The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1864-07-02

tuition. which, On motion of Prince Lot. was accepted
The Constitution was then read, as amended by til;
joint committee" The following is the report:
I'd the President Of the House of MOBILES, and the
speaker Of the House o. Representatives, The undersigned
m nnsIJer ,, o. 1ae JOINT Committee OF Conference, appointed u
conSfuer n ne" Constitution, Deg leave respectfully 20 report
That they have met aud conferred together in a spirit Of con-
committee towards the other, and they are happy to submit, for
the consideration of the Honorable the Mobiles and Represents
tye-, the mutual accord of the two committees, in relation to
mos parts o the ne" Constitution on which a difference OF
The new Constitution, as now presented, may not be entirely
Tree from objections; nor can it be expected that one could be so
ora"n up as TO meet the views of ali; but your committees,
AFTER careful examination, are of opinion thar ii may Be adopted
~Ih greGt advantage 10 the King, Government and People.
Your Committee beg leave also to state, that owing 10 the
extreme deficiency of the old Constitution, the grea. desire on
coupled With the consideration that provision is made in the
proposed Constitution, for any amendments that tine and ex-
Should be adopted by the Legislature as nor presented.
ana the committees cannot too strongly impress upon the
members of either house, the Importance Of yielding minor
points u opinion to the general good, which We believe it is
Ua dGty TO SECURE by the passage Of the Constitution as now
lsigned,l R. C. wynle, fsignedI G. NJ. Robertson,
" Ioane Ii. =" z KaauTnl -
COMMITTEE on behalf Of Mobiles. Committee Gu behalf Of Repre-
These extracts are important, as sfpwing
that in 1852, the present Constitution received
the full endorsement of those connected with the
government and the Legislature, includin; Mr..
Wyliie, who now so strenuously opposs it.
And more than this, they all at that tine, de-
1917 Dhu uiiueEstOOu tIldG tue CONSTITUTION cOn-
tanned an itself all the required prorisio for
. any amendment that time and erperienc may
Sho0 Ia be neceSSary.'' If this was true then,
IL Is equally true nolc, and any attempt % set
aside the provision then established, and csort
TO an arbitrary course, nat contemplated a the
Constitution Itself, will tend to destroy thecOn-
tdence which the people have had in the guern-
ment.
II We look about, and ask acho are thosethat
oppose and cry down the Constitution with in
1852 was thought so well adapted to the
wants of the people, and which, moreover,
has worked SO well, we find their number
narrowed down to a handful, at the he'd of
whom is Mr.. Wyllie, who has just returned
4rom a tour around the group, where h,has
taken every opportunity afforded to make adj
dresses to the people-the burthen of whiethas
been that the Constitution is a crying cyl, q
burden to the King and people; whereaat is
only thing that has secured to the Kinglnd
people, the unexampled peace and ~happless
they have enjoyed. While it has existed md
been respected, all have been possessed witlthe
feeling of security but the moment the hnds
of the Ministry threaten to be laid on it ua4,c-
fuHy, that moment alarm seized the most thouht-
.ui. 1t is not wise to endanger the peace of she
State by yielding the guidance of public afirs
20 the hands of men, whose counsel is oily, nd
Eho have lost the public confidence.