RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.

Lyttelton Times, Volume VII, Issue 468, 29 April 1857, Page 4

RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT.

■ Jaritiajrjr'Sf," tlje^h'is^ t6r£ of'early? respohsiblego ve^nmieVit ih\:Ne^^oiit^• :;fdll6wing:gehe^ :■■•.■''"•' 'W&haytbeen thnsiparticular in iVarratingthesb" everits^>-tecau^ei«as! it ;isljof great importance) to; truththatrthe difficulties;fifjespflpsible/'goyernment: should /ndt^e'.extqpuat^ ■q:uenee;ta..the;futu^ ; nies, > ; that,; they; ;Slio\i 1c( na.t -^c; ; eiaggerated ,or jmis^ I re s resented., , -ti[; is verjr.^as^ 'y^ ;^;raiseT qv^t • frequent, .'almost;iHeatncal^'/dfan^es.XoJp.miniaTters.'''' • a^iil,'ministries a csry j.h^t;the eqibnjeX are^ur/fit'.for' ; seltgovernmeni'.' For our own p^rt wesee'notlliag/ in"; wlii^has 'h'appenea-inINew rSfau'ffi:--tV rales 'w'hicli;-. ijriighthpt perfectlywell have^ liapperi'fed'ih jEiigiarid; Jitself,always excepting! thesehsitiveriessJofaPrimeI Minister -who "resigns ■ ;6ffi cc;( while 3he 'has goti a I I working' majority oftwoj arid' the iiomihalio.n.of<;inr ' Attorney-jGeneral.sefecteij■ frrom^the-rpH ofisplicitpfsV . It-is-hothjng; rjevy, l -hi; : th^..9b ) u'ntry,-ibr;parties tp >; be ; nearly,halanped,^or,ministtie^to.he shortlived. ;Nor. is /.the,conflict,;as has.rbeen^.Tepr^fute^j,';pn.e, iwerely J for pldcean.d/power. - :.-7jnp] ; less : ".ti)»n'''tlie. "unsold |an>is of :iUe :cp\diiy^ iWlHch.'-th^'pheVpayty'wish ,tp tKe iprie's'eht. ■o'ccuparits; 'at"'nominal ireritsV fand''tHe'' other' toY tlvrpw;''open ;t, t6".fp;urchase.;'-'Tiie;'minority - Iclaini''to repVes^ent the'lalge'r: portion' of: titie: people of only to;beiontv*oted;by;.ari unfair-' •divisibri Hot .the:*;"^^^electofalfdistricts.v.'iThei struggle? irnusfccoritinueitjll yic.tory< decides, .fpr,pie;side..o r iitlie:i pth,er ; ;, ,and,. ;-i njstead^of^ ; ca,y illing/at^fts-, cpjir.se;, we j oughttp;rejoige that.we l.^^eipro^^ed.purrcpipnist?; iwitli an!arena : on,,'wliich ; to. %jit jOjit^'^iielr^jpcal'd'if- £ ■fererices Dy-*argunient'an('. .r^sVrfV-jipstead'fp^'^a'xiijg^ |recourse. : 'to' those „expl6sibVi^'>ofj'fury i ' and 'discord. Iwhi.ch'".are.",'apt':to 'agitate' those''Qomrnitriities ':.. ' whose, passion' 3 • a"' similaf ■':sa'fety-vaiY6;is'not: prb.yide'd;"-^^' '■'' '^i;;^.(;-^;;;.^i(';;:>:.?;^oJ''4x^g?'i^--^" f . '• rtf 'Rpsponsihle g6ver.tirnent;;cari do gr^at things,/ jlmtit cannot hefdr.ehand^ascertaiiyithe'l force of.par-V, ties.nor.discern witbout-iriai thje^ttpst men to con4duct the government, nor remedy byjJts,'O,wn;innftt9y

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