The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-03-07
Communicated.
To the American and the For.
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When, as the case of the recent election, Gov
eminent employees take active parts in canvassinl
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Government Minister!
give the sanction of their approval to incendiary
documents and speeches calculated and assignee
to array the natives in hostility to n large and
influential class of the foreign residents on these
islands it behooves the prescribed class to awake
to the seriousness of the emergency, and assert
themselves in unmistakable terms
When, in addition TO this, it is known that the
peoples ticket IN the recent election WAS defeated
because of American candidates who were upon
it, and that this defeat was only brought about
by the direct action of Government officials, and
almost to the point of coercion in directing the
native vote, backed by treacherous, mean, and
seditious letters and documents Illuminated from
the Government press:
When it is patent that all these facts can be
proven by an avalanche of evidence, then it is not
only time that prescribed Americans but all for
eign residents here should arouse to the dangers
with which they arc rapidly being surrounded by
these unparalleled proceedings
When the dignity of a Government can he so pros
tituted that .Hintsiers and subordinate officials and
employees can vent their personal animOsities against
a friendly nation and people, using publicly the most
vile and abusive ~epithets, unrebuked by dismissal +;
then not only the rights and liberties Of Europeans
and Americans are in jeopardy, but those of the
whole people are endangered.
During the week preceding the election, a Govern
ment employee, furnished, it is understood, with
means from the pockets of Government officials,
rode through the town from morning until night,
and all day Sunday, haranguing the natives in
language SO grossly abusive of Americans, so ealcu-
lated TO arouse the worst fears and passions of q
semi-ciyilized people, that it will only be a matter of
surprise if it has not invited acts for the future, ap-
palling to contemplate a2
Indeed, who can say such villainous seed has not
already been sown and is bearing its fruit? What
mean these incendiary fires of so frequent occurrence.
1 tell you Americans, you Germans, and you of other
foreign nationalities, that, as you value your rights,
rs you cherish your household gods, as you appre-
ciate and wish TO maintain the liberties and rights of
the Hawaiians, as you respect His Majesty and the
integrity of his throne, so it is nou your duty, both
10 The KING and to yourselves, to denounce this cor
rupt administration, these bold, bad advisors of the
crown.
Insidiously this condition of things has been creep
ing upon us; one by one long cherished principles
affecting vitality our political and social rights have
been clogged or entirely blotted out; until it has
reached that point that many petty subordinates in
the administration clique or "ring" consider them
selves clothed with arbitrary powers and act accord
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You who have the power of speech hesitate not,
openly, to denounce the course of this dangerous
administration. You that can WELD the pen, make
of a yet unmuszied press to the like end; and
you who understand the native language administer
the antidote to the deadly poison so recently instilled
this people, while there is time.
Fear not if the term &c treason - and g %conspira-
sors' and 6 damn Yankees so glibly used by these
rorst enemies of the King should be raised by them
against you; tits as when the thief, in endeavoring to
dude his pursuers, cries g stop thief" But stand
nanfuIy to the front, ,crite sdron, SPEAK SAXON, |
ACT SAXON, us against this prostitution of Ministe-
ial Power, and thus prove to His Majesty your loyalty
O him and his people.