The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-07-01
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
!SATURDAY Y, JUL /


Our leading article of the 18th seems tc
have irritated one Of the Ministry to the ex
tent to bring from him a leading article in
the Ministerial Gazette of last week, in which
lac makes an attempt to treat on the duty OF
naturalized subjects of His Majesty.
The writer is evidently the same party who
wrote several communications for this paper
before the Convention, signed &C. c. H." in
which he attempted to allay the excitement
of the public regarding the Proclamation then
issued, calling the Convention.
He tells us that the oath of allegiance to
the United States s. is of the most binding
and thorough character: The person subscrib-
ing to it not only swears to uphold the Con-
~stitutiOn and laws of his adopted country,
but he solemnly renounces all allegiance to
every other power, prince and potentate, and
more particularly to the Queen of Great Brit
ain or the Emperor of the French, as the
case may be-" The difference between this
oath and the Hawaiian oath is very material.
The Hawaiian oath reads as follows
The Undersigned, a native of -, lately residing in,
being duly sworn upon the holy Evangelists, upon his oath de-
ciares that he will support the Constitution and laws of the Ha-
King"
This oath is surely not so binding as the
one the writer quoted, still it has proved
sufficiently binding, and we believe has in no
instance been violated until the writer in the
Gazette and his colleagues saw fit, by their
action in the Convention, to do so. Yet the
writer has the impudence TO claim that he
should not be styled a traitor, : : because he
was faithful and earnest in unfolding the
principles of the land of his adoption" We
are accused of " having Il very inadequate no.
ton of our duties rs subjects Of the King"
For what are we and our party that the
writer pirates about thus m~aligned ? For hav-
ing from the first taken 4 firm and decided
stand against the action of the Ministry in
the Convention ? If so, we surely need not
be ashamed of it.
From the manner in which the writer has
conducted himself since the advent of the
I.cIUrIned Catnolc Jnurcn, one would think
that after the usual oath, a postscript had
been sworn to, in which lie renounced for
ever the principles of the land of his nativ-
ity, and swore allegiance to the Bishop and
his party.
The communications alluded to, and written,
as we suppose, by the same party, show a
want of delicacy. if not respect for His Mai.
esty, in the manner in which he is dragged
into them, and is but one instance among
many. We should be pleased to be told of
one instance where We have not shown Il
proper respect to His Majesty, in the whole
course of our career as journalists.
We quote from one of the communications
the following
sit is in the spirit Of the foregoing thoughts that His Mai
esty's Proclamation has been issued. He is DESTROYS of refer
constituting power-to meet the delegates of the people, freely
elected, and the MOBILES, on equal terms, in a frank and conf
DENTAL rnanner-tO talk with them face to face. and II see |
whether any changes should be made in the fundamental laws
of the Kingdom for the common good-beleving that he has no
interest distinct from the interests Of all his people-nay. be-
lieying most earnestly that his smallest interest is dependent on
their Well-being, and being sure that his whole happiness is
wrapped III theirs. In this Convention. if the people accept his
being thus, if they he choose to band band t tSgethGr, an over %ihneffniTa
majority, iuasmuch as the number of the Mobiles will not be in
sent. There is no concealed thought an this Proclamation
sire nor intention to seek 10 lay any new burdens on the people.
or to disturb the wen established order of things-no craving
for po''er, no thought of proposing anything not in the interest
OF the people. If the delegates shall meet the King in the spirit
Of confidence in which he viii meet them, good Will certainly Ice
edHced but il, on the contrary, they choose TO meet him in the
Of distrust, and obstinate, unreasonable opposition, though
The King, by public proclamation, thus recognizes the fact
hat his people have rights which lie intends to respect and seeks
to cause them to value-that Government is a social compact,
Of which he rs the head-and that that compact has for its only
end and aim the common good and not the d" good Of any one
the same respect that he will listen TO them or their dele
gates, and requires nothing more. If such is the tenor and ill.,
liberal measure, or more liberal views. could not be enter
aimed by any person. u ne conrenficn IS ieiHiHg to GdoPt
ia improved Constitution, AZ IS WeH; II not, The COuSfitI-
ion stands as al is"
The sentences in italics are ours. With all
iue respect to His Majesty, We would suggest
to him and the colleagues of the writer. that
l person who could unblushingly write such a
and who could so completely
the principles of his native land, might.
when occasion offered, or when his own in
5erests prompted. disown the land and principles
# the land of his adoption.