The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-10-20
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Az instance of the impropriety of the Gov
eminent issuing a political newspaper Is ahofueu
Inv the last number of the Gazette. There was
no necessity for stirring up airesh the Ill ieelins
created by the politicO religious mission oil
Queen Dowager EMMA to England, discussing It's
merit, or Offering apologies for it. We all know
what was intended by those who planned
II. and who determined it should be carried out.
1t was stated at the time it was Projected that
Mr. Willie declared in Privy Council that 1t
was an absolute necessity to the iurtherance OF his
pet church project, and, moreover, that II the
State would not pay what might be required to
carry it out. he would pledge his own private
resources for this object. OF course 1t Will he
needless To INQUIRE whether this be exactly so or
not But the fact that the Ministers supported
a motion to grant three thousand dollars OF the
public funds towards the expenses OF this EN-
bassy. and that that amount was voted, gives
probability to the statement
No one could justly claim 4 right to crIticise
the object Of this embassy bad it been betrayed
wholly by private resources but tie fact that
the public treasury has been called on to share
it's expense, alters the case entirely 1t becomes
n public affair, it partakes of n national char
acter. and no assertions of the Ministers can
diyest the public mind of the belief that her
journey had political tendencies We claim
that the Government has erred IN aiding an en-
bassv. the chief object of which has been to
establish n new sect among Us, which can no
more succeed, on its present eXtrayagant ba-
SIS. without Government or foreign aid, than
water can run up hill and to create and
foster religious and political .jcalousics which
uust continue to disturb the harmony OF the
people. IL is no excuse TO say that the Legisla-
ture sanctioned the appropriation. for the lie is
Iature is the mere tool of the Ministry, who are
the only responsible party
Nor is it any evidence that her mission was
not intended To be a political one. because she
was respectfully and even enthusiastically re-
ceiyed at Paris, New York and Washington.
FrcnchInen and Americans well know the hrst
rrinciples of international courtesy. and would
never allow sectarian or political feelings to IN
a,epce their actions. when called to pay sheir
respects to 4 distinguished and worthy rePresen-
,atiye of n foreign nation, as was Queen EMMA.
Il would have been i lasting disgrace to either
TO have acted in any other way.
The Ministry. in the article referred to,
state From our observation We are happy to
say that the acrimony which seemed TO have been
enrcndered by the coming among us OF a rehSr
ous denomination hitherto not IaoorIug In TIM
kingdom is rapidly dying away" Our ohSerT'
alton Is quite the reverse, and the publication o
sucb malicious statements as those which ap
peared in the last Ga>ere, will tend to put OF
i the period of religious harmony to some Ga.
5 bevond the millennium. False statements Cal
{ never help to bring about political or religion
unity. On n par with the utterances OF tn
Ministerial organ. is a tract recently issued b.
; the London Society for Promoting Christian
~. Knowledoe." which consists of the preface t
the Common Prayer Book. composed by our lat
. beloved Sovereign, with an introduction, evi
IDENTIFY written by the Bishop Of Oxford iFoi
Q which we copy the following
Tho peorle and their rulers. ever since Nei
u couver's visits in 1884 have shewn a strong II
70 Situation towards the English nation, ana sever
times during that period have begged that t'aGhe
: Of religion might he sent them from hhSIa'
Fnqlaud neglectiug the request. American teacne
= of IN. independent denomination were relucIahI
= admitted. and have long been laborlng on II
;.iards. More recently the French Roman Catn
IT, ave made. and arc still making great 'Hor