New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-29

y possible that In tie coune 1t The next dscAds
Ep tW0 another member may b added q ~ thmlly
of dependent nations. For soms tine - -
people Of ne Au1etslian eolonies have had u view
The subject of natto1Al d their own, and
not probable that y they increase 4 population
wealth and strength ~ idea VIII " " sight Of
sepArats and independent political sxistence is al
ways desirable Whenever Nv people acquire the
power 10 maintain II and ID the case Of the Austria
ian colonies Ii absoutely necessary to their future
security and prosperity Engand is liable At any time
| 70 IS plunged into w with powerful maritime
nation. and. ID such a event, she could afford little
protection Is H. Hsk possessions thousands Of miles
away, which would d rayaged and plundered by the
enemy q natural consequence Of their connection
Win the mother country The Inconvenience and
inecency Legislation too for people SO remote as
ths Australians, resulting often in upiust or at least
unpopular measures, would alone be sufficient to en-
gender discomfort and cause disruption finally as in
he case Of the American colonies and certainly the
result Of England's experiment with the latter should
warn her against imposing the yoke upon her own
flesh and blood after they become Of age, and wish
% throw u OF and set mp for themselves It is true
that abe gets along very well with her Canadian DOS
sessions BY permitting them to govern themselves as
they please, preserving merely very plausible show
Of loyalty and obedience, but then the Canadas have
not the resources nor the geographical advantages
necessary to constitute q great nation. They will
probably In theirpresent condition. desire their
independence, o. the acknowledgment Of it, nor ever
achieve It.
y discourse upon this subject was preached re-
Gently in Melbourne, Australia, by the Rev. Mr.. Lang,
ia the course Of which be said his plan was
To anticipate. or rather to obviate, all the possible
tiles or contingencies Of war, from any quarter what
ever on these Australian coasts BY petitioning the
mother country It once to concede to us, with all
necessary guarantees and stipulations, our entire
freedom and national independence and to recognize
these Australian colonies from thenceorth sovereign
ana independent States. (Sensation.l Such con.
summation, now that we have got responsible gov
eminent and entire freedom Of trade would scarcely
AFFECT our relations with Great Britain in any percent
ibe, IN any appreciable degree. We should still
retain our British habits and associations our British
feelings and predections, % strong ever but We
should simply be our own masters receiving the law
from Downing street no longer, and living in peace
and harmony with all mankind cherishine towards
our British brother for all time coming q strong fra
ternal anection, but holding out, at the same time
the right hand Of friendship and fellowship to French
men, american, and Russian, alike, whatever wars
might rage In Europe.
England cannot expect to people such country as
Australia with the surplus Of her brave and hardy
population and maintain her dominion over it after
It has arisen 70 wealth and power and its people have
acquired distinctive character. She cannot expect
i and should not desire It; for situated SO remotely
~ are the Australian colonies from the arena Of Eu
ropean politics and warfare it would be unjust and
unreasonable in the last degree to drag them into il
g parties to feuds and strifes in which they could
have no real interest. ii N