The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-12-16
Correspondence of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser,

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Correspondence of the Pacific Commercial Advertiser.)
Mr.. EDITOR In your Journal of November 4th,
your readers had the pleasure % of reading a COM
munication from your correspondent "Hilo,'' in
which the writer after a very sensible half column or
so relating to " Landings, harbors, coasters, &c.,"
frantically calls for a 90 steamer and then like an
old horse after the good is out of him, "goes to
grass, - seemingly with the philanthropici idea of bene-
filing the 8 graziers, paniolas, and mares of Oahu
l wonder if the writer is insane enough to think they
will follow his advice. IT'S good though and entities
him to their gratitude. L would suggest as an appro-
pirate testimonial on their part that they present him
on his next trip to Honolulu with a cart load Of his
favorite kukaepuda. But while this 90 old horse is
at grass he cannot help showing that the vicious
ness is not all worked out of him, for he gets so high
on his favorite kukaepmaa, which he prefers to clover
that he kicks up his heels with malicious intent to
annihilate his unfortunate neighbor Hamakua- Hear
what he says: "a native the most expert cattle thief
in Hamakua, (that l am aware is saying n good deal
where there are so many foreigners - Then again
he says, "Mr. Editor, do you know anything of
Hamakua, Hawaii. Talk of Coventry, Texas or even
H. they are places of paradise compared with il. -
The writer evidently means by H. either
Honolulu, Hio, or some other CHI The one
is supposed to be most uncomfortable dry and the
other is known to be most ~uncomfortably wet-not
much choice. Then again he says, elf You have a
character in Honolulu whose room is indispensable to
the welfare of the city, just Hamakua him."
Now, Mr.. Editor, we do hope when Hilo comes to
Honolulu. that our friends will remember his advice,
and Hamakua him. According to his account,
we are a desperate set; but we won't lynch him. We
only want IN look at him. we have plenfv of I,fIr1e-
puaa grass (Which we find most capital feed to keep
stock, poor, on) and we will tie him out with a long
rope. We live in an out of the way place where there
is seldom anything new or strange, so that it would
be a perfect god-send to our kamaiii's TO see the
IS c%rittur'' ruminate. and watch the &c small emperi-
cal lights which he kindles at the tail end"
But seriously, Mr.. Editor. and L think your readers
will agree with me, it is most unjust for Hio, be-
cause he has had the misfortune to be thrown in con-
tact with cattle thieves, and to be acquainted with
the refuse of a district (Which acquaintance might
perhaps be explained by the old proverb &c birds of a
feather flock together') to insult that whole district
in which there may be respectable people whom he
does not know. No one will pretend to deny that
there are plenty of cattle thieves in Hamakua. There
would be more in Hilo were the wild cattle as conve-
nient, for the simple reason that there are more peo-
pie there; l viii not say g foreign residents, 1t is
not strange that there should be cattle thieves where
the temptation is so great and the laws so weak, and
so weakly enforced as they are on Hawaii. The
graziers at Waimea have formed themselves into a
body for mutual protection and are determined, If
something is not done quickly to put an end to the
farce called Justice, as there dispensed to cattle
stealers, to call Judge Lynch to their aid. The evil
has gone on so long that it will take something not
much short of hanging half u dozen to put a stop to
-.
it. But 1 have left poor Hamakua to the mercies Of
that old horse who has his ears laid back for another
kick; so 1 will just say in conclusion, that any writer
for a Public Journal who wantonly insults a whole
community in order to vent his spleen against n
few, merits the Indignation and contempt of not only
HaDakua but all lovers of justice.
HAMAKUA, Hawaii, Nov. 20, 1858.
Mr.. EDITOR Having been an inmate of the
Home for the past few days, it fell to my lot to hear
q great deal of conversation among American seamen
and others sailing under the American flag, about
their being (many of them) ill-treated on board their
ships in various ways, and swindled on being paid
of, &c., sc. They complain also. that they seldom
succeed in getting redress at this place. Ibeg to sug-
gest that the Trustees of the Home, or some other
benevolent individuals, furnish the Home with suff-
cient books on Maritime Laws to instruct seamen in
their duties and rights in every particular; and also
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owners. In these matters the sailor needs to be en-
lightened. A body of freemen may be oppressed,
but sufficiently enlightened, never. JONATHAN.
Mr. EDITOR Much is said in private CONVERSE
ton, by both the friends and foes Of the Hawaiian
Nation, relative to the decrease of the population of
these islands, mean the native race It is gene
rally believed that the nstion is fast diminishing
in numbers, and is tending, 50 far as the Hawaiians
are concerned, to extinction. The friends of the
native race are slow to realize the above fact. Still,
when truth-telling statistics are placed before them,
they are forced to believe that it is verify so.
With your permission, I viii give the statistics of
the schools in q region where 1 have been acquainted
the last 81 years. regard the decrease of the pupils
in the Public Schools as a fair index to the diminish.
ing of the population in any district, or sectionof the
Islands.
NANE OF LANDS, PuPIs IN Is4s. -PuPILs IN 1853.
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Haena 70 Lumahai, -. .95
Waipa to Hanalei.. -. lbs 81
,Kahhikai and Kahhiwai,. SO. ......a...Is
Kilauea to Papaa.. $685.. 40. ......A
Pnaa TO daloaA,-
Anahoia,
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