proper remedy against every grievance Is al ap'
peal TO the GOven ment at Washington lie says
THAT the Government of the United Statee, upon
uroper cause being shown after recourse tha have
been had vein to the trbu lals against acts OF OPP
"presion injustice, will TO intervene fo- the redress
" tpd protection ofis citizens In British Colombia aud
"Nancouvers Island, am authorized aud instructed
" 10 give them the most emphatic assurance II
'wroIg be done them let them appeal 10 the Courts.
" 1t is to be hoped they will ootain justice But,
should those tribunals unfortunately be too impoteRt,
&C. too kLOIeIt tr too corrupt TO administer the law
" with impaItIdlty and hfmuess, our citizens may
reckon with certainty upon the prompt and eihcent
inteIfel ence Of their own Govenment IN thelr De-
half" This language is insoent and onensiye WITH
out beirg iIIocuous. That the Courts OF British Go.
luubis are mpotent, ignoISnt, or corrupt, Is, OF
course, only vulgar faeebood; but il becomes &C.
rous Of ev IL class numerous and 50 tena-
cious of their own notions as a crowd of American
diggers are 70 be told by q man who assumes TO
be clothed with an official authority that If
they should be dissatisfied with the decisions
Of the Bntah Courts, If they should con.
ceive that jus,ce has been done which those Courts
have not Iemedied they may then appeal 10 their own
Government ss to Court OF Appea! sganst the tuo-
uDals Of the British Colony, aud that their private
lawsuit may be settled as an international dispute.
population Of eod.seekeIs is never very easy 70 hold
10 order snd when tue quest is 20. very successful the
difficulties Of government are not decreased. But
nothing can be more diseraceul IN any one who pre-.
teLds TO rank educated man than TO scatter i,
chief in society sucL as this aud 10 teach popua-
tion 10 despise TIE legal authority d the officers Of the
Government upon whose territory they dwell.
Such man as this is q public nuisance. Happily,
we believe bic evil desires will rot be gratied The
An uercar dieseTs have, as body, hitherto behaved
in our coloDies with great order ard sobnety. Men
who have to deal With gold very soon discover that
prompt protection for Life and property is the inme-
date Interest not only Of the weak, but also of the
strong aud the true old Anglo Saxon instinct Of law
and oIder exis.s in Brtsh Columbia as It does ese-
where. There is reason TO believe that the Ameri
can settlers will follow Mr.. Nugents evil counsels.
But this is no fault Of Mr.. NuseLts He has done all
in bis power to throw the colony into confusion, and
bring disgrace upon the service to which he was at
tackled.
DEATH OF MRS WORDSWORTH.