New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-17
ENGLAND.
hr. Golden on Colonies.

ENGLAND.
hr. Golden on Colonies.
/ 90 Thursday. Dec. ~. = crowded and euthgsi-
I sstc meeting. over which the Mayo presided. was
held ia BrsdUrt. tor the purpose Of rcccNire NJ.
. Golden snd Co. Thompson. aut N giving them
I welcome.
! M Golden, who was greeted laost enthusiast.
! ca.iy having Acknowledged ms aatterng reception.
| sAid-Iu The resolution there has been passing
| alusinu ~ eds m only. ! believe. two words q
l u.sacs not only sbroad. bat Iu colonies. Now.
gentlemen. there IS a vast import Tor your m
t-ests OF this Kingdom IL these two words, prefer
/ nag q our colonies | have M apprehension at the
present mcmen, Of peace being disturbed abroad
| anon, srcign Matthias | mean that therr should
| D., any var IN which this country should be lnNo1v
En- But am uct ;, sure with regard a. the future
s.at, Of things 10 our colonies. You have seen
lst-lv tn, manifesto published from Canada, pro
claiming crcat disonicnt on the part ~ the P'Vp.,
| OF Cauads snd att1butins the present distress ana
| discomfort 90 the free trade measures wmcn nave
! been lately passed Ia tins country ami You WI
have observed that the Protection party m Enelsnd
| take up the question our colonies ana say see
/ what run YOU Free Traders have brought upon
/ our Colonial empire" But bad had news
| Of is-outent from Australia and the tape OF
| Good Hope. whilst No Free Trade measures
affect those colonies IL = sbsu0i-lt IS hypocTiu'
cal t /, dishonest IA mix NJ free trade with the
/ question Of colonial discomfort That there u
great uierlority IA the condition " Canada as com
| pared with the condition OF the United states,
| can bear testimony frum ocular demonstration
Afforded % me whle visiting those countries, not NJ
! Id recent period rs Yesterday. but thirteen years
aro lsay nobody can dispute who has been m
/ those countries that Canada az the pace at winch
SIC lnnves Is al least ilty Years behind the nted
| states as regards wealth and civilization. And
| WHY When there protection was uie ;
Canada had the benefit of this protection with the
| English market And why was Canada inferior
1 =. l. II exaa
! ur,rs,t.on Now. ALWAYS approach this question
! q the colonies with this preliminary point OF sith
IL would be contrary nature Tor us To suppose lhs1
either Canada or Australia which IS as large nearly
rs the whole habtab.e part of EuroPe OF Tue spro
/ Good Hone which - twice "a large as rance ana
! especially when those countries become populated
asrrobably they viii. with millions oinhabfanis can
be always considered as the political property OF ts
country My doctrine for the colonies : uns-l "oaid
! Give olr couutr,men ablOad the fullest amount OF
sell government they can possibly claim say
! whether living NJ Bradford. or at
! Nlutreai or nt sydney, or at Cape IOwu-En'
oiishtueu are entitled as their inherent hirthrlvW
10 the privilege Of SELF government. say then
IN those colousts Will give YOU the fullest sef
| government you can require but on behalf OF the
people Of Eng and say you mast pay ior ms gov
,.~rirnent-i yon must pay for your own army
yaa mus; pay tot your own t1nctonsries you must
! nav Cor YOUR own eccleslastcal estaohshment.-
|
| amy Of the United states and having compared
!, with the force msmts ned b. this country To
! America. the hon gentleman continued vow, !
! ,,uut ID know why the Eusi simen here should pay
| ar any standing army be Canada at a. want
/ to snow how II is YOU arC compensated of us
Bear IN mind cpionlcs have never P"l'
/ ...,,hiug INTO our eXchsquer ior al THIS -
Ims il fact which shows he incredible
ruy Of the arrangement 'r keeping our colo
mes S1ch thing never happened before IN the
,gord; and II the middle and lRborng classes
haa hat toe Government ia their hands Instead o.
