Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JULY 26, 1869. THE DANGER IN THE NORTH.

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 14, Issue 703, 26 July 1869, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Times. Nullius addictus jurare in verba magistri. MONDAY, JULY 26, 1869. THE DANGER IN THE NORTH.

The recent recognition of Te Kooti by Tawhaio, and certain movements in the Waikato district, of which we have not yet received particulars—but which appears to include the sacking of a store belonging to Louis Hettit, and the abduction of his daughter—has given rise to considerable excitement in Auckland, and volunteers seem to havereadily come forward in considerable numbers to assist in destroying the rebels should the danger appear more imminent. Much satisfaction is expressed by the Southern Cross at the readiness with which the men have volunteered, not only to defend their own homes from attack, but also to leave them and also to advance towards the frontier to support their fellow-settlers more exposed than themselves. The Kew Zealand Herald strongly advocates the immediate formation of a flying column of mounted scouts, to consist of 50 or 60 men thoroughly ac quainted with the country, armed with the Snider or Spencer rifles and levolvers, and ably officered. Such a force could quickly throw itself upon the rebels at any point they may attack, and give a good account of Te Kooti and his mob wherever they might meet with them. Such a force could be raised in one day, and there are dashing officers who know every inch of the Waikato country ready to lead them on ; so that it could be officered as readily as it could be raised. Both papers express much indignation at the fact that while it is necessary to take our men from the plough and employ them—mere raw recruits—for the defence of the Waikato, to hold certain necessary strategical positions while their own homes are being pillaged and destroyed, a regiment of the line,

anxious to take the field, remain cooped up within barrack walls \a. able to take any part in action beyond the defence of themselves and the Imperial property should it W pen to be endangered,—should be compelled to sit idly by and hear of women violated, children hutch. ered, and property wbjk the mere marching and occupying 0 f advanced positions, without engaging in actual warfare, would be sufficient to avert such terrible calamities, The Southern Cross sees but one way out of our difficulties—the occupy tion of the country by military settiers—which it describes as follows in its issue of Friday last:— We cannot keep a large standing army, or wai?» war in the lordly style attempted by Colonel Whitmore for any length of time. It is matter of question whether we can now get help from the mother country, or, if we get it, how far it nm be trammelled with conditions destructive to it) value. But it is not matter of doubt or question that we could place near to our frontiers a body of men, who would repay the outlay caused by their introduction and settlement iu a few years, in the mere material increase of wealth on our out-dis. tricts, and who would put an end to our constantly. recurring fear of an outbreak in Waikato. This they would do, we feel sure, without fighting, They would be on the spot, and could not be ig. nored by the natives, and they would turn the scale iu favor of peace by their mere dead weight without striking a blow. Of course we donot hope to have this common-sense view accepted at once by our politicians. They are too busily employed in quarrelling oyer theoretical changes in our Constitution to see that at the base of all such legisla. tion must come a permanent provision for peace and security to the people at large.