Polynesian., 1845-03-22
TIL POLY ESIA N.
OFTYCyAL JOURNAL or THE IA UAIAN
GOVERNMENT.
HONOLULU, SATURDAY, MARCH %, ls45.

In Mr.. Browns remarks which we pub
fish to day in the case of Gray, we find tina
the exception he makes to naturalized for
cigners sitting Upon iuries in cases which
arise between foreigners is the principal top
ic. The grounds upon which he makes Thu
exception are not clearly given, for in ont
part of his speech he remarked, 81 think CIV
cry American would prefer in "A case of trca
SON. how can an alien commit treason Il
galnst this govti) cor murder, or in any cas-,
where his interests were concerned trust
ing himself to a whole jury of natives than
to have half of them Of those foreigners whC
have taken the oath of allegiance" An,
yet Immediately after he says, " it is qucs
ton Of tar and not OF (cc}iag." Now to on
faculties, the imputation cast upon thos'
foreigners who have taken the oath of allie
glance" that they have so FAR imbibcd ha
tired to their born brethren, that not onlythci
property but lives would be endangered b,
them, even under the solemn safeguard of
Jury trial indicates Il great deal f Jeehng an'
very wiched feeling also. These sentiment:
we trust are confined to Mr.. Brown. They
are upon a par with the remark he made II
regard to every luryman, VIZ that for th'
purposes of the court, the government TO da!
made them foreigners they were perfect,
safe while they sat in those chairs, but to-
morrow if'they committed an offence the,
would be hung up wiihom iaw or gospel. lie
further remarked that there were no law.
here every thing was heller sheiicr, the
Judges put such interpretations upon the stat
utcs as they chose, and that no foreigneI
to the good sense ofthe hearers of these sen
timents and of our readers, whether by sucl
opinions delivered in the emphatic name
of of Mr.. Brown, and in permitting his excl
ted feelings to Get the better of both trutl
and reason he acted in the true spirit of off
cial duty.
Again we find him repeating that he woul,
sooner trust "a case to a Jury of natives anC
expressing a confidence in obtaining an hon
est and legal verdict from them, when i
wonld be impossible from a jury of whit,
Hawaiians. We are pleased to find tina
his opinion Of the natives has changed TO
the better, for in his letter to the Sccrctar,
Of State of Sept 18th. ult., we fad him stat
ing, " there are not enough nHiires 9fsu0icien
E"orledge and requirements 10 I tupon ca ju
ry." This opinion was given in arguing IA
gainst even a hay jury Of sir but it nov
seems that at least twelve may be found ca
pable of giving even to him, an impartia
verdict. This is a gratifying acknowledge
mcnt from one in his high station, and so lit
tie disposed to look tavorably upon the ci
forts of this petty kingdom. But amids
these conflicting opinions we find him siren
uously asserting that his sole objections t,
the men Of the class he refers to, is solcl'
one of principle, arising from the wordin.
OF the statute on the formation Of %Urics, an,
not because he considered them in any wa,
i's" i""''''cu '4dl tiiSiF former cou.tIymcn
This then we shall take to be tie point at is
sue, unless he can demonstrate that the pro
cess Of naturalization DESTROYS the moral an,
intellectual identity of man, and cntirel,
units him ever after of Judging of question
of which he was before perfectly competent
But it is not to be presumed that either h,
or any of his followers will succeed in this
At all events, naturali2ed Hawaiians hav,
as full confidence in the honor and acquire
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