, 1872-06-26

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f~atalistic resignation in what they believed
to be past remedy, som few persisting in
the belief that every thing was not yet lost.
We felt no hesitation, in making our choice,
to take the side of the people, however
much that should be opposed to the plans
taVoured by Government, SO much more as
in doing SO we were, in our opinion, rem
dering the Government itself the greatest
service, for, If this is to be anything more
dignIied than a sort of tennls-ball between
what there may exist in a petty communi-
ty like ours of shopocratic and plantocra-
tic influences, it is to be so by means of
the hearty support of the intelligent por-
ton Of the people. We have accordingly
with them been for simplifcation III our
circumlocutOry machinery, for retrench-
ment and reduction wherever they could
be effected without detriment to the pubic
service we have been advocating one Gov
ernor for all the islands, this however with
the provision that a steady steam cOmmu-
~nication be established between the islands,
which could easily have been effected if the
blunder had not been committed of grant
ing to St. Thomas all they wanted without
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burthens, which participation was but Just
and equitable. In the Judiciary Depart
ment we have been for a separation of the
executive from the judiciary, and for the
police laid under one Inspector, for thus
alone can we hope in time to get an orga-
n~ization which might gradually supersede
the military. This, we repeat it, is truly
the peoples own bill, and will be carried
in due time. The present composition of
the Colonial Council may render it difficult,
for some OF our representatives no more re-
present public opinion than so many candi-
dates for Governors, Policemasters etc
would do. The people are convinced, and
no logic can dissuade them, that 'the
hands of the police are strengthened, not
by many policemasters, but by many po-
licemen. They see in the present arrange.
ment but a many-headed monster without
a body, and they daily deplore and com
plain of the ineficiency of the organization.
lii the Customs Department they believe,
in spite of assertions to The contrary, that
o considerable saving can be effected, and
the appointment of civil tidewaiters was a
very popular plan, but they appreciate Of
course Cn6 motives winch lea TO CIe rc(aIn-
ment of the military at present as a means
of saving.
We beg leave to call our readers atten-
ton to the Interpolation in the Councils
Proceedings from Bird Crownmember IAN
thon) concerning a representation made in
a letter from a correspondent signed A in
this paper of 9th March No. IS concerning
the treatment which a Prisoner had received
in the public Jail. The said letter we re-
print in another column, as many of our
readers, who do not keep the Avis on file,
may have forgotten the several statements
contained in it. With regard to the case
itself we are, of course, pleased to learn
from the calculations given and received in
Council that the treatment of the above
mentioned prisoner has been satisfactory to
himself. IF he is satisfied every body
ought to be. Our part in this drama, SO
far, has been the following: In No. % Of
the Avis we announced the escape Of two
of "the four notorious thieves" who had
absconded some months before October
last year). A few days after, is was said
that one of them Darling had been caught,
andthatthe Policemaster had received official
information of his apprehension. We sent
to the Police Court here asking for reliable
information hut ware told NV tho Assistant