The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-08-17
English Colonial Policy.
IMPORTANT DEBATE IN THE LoRDs-THE LATEST
HIST TO CANADA.


In the House of LORDS, on June Goth, Lord Russell
called attention to the change OF Colonial policy
| the part of the Administration, and expressed re-
gret at the withdrawal of British troops from Canada
and New Zealand He coutrasted the state of the
Colonies when the present Government came into
office with the feeling provoked by the GOODNESS and
repugnance they had exhibited when the Colonies
asked for any assistance The Colonies were proud
of their connection with the Mother Country, and it
would be great evil and crime to weaken their
attachment. He moved that Commission be ap-
pointed inquire into the means best fitted to guar
antee the security of the Queens dominions.
Thereupon ensued a debate in which Lord North
brook pointed out 'the necessity Of greater con-
centration of troops home for the security Of the
Empire and Lord Gray declared that "the princi-
plies laid down by successive Colonial Secretaries
must necessarily lead the dissolution of Colo
NAL Empire.
Lord Granville, Colonial Minister, in explanation
of the policy of the Government, said:
The Colonies must depend on the power and in
fuence of the mother country. am convinced that
what foreign nation sregard in is not real but
latent power, and that they not discouraged
by the presence of few troops. by Withdrawing the
troops lOu ACludllN COultT PItAA Nu AuS
Colonisis for you teach them 10 look TO themselves
and you put on them gentle pressure to create an
army which would be OF great assistance in of
a war with some other eouutry-an event which
hope will never happen. We have offered 10 let the
Colony have whole regiment to form nucleus for
their own army in raising which believe they will
be very successful, and we are quite ready to let
them have some Of our best oficersP who however,
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though during the time they serve in Canada they
will be entirely distinct from it, and will be the Off
GERS and servants OF the Government of the Domn-
ion. We must not forget whata great State Canada
has become, for she has 800 600 Inhabitants,
chant marine equal to hreeourths of that OF France
there 10000 seamen her lakes and by the great
exerons which her people are making, they are prov
ing that they feel the responsibility chat lies upon
them and they will meet it calamity and well. So
far from making it more likely that the United
States will invade that Colony, believe that the
fact of taking away handful of British troops
will remove any temptation TO invasion that there
might be at the time of great national irritation.
The debate elected comments from all the London
papers, some of them being of a very positive char
acter. The Tunes said
Sooner or later, every British soldier must be re-
cease to expose few thousand of our troops to the
armies of a nation OF 40 100000 In this determine
ton, there will be no fatering on the part of any
House of Commons likely to be elected.
Whether the withdrawal be completed this year or
the next, may depend on the progress of the Do
minon to the full organization of its recources.
But State Of 100000 souls, rapidly increasing in
population, with marine equal to three-fourths of
1, ~
will not need the military dribets which distant
European country send over the sea.
The NeEs, condemning Earl Russells views as
more suitable to ITO than 1870, said:
A Canadian official is said to be on mission to
England to ask the Intervention of the Home Gov
eminent in the matter of the Fenian raid into Cana
da, and if possible to get up quarrel with the Uni
ted States. He is coming fools Grand How
should We like TO have many such messengers con-
yerging upon London from every poiut of the COM
pass: We should not feel prouder of the Cana
dams, and they would not feel prouder of them
selves, if they came crying to the Mother Country
whenever danger or trouble threatened, instead of
defending themselves. The Great Baby policy is
completely out of date.
The Post says:
The troops have been left too long in such depen-
denotes already. The transitional condition of af-
fairs is the only for the delay that has &C.
CURED. The Colonies have, it were, been setting
up house for themselves, and pending the compile
ton of their arrangements they have been permitted
TO avail themselves temporarily of the parental re-
sources. But clearly the time would have to arrive
when the internal and domestic affairs of each, prac-
ticaly independent offshoot, must be conducted
without further assistance from without. With
rived.