The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1867-08-31
The don Times
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90 Z=A=@= 49, ~ .~aa $3.50 u LH ALL.
cz-rt upon uen- miDi- ttza D. e,a--mILtl.
th- eEel-- tbell-lv=- We have - le sub
-- rllu-h vltll-r Tie D5l-e. Eili-no- al.
tlr--.t lf q political rey1-lti1n- TIE chang "a
~ u- - % wa 10 5-4f AMI H. r~---lr-. j.
lE-EUstlrr rs tae -44e % the ea1u-e of l-s..
l. --1l.L. Q t- ID; ti4- the trau-.e-al.- q.
T4ue- -f--- ~ -ae Ee..1a B4L GALE lE re-
EleE F: .lr wL..e -E---l. -l1 fr e. rla1---lir.
20 . - - . hsiu- u iu-s Larul1y with ttai
vl.L E- have G-t done l. wII - f-IL. u,
believe t-r hardy any 4-e-t4 g. " tL- Las U-r-
eLae-- Gle sane a-f-r tl- it li ie..c tL-
r-a.l: eaal-=- We e4Ell-. Therefore. w.u5e-
list attention -Lllll Pc Turned t.war.- tt-I
ga-eL uLe= s4- GA A-e-llg " even mater
ll--.--E r.4u the U.--- % C1l-u.gE-. and that
-ltel-- -l.--l ie a-I-a-al for bringing tte Peer
&c Il-J L4rL.ag with tie altered Institutions s;
gle Elri7e- Tie l.we-ir- u! tie faueli-e *
,lir- rae attention which Ia tTeu drawn o. -hi-
--hF-r. but. setting add thi- extraordinary M
risr. tie state q thc House u Peer J. --eh - O.
invite ;b= o.u-ijeltiln 0faI wb1 Eel au iu:e-e-t
~ - p-ee-FatIln. In The ah-ence %: external
-gialeute zr-at institutions seldom fail. exr-U-
fr1E their Own inherent tsay. We Eau recall
d il-z1cc II . b<iy oJmt.-ei Il Ier-su- -,
eI-Iueu- aHl cioth-d With functions - transcend
ant which uezla-t- IL dlty - l-r-i-teHtly - Oar
own Hue u: Peer. IL . country wLerc every
man -. h work aid down fDr him. where. above
a. other countries. rank and property carry Witn
them theL- oo-Ee-puu1inz dGti- ami r-T.u-iAili-
-i-. ~ must I1Dk = tie highest and ml~t di-ui-
t-d Dl1y il the State II ~ would hri til mot
complete uezle,T ii duties and disregard q obi
gatiJu-. \ very snail fraction II H. members
ever enter tie HYU-e 81 PEER: tie remainder
ere keI- away by more tempting ayJslri0u- of
pleasure - Il bE-in--. and ~ the dread u LaS-
ny o serve 81 tlu-e Select Committees fr private
bu-ins-- from which even tie HJu-- o. Pee1- La.
found a. mean . deliver it-clE. The functions
1f the A-emi.y -re discharged by q ye-v !ey
member. who. having tsr the InJ-r Tar- 7e-yei IN
i.i- House Il toIEmYI-. lave -,le idea Df bg-i-
me-. ard -Imc notion 81 iLe duties de~y0lyiuy 1u
the n4n wE' occupies . sax ia tire legislature.
A. u DEBATE. II yDu want u SO TIE Prominent
Il-u.Ler- - the ilJl-- vi Ll.l- While tie lI1u-.
j. sitting. you must llpk iar them. a.; in them
own Chamber. but under tie gallery 1f tie H5U--
o.! ,.mllJn-- IL-rc they find tie stir. tie con-
dict. the excitement Il political life in tie -1r-
.ellS Chamber 81 tie Peers there ! nothing but
mEttaTinz and El.-GH. nov and then euiiyenci by
-slc i--ytle contention IL U--l - tc thought.
AMI j.--lv. that lie leiate- % ~. HDu-e u Peers
On iMT-I-tsu- occasions exceeded in interest. in
-tate-rllulikc insight. and often ia elr.ucuce. the
bot eSlrt- II tbe HJG-c % Commons. NJba-iy.
81 think. VIII -av - now. The voice. itat U-el
9, Command uUT attention and cur re-Iect are
hu=hel IN dath Or tremulyu- with ase.
and ~ uevg generation 81 noble o-ato-s la arisen
o. take tie Ilace 81 tlss-- whI are !efart!n..
