The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-05-09
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THERNDAY. 4 O

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The Editor Of the Government Organ has
replied TO our remarks upon the decision OF the
Supreme Court in the case of Davis rs. Green.
From the pOmpous notice served ON u, thunder.
at least, was expected, and we were encouraged
to hope for a little lightning to illuminate the
subject. Indeed we desired il. Great was our
disappointment on discovering only a long-eared
leeT as to who wrote it, Il little schOol-boy
pedantry, blackguardism, and a dig in behalf
of Lindley Murray.
1t concerns no one who writes the editorials
of the 4drerfiser, whether it be the .. ostensible
editor OF his devil, we are responsible for them.
This Journal was started like hundreds of others
in the United States and England, with the well
known understanding that contributions are
solicited from able writers who are particularly
posted upon the subjects about which they write:
but the same are rejected OF edfed as they hap
pen to accord with the general plan Of the
paper. Scarcely a 1.-THE Of the articles which
appear in it, originate with its :. Osteusible
editor and this leading feature in its conduct
makes it peculiarly Il representative Of public
opinion. This system il now admitted to De the
very best in conducting the public press, and i
our cOtempOrary does not realize the fact, he d.
serves sympathy.
INK III NAANh FNfAA1 ~ u HiAA
was not written by any &. member Of the legal
profession, - neither were we in court when any
testimony or arguments were presented, neither
have we any interest present, prospective or
Retrospective. in the suit. Our decisioH. like any
outsiders. i made up simply from that Of the
Courts u published, and from our recollection
of other facts in Hawaiian history, which are
well known TO the Court and every other person
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that we have seen what the opposition have 10
say, We are convinced more than ever that our
expressed views are the correct ones upon that
subject, and they cannot be controverted. Par
BE- it from us To encourage law-brcaking or liti-
CATION: on the contrary, We advise every man
interested to abide the decision Of the Court,
although We believe the same to be unjust. i'm
polite and mischieyOus, and in saying this We do
not impcach the integrity of the Court. We
have the highest opinion Of the honesty of the
Judges themselves yet they are Just as liable
to err in Judgment as others. and it is proper to
point out such errors. if believed to exist. a. well
as errors in other matters, and if the Court is
Of tine men we take them To be. they
will feel b.tter pleased with our criticism than
any Offering Of lulsone laudation at the rate of .
$1,000 a-ycnr cash. and no money III the Urea
sur NJ lultItiNt h4 Il 'AdIEf '4 .I4'itltl us
honesty can be drawn from our remarks still. if
any one insists upon manufacturing a striped
coat out Of them, let him wear it, certainly It's
no business of ours. The readers of this paper
not be led astray by what the Government
Organ or we may say ON the suhiect-thcy are
too intelligent for that. We will not answer,
for the subscribers of the Poiyues,ou.
There j. nut one stand taken by us that
the Government Editor attacks with any aT-
parent success. ana that j. done by a dis
torti1n Of history. lie denies cur statement
that the Government allodium to land i not &
older than the chiefs, and fortifes himself g
with the ecclesiastical argument that the old ;
King was a sacred kind OF trinity - emhoiviug
he State and John Young with himself. up 10 Z
1913. when the lands were Tarccllcd out. We G
ay ne also embodied the chiefs with their land $
lights up to the same date. and finally gave them
hose same lands. Will the Government Editor =
point out the particular lands belonging u Gov
previous to that date mon sequitur?' >
we lasso 4 predicate ON one of those >. long q.
formed" mountain Irish bulls. would the re- d,
editor have us follow him 10 the bitter, 81
Dgical end Of bleeding death ami 1go. taking z
II his hide, not forgetting even the ooTOHdrY =
from eight to nine cents per pound for it. q
Intelligent readers don't require quite so much ::
ogic. Non ~equitur," fddlesticks. We p
night as well he told that up to ISIS the heirs O.
+ John Young could not have owned any bull q
Jck, Vet It appears they were entitled to them !.
the first - might the heirs OF Isaac "
'avi-. had tine King given him any bullock =.
nd the privilege TO pasture them 80 might any
hief-: - might the Government, if it had a :.
istinct existence. Ibis key fits our lock. but -
l. not the great question. We asked 10 NJ
now the time when the King gave the wild r
ulluck u. Government previous % 1871. r. Dr..
as not been answered. and If II cannot be. N. ~