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SURRENDER OF THE NEW ZEALAND CHIEF, WILLIAM THOMPSON, TO BRIGADIER-GENERAL CAREY, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
Surrender of the New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, to Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Major Tupper. 'Thompson, with twenty-five followers, came galloping forward. Directly he saw the Brigadier he threw himself off his horse...He then placed his taiaha (a club or mace of carved green-stone) at the General's feet, saying he hoped he would accept it as his gun, in token of submission. The General accepted Thompson's submission, and then shook hands with him and the other chiefs...Thompson...signed the following covenant: [translation.] "We consent that the laws of the Queen be laws for the King (Maori), to be a protection for us all for ever and ever. This is the sign of making peace, my coming into the presence of my fighting friend,* General Carey". (Signed) William Thompson, Te Rewiti, Hone, Riki, Rihia, Parata. Tamahaere, May 27, 1865. (Signed) George J. Carey, Brigadier General. George Graham." William Thompson stands about 5 ft. 7 in. high; he has a very careworn expression, and is slightly tattooed: his eye is small but most intelligent. He seemed completely crestfallen when he gave in his submission; but, after the covenant was signed, it was evident that his mind was much relieved'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Surrender of the New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, to Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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THE NEW ZEALAND CHIEF, WILLIAM THOMPSON, NEGOTIATING WITH BRIGADIER-GENERAL CAREY, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.
The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Engraving of a sketch by Major Tupper. 'William Thompson, or, as the Maoris pronounce his name, Wiremu Tamihana...is by far the most enlightened of the Maori chiefs...previous to the outbreak of the present war, he did all that he possibly could to avert a struggle between the two races [ie British and Maori], and tried to introduce the arts of civilisation and peace among the tribes of the Waikato. He established schools and supported missionaries...The great object of his life was to save the Maori race from destruction, and he believed that this could only be effected by organising them into a distinct people under the government of a native king. He knew that in the course of twenty years their numbers had been reduced from 100,000 to 50,000, and that there were causes at work which would lead to their speedy extinction...There is no reason to believe that he intended at first to cast off his allegiance to the British Crown; his idea seems to have been to set up a "Maori king" as the medium of communication on all native questions with the Colonial Government, and as a magistrate for the preservation of peace and good order'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The New Zealand Chief, William Thompson, negotiating with Brigadier-General Carey, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)
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