The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-09-14

the remedy they were fading away like the leaves of the
forest In quarter of century they had been reduced to
onehird of their former numbers unless something was
DONE and done at they would disappear and forever
Thompson undertook to do this something how he did is
matter of history He wished to live at peace with the
Paha but he wished also to the Maori from destruc-
ton This could only be done in way, by forming them
into united people, governed by their own laws ruled over
by their sovereign They not ripe for Pakeha
institutions Pakeha laws let them adopt laws and nsu-
tons in keeping with their less advanced civilization The
Queen Great Britain their great mother across the ocean,
would still be the Queen of New Zealand the Maori king and
the Pakeha havana goveor would be her representatives
each ruling his people, both subordinate to her,
Thompson expressed his political creed by OF those
symbolic acts eastern nations He placed
zontally, thus =. The two lower the
local governor and the Maori king the third the British
queen, supported by, but superior to, BOTH
The Maori king movement thus originated by Thompson
In 1858, met with general acceptance among the native
Brown by Bishop Selwyn by Sir W. Martini and by all who
interested in the preservation of the Maori Aswe
had done nothing for them ourselves the least could do
to offer opposition when they tried to do something
for themselves convocation of the northern tribes
held in the Waikato for the election of king Two old
chiefs had almost equal claims to the The
Poatau pensoner of the Colonial governments the other
William Nayor, Raglan Chief who has always been
friend and ally Both had been distinguished warriors in
their youth and enjoyed the confidence of the Maori people
Neither of the showed much ambition to the Maori
crown Naylor firmly declined the honor-he British
subject and aspred to nothing higher He pointed out to
Thompson that the movement might danger
GUS shape and involve him and others in ruin Thompson
foresaw that his might be the fate of all great reorme but
he willing to suffer if his might survive He had
personal ambition, he might have held the first place
HIMSELF he content to be second and Potaau the First
became the King of the Maori people.
Native magistrates appointed, taxes levied code of
laws grounded ON the Old Testament published small
army ORGANIZED and Ngaruawaa situated at the confluence
the Wapa and Horan rivers declared the capital of the
Maori kingdom The from different did not
exceed two thousand pounds and the expenditure
deraby under that Potatau the First Jour soldiers
rreverently called him King Potao thus the cheapest
monarch that upon throne and if had allowed
the Maories to continue playing at kings they would have
amused themselves and done HARM We should
ainy have done so, if they had not passed law which
directly affected the interests of the coons and excited
feeling of strong indignation amongst them Immense tracts
land had been bought from the natives partly by the Gov
ernment and partly by private individuals The Govern
ment paid average of arng acre. and sold at
minimum price of ten shillings The landsharksas the
spectators in land well named-pad much less
Acres have been bought for Jewsharp string of beads
a red nighcap but the Maories had to know
the value of their land and angry those who had
cheated them out of it, Why should the government buy
their land at farthing and sell it at ten shiings? Why
should the missionaries share in the general spo If they
good they should have protected them from the
andshas instead of doing So of them had obtained
it in keeping with those principles which they protested and
taught? With such ideas seething in the Maori mind an
ebullition inevitable.
At this time Thompson paid visit his old teacher the
missionary and began to complain of the injustice with
which the Maories treated. "You must bear these
things patiently" he told "and look up to heaven"
up heaven you looking down to EARTH and robbng
of our lands" Through his influence law passed that
land should be sold to the Pakeha and this law
pronounced illegal by the Colonial Government native
at Taranaki sold piece of land, which afterwards
proved did belong him. and collision took place
between the natives and troops when the latter
taking possession of it, On hearing of this Thompson hur
red to Auckland and requested interview with the Gov
ernor in order that the difference might be amcably
arranged For unknown he refused adms
sion and returned to the Waikato with sorrowfu heart
He there met Mr.. Gorst member of Parliament who
travelling through the country and invited him to open
an institution for the education of the native youths charge
which he was at first disposed accept Mr. Gorst speaks
in the highest of his enlightened views and humane
disposition as in TRUTH every does who has met
him. That gentleman after, accepted appointment
under Government. At their next meeting, Thompson
lamened over him as who was lost he had conf
dence in him now that he saaried official The kings
party published paper in Maori advocating the rights of
Tho Mr. Lro,,rht nnnnsitin