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in sounds, your Lordship is well aware that it is a proceeding of which we have examples the practicability and further attesting the advantage of it example, every Letter relating in the penal colonies, has hitherto originated at the Home Office, but has apparently proceeded from your Lordship or your predecessors here. seldom happens that a mail leaves this country without some the orders from the Treasury to the Governors, which Orders however are drawn up in your name and bear your signature. So when the new Brunswick Boundary question (and other matters were in debate with the United States, the Government of our North American Colonies continually received orders from the Foreign Office of which the Head of this Office was the apparent author. In all these cases (and many more might be cited) the object was not to prevent differences at home which there was no reason to apprehend but to render the Home authority more effective by rendering in the eyes of the local Authorities single and decisive. Lord Palmerston, not Lord John Russell dismissed Sir John Harvey from the Government of New Brunswick; but if he had the measure would have been received with resistance instead of being silent acquiescence, would have been the signal of a bitter and interminable contention. I do not suppose myself to be actuated in making this suggestion by solicitude for the importance of that Branch of

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in sounds, your Lordship is well aware that it is a proceeding of which we have examples the practicability and further attesting the advantage of it example, every Letter relating in the penal colonies, has hitherto originated at the Home Office, but has apparently proceeded from your Lordship or your predecessors here. seldom happens that a mail leaves this country without some the orders from the Treasury to the Governors, which Orders however are drawn up in your name and bear your signature. So when the new Brunswick Boundary question (and other matters were in debate with the United States, the Government of our North American Colonies continually received orders from the Foreign Office of which the Head of this Office was the apparent author. In all these cases (and many more might be cited) the object was not to prevent differences at home which there was no reason to apprehend but to render the Home authority more effective by rendering in the eyes of the local Authorities single and decisive. Lord Palmerston, not Lord John Russell dismissed Sir John Harvey from the Government of New Brunswick; but if he had the measure would have been received with resistance instead of being silent acquiescence, would have been the signal of a bitter and interminable contention. I do not suppose myself to be actuated in making this suggestion by solicitude for the importance of that Branch of
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in sounds, your Lordship is well

aware that it is a proceeding of which we have excomples

the practicability and Fer

attesting the advantage of it example, every

to Corristo

Letter relating in the penal fotomies,

has hitherto originated at the

Anne Office,

but has

and

has apparently proceeded pan yourdardshit or yan predecessors here. sbeeldom happens that a mail leaves this fountry without sane.

the orders from the Treasury to the Governors, which Orders homesur are drawn up in yan.

up in your home and hear your signature. So when

the new Bunswich Berindary question (and other matters were in debate

with the United States, the Govermon of our mich lemarican Veerences Continually received orders from the Fercign Offer of

which the Head

of this Offee was the lepparent anther. In all these tases (and

18

marry more might be cited) the

object was not to prevent differences at home / which there was no reason to apprehend (but to render the Mome authority

it in the effective by rendering, eyes of the local Authorities single and decisive. Lord Palmerston, not Lera Johntussell

In really dismissed Sir Johnthawez

New from the Government of pen

Bunownk; but if he had.

, the measure

bod appeared to do so, the,

received with instead of being silent acquiescence, would have been the signal of

a bitter and

interminable contienes

Iso

not suppose impelf lobe actrrated in mathing this

suggestion by sciatutt for the importance of that Branch of

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