The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-09-26

keep an arry Of 100. OUO men in Algeria to prevent
u few wandering tribes Of Arabs recent conquest
from asserting their iniepeujeuce5 DID not Eng
land strain her resources 10 the utmost tension 10
prevent the native kingdoms Of Central India tcjvil-
lied stl'es Two thousand years ago. and while painted
chief,ans rul,i the savage clans of ancient Britain
from re-estati>hinG their sovereignty; AMI shall We
he expected, without a struggle, % abandon a great
integral partor the United States 10 a foreign power E:
such. tcaow-citizens, as | contemplate them, are
the great issues before the country; nothing less, In 3
word. than whether the work OF our noble fathers Of
the Revolutionary and constitutional age shall perish
or eEiUrc-WhetHeV this great experiment IN national
pJaty, which binds a family Of free republics II one
united gJysrumcut-the most hopeful pan for com
biL!ug the homebTCd blessings Of = small state with
tHe stability and power Of a great empjre-shall be
treacHeruuS'y AMI shtmetuiiy stricken down in the
moment Of its most successful operation, or whether
Il shall be braye.y, patrlouct.iy, trIumpnantiy main
tljuel. We wage no war @; conquest and sutjugI-
ti0H; We aim At nothing but TO protect our loyal fell
l0w-ciizens, who against fearful odds are lighting the
battles Of the Union in the dusaTectei states, and 10
re-establish, not for ourselves alone, bat for our mis-
guided brethren, the mild sway ot the Constitution
ami laws. The result cannot be doubted. Twenty
millions Of irecmeu, forgetting their divisions, are
rl.iyIng As one man in support of the righteous cause
their willing hearts and their strong hands. their
fortunes AMI their lives, are laid upon the altar Of
their country. We contend for the great inheritance
OF constitutional freedom transmitted from our kevO-
lutiouary fathers. We engage in the struggle forced
upon Us with sorrow, ~ against our misguided
brethren, but with high heart and faith, as We war
Tor the DHlOn winch our Stlnfe1 Washington COM
mendet 10 our dearest affections. The sympathy OF
the civilized world ia on our side, and will join Us in
prayers to heaven FOX the success of our arms
Some statements made in the last issue of
the PoLyHcsiqn. require a few We
have nude inquiries regarding the origin of the
new native paper, " Nupcpa huokoa,'' which
makes its appearance to-day.
1st-No vote was taken By the native society on
Q A.. .,a,.r, ,IL - --.- -. .E4 IT,
the division.
2I.-The Society which accepted the terms of the
publisher OF the Commercial to print the paper, il
the original Society and consists Of q majority OF
the original members.
3d.-The President. Treasurer and Secretary of
the Society which accepted the terms above are the
officers Of the original Society.
4th--Ihe President q; the Society which supports
the .NDDepI RUObOa, has not Withdrawn from them.
He Is a brother-in-law OF John Ii, and both he and
Mr.. Ii are among the strongest supporters of 1t.
jth-The communication in the POiyHeSidH re-
lating to the paper. so far as we can learn. was not
written in English by any native Hawaiian;
and consequently must have been produced in the
POtyNesiGH office, for Il special object.
Gth--That instead of the seceiers (who propose
TO print the Pacific STAR numbering fOrty.fre,
they DO not number over ireAiy Of the original
members of the Society.
7th.-The reasons given why the proposal of the
Publisher Of the Commercial was accepted, were,
that tine subscribers would in that way only be GER
tain Of obtaining the paper for a iull year while
by the other plan those VINO pay 500 would not be
sure of receiving the paper three months. Also,
that if the government printed the paper, it would
not be free To all to express their thoughts.
We regret to have TO make these corrections
but they are necessary, as we have taken hold of
the task Of publishing Il native paper in good
faith, and hope to be sustained by those natives,
who have for years been urging US to commence
1t. The government paper is no doubt anxious
to obtain the work of printing 50 large Il job as
this will be, but that is no reason why it should
resort to false statements, (f We are correctly
informed,) TO sustain an opposition to what is the
general wish of Il large majority of the natives.
That there is such Il majority is evident from the
that over t6,r hundrcd names had been sub
in and around Honolulu up to Saturday
for the NUpepa huokoa.
We have no other wish than TO provide q good
paper for the natives. Judging from past OK
there is no prospect Of any prcft at
the enterprise, while on the plan which
we have proposed Of publishing it, there is much
attending it. 1t Is true it will give employ
lnent to our printing Office, bow while business is
lull, and on that account mainly, we are free to
that we desire to print it. But has the
Director of the Government press any right to
to injure our business by the erroneous
"a e'44HlA hNb W Al III b1G las A 'fFfst"ftt IL
he public decide.
Regarding the Nlpcpa hUo&oa. Tor Ldcpcqd-
nj Press, rs we may -Anglicisc its mamc) which
will be issued to-day, we would say that it will
,e continued through 1862, and subscriptions
or it will be received any time-S2 90 paying
% the close of the year 1862. Owing to the
mall supply Of printing paper in the place, it
will be issued once Il month till January LIST,
Shen it will appear every week.
Another thing it will be edited, rs much as
,ossiblc. By Hq,raiiaaS. and thus will furnish Il
dialect for its readers. y large portion of
ne newspaper trash now issued is written in such
Hawaiian, that those reading it ~(natives or ]
~Jrcigncrs) are unable to understand one half
hey read. 1t is time we had some change in
respect, and having never applied ourselves I
o the thorough study 0! the vernacular, we !
hall employ such natives as give evidence of :
bility in and fitness FOR this work, and thus en- y
eavor to qualify them in time TO become their
masters in this branch of literature. No =
should attempt to write for the public l.
a foreign language, unless he has become q
scholar in that language and there are .
.y IL any such among us. a
In a very silly article, which would do credit v
Il = snapper-up of unconsidered trihes,' the g
government Editor of last Saturday, takes occa- /
on to ridicule the appointment by the Oahu t
lerical Association, of Il fast on the Goth inst. :
o-day) in union with Americans in their G
yn country. as appointed there by the Presi- ri
,nt's proclamation. Is there any good reason, o
ny the government should interfere and attempt h
ridicule the well-meant acts of any of its peo-
e: Or why it should attempt in its official
" of its subjects?