The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1865.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 6, Issue 316, 19 October 1865, Page 2

The Hawke's Bay Times. NAPIER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1865.

Treachery appears to be still the distinguishing mark of the Hau-haus, and until they have been effectually subdued it does not seem that we shall cease to bear of the Constant recurrence of the committal of most revoltingly barbarous murders. The facts whi«h we place before our readers in another column, relating to the recent horrible murder of Mr C. W. Broughton, on the West Coast, plainly show this to be so, and that there can be no peace—whatever ministers’ proclamations may say to the contrary—until they are subdued, and banished—or, perhaps better—exterminated.

The Native policy of the late Ministry was based upon the assumption that the bulk of the rebels would accept the offers of indulgence about to be made to them ; that seeing the Colonial Government would not bring them to account for past misdeeds, they would cease to molest the settlers; —but such an assumption was based upon the greatest of all possible fallacies, and showed that the Ministry could not learn the most simple lesson from the experience of years. They might have known, and ought to have known, that their retreat from war would be interpreted by the Maori as a confession of defeat, and would stimulate him to still further aggressions. Even while the false policy was before the House, the news of fresh murders by the fanatics was brought forward, —a fitting commentary on, and proof of the falsehood by their assumption ; and, not taking warning of this, they proceeded t) disseminate their proclamation, and have been met by the rebels they wish to think defeated, with the murder of their messengers.

There can, vie think, be no cause for regret that the Weld Ministry have felt called upon to resign their offices, and it is much

to be hoped that more wisdom will be dis* played by their succesors iu their legislation on this, the great question of the day,—the eanse of the present depression of the Colony. It is yet too early to safely say that such will be the case; but we may with good reason affirm that scarce any policy could be more pernicious than the exploded one of the late Ministry. It has become painfully evi* dent that aggressive action must be taken against the fanatics, and that they must bt subdued at any cost, although there is no doubt that it can be effected in such a way as, instead of being a burden to the Colony, it may be made a means of relief; The time s past to allow squeamish feelings of a dread of injustice to interfere with the development of a grand scheme of confiscation, such at shall charge the whole cost of the suppression of the rebellion upon the lands of the rebels. A paltry constabulary will not suffice for our needs. The troops of the Imperial Government are unfitted for the workThe solution of the problem lies in the ex* ileation of all rebels taken as prisoners, and the occupation of the country by European*. We have abundant proof of the effectiveness of colonial troops. They must be raised, and they they will serve for the occupation of a vast extent of territory that is now the seat of rebellion, aud the source of endless trouble aud unlimited cost to the Colony. We shall now most anxiously await the statement of the Native policy of the new Ministry.