%, being ia the hands q the etisto'Tacy 1 never
| sid believe that anything 50 silly and shcGh a.
| ;iis sost oi policy could have existed. Why span
rcnlise- an immense amount Of revenue TORI tuo'
ever, wear We all know Holland Is much indebi
"a for the amount OF its finances ~ what she real
izes from her colonies even France has en- amount
IL her balance sheet from Algiers bnt - thefe
any such item in onr balance sheets No. ! vii
.ust give you liftle specimen ot what yon are do
!ay fr Canada They keep in Canada NOT soldiers
! aL5ue but ordnance stores-such az powder and
bail horse announcements and thngs ~ that sort ~
/ They hal lsst year stock which amounted u
! tss0coo I'Shame. shaneF You see they
io AZ even contribute i0r tie pruning OF their mus
BE-. But what 10 we Cor them besides | alude
t1 sssir ecc. ssiastics establishments and we pa!
s,r them yearly 81 ST =. Cd Now gentlemen
thi.is ouly specimen Of other items which we vote
I annually IN the House If Commons IL has not been
r the benefit ofthe colonies any more than oarse.Ye
aud cal IN proof the statements Of the tsnadl ans
! themselves when IN their manifesto they tell NJ
~ their backward state and condition as compared
! with .hat O. the I uted states Hear near J
pom, - this ~ showing what you have done b!
| lending Your army, your ordnance stores-D5
! making them bond slavesby peiting aud patron
| zioc and protecting them IN every possible "ay
! Now | have alluded - the Cape of Good Hope.
! We'll. ycu have 1000 or 1000 people hSing ut ut
Cape, or something ike that population Two o.
three wears agO quarrel took place on the Airlcsi
f-ontier Of the colony between the coloDists and
tribe OF hafnaked sayages called Csires, and ate
| spending two millions Of money tie war winch
| allowed was put an end % Every farthlng OF
this expense was bone b. the people OF tiiis coun
Try SHANE Well now, on what assumption
| was the var carried On On the principle that
the coonists were not capable Of defending them
| selves against few savages. Nov, What . The
! present position Of those colonisis Why, afte'
having treated them ike children IN Their mother
arms We proposed tOsend them over the very sour
! of our society the euptyine oi our Jais lhcy DC
clared they would not receive them near near.
that II We INSISTED forcing our coniicts on men,
they were prepared Iot only 10 defend themselves
agsins, few ma max ed sayages bat that they were
ready 10 throw down the gauntlet and 20 " VA
against tie English Government itself After ths
there IS no reason TOR putting you To one shilling 81
peuse for the protection Of the Colony Then a.
20 New south W aiesi In>re - an hkHdiSh to"-.
On there they held meetings, and they sent m,
newspapers I got the other dsy IN which
was reported meeting OF 5000 persons and from
which he read an extract oi n speech recommend
| .ug the assertion Ot Australian ireedoIn.j Ihes
,av they want sell government and am sn adVo
cate fJr self government " e have taken posses
sion Of these distant possessions on the ground maj
We were going 70 benefit b. the exclusive ueoe o.
these Colonies Why, what . this ekc'1sNe
trade Look at an individual IN thus town sa!ing
% viii cot 20 into the market % buy my Vegeta-
bes | viii have a garden and s,rUw ny o~ -
Her hearl We said. " We vii 20 aud tax,
tlese Colonies and have the exclusive trade VIA
Them" forgetting what - proved nov, mat u
3 better 10 have an open market ID receive ths
Tbole worlds produce. and that ell aatOns VII
benefit more BY perfect commercial freedom Than
..y ,py selfish restrictions whatever. Hear, hear,
| sd A6pIause Gentlemen, % Il not merely .args
,oonir.. such IS Australia and the Cape ths' tbs
oven nsItis ANXIOUS - have, but tLsy taking
,s,esson Ct barren ROCKS IN a. parts Of the world,
/ .ud With are made the means u b0fdeniRg you
[ .,.fa sisOruo1s taxation " ~, We lately took
I gossesson Vi rock on the cO4s' Of Bo,ieo sever.
MES io1. without a. l.hsbitsEf upon II. Laugh
! teri AID what Did oCr Government DO They
! "A, down and cody drew o.. an establishments ~
! G, end We ia Parliament voted $4,000 for Inc en-.
| penses OF the Government OK tia: zana Yi.bout Al