The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1862-08-14


collecting and dj=bursiug agents Of the government
are equally faulty, iuasmuch ~ carelessuess and neg
ligeuce in the head Of a department produce Ike
faults IN his subOriiuates, and l. liable 10 encourage
dishonesty.
The Representatives Of your Maiesty's People pray
further TO be allowed to say that the business Of the
session has now been nearly concluded; that since the
Resolution laid before your Majesty 10y the Speaker
Of this House on the 2Jth ult., We have received
communications from the Minister, which have not
had the effect to ~reinspire u with confidence or TO
induce US TO reconsider our action expressed in that
Resolution; and feel it TO be our duty, not oIly 10
our Constituencies but to your Majesty to make
known that We viii be unable 10 meet those Con ti'u-
encies with the necessary assurances, that public
affairs Will be well administered, should it be your
Majesty pleasure to entrust the national finances 10
the same management curing the next two years:
We further pray that your Majesty may be assured
that only the strongest sense Of duty induces US TO
this course; and may Ue pleased TO accept again the
assurances of loyalty and Devotion winch already
been twice conveyed to your Majesty during the
present session by the unanimous Resolutions Of this
House.
To the above His Majesty replied on Monday
afternoon as follows
To he Hon. House Of representatives.
have received. by the hand of the Speaker the
Address Of your Honorable Body, bearing date the
Jth inst, in relation to the Administration Of the
Department Of Finance.
The Constitution provides q remedy against all
officers Of my kingdom, for misconduct and maai-
miuistration in their officer; but As you have thought
proper TO present to me your causes OF complaint,
you may rest assured that they shall have my care
tul considerations, and that | shall secure such an
administration Of the Office as will render safe the
public faith and credit. kAMEHAMEHA.
Palace, August II, 1862.
The reply of the King, though somewhat
equivocal, clearly takes the ground, which con
stitutionally belongs to him. of doing in the
premises rs it may please himself, yet implies
that q change Will be made. Tie Represent
tatiyes evidently desired a less ambiguous re-
Spouse, which would intimate that their wishes
would be carried out.
Thus this matter rests now. The public have
called for Il change in the ministry as un-
mistakabiy as it can be made. Were this call
simply the ebullition of partizan zeal, were
it merely the expression Of an unauthorized
assemblage, were it only the public voice uttered
through or endorsed by the press, there might
then be reasons of state to counterbalancc and
postpone Il change. But such is not the case.
The press, which feels the first throb of the pub
lie pulse, has long been reiterating the prevailing
sentiment. The proofs presented to the Legisla-
ture have carried a unanimous conviction in the
popular mind. And finally, the House of Repre-
sentativcs, the constitutional embodiment of the
II'liaN. mas VI Il hiltAllAaIIibN NJ IL CtI am
remarkable, uttered Il full and unequivocal con-
dennation Of the administrator capacity of the
Never, in the history of this or any
9TH" nation has Il verdict been more clearly in
dica ed, or 4 change more impcratiyely called
Under these circumstances, we cannot be-
licve that any interests of state can outweigh the
arguments that have been brought forward to
demonstrate the necessity Of the change. And
firmly believe, that, as the Representatives
have chosen to place this matter in the hands Of
the Sovereign, he will do what is right in the
premises and will carry ont thoir wishes by
Il change. He has never yet betrayed
people or their interests, and ne never will
md we @recommen to the Representatives to
cave it in his hands, c~Onfd;ng to his honor and
they vote the supplies and close the session
with as little delay as is possible-the necessary
york being evidently completed.