The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-04-07

IHud-Did not the King of the Sandwich
Islands or at least the government of the Tahiti
Islands, appeal 10 the people of this country for
protection from French i~ntrigues, and We're they
not repealed?
Fourth-Was not the appeal made 10 England
aimed at this French Roman Catholic influence?
Vt least | have 80 understood this matter. |
may be mistaken. You. Of course. must know
all about it, or you would not have entered upon
the subject, and yet you have not referred to this
part Of the matter in your editorial. Still it
may have been an oversight of yours. May [
ask for OF you, or through your
columns? Yours,
On the above the editor gives the following
criticism
We give place this morning to communication
from two correspondents, called out by our re-
marks on the errand Of the English bishop of
Honolulu in this country. Of these correspon-
dents, the first, as we regret 10 see, is unable to
view this question except as s. almost purely u
religious one 1t is scarcely necessary for us to
say, however, that our discussion is not conducted
with any reference to the denominational sympa-
thies which may be involved on the one side or
the other OF the question. Those sympathies in
our judgment are of little moment as compared
with the matter of international policy,-which,
indeed, Is the only ground on which this Jour
nal. not only - protesting but practising neu-
trallty on ecclesiastical questions, would deal
with the subject at all. And We find the less
difficulty in keeping the subject free from a de-
nominational bias. from the fact that we happen
to know that gentlemen, who do not fall below
the standard of either of our correspondent. sas
attached members of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of the United States, have both disap-
proved of DR.. Staley's mission, and have spoken
and written in opposition to it,-gentlemen
whose qualifications to judge Of the merits of the
case, we may add, are at least equal 20 those
possessed by those members who, as we are sorry
10 learn from - - have assisted the Bishop
of Honolulu"
The correspondent just referred to remarks
that we " insinuatc" that DR.. Stalcy's mission is
merely Il political movement on the part of the
British government. We beg to correct his
statement. We do not - insinuate" this we
charge it. We charge that the mission is a part
of a long-standing intrigue 10 make British in
huence paramount in a group Of islands, which
politically are seen to- be scarcely less than the
key which will hereafter control the Pacific and
OF the justice of this charge the history of the
mission IS IN our judgment sufficient evidence.
The leading fact is, that after cautious but steady
advances for several years, the desire of the Iia-
waIIan king for an Episcopal Ministerial desire /;
at which we are far from intending to ssneer''.
but which under the circumstances appears to
Us to be quite as likely to have been the result of
q suggestion made by a shrewd foreign minister
OF English origin, as of any very deeply devo-
tiOnai spirit,-was made the occasion for sending
out 4 prclate who should become a political
officer of government. 1t does not meet the
10 say that a mission could not be established
without q bishop Il mission was not asked for.
nor anything more than Il Chaplain for a small
congregation in Honolulu. 1t does not meet the
to refer to the violent Introduction of Roman
Catholic missions by the French. as our second
correspondent does in his series OF argumentative
uestIons,-in which we remark Il seeming con-
usIun of the affairs of the Sandwich Islands with
hose Of Tahiti, which we-do not quite under
tand an Episcopal minister for Honolulu was
rot asked for To counteract the spread Of Ro-
Indeed, the proposition carries its own
10 meet the wishes of Il small
lumber Of residents in Honolulu. Neither does
meet the case to say that the mission is to be
International and that the presence of American
Episcopal Missionaries Is to secure its neutrality.
i have yet to learn that the clergy Of Il diocese
such control Of the bishop as to direct even
Is course in the affairs of the church, still less
Is conduct as Il member of a royal priv council.
Our correspondent H refers to the fact
hat DR.. Staley belongs 70 that branch Of the
.ngliSh Church which is called the 3" High
'hurch' party, as evidence that his mission
annOt have Il political character, that ccclesias-
party not being in favor with the ministry
Lord PalmeIston or with the royal family.
S evidence that the English government did not
gard the b~ishopric of Honolulu as an especial
valuable piece OF preterment, the suggestion is
lcellent but we do not see that it excludes the
opposition of a political design in establishing
lie bishOpric. And So of the GOODNESS of the
towards Queen Emma in her visit, and her
ltertainment by the opposition. We think we
IN understand why there should be no eagerness ,
4 the part of the royal family of England to !
with great distinction. and on the footing
royal equality, the queen dowager of a mon
of the grade Of Hawaii, who was herself
1T a few years ago plain Miss Rookie. But as :
the political bearings of Queen Emma's visit
England, which our correspondent appears to
,Ubt, We apprehend that, considering the rela-
ons OF Mr.. Berestord Hope with the High
nurch' party which our Correspondent informs
has had this whole matter chiefly in charge. \
e London SaturdqY Rer1cic is a witness not t. :
impeached. That journal in its issue Of the
h OF last September speaks Of the personal
Jccts of Queen Emma's visit as follows =
- But it possesses as We have said. other char \
teristics of a more general nature to which we =
lefty desire 10 direct attention. Of these. the
1st important is one which Is at the same time
{ least tangible and tormal-the creation in
Z English mind of u due sense Of the value Of
ere being 4 Hawaiian monarchy. 1t i verv
I'll 10 know that Providence has planted the
udwich Islands Just NJ the midway of the mar
icent commerce which steam and modern en-
-prise have created in the wide Pacific. with
e most comIuodiJus Larb0Ts, and a soil caraJIe
producing "a great abundance Of the materials
subsistence. 1t i something more to realize
e fact that these Sandwich Islands. governed
a native dynasty which has ALWAYS shown
Elf peculiarly friendly To England. are one q
ug,-and that the Sandwich Islands gobbled -
by ouniyOrDus AaukeeGom, or by any other
wer. would be quite another thing
object. tire writer adds. i not L. ur0rosa Il
a~sipn. nor would England accept one .
Queen Emma : not an ambassador. and -, ~