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necessity for our not neglecting onr vast Colo- 
nial Empire, but upholding, fostering, feeding, 
strengthening it : that so it may be a mighty 
universe of colonial orbs and satellites, revol- 
ving round England as the centre planet. 
Following the same rule throughout, may 
she long be seen the Divine instrument, for 
thus implanting and propagating sound laws 
and pure religion, amongst the rising and dis- 
tant nations of the world : but we trust never 
to be seen adopting the humiliating (though 
perhaps, to some, apparently expedient) alter- 
native, of the abandonment of her children, when 
amid difficulties. 
A supineness and apathy about the consi- 
deration of matters connected with colonial 
interests, seems to indicate a tendency to neg- 
lect them ; from which it is, that the adoption 
and support of such a policy as this mentioned 
arises. But such a feeling most happily, is 
not visible amongst many of our rulers ; nor 
yet with those who aid in the spread of re- 
ligious truth abroad. Nevertheless, it is very 
much to be feared, that it does exist amongst 
other classes of the community, and it is hum- 
bly hoped, that the foregoing pages (however 
imperfectly,) may be a means of extending the 
knowledge of, and increasing the interest in, 
these parts of our Colonial Empire. 
