The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-07-20

with regard to vessels Of this description. found
irs4uenting tie Kings waters" Accompanying.
this is a reply from Mr.. Wyllic to Mr.. Dryer. an
official opinion given by the Jud-a- OF the Su-
Trene Court. and a reply froln Mr.. Dryer, adj
vi-ius that he had sent on the proclamation t.
Washington.
This correspondence If all very well - far rs it
soc-, but it by no means relieve the late Minis
try Of blame, or su-tains the prcsumptuous a.
-crtion- Of the Ga=eue. made in the following
Paragraph:
Although it may surprise some parties, il is
nevertheless true that the proclamation IN question
Wa i--uei upon the application Of the Secretary Of
State II the United State, Hon. William II. Seward,
Ter he P'otseI0g Of The Prop'Tfy y loyal -iaeriean
Citizens against r'bI Prirri.srs."
In an ordinary newspaper publication, this
might not deserve special notice bat appearing
IL the official organ Of a government. and from
the zen of "a minister, it has more serious i'm
port. What shall bc said ola Government which.
alter committing an offensive act. seek, To absolye
itself by Charging tire responsibility upon the
American Secretary. Mr.. seward never asked
for thc issuing Of a neutrality proclamation or
any manifesto recognizing the rebels or their
piratical craft. lie hal already protested with
England and other .Ower, against in any way
recognizing the rebels a equals or hclligcrcnts,
and now to assert that this proclamation was
Issued :. upon his APPLICATION - is the height of
official imPudence. Mr.. Seward sent to inquire
what stand this Government proposed to take.
hoping it would tain the pirates which then
threatened to swarm in this ocean. ami forbid it,
citizen. from aiding or harboring them.
y proclamation might lave been issued, which
would not have given OfcnSc-onc recognizing
the rights Of the United States. and DENY ing all
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this port To- American ships OF war and for
bidding rebel yc--cls from entering any of our
ports. Instead of such a friendly act, this
Government, through It's oficious and hasty
Minister, issued a manifesto recognizing the
rebels as Equals urih The Enifed States. and
placing both ON the same Footing in every respect.
\ more offensive and indiscrect act it is hardly
possible to conceive of. There was no call for
such a proclamation as appeared, and it was an
injury and an injustice 10 a friendly power.
The GG:ene publishes Il letter of the Judges of
the Supreme Court to sustain the issuing of the
proclamation but this document fails to carry
the support intended, inasmuch as their advice
was not followed. In their reply to Mr.. Wyllie
they say:
Mr.. Seward is apprehensive that efforts may be
made 10 mt out pTlVatecrs III our ports for the purpose
of aggression on American commerce.. To permit it
would PROFESSIONALLY be IL breach Of neutrality and
i'll derogation of our duty; neither can our ports he
used as Il depot for the spOils or the prisoners of
priyateers.
I'VE have also examined the proclamation issued
in 1884 by His Majesty the King. procliiming neu-
trility III the war then pending between the great
maritime powers of Europe. and the resolutions of
the pFivy council which accompanied it, and we are
Of opinion that similar declarations at this time will
Ice in accordance with our rights and duties as ncu-
trails"
Thus it will lac seen that they advised the
issuing of a declaration similar to that of
1871, which proclamation oGered the protection
and hospitality Of all HdieaiiaH ports TO the JeHig-
erenLs, 80 long as thcy respected its neutrality.
IL furthermore denounced as pirates" all who
fitted out vessels here for Irivatccring. Here is
the document in full
PROCLAMATION.
Kamehamcha III. King of the Hawaiian Islands.
BE il known To all whom it may concern, that We,
kamchImeiiI Ill, King of the Hawaiian Islands,
hereby proclaim our entire Neutrality in the war nOw
impending between the Great Maritime powers of
Europe; that Our Neutrality i to be respected by all
BclligcicniS, To- the full extent of Our Jurisdiction,
which 10y Our Fundamental laws Is to the distance of
one marine league, surrounding each Of our Islands
OF Hawaii, Maui, kahooltNc, Lanai, Molokai, Oahu,
Kauai and Nihau, commencing ut low water mark
ON each Of the respective coasts of said Islands, and
includes all the channels passing between and divii-
ing said islands. from island to island; that all cap
lures and seizures made within Our said Jurisdiction
are unlawful; and that the protection and hospitality
of Our Ports, lliTbOrs and Roads, shall be equally
extended TO all the Bclligcrcnts, 50 long Us they
respect Our neutrality.
And he it further known, to all whom it may con-
Germ, that We hereby strictly prohibit ali Our sub
jccts, and all who reside within Our Jurisdiction,
from engaging either directly or indirectly i'll priva-
tcering against the shipping or commerce of any of
the Bclligcrents. under the penalty of being treated
AMI punished a. pirates.
Done at Oar Palace of Honolulu. this 10th day of
May, 1854. KAMEHAMEHA.
kEoSI ANA. I
BY the King and Kuhina Nui. .
Il. c.. WILLIE. :
The Judges advised that these declarations 4
should be repeated, but how different was the
proclamation of 1861 1t uttered the very re-
verse of what they had suggested. 1t dcnied to
the I~rivatccrs and prizes of the United States the !
asylum and hospitality of Hawaiian ports, and .
then, rs if to heap insult on injury, placed the !
ON the same footing with the United States. :
And now the Gazette has the impudencc to utter !
the following language: l
= II i natural TO smile at the awkward position Of g,
an orator who has seen fit To repruach this Kingdom u
for a public act, in the presence of the diplomatic j
representative Of the United States, although that i
nation has never made nor authorized any complaint
# the proceeding, but, "a we shall see in the sequel, :
bound to reIIite it with gratitude" v
When the millennium sets in. and not before. n
the United States .. rcquite this government Il
with gratitude - for its efforts to iniurc them and Ii
To- benefit their ~insurgcnt rebels. If Mr.. Seward C
never taken any notice nor sent any formal
,~omplaint against the offensive proclamation, it was Il
not because there was no room for it, but. be- r.
=ausc other and more important business occu- q
his attention. The cool impudcncc of the l.
organ in uttcring such language is on II
rar with the proclamation itself. How long o.
the Ga-ote suppose that e our great and 81