The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-01-05
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H,wAu. pec,mber. Ieo6-
Nh EmToR We're their conduct not - ridicU-
lousy absurd. i might De amusing 10 lie publicto
observe tbr beyy Of writer's who are ready on all
occasions n rrS5 q, The defense whenever che acts
OF their Superiog> are called Into question. A. a
general thing. from their Incompetence and self
suficieaCy. tLry make matters worse 10y bringing
out more prominently ;hr errors thcy defend. and
placing themselves in tle most lulicrouS aspect
Ii j much 70 De regretted hat = newspaper. sup
ported ~ the public expense. can ma nothing more
valuable or interesting 70 I'LL is columns tbaa tue
weak balierta>h that has lately appeared N the
Gt:.ts over the Signature Of d" C2Us,'c- SIT =
quite evident that the writer has The vanity 20 con-
slider himself L literary iumiaaTy, and that
his twaddle : really ejiyiaE 10 the public, it ! a
great pity lie cannot see himself a others see
him"
Just fancy Causric -" wiki his two English gram
mars before him. deliberately i~nfictng on the pub
lie two long articles to prove thar 4 letter Is per
fectly grammatical. and which he attempts to do in
a way known only 10 the Pattifcgger, by evsdlng
the discussion IL some Of the errors pointed cut by
-" aud by charging others 10 the unfortunate
compoSitors. the thought never entering his fiery
brain that yonr comments and the letter Of q"
referred to the Ministers letter a. printed, and in no
other shape. The result Of course i, he only sue
ceeds in demonstrating to impartial minds that the
document he defends is not grammatical that you,
Mr.. Editor. was correct In 50 stating. and that the
objections taken by : were above his attacks. 80
that his whole communication shows nothing bat
his inter incompetence and egotistical vanity.
"Causric seems 10 he Of a class who suppose
their wisdom Will be measured by the number Of
Latin and French quotations they can parade be-
fore the public. when plain English would better
answer the purpose. thinking no doubt that should
they through profound ignorance make an eyre
gious blundcr. they can fall back on the = compos-
itors." "Caustic has done this in explanation Of
his dirnier." and challenges -" or any other
man. to point out any other mistake he has ever
made in Latin or French quotations but as he
does not charge his new-coined word hebdom-
inally" TO the compositors. il may be set down TO
their ignorance Of his mother tongue, which it would he well for
him tc s.liy, and It French and Latin alone fr the present.
Perhaps i from the same ignorance he calls The cof2mon
printers mark e. star
l. gould hardly BE- u posed that your fev comments would
have the effect Of bringing out such a vehement and ecotsical
letter as ~Causiics' FIRST, when, without the slightest qualt-
Cations h TCshes beGiluuE 70 the defense. and taSe- Up a
challenge which VAS never thrcEn down. except in the magma
tail. or Incur the r>k 4 another "caute-Eatun " frTn this
fiery advocate. How far he succeeded, may be judged bS his
empty and boEabastIcal reply 10 the modest ami able conmu-
nfcation Of -"
However. Mr.. Eiitor. my purpose IS not 70 dwell ~ length on
the verbose illusions Of -Causic," but 10 protest against the
practice OF filling up the pubic journals with sGcrboSh. to the eS-
clusion OF really valuable aud Interesting matter. II Ne have
10 pay for our papers. let as have something worth reading, and
not hong ri.uaroles like those Of " CaustiC." "Neritas." -.
aud others, Which are more worthy q icing addressed 10 . VT
lace school than 70 or community, aud which, l may add,
would not lie tolerated in any other country Hawaii