mi. HUME QUOTING AGAIN. 



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of the treaty, more especially tliose articles which relate 

 to the protection of commerce, and tlie suppression of 

 piracy/" 



It will not be here out of place to prove beyond 

 di^ut^ upon otlier evidence tlian Lis own, the fiict that it 

 was not Sir -James Brooke's practice, nor hk inclimition, 

 to decide precipitately on coercive measures : and this is 

 independent of another consideration, always to bo borne 

 m mind, — tli^^t the Commandor-in-CJiief "Wiis practiedly 

 interposed tetT^^een any person in Sh- James Brooke's 

 position, and any precipitate resolution to which such a 

 person miglit come ; and that his discretionary power to 

 refuse co-operation wits absolute- 



The predecessor of Sir Francis Collier on the same 

 station was Sir Tliomas Cochrane, from whoso corres- 

 pondence Mr. Hume quoted an isolated passajje whielj ho 

 would persuade us is in opposition to the sentiments^ or 

 practice of my friend. For instance ; " The admiral 

 *ijifonned' Sir Janies Brooke that much more was to bo 

 done for the repression of piratical habits among the 

 tribes of tlic Borriean coast, by the spread of commerce 

 and Christiatiity than by operations of a coercive natarc/' 

 TMs "information *' sounds valuable ; but, separated from 

 its context^ it is really mere empty sound ; and it 

 seems io be Mr* IIume*s pectdiar ffirk- so to quote 

 everybody a& to make everything they may say defeat 

 itffolf. The great grievance is that neifJit'r Commeuce mr 

 Chr]!*T1anity t'fi/i lie spread until rii*ACY sliall have 



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