New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-24

CONNECTION viii iis country oon.iss il bsipg entitled
10 The protection OF the British arry a d navy. f'ra
province whic claims the nj ght II lsgislating upon
every subject IL IL no very extfaysgdGt priSile5e 70
CLn he addii Il y ht OF se,t ing TIE nus Der Of en-
required for s own defe se. II sny trooTt were to
be cent roa this country they should have been sent
at the snsee.tiou of the cvlouy.
IL, ind ed he mother country win ignore the Tg1'
Of our oulolics TO deal wit the question Of SELF
defense--n she has not confidence enough in ite
loyalty Of her eOloii subjects n believe that they
VIII toEe care tO secure themselves against forelSh
invs nhen 1t il most just that the mother country
should determine tie nuuiber Vf roogs 10 De ds-
patel ed, and should delrsy wla'ever onnis may u"
expended III tie colonies by tie abiiary resou Ion OF
the loIne Toyerimert. Bu. if tie mother country IL
willing 20 adBt tie Colonial Government 20 the ois-
cusron of he question of defense, and to sdot The
views entertained ay tie col ,-r on 'be sio', 'he u
Is only fair hat 'he larger pmi,on OF tse hoDey
expended upon dfees sns1ld be paid by Tie Colcniai
ESchequer.
Now in u present ca.e II Joes not appear TIM, tho
Colonio Sovefnm nj has made any requslion for ad
dional troops, or thai tie cooni'ts tbeDselves ie-
heve that th,y aIe IN ANY ma'ei IL DANGER IN cc'se-
Qut nee Of The American IL tnrbances. 10 thoec who
/ ow aHytbing Of geoym;Iy, it wonld he strange II
they dill Bat even If t,ey have made eq0i iioIs, u
Is clear that they should not have been complied wiz
before the sum 10 be cUnribGted by the colony bed
been arranged. THE duties which the tr0cTs IN the
North American col uies have 10 perform quite as
mnch ih0e Of police of soldicfs. Only tle olher
day the British solier called upon TO Yut down
an election not.
Il il ,inply preposierous 10 cal upon The Inleriil
eNcbequcr supply fro, for police purposes OF TO
MAINTAIN Internal tranquility in stae enjoying the
quasi-iidepsDd nee oi Canada. IL 3,OH,oOV cannot
a1loId TO protect their Hle and property against
as,raudefs they are uol tit for the privileges which
they enjoy. Nay more; ii they are rot prepared 10
repel ay reign vaders and 10 defend their looe-
pendeDoe il is ahuu5antiy clear that four o. hve Br
ish gnents will not enable item to do so Bnt, IN
trath, these supvoeilons idle. Like shrewd lec-
lie ..r Oluh n M hlU
mother country to maintain peace within their borders
or 20 meet any attempt at invasion from without.
80 long The Home Government is ready to supply
troops aud To- paw for them the CsBai us will not
siir British soldier mns 90 them good in ense Of IN
emergency, and in no can do them any HARM III
j. not therefore, in human nature 10 exlet that ihe
Canadians sJould repndiste the military Did which IL
generously supI lied Ii IN certainly true thai with
out tOlo i'll garrsons the color les wood not he secure
Bot il is by certain that If the present garr
soUs withdrawn onless paid tor by the coloiieA-
cbe1uer, there would be garrisoEs at all. III the
coOhi,s sppre a., is real vslae tie connection be-
themselves and tie mother country, IL is idle to
suppose that they will refuse 10 accede 10 any rason
abl proposition for supplying Bi,is irooPs staoDed
among them with pay. II may be that soine OF our
eocui.s would prefer iide pel.denee, or ensider
large army superfuous. During peace, by the pres-
ence Of large tOroc these iGeas may he suppressed,
bat 10 no useful purpose; but IN osse OF war l. is
certain that the views OF sneh eoloiss would prevail.
Tey woud either refuse 10 JON the mother country In
the oonest Oh would refuse maintain any com iaers-
bic nunoer of trocls.
Sooner or Later politicians wi be ati,fed that the
colonsts us, .ihef be allowed TO have an opinion n
to the number OF roos for their protection, or
q mother country musi pay the whole xpeIse oil the
military deie OF her colonies. There u no heed TO
fear the 10 ally of depeudeDoies their deeie ~
malIt la their connection with the BRUSH Pm, Ire les
th. NJ therefore be trusted in his vital question of self
defense Let them be taken into consultation. II Tie
three regimenis "a bich now about 10 emoark for
Canada have been dispatched lot at the request OF the
.ftQ nlAnl at -
Colonial or War Minister il is gruss blunder Of policy
which ought TO te % sediod without de.ay.