But he is devotedly and exclusively

attached to his own province, and he uses his great power and popularity for the advancement of "Wellington, we may say, alone. It is impossible to prevent the people of Wellington from following Dr. Featherston's leadership ; and while he leads it is impossible that Wellington can remain the dependant or ally of Canterbury, They will not consent to the British troops being removed till the war shall have been fought out; they will not trust their lives and pro perty to a colonial force, taking all the risks of failure; and they will call for supplies of money for the ad ministration of war and Native affairs so long as the South has money to give. Wellington has been quoted hitherto as the great argument against Separ-

tion; we shall not be surprised to find it quoted henceforth by the same logi cians as an urgent cause why the South should seek safety in Separation.
