Hawke's Bay Herald TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1869.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume 13, Issue 1081, 7 September 1869, Page 2

Hawke's Bay Herald TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1869.

English statesmen, as will be seen from our telegraphic news, still harp upon the old string of non-interven-tion by England in the affairs .of New Zealand — still condemn the colonists, and affect to trace the lamentable state of the country to a lack of proper exertion on their part. This sort of thing is peculiarly hard upon men who feel that they have really put forth eveijy effort to crush the rebellion, and have made very large sacrifices in so doing. But, beneath the surface, we think a better feeling is traceable than would be inferred from the mere words of Members of Parliament. A spirit of earnest inquiry into the affairs of New Zealand is at length abroad, and the result will not long remain doubtful. However wedded English statesmen may be to a foregone conclusion, they must yield upon the first symptom of a change in public feeling, and that such a change is impending who can doubt ? We quite believe, indeed, that by the time the proposals of the New Zealand Parliament reach England, the public mind of England will be in a fit state to receive them and to act upon them with cordiality.