New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-12

| III.
poses The Grammar school had grown rotten ny
internal fcuds again TO be attributed to tho prison
element Tho Pablo Library was deserted The pnb-
| lie park was a Wilderness and the botanic Garden
was merely excuse for finding two or three SINE
| cure appointments for Government nominees. DIS
| order reigned among the plants 10 such an extent
that no bOanist could havo recognized many of them
under the names bestowed upon them by the learned
Curator whose scientific knowledge had never been
heard OF before he the patronage oil o late Slr
John Franklin and with it several valuable oihces,
| for none of which he was in any way qnalihed
II not the least interesting feature in the history
! of Van Diemens Land that the opposition raised
| against continuance of transportation was sup
| ported most energetcally by the convict party
| which was the dominant party. Men aud women
who had graduated in the profession of crime seemed
| most conscious and most fearful OK tho danger OF
| allowing their children to grow mp surrounded 10y
| The influences of the criminal class am doubtful
whether the bad prOpensity which makes thief ever
| entirely leaves him. IL change of circumstances
make him practically honest, his nature shows itself
in another FORM and he leads life OF bickerng ana
luminosity. and jealous quarreling with lns fellow
men stranger, being free man, could not settle
| in Hobart Town without having, as 1t were. nor
by tho ruling element 10 drive him from the place
| So in the mana cement of local matters Every com
bond and the free and il it should happen that there
were none of the latter 10 contend against personal
| iealousies between each other would then llso
and 80, under any circumstances the common ihler-
| ests would suffer. Scenes in the Legislature are
nowhere frequent or more scandalous tlah theY
have been in Van Demen's Land.
| Bnt withal, il must he allowed that III inc van
| Diemonians were powerless 10 control their own
conduct more efficiently. they worked vigorously TO
protect tho rising generation from CONTACT wltn per
| sons emanatng from the same rank as themselves
They fought the battle OF emancipation nlanlully ana
| won it against all tho resistance that could DO
brought against them by their Governor Sr Wnnaih
| Denison and the Liberal Government ut St. Jarless
| To some persons it NAV appear inexplicaDie now
! men whose fato had already stamped them with the
brand of nfamy shonid have been ape 10 & 80
gests various thoughts well 10 the phianthroplat
as TO the statesman Bat apart from tho deeper con,
alterations which 1t involves 1t must be renemDored
fiat the wealthicst OF the Van Diemonans belonged
to the convict GLASS As the persons to DO referred
10 have long since passed away, one or two usira-
tons may not be out Of pace g TaHD O
| I'm England IIe was transported for forgery. ana
| contrived by his wits To obtain sono indulgence
from the authorities. and also 70 take position Oh
| some prominence among his fellow prisoners. One
of these had saved little money. and after While
placed il for safe keeping in the hands OF the quoh
! dam schoolmaster, who sooner got possession OF
| IL than he appropriated il 10 his own use. began
trading and at last died with the reputation of being
one OF the richest well ono Of tho sharpest men
in tho colony. OF course the original capital was
never repaid. ,---.
for taking part in q burglary ~ noblemans house
| IN London They were tho leaders OF one OF the
most desperate gangs IN the old country. Ole
| brother was drowned another was hanged shortly
after his arrival III the colony, anu the tu tnrhed
hi, attention 20 saving money lie went on steadily
| for a few years, when, beng found gulty OF an
oifense against goyeTne'S IN PnIa1e n hSjroJ
| him The Government officials were open 10 bribery.
and the sentence was never carried out, ITO soon
after obtained tOkot-Of-lCaye. started as an aIchl
| feet ~ i'm Hobart Town married q rich widow.
| which process he twice repeated became man OF
mark--occupied seat on most committees TOOK
prominent part ia public matters, drove his carriage
and pair kept large establishment; became the
| leader Of the conyicts aud pronnent ernancipa.
