The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1856-11-27

a kim of half scratch which was rather ominous, and
one would think quite sufficient to convince any sane
person of the unpopularity of the War Department.
However, after reducing the budget from 10000 dol
lars, they voted thirty thousand dollars per annum
for two years, twenty thousand OF which Is gone, and
after it we send the old proverb, "a fool and his
money are soon parted"
We will not attempt to estimate the loss the king
dom might sustain by the withdrawal of so much la
Dor from its proper channel where it is just now so
needed, to fill up the ranks of soldiers, had the war
scheme been fully carried out, nor the cost of print
ing the official and unofficial documents designed to
bring the measure about. We are willing to let it go
and hold our peace, if the experience gained will pre-
vent the like folly in future. But the money-theb bird
once in hand, has flown with the mary benefits which
might have been derived from It. But enough of that
for the present.
We scarcely believe that any Of Lis Majesty's adj
visers will be hardy enough to again attempt a re-
vival of this military foolery under the present APP
preparation bill, or in fact under any bill in future.
We certainly have had costly experience of the merits
of this institution, as well as the Unbalanced abili-
ties of its enterprising protector.
The whole military scheme, from beginning to end,
has been an insult to the good sense of our people,
who are, and have ever been ready to stand by and
and defend their sovereign in any threatened danger
to the peace of the country. Voluntary military or
CARNATIONS are the strongest reliance a feeble govern
ment can desire, and these it should seek to encour-
age and sustain, which it has never yet done to the
degree that it should have done, but has left them to
sustain themselves. Two nobler or more patriotic
companies than the Cavalry and Guards never exist
ed in any country but these have been allowed to
shift for themselves, barely 1~ecognized by the Gov
eminent, while tens of thousands have been wasted
on useless soldiery.
Since it is found to be legal for the Privy Council
to dispense with the appropriations for the military,
as well as the public works for which the Legislature
seemed so earnest to provide, so, by parity of rea-
soning, the same principle will extend through the
whole bill and we shall not forget to remind them,
from time to time, where their services can be advan-
tageously employed. We do not wish it to be under
stood. however, that we approve of the principle or
practice of an inferior branch of government, with
authority, interfering with the definite pre-
negatives of the Legislature ; but as such interference
has TRANSFERRED, and viii doubtless happen again. in
of us, we propose to lend our influence to make
t as little injurious as possible, and also prevent, if
t may be, this disorganizing practice from being
into a precedence for the guidance of wiser
it is to be hoped) ministers than the present, should
my such ever take their seats at the Kings Council.
However, the late sign of returning good sense mani
ested in the Kings Council we hail with delight, and
Confidently predict the approaching end of the mill
incubus which has weighed us nigh unto death.
We have time now only to observe that we shallkeep
vigilant eye on the public improvements as they
rogress, remembering that the same genius directs 6
that has led our happy country to such military
enown, that our posterity will point to it as the s
Brightest page in Hawaiian history. l