The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-04-06

To THE EDITOR OF THE GAzETTE:-To enhance the
good of the PUBLIC is the object which every news
paper processes, in order that it may find readers and
supporters, and | propose to say a word through your
columns TO the public. We have in our town Il paper
that processes to he published in the interests of the
foreign residents; that pretends TO represent them,
and vet, III my view, does every week an actual dam
age to their business and prosperity by its constant
prophecy of evil, and its prating of the insecurity of
life and property, which statements are as baseless in
fact as the arguments are devoid of reason, by which
its proprietor endeayors to sustain his favorite theo-
ries: This paper, | say, processes to represent you
Qoreigners), and l know you say, " 1t does no such
thing-it is all humbug;" and | further know that it
does not really represent you, but still it lives and
lives by your support, and points to that evidence as
proof that it is your representative
\ good, honest, upright, Independent paper; a
good, fair and just opposition press Is a beneficial
thing in any country. 1t serves TO keep the balance
of power properly adjusted, to prevent those who are
i'll authority from running into excess, or becoming
remiss in their duty, by warning them that their acts
are open to criticism and animadversion, and if
wrong to open rebuke.
Remember, friends, that many of you are not citi-
zens of this country-have not chosen to take upon
yourselves the obligation to support the present Con-
stitution, or any other. To many of you the Treaties
ofyour native countries with ;hs are your Constitution, and as
To the Constitution of this country, those residing here under
these Treaties are as much Foreigners as they are foreigners To
the Kingdom of Prussia. Having this fact in view, let Us see
what il said in your behalf, and let those of us who are of for
n r and i,ear in mind At the same time that il PROCESSES To-
speak in our behalf, and To represent our sentiments.
Take up its issue of the 23d instant-it is an ordinary fair ex-
Funeral of Judge Robertson" the opportunity is taken to in
form the public that a clergyman, speaking to his own congre-
CATION, deciainled warmly against other denominations. Those
present declare that this was not the case. The preacher said
50, he had better take some other, and if he does think 50 he is
have no doubt that Father Damon and Mr.. Cor,sin think
the same of their roads, and are equally right, both in the GER
tainty Of their convictions and in their labors to impress on their
congregations their duty 10 pursue the same with diligence
Following along the he s fiiry article le1ni ! 0g to +. Pm 1be out mt 59 You Y,,n in
fully stated, it would be found that Judge Robertson left the
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our Editor as a great hit. Let us pass by the elegant manner
in which he refers To His late Majesty, a. though he would say
the late Jones. or the late smith. and ask ourselves if Judge
Robertson, while living. had not the same right to his conyic-
tons as he cheerfuiiy accorded TO others, n as the editor OF a
newspaper to his, for instance. Had not he also the same right
to cherish them, without any comment On ms motives; As any
McIy stating that YOU attend the Fort street Church, or the
Bethel, to obtain the custom OF this or that person for Your store
ithey not, by ali gentlemen, held now more sacred. Has the
Editor a right to annoy surviving friends OF relatives by such
remarks, Is II quite respectful either TO the dead King, OF to
the dead Judge; Is it manly 50 to do. and finally, is it not
inexpressbly mean to print that Of a dead man, which You
would not print, We're he living: Am ! not right in saying that
that such a paper does not indeed represent the Foreign Resi-
dents on these Islands Yours etc, IoNoLULu.
IEDIroRIAL REMARKs.-We copy the above from
the Gazette, as we understand it was written by
one Of the Reformed Catholic Mission, and wish to
afford the fullest opportunity of correcting any
misunderstanding arising from anything appearing
in this paper. Mr.. Mason, before returning to
Lahaina, clllel on US, and having questioned
our right to make comments on his discourse. de
nounced them as unfounded. We then offered TO
print his sermon IN fUH. without expense to him,
and he signiied his willingness to prepare it for the
press. The following communication Is the only re-
Spouse we have received from him Regarding the
article in the Gazette, copied above, it may lie very
proper so far as it concerns the explanations made
about his discourse. But we leave it to our readers
to decide how competent the reverend writer is to
read a homily to foreign residents of these Islands
respecting their political duties, .or TO instruct Us as