The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-02-20

presented by Col. Dryer to His Majesty. in their
respective official capacities, and were recognized
by the King and his Cabinet in 4 very respectful
and honorable manner, which is entirely omitted
in the Official report.
But wherefore is this attempt ar classifying
facts so palpable? Whoever wrote the report
must have been aware of the facts, and must
have known that in making the omission, if pur-
posely done, as there appears TO be no doubt, it
was a gross injustice TO say the least. The char
acter of the POynesian has long been established
here and elsewhere as an unreliable sheet, but
when the dignity of the King and his Ministry is
involved, when a bold attempt is made to insult
the American Government by such an omission
in the official organ, then it is time for Americans
to take notice of the matter, and their Govern
ment to investigate it, and fasten the insult on
its authors.
[Since the above was set into type, we have
received q note from the Foreign Office, request
ing the insertion of the proceedings omitted but
as the omission occurred in the Polynesiqn. the
correction will be more appropriately made there
also. -
We had scarcely laid down our pen. when the
following communication came in for insertion.
1t appears that the PoIyaesian's false reports are
not confined to proceedings at the Palace, but
extend to clerical doings. 1t seems by the state
ment of our correspondent that there is no foun-
dation whatever for what the POlynesian had to
say last week about the action of the clerical
body referred to, and that no resolutions were
passed by it relating TO the Paklpika or KuokOa.
Nothing but the purest malice can be the motives
for thus disappearing the truth, and though
we have long ceased to expect anything better
from a journal which thus studiously endeavors
to publish false reports, we feel bound to correct
the statements, and show to the public the true
character and motives of its conductors:
The Oahu Evnn geIicnI association.
Mr.. EDITOR The article in the last Polynesiqn,
entitled The Oahu Evangelical Association de-
serves, perhaps, a passing notice.
The writer gives the Association credit fer two
which, We venture to say, cannot be found
On the minutes, for no such resolutions were adopted.
The comments therefore, however fattering to the
Association, were somewhat premature.
An essay was read on 1.-THE law of the oath of
August, 1860" by one of the native members, which
raised some inquiries in regard to the practical work
ng of the law since it went into operation !; and the
united testimony of the native members was, that the
aw afforded increased encouragement and facilities
% vice, to say nothing of the disease it Processes to
mitigate and the sage conclusion, therefore, seemed
o be-though no resolution was passed, except to
orint the essay-thata law of such a character must
work evil TO any nation, so long as there exists a
1adical distinction between right and wrong, virtue
md vice. and so long as Providence rules over the
Nations of the earth. If We could blot out this dis
inction and this overriding Providence, some plea
be made out in behalf of the said law.
In regard to the Hoku o Ia Pakipika, here again
he writer is equally in fault. No resolution touch
ng that paper, or any other, was adopted. Some
emarks we're made to the effect that, the countenance
nd patronage of the Association should be given to
paper which had a responsible editor, and an editor
those character and principles could be approved
1t, rather than to a paper which had no response
lie editor. or an editor whose principles and sympa-
were antagonistic to those of the body repre-
ented in this Association. This we take to be COM
ION sense and common justice, and meets all the
luster which has been made about opposition to the
ioku o kd Pdkipika. The fgment about church
isciphne being employed against the said paper,
ould have grown up only in the Imagination of one
iucated in an atmosphere very different from an
t~mOsphere OF Professionalism. The author of this fig
probably, imagined himself under the shadow
the Vatican. IorA.