The Star. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1868.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 79, 14 August 1868, Page 2

The Star. FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1868.

4 I'jp is both curioua and intoroating to obsorvo how, ns' in history, ho in tho rarioua phaacfl of political opinion, continual ropofcitiona occur undoi* slightly modiilod forma. Juab now for insbauco, tho oorious napoet of Nntivo alVxiirn iv reproducing Bomotlu'ng liko tho samo diilorenco of opinion which in Canterbury occurred (luring tho Inab solution of tho Wold Miuitttry. Thon, pooplo wero divided into TTnfonUlH and Soparalionielfl, and both parbiea aharou the victory, Tho Unioninta gnincd thoir point in bo far iih tho union of tho colony wns maintained, whilo tho .Sopttvnlioiihlß, though they failed to hociivo thoir onlcnniblo object, (rained part of whal; thoy donirod, by tlio doleal; of Mr Weld 'a project od nohomo for an nrmjr of occupation, Ah in most other ma lan com whoro no dccinivo victory ia gained, the di/l'oronco of opinion Htill romainw, boouuao tho ovil which canned it cxtala, Tlio Native quonfcioii ( is cropping up again, and mon begin to nHlc, aro wo to boar this burthen for over? Is bhoro no way of coon pc? Tlioho who represent what wan tho Weld party, answer theno tjiiOHtioiiH by tolling tho pooplo thai; they f arc pledged to maintain tho union of tho colony, and pay thoir nharo of tho coat of maintaining ponco. Thoy nay thai; all tho profiont iniHchicf in duo to tho incapacity of Mr Sin fiord and hia collonguen,and bid tlio people I aleo hoarfc of graco and pin their faith upon men who, "liko Mr UollcHtoii, Mr Slovohh, and Mr Tancrcd, aro bent upon exposing tho follicn and oxtravagnncioa of tho pn/Hont govornmonb. On- tlio oihoi* hand, thono who occupy a position analagoua to tho old Hepnrabionittb party, toll tlio pooplo that tlio only euro for tho ovil'ih to insiut upon tho Hottlot'H in tho North bearing the coat of thoirown warn and quarrcla. Thoy point out tliat tho cauno of war in tho confirtcatod land, and nothing olho. And tliafc, if tho colony moans to maintain. (Jio laud, ib oan only ho done by keeping up a largo Htandtng army. They mliow ilhi (j Mr Wold roeogniaod thin from tho lirst, whon bo w»id that from thirteen to fifteen hundred picked ( troopH would bo required lo maintain tlio pcaco of tlio colony. Thoy nay that, though Mr liolloufcon, MY Stovuiirf, antl Mr 'Tancrod aro undoubted Iy oat'iiOHb and truo mon, thoy cannot romody wind; ia boyontl thoir power ; anrl that thoir htbouru will borondorod mnhmi by othor Cantorbury mombcra who do not roproßonb tbo intorostH of tbo great majority of tbo people of tho provinoo. Thoy aay that tho war will become pormanonb if tho colony U goinj^ to attompb to koop bold of landn without means to do moro than irritato tbo Nabivon horo and bhoro. And that tbo ooat will bavo to bo borno hy tho South, bocauao tbo landa of tho South nro tbo only remaining aaaob of tbo colony, Tboy call upon tbo pooplo of thin inland bo repudiate all war liability for tbo futupo. Tb nnpoui'H to ua that neither party Hoea clearly whithor ita atopa aro in. ovitably lontling. Mr Jlolloaton nnd bin friouda want; to ouab au iucapablo Government lor tbo (mrpoao of dealing with tlio Nativoa in a moro vigorous nnd decided iniiunor, but thoy abirlc tho inevitable rcaulb which Mr Wold with greater bolriiiofu admitted at onco — that war roquiroa a atandiug army, | and a ntnnding army rpquiroa v largo . fixed annual expenditure Tbo othor aide doairo vory naturally to gob rid of a mill-atone banging round tlieir nock, which in fusfc drowning thorn. We hopes thoy will Hiioeood, bcoauno if thoy do, ib will cano tbo path wonderfully to tbo ond to which thoy do nob appear to hco tbey are driving, and which muab r inevitably como sooner or labor-— • Separation.