Hawke's Bay Herald SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1867.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 11, Issue 837, 23 March 1867, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Herald SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1867.

The elections, so far as they have gone, have resulted in favor of the government. Iv town, the opposition candidates have obtained a comparatively small poll j and, iv the country, the members returned are, for the most part, men who will give Mr. M'Lean their support. Seeing what that gentleman has done for the district, whether in the creation of a revenue, in the preservation of peace, or in the watchfulness he has shewn over the general interests of the province, it would be hard were the elections to indicate any decided feeling in a contrary direction. A leaven of opposition, however — so long as it is not factious-can be regarded in no other light than as a wholesome check upon any government ; and it is just possible that less unanimity on the present occasion would have been a healthier sign. Let us hope, however, that no member, while supporting the government in a general way, will sacrifice his independence of thought and action upon what may come before him. Indeed we do not think that any one will. All subjects of any importance should be fully ventilated iv open Council, and the arguments, pro and con, elicited, before a decision is arrived at. We, on our part, shall make a great effort to place the proceedings in full before our readers, believing as we do, that nothing better conduces to a healthy state of public opinion.