The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-09-29

necessities Of fur and the pscua,itjes Of Iuxury and eli
mate, to bar the inroad of civilization Strange as the
incident may appear, Il IL no less historical fact For
TWO centuries the Hudsons Bay Company have occupied
vast territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific in extent
almost as large as Europe and there done their best
70 preserve foxes and beavers We do not think that any
blame ought TO attach to the Hudsons Bay Company
The fur bearing animals We're sort of final cause 10 1t
In fact it society of trappes and traders teras de
Jende ndta since the days of the Merry Monarch The
company has done for $50 years and might have done
SO for $50 years longer If II had been for the acc
dent of gold. That powerful metal is likely to open
the Hudsons Bay territory 400 600 square miles of which
appear not to have been meant for fur bearing animals
and seeking company exclusively as much for
mankind In general Opposite political lumnaries
In bland conjunction on this point. Mr.. Roebuck
and Mr.. Gladstone agreed that the old signs Of
the hudson s Bay Company a. No Thoroughfare
and g No admission on any kind Of business " should
be removed and eager and industrial immigrant world
admitted The debate upon the bill for giving political
organization 10 the new gold district and the subsequent
discussion upon Mr. Roebucs resolutions respecting the
privileges of the Hudsons Bay Company full of sig
nhcance On both occasions the colonial secretary
handled the matter In spirit of wise and large states
manship Without committing himself to Mr. Roebucl's
resolutions Sir Edward Buwer Lytton indicated the poll
cy OF the with respect TO the present
piers and the aboriginal possessor of the soil in words
less significant than they were eloquent
at is my sincere wish and hope that arrangements
may be effected in spirit of reasonable Cancellation
all parties concerned, and that we may thus lay the
foundation of civilized community upon the principles
of humanity towards the red men, and of honor and
honesty towards the white which civilization should
carry with it, wherever it extends the coonzers of
old carried along with them fragment Of their native
EARTH and light from the altar of their council hall
Upon these broad and somewhat old fashioned principles
bill has been introduced and has passed third reading
in the House of Lords for the organization of colony
upon which her Majesty has been pleased to confer the
title of British Columbia The bill provides for the in
FAINT colony what colonies in state of infancy surround
ed by rather wild and boserous neighbors have most
need Of the tutsage of strong executive government
II u.s. in fact bill to obvate the necessity of vigilance
committee, the establishment of band of regulators
any other popular mode of provisional government
The bill creates governor for four years. be intrust
ed with full and absolute powers dependent however,
upon the will of the Crown, who may ii 1t think fit at
any time establish feer government and liberal
institutions Power is also conferred upon the Crown at
any time upon the joint address Of the two houses of
Vancouver island to that island to the new col
ony. Thus the nucleus of group of colonies has been
formed, in which we may see Sir Edward Buwer
forciby expressed it, ia rampant against any hostile in
roads from the American frontier, and essential arch
it were to that vaduct by which hope one day to
connect the habors of Vancouver with the Gulf of St
Lawrence. Part of this unsettled Territory has been
offered Canada and in the of her refusal to avail
invite the abors Of and shall at once take
into hands, groove with railroads. and ntersect
with canals leaving only the colder part of the earth
the allotted work of the Hudson Bay Company and to
be hunting ground for red men-"a portion for foxes