| ZIONIST n constant visitor at Government
House; and died. man OF wealth. bat to the last an
acknowledged rogue. 49,.
| ancient English family was educated ~ surgeon:
lie emi grated to Van Dicmcns Land, aud praetised
| there but finding has profession not 80 lucrative or
| exciting he desired, hc became = highway
man and was for the dread Of settlers IN
! the Interior lie escaped apprehension. but being
pres. nj at the trial Oi a man who was charged Nth
coming too close home % himself, he precipltatelY
| fled the Court. The matter was ultimately hushcd
mp on eondio that ne ieL 10" county rlS S wen.
surgeons assistant. Here he traiicked IN the pro-
duce of the island and traded with sydney thus 40
! cumnlting small sum of money. lie theh returned
| to sydney pTao tIued and traded. and became im-
Intensely rich. Ouo of hi- sons wl!o shared many OF
hi. father, wandcrings aftcrwaTd became of the
most prominent ~ well ~ one Of the respected
of the Australian poltIcaus and was hOnorci tor BIS
-orS ices 20 tho COLONY bI spocis! recognition Al the
Another millionaire Of New South Wales made hi,
4 fortune nv keeping small beer shop IN remote
nook 100 tho hills ia tbr iinteriur OF Van Demon
Land where he used 90 uvcigle The settlers ana gct
tho to dfinl, til thcy lost their money "a him, aud
/ then mOugaged their innd.
| The principal performer ia a robbery when gre
/ atrd great excitement On England about - years
ago The Government being The speedily
became one OF he nn,f influential men IN Van Die
! mems Land Ne dad ouIi-lung trade ~ blu dis
counting Sc. And The proprietor of one OF the lead
iug newspapers In the colony few years ago, was
/ mau compared witlrHhom nso-t az ms fellow prison
person, vi high character sud Nfthous re-
! pute. g..
/ community COMPOSED wac nos an enviable nor On
easy one. and must Of the Governors scent 10 nave
found the dhcul,S ot excluding the c0hNici Glaas
from Government HOUSE. story - toid oil an iast
Indian officer who once staying on fnrlonsh ~
/ SYDNEY he was frequent VISITOR ~ GoVernlneut
Iouse, where boy. McquArie constantly invited ile
Emacipat onists. On his return to India hls friends
were very anxious 10 know al about sydney and the
GoyernOrs diuueIs. " Well, SAID he, the Govern
sdiunels and their getting mp were all very good MI
met with curious incident over tcre. once let.
an itching and irritation on my leg AMI could not
make n aut: 10 last | moved my char back ana
/ found NV silk stocking covered with blood 10 my
surprise found had been sa2ed hy IIie non oIha
menis on the ecs of my next neglibor. After that
! took care next whom sat
Sir William Denison was lhe last OF the Governors
! of Van Dienen's Land who recognized no dlstInc-
lion but wealth i'm the persons whom he admitted 10
kis table. His successor bad the courage 10 draw
deeper line between the omancp2tonisis ANA the ilee
cOlOuists. aud society has beneled by the change.
Let not this salytaIy ehcnsiyeness be misunderstood
through the theory which has much Ia support 10,
that when criminal has eSpiated nus oiIehse To So
cielv by paying the poualiy when society imposes
he ought no lougcr Ia suilcr any reelection Tor the
past-rspecially u hc has nov become n useful
. member of the community. IL noteworthy
fact that the roiyutn h0 ~ positions 0i great
est influence Nnre. almost without exception, men
who bad been convicted Of tho greatest cilmcs hud
whose sentences we're lifelong. While, thcteiofG-
We may mike alloNanc, for eNaggoraii0n ~
the story at the East Indian officer ,heNolipeltss
a fact that among the cow let class VINO were 10 De
met with IN III, hal room the hUlqueting ball az
. Government House probably more man hine-Lrhths
d thom we're bel tnt tiiIn ticket Ol-hdNc men
mon whose sentences h"l mol ana mover Wo"I ~