, 1870-07-08
ENGLISH COLONIAL POLICY.

Important ncbote ia the Lords
Strange Declarations Of she Loss-
don l'Fcst-The 1.ntest Hint to
Canada.
In the House Of Lords, on juno go, Lord
Russell called attention to the change Of Colo
.4ial policy OF tho part of tho Administration,
and expressed the regret at tho withdrawal Of
British troops from Canada aud New zoalaud.
He contrasted the state OF tho Colonies when
tho present government camn into ofiico with
tho feeling provoked by tho coldness
and repugnance they had exhibited when
tho Colonies asked for any assist
nnce- The colonies were proud Of their COIL
pection with the mother country, and it would
DO great evil aud a czimo to weaken their at
tachment- He moved TINT commission bo
appointed to inquire into the means beat fit
ted to guarantee the security OF tho Qucen's
domnions.
Thereupou ensuea debate, in which Lord
greater concentration OF troops at home for
the security OF the empire, and Lord Groy
declared that "tbe principles laid down BY
successive Colonial Secretaries must necessa-
rily lead to the dissolution Of the colonial en-
piro."
uation Of the policy Of the Government. said:
The Colonies must depend on the power aud In.
the invnslon OF any Of our Colonies would be r.
sented exactly II It were IN invasion OF our OWL
soil I am convinced that what foreign nations
regard as our 1eal is our latent power and that
they are not discouraged by The presence Of few
confer q great advantage on the coIonlst5; for
you teach them 10 look u themselves, and y0n put
On them gentle pressure to create an army, which
would be OF great assistance In case Of war with
some OTHER c0nntTy--an event which hope will
never happen. We have offered to itt the colony
have q whole regiment to form nucleus for their
own army. IN raising which believe they viii be
VERY successful, aud we nFc ullite ready to let
them have some OF OFT best n1ccIs, who, however,
viii not lose their position in the English atny, a
though the during the time they serve In Canada
they will be entirely distinct from IT, and Nl11 be the
officers and servants Of the Government OF the
Dominion. We must not forget what .,a 9 o great ~
huItanFP, marine equal 70 thrce-lourthd OF that
OF France-fherc are 70 900 sea1nen On her lakes;
y ns gast re s tls se aTs
spons,bity that lies upon them, and that they
win meet # gailantly and veil 50 taI from max
uade that colony, believe TINT the fact Of our
taking away handful OF British troops will re-
move any temptation to invasion that there might
be at the tlme OF great national irritation.
Tie debate elected comments from all the
London papers, some Of them being OF a very
positive character. The Times s1id:
"Sooner OF later every British soldier must be
removed FROM the American conttnent, aal VIC
to the II mics of nation ot 10 900 ao. IN this Dc
termination there will be no fa!tef1nc on the part
OF alv House Of Commons ever likely to be elect
year or the next mag tlepeu,t on the progress Of
the Dominion to the fan orgentzatten Of It's re-
souEcea nut state Of 81 ,bao. 900 son1a, rapidly
illrec-iouftos OF that OF France and with 10000
6enragn on her lakes, will not need the military
lribIers which distant European country can
send ofer the sea.
The Nescs. coudemning Earl Russell's yiowB
as more suitnble to ITO and 1870, said:
Canadian nC1rfa1 q anil II he n a mia9nn