The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1860-05-03
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th- only man on .aes- .-.ana. VII aas no -d ms r~ir,h-r.-r;."
H.aa.ars, April ., 1890. J.a> THIS warzaH.rsz
Nh. Jouv Tuo,.s wArguuousz-Sir:-Th above
quotation j. the closing sentence ofa letter which ap-
FeiTeI 90 the ia-. number q the P1clfe Commercial
-iirsrii.- over your signature.
The vanity and zelf-conceit developed by the
hope =, expressed, call for a few words Of COM
meut. If hlp.y they may act as a warning to others
who might BE- disposed 20 follow such an example, on
the same principle that We nail clrrign TO a barn
door. with wing outspreal, TO frighteu away tue
enemies q our chickens.
sold your b!rth-right, indeed What i the birth
right you write 30 gibly about To honor the
Qleeu-to obey the laws and those placed in author
ity over you-to pay your dues and taxes, in return
for protection 10 life and property-c0ntribu;iug
c~Aeeriully O. the necessary expenses q government,
lor this j. your du'y 10 your neighbour not cap
t0u=-uot Etigious-u0. seeking 10 invest yourself
with imaginary wrongs, trying 10 make yourself ap-
pear a martyr 70 priuc.ple-n0t seeking business
uotorety beyond what cheap goods, ample advertise
meUts, and o5iEiug manners will give you; not de
sceuiiug 70 any charlItaui-m 70 secure wealth; not
seeking 70 advance yourself by trading on the igno-
rance of your customers, whatever color they may be,
or prodting by the sympathy Of low natives in resist
ing SJ-CtLlei gross trJHSltce. lue-e ulEh iE4Lclp4t- OF
duty to God, and your n~eighbor, cannot be sold; but
there are a few Things capable Of being sold which
had better be retained in stock. You can sell your
resrect-sell a. far as you can individually the Brit
ish flag, e~nve.oped in which you can rave and rant
round your store, never before, let US hope. used as q
cover to resist the laws; You can sell that good old
song in q very cracked voice, at a high pitch,
&c Brtau- never ,srsr So many times neye) shall be slaves
You can sell the dignity which pertains TO any one
who rcsis,s oppression with single hearted aims only;
sell the poor kanaka who expects to buy cheap from
one who i about TO close his business and leave the
country; sell your umbrellas (the soap given I'M and
give the liyeliest indications Of selling everybody
generally by appearing at your store front ana play
fully putting your thumb and extended fingers to
your nose, TO the disgust Of all those who were at
tracteI b. the noise and tumult.
Kuqi , Kun Polio Lon ! Polo Lon 80
Having thus briefly indicated what you cannot, and
what you can sell. it may be well to show what you
cauuo, buy
\ birth-right to the straightforward desire of the
assessors to do their duty fairly TO every one who
would meet them in the same spirit-a birth-right TO
the honest and forbetring conduct Of the collector Of
taxes-a birth-right to the calm consideration which
led twelve Of your n~eighbors to give a unanimous
yerdicr against you-a birth right TO the ability to
write Il letter to the Pacific Commercial .f2rerfiser,
which shall equal the cutting sarcasm of " \ willing
Tax Payer in as correct English, and entire freedom
from vulgarity. Yours respectfully,
4 TAX PAYER.