The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-31

OF el1-e 4 lSJS.
On the other land. i, j. argued that the def
oieu-y in the revenue should - provided for at the
came tine that tie act causing the deficiency il
approved. The argument has some force. and
we're tie Minister Of Finance and the Speaker
of tie Hpu-e here. and did the legislature CON-
prise more Of the intelligence aud wisdom Of tie
nafi,u, !, wouI Revive more general consent.
Bui il ack- thee vcry important requisites. Few
Il tLe native members comprehend the subject to
- brought before them. nDr can deg enter into =
rational Discussion Of it, merits.
Ia tie discussion and legislation that thi,
traty must give rice %. tie various interests 81
tbs nation oggAf I. he aiTly anil fully represent
81. T. place an export Tx GA the articles - &c
benefited by Else treaty, OF 70 increase the duties
Du luxurie- or the TAX on real and personal pr
IeFty, or o. inerea-c the pDll-tax above it, present
Hste, arr very important changes, and will no
I,uhJ each find advocates and opponents. The
interests 0f the various classes chiefs. CON-
mDucn-, PLANTERS and merchants can be made 10
Launonize with the exercise If wisdom and Iru-
dcuce. ~ they can with imprudenes - brought
into conflict. Patrioti-m-the welfare of the
whole oountry-shoulI risc above private in
ter-t-.
AIALA4sE t4hLRi ss.lAA inquiry NAaa - NAAfA4AtE -
reduction may nos b. made in the current exJcn-
diiure- that will. partly or wholly, cover the
deficiency that the treaty will create. There
were at least fifty thousand dollars in the last
appropriation bill. which were admitted ON all
hanis a. necdle--ly appropriated. Necessary
expenditures should always be provided for lib
orally. but doubtful ones should bc excluded.
Thi- work. however. does not come within the
legitimate province Of the legislature ut this
Session, only - far u it may help to indicate
what the proper future action should be.
For these reasons We think the King should
Inv the treaty before the Assembly with his
views, sglicir such action A. hc NAV suggest, and
appeal o. tie country and to the next Legislature
for provision To meet the cxi.ency which NAV
arise in case -: the final ratification Of thc treaty.
In the present Constitution there is no Trovi-
sion for extra sessions Of the legislature. AMI the
probability u that il will be decided under the
10th Article. that the members are entitled each
4, $50, tile Iay Of the regular session. We
quote the article:
AR. 70. The Representatives shall receive for
their services a compensation tobe aSccrtaincd by law,
and paid out Of the Public Treasury, but no increase
Of compensation shall take effect during the year in
which it shall have been male; and no law shall lie
passed.. increasing the compensation Ofstil Represent
atives beyond the sum Of One Hundred and Fity
Dollars, for each session.
Since the above was in tyre, we have pc=used
n communication printed in the Government ma
tive newspaper Au Oioa. attacking, in n most
bitter spirit, the Reciprocity Treaty and falsely
CHARGING NIL Americans here and abroad with n
design To- dethronc the King and seize the Islands.
The article bears evidence Of having e1nanated
from some foreigner and probably from some
government official. though written in the most
polished Hawaiian. IL warns tile MOBILES. Repre-
scntalivcs and Government against the insidious
designs Of traitors, AMI advises the Legislature to
lay the treaty ON the table. The article could
only have been published with the full consent
and knowledge Of Ministers, and tie Government
il clearly responsible for il. After stating that
the foreign paIcrs say that .'thc Americans are
only awaiting the death Of the King 10 seize, and
take By force, and appropriate to themselves the
Hawaiian Kingdom and that, though such
statements are false, Yet = they reveal ncycrthe-
les the most coyctous desire ON the part Of the
Americans themselves that this little Kingdom
should be transferred to them the writer says
The Chiefs anil Representatives Of the people in
the Legislature may think they are called together
io consider and pass for the general benefit "A con-
yention between the two GoVerHmeHts; but, in view
OF threats 20 seize the bOvtTutncnt-and more Of q
desire for the death Of HIS Majesty, kamehaIneha V,
who j. 80 greatly beloved. AMI who has the hearts of
all Hawaiians-thcre j. good reason to look upon this
treaty with distrust and refuse to pass it,
IL looks IS If their -iIc only Is 10 he regarded; the
King i nothing, the rel skins who live upon these
Islands are nothing; but the riches, the advantage TO
the pocket to be gainel by this treaty, are every
thing; kick rel SKINS TO the dogs.
They regard only the great g0i Mammon, the Al
mighty Dollar, but the life Of the rel skins, that is
Ike a dung hill IN their estimation; and II the treaty
Is agIeel o., We shall see il 10 lie 80 indeed.
Let u, % Rel skins, turn and look at this treaty.
Watch. be On your guari against perSuasions TO its
passage Don't be deceived by dcceitful words, say
ing, "A boon : a boon :, "A boon -! IL il false-a
cheat IL is n halt to entice you to sell your rel skin
race 90 die under the great snares Of the white skins.
Inquire and make sure, and lay the treaty OH the
table forever.