This J. MT :, he wondered at IL = not il such
au arena IN tAl- valII u-lHIeTy 81 q Parliament
ary Assembly. that are formed thee habit- of
debate which enforce eJnyictiOn and rcfute urIp-
elton. NJ only J. tee HDu-e Of LlTl- unable
o teach IL member anything new. Ia IT, -DIori-
g. atmosphere Jhe keeIe-t intellect gnJW- dull.
tie bEizhIe-t elJ4CeHee pJpE. I~0iatle~ and weari-
-Ji-e. tie d---neracy q one generation IrJIa=utes
and cUtsserite- ii-clf IL tie degene5ry II the
next. and II thing - GA ~ this rate. the House
%! LJTi- J. IN q iair way q D. the weglihirSt. the
moot highly d--cruioI. TIE met U--le- AMI tie
met INDECENT Assembly, in tie world.
The ca4-- q thi- lamcntabl. decline IN tire
H - II -. H.. - = 900 .UL
Jlie-t and mot honorable assemblies IN tie world
are various. Something. 10 dYuh;, J. due u tie
hereditary principle. Among 40 I-.r-,L-, 80
4 whom have inherited their rlnk with their
e-jats-. there must. according To the ordinary
e ua-ure. he many Icr-,n- below and
litt!e above tire ayeri-e standard Of ability.
thi-. though an excU-e for mcli"erity. J. ~
iy1lJgy for Incidence. We Do not doubt that
there exists within the HIu-e uf Pccr-. recruited
y il continually i by members Of tie nost acute
Ini iudU-tTJu- q Professions, and having received
tie bet ellclii1n that England can Le-t,w, q
'uEerabundancs Of talent quite sufficient % main
IT, intellectual influence IN the country. An
able man needs nothing but Publicity. AMI the
ilr II the House Of I.irl- J. sn excellent place
or making known {" tie public anything that tie
public care % know. Something. no doubt. J.
T. tie absurd aud utterly indc!ca-ible sys-
en- u pr,xiez. rs which a Peer who has not
card tie debate. who knows nothing 81 the
question OT tire arguments on either side. l. cEi-
q ueUtralize the voice Of another present On
-pyt. and thoroughly eJgnizant Of the whole
natter IN discussion. This i not merely q Gun
riyaHce for deciding wrong. it must generate ia
lie mini- Df any assembly where il / employed
very lJw standard 81 the duties required from
. members. What notion Of responsibility can
man have a. connected with "a duty which be- J.
uIblei % discharge by dclczaiinz il u another?
low can BE- D. expected u =. a iili.cnt attendant
u al A--eInhly which ! willing o di-I-n-e with
II VEe-.nccg Another cause NJ doubt, J. o. L.
,uHd IN the absence Of a quorum. The House
& Commons J. liable % he adjourned i If any mem-
-r takes notice that there are not 10 members
resent. In the House Of Lprls there i no such
ulc. IL i not uncommon for important bushes,
he transacted with only three Peers present..
nj We are MT -gre that even THE number j. the
The public would be a-tDni-hcd were
"a 70 rcJ1rt. a. we have often been tempted -
TO-. the precise number IF Peers pre-cnt when
cry weiZhty measures are discussed. Such q
Tlctice ca tic part Of tire Pre-, would Ice one Of
h. mo-t formidable means that could - employ Z
! o. shows the House Of Peer % themselves and e
, tie country ia their true color. Then IN the ]
IIu-e 81 Lord -,cial pred inmate over political ]
Iiueno--- The dinner hour partially eInItic-
be- House II Commons. bat IL breaks Up the
l.u-c 81 PEER. Being always anxious % con- !
their sitting within thi- limit tie Peers j
.lkel with marked di-fav0r Oh any ono who pre- q
imel ., VTutraot their proceeding. y young .
.ciahcr who e,me- forward. except On thee rare q
wL.n tire Hsu-c hl- made up IT, mind
], % pl-;-Trlniial debate. l-e- east by his over .
Ifu-. II = next 70 impossible lur "a Young g
,cT O. obtain that trimming without which tire y
iglre-t abilities are sure o. rust and the met j.
will g. De relaxed. ,
Thee thin.- would ~ any time &c quite sufs- .
@ call ;hc attention Of thoughtful men % :
be- subject. but the H1u-c u Peer lac selected q
q tie ahne-atiuu e - iutie- and It, influence q
rcci--iy that IeIiII ~ oar history when IT, -er- J
~ a Moderator and opISeTyaJor are most q
greratiScly called f.T. We have. a. ins often p
rn Dh-cry-l, concentrated all power. legislative u
81 executive. in tie House % Commons. Ilirh- :
o. II hl- had q -truus-uaHvt think q too strong u
affinity O. The li1u-r 1f Peer. IL La- Lc.n -
rFr- 81. Ba.rf..- tE--l.r = =. %