The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-04-16

Nh. EDITOR The tranquility and repose Of the
literary circle of Honolulu were disturbed somewhat
last week by the appearance in your columns of a
most remarkable efusion from the gifted quill of one
"L. B." who takes upon himself the ponderous re-
sponsibility of advocating the claims of the Anglican
Bishop to the appointment of President Of the
Board Of Eiucation.' I understand that the APP
pointment has not yet been made, al. B's'' assertion
to the contrary Notwithstanding although l confess
1 don't exactly see how the King and his Council can
resist the eloquent appeals and forcible arguments
with which the article referred to was so replete,-
and then the fact Of its having emanated from n
'.Britisher" who has I" Travelled about a great DEAL"
should give additional weight to the arguments set
forth. I would like to inquire of % L. b. whether
he intended to convey the idea that the 90 kuokoa,"
published here, was n great evil, and, if so. his rea-
sons for making that assertion, or whether he meant
to convey the idea that the fact of there being only
one other newspaper in the Islands was the evil
spoken of. I confess ny ignorance as to the intended
meaning of the writer.
al. B." informs us that he did not know DR..
Staley eren by sight in England - and still he has the
presumption-we will not call it impudence-to come
here, and after a residence Of two or three weeks,
launch forth into n long dissertation on the merits of
a gentleman of whom he knew nothing. for the Pres
idency Of the Board of Education. l very much
doubt if this is the same DIR. Staley whose name
L. B. has so often heard mentioned by uni
versity men as a man Of mark. a man of great
scholarship and attainments at Cambridge. and the
Principal for many years of a metropolitan training
school," 1t is very easy TO imagine how Cd. b.
might make this mistake, as he says he never knew
DIR. Staey by sight.
The idea that :. every well informed man in Eng
land knows that the qualifications of DR.. Staley for
such a post are Of no mean ORDER" is the most alb
surd idea I ever heard, for I venture the assertion
that nine tenths at least of the 8 we'll informed men
in England" never knew, and never will know oil
the existence of DR.. Staley, and much less of his quail
ifcations to fill any post whatever. "L b. never
knew DIR. Staley by sight. although he well remen-
bers the observation being made at His Lordshlp s
conservation, (are we to infer that he was present at
IT.. and vet did not see the DR.. y that from a
worldly point Of view. the Episcopal office here would
be no gain to him. but quite the reverse" and prin-
cipally in consideration Of this great self-sacrihce on
his part are his claims for political honors based.
In reply to this. 1 wish to use IL BIS own argument, and
inform him that there are those here fully as competent IN
D,ipt of educational capacity, Notwithstanding the iact thas
,bev may never have ofhciated as principal OF a metropolitan
training school and who have been lab0ring and enduring the
Same seIEsacrifce fer upwards OF twenty years-thoSe who nave
,-,rn M, with che Government and served II faithfully, ei'he
d;rec.lv or indirectly, and whose claims for ofciai PoslhOh
sf,o1ti take precedence always to those Of newcomers;
peo,Ie usually Judge of a mans qualifications 10 NIL Inc par
ticulaF mission 10 which he is elected by the success %ncn n
,anJ. ,b,, mission Az 70 the qualifications which " ms LTu-
ship ~ NAV have to enable him to discharge the ouIes mneh
rSsIi devolye upon hsn Is " Prr=hisnt oil III h'Hr'