Hawke's Bay Times, PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY. MONDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1867. THE IMPERIAL TROOPS.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume IX, Issue 472, 22 April 1867, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times, PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY.

MONDAY, 22nd APRIL, 1867. THE IMPERIAL TROOPS.

“ Xultius addict us jurare in verba magistri

Notwithstanding the uncompromising nature of the despatches received in this colony from the Home Government for the prompt and entire removal of the Imperial forces from the colony, failing the agreement of the Colonial Government to the terms proposed for the retention of even one regiment, it seems that His Excellency the Governor cannot feel justified in accepting the too literal reading of the terms therein contained.

It is certain that the state of feeling existing in the native mind on the east coast of this island is such as to necessitate the retention, for the present, of at least one regiment, if not for the purpose of actual warfare with i lie tribes still in rebellion, at least f tithe moral support their presence willaf ford him in his diploraaticrelations with them. It is also equally certain that, taxed as we are as a people to the utmost limit of our resources, we caunot agree to the proposal of the Imperial Government in adding to our burthens, and the Governor, in deciding to retain in the colony on his own responsibility the regiment in question, cannot have any expectation of the General Assembly of the colony agreeing to the stipulated conditions. Be this, however as it may, it is at length certain that one regiment is to remain, and to be apportioned to the several garrison towns in this island. Full particulars Lave not yet reached us of; the details of the contemplated arrangements, but wo are assured that| 200 men of H.M. 18th regiment are! iO be stationed at Napier.

We are sure our friends will read the above announcement with feelings of satisfaction, for it cannot he denied that the indications of hostility on the north-eastern coast are very decided, and that they have increased exact,ly in the same proportion as the indications of the removal of the Imperial forces have been more and more decided, so that there has been no room to doubt that the total departure of the troops would have been the signal for another extensive outbreak. What the result of such out* break would have been to the infatuated rebels we may be pretty well able to guess, but it is not any part of the policy of Sir Geeorge Grey,—nor should we suppose of the Imperial Government, —that such outbreak should take place, aud we suppose His Excellency feels that the circumstances will be his ample justification in the

eyes of Her ulajesty s Cioveruuueiit. If the retention of these troops in garrisons will spare the colony the evils of a rebellion, however soon or

jdecisively the colonial forces may have succeeded in quelling it. we shall have cause to be exceedingly thankful, but vve tlo trust tlißt tiis doci"'ior* o£ t!io Assembly, that the terms offered by the Colonial Secretary could not be accepted by the colony, will be fully and strictly maintained. Katixer than depart from that decision we should say let the Home Government take away the troops —let the infatuated rebels rise anu let us do our best with we believe that the result of the next and final struggle with them would be something different from the last, in that it would leave us with terri toriul possessions, which would ulti mately pay the war bill, and perhaps a something more towards the cost of governing the aborigues, and. securing their subjection.