Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-06-24
June "a, 1910

ground that he had not, and could not
command time for undertaking. such an
inquiry-that he had not the power to
summon witnesses-that the course pro-
posed was more likelyio increase than al
lay the excitement existing on the spot
that a representation had better be made
directly to the United States government,
and that he already had full confidence
that1he charges laid to them were entire
w without foundation. He promises
moreover, to request the commander OF
the Pacific squadron to send a vessel OF
war 10 visit the. islands from time to time,
and to make known their apprehensI ions
40 his government.
the letter of King Kamehameha III.
to the United States consul, in reply to
eenain questions relative to the conduct
of the government and of the missionaries,
is highly characteristic. He says:
when the American missionaries ar
rived in this country, we permitted them
to remain in this kingdom, because they
asked IT, Sc.
When the priests of the Romish reli-
gion landed at these islands they did not
first make known TO US their desire 10
dwell on the Islands, and also their bust
ness they landed in the country secretly
And he t~estiies, that the Sandwich ISL
andS government were not influenced by
the American missionaries to turn away
tbe Catholic priests, but by what certain
captains of whale ships told Kahumanu,
Ofihe evil Of this way.
lie farther declares that the American
missionaries, instead of prosecuting the
Calholics, had boldly reproved the Sand
wlch Islands government for imposing on
them many burdens.
And Grther he says, that the law re.
sp%pcIing the sale Of rum did not originate
in any representations of the American
Missionaries, but that a number of cay
rms of whale ships commenced the thing,
thousands Of his own people supported
them, his own chiefs seconded them, anc
he himself chose it as the rule Of his king
dom, because he saw it was an excellen
Thing.
But that thing which you spoke to mi
d, that they act with US or override GU
acts, we deny il, it is not So
We think that perhaps these are thei
real crimes. Their teaching US know.
edge. Their living with us, and some
times translating between us and foreign
|ers. Their no taking the sword I'M
their hard. aud slying TO US with powe
sop, punish not the worshippers in Ii
Romish religion But it is beyond GU
pawer.to give a fair abstract OF this who
matter, within the short space allowed u
Nor are we willing to trust ourselves
e d, expression of those feelings excii'
" IN attentive pcrusal ofthese document
ihe SUI shall not go down in our wrat
uainst even the basest and most injurlo
be dthe prosecutors of the Sand wish Islam
Missioa. = But it will require some hou
% eAtiuguish the fame of Indignation
urd by a review of the course of the IL
l. dgd residents at Honolulu, and the prize
+ dsHoly Mother Church, and their m
guided instruments La Place and
/, lFreneh government. strikes us Gle
F. II that earth never exhibited a more o.
p unorovoked, e~nvenomed and relentl
d. pNsecutionbf innocence, aud OF the del
5. 3disciples Of jesus, than is exhibited
Ills case. Prosecutions more appalI
IL their effects have been often witness
bol never one more base ia its prInciE
more Indignant in its spirit, or more
IN It's defiance OF the eternal laws oil
ice. 1t is a precious thought to
COP As on THE THRONE Boston
|nd drder.
|ng CrRE o A HABIT OF SwEARIN
~ H. who can offer an intalllbie cure II
- habit Of p%rofane swearing is a public
" eaciOr deserving a statue. A beat
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a Known to be used ia many cases, an
rs Ct has it failed 10 work a cure. we
ny advise anv ofour readers who have
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iU'' Prayer for lis comp ete success. 1t
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ence
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