Aborigines of Van Diemen's Land, 1830-1840 - Page 8

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to the occupancy of a few savages who make
no further use of it than wandering from place to
place, when at the same time millions of  human
creatures begs beings in other places are crowding upon  each
other without the means of subsisting,
   The unerring wisdom of  of providence is
not more strongly exemplified than in its guardian
care in pr  providing by means of geological processes
new lands for the reception of those of old countries
which become exhausted in the course of ages,
and the population increasing to an inconvenient
extent.- It is therefore that the English had
an  equitable right to occupy New Holland and this
our favored[sic] island of Van Diemen's Land, but
still it is our duty to consider the prior claims
of our benighted brethren, and allow them a full
measure of justice--- in short to let that holy
religion which Christians profess have its full sway
where our fellow creatures, whether whites or blacks,
are interested,
   The Spaniards who invaded Peru and Mexico
were actuated by a greedy thirst of gold, they dis=
possessed two inoffensive nations fast advancing
in civilization, who had distinct notions of property,
of division of lands, and enjoyed laws framed for the
purpose of securing life and protecting property.-
Hence the names of the first invaders of the
Pre Iron Indies and America are in history covered
with incredible infamy.- It does not appear that the
whole population of all the vast islands near
the vast American Continent, and America itself,
exceeded forty millions of inhabitants , and there was still
plenty of room left for emigration from the old
countries of Europe.- Notice with the English they
take possession of large tracks of waste land, they
cut down forests, clear almost impracticable countries,
make the lands productive, open a large field for
commerce, and with their industry also introduce that
[edge missing] igion which of all is the more comfortable to
human nature-- which brings the character of man
in harmony of with the character of God, as well [edge obscured] spreading the arts and sciences by which means