The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-02-05

MR.. EDITOR Mr. -t the Editor OF the 20
lgnesian, in his last, closes the discussion with you,
for want of room, but under cover of r~ectifying the
Hue Haraii he publishes nearly a column of edito-
rial wisdom, very instructing to q poor ignorant little
newspaper that cannot understand a word of English.
The POLgneSidR government organ could not confer
with the Hoe Haraii government organ, settling
their little disputes in a private way, but he must
trumpet to the world a paragraph, an excellent one,
but toto coeIo opposed to the whole tenor of his own.
I cannot but think this little skirmish is intended
to close the battle by attacking a column of his own
allies and running away.from responsibility in a cloud
of dust of his own raising. Protesting to dispute
inch by inch the claims of q handful of foreigners
over and beyond those of natives, he informs the little
Haze and all the world who read English that it is o
very bad policy to allow to the natives the right of
private opinion on any question that has been decided
in the Supreme Court. L confess [ cannot see into
this very clearly for the dust. Methinks l discover
the germ of q gag law for foreigners while other
persuasives are to be used with natives to make them
hold their tongues; or does the editor mean to lock
up the native brains and tongues allowing full scope
for the foreigners of our islands to enjoy their freedom
of opinion and speech unimpeded by law? The Pol
uncsian is astenished that&the Haze g Introduces the
doctrine of private Interpretation in regard to the
decisions of the Supreme Court - Well, [ am
astonished that the POtyneSlGn makes any question
about the matter, and shall continue to be astonished
until he explains what he is really driving at.
The next paragraph of the editorial is upon treaties,
which might fit the Haze HdLCGi5 or the Commercial
Advertiser if either of those papers had ever suggested
the thought of violating treaties in any way or shape
whatever. Another cloud of dust appears to be raised
by beating the air, so thick | find it impossible to see
through it.
In conclusion the editor gives three reasons why he
wrote the article, the third of which is Sc because we
HknOw by experience how prone readers are to sup
tpose that every thing emanating from an editor APP
spointed by the government but free to exercise his
esduties, has been seen and approved of by persons
sshigh in Office May be there are such readers,
Mr.. Editor, [ am not one. | never said that any line
in the Polynesidn was seen and approved by persons
high in office. 1 never believed it either. [ believe
YOU Mr.. -- are free to exercise your duties in
your own way, that the government having seen and
approved you, placed you where you are, pay you,
and are importing a power press to the tune Of $4,000,
tons dictate, and that is the reason, the only reason
why the world hold the government responsible for
the principles your paper advocates. You are Stree
as the Haze Hac0ii. 1t appears to me there are few
paragraphs extant, in newspaper lore, that give In SO
few words so much truth as is found in the quotation
from the Haze Hatcaii alluded to above. The writer,
whoever he may be, gives first the opinion of some
DeopIe, next the opinion of the greatest part of The
foreigners, and adds: Therefore do not fall into
misapprehension in the NATTER That is to say
.Nolc uOu hare heard both sides nudge for yourselves
And 1 venture to predict that before many months al
the dance-houses will be shut up as public nuisances
the result of free discussion and the free exercise o
the right of private judgment. b.