The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1868-11-04

any personalities whatever. This paper,
we would say, has its responsible editor,
and that all editorials appear under his
responsibility, just as in any other, and
the writers for this paper arr as much en-
titled to their impersonality as the writers
in any other journal.
"The common tendency is, in the alb
sence of particular information, to regard
that, as presumptively true, which is con-
fidently and plausibly told and thus re-
ceived. to hold rather than relinquish it,
even in the face of the strongest evidence
to the contrary" This the habitual de-
tractor and defamer well understands.
Hence, it is our duty to say again, that if
any one shall say or write that this Gov
eminent suppresses free discussion" he
states that which is most untrue :. if any
one shall say or write that this Govern
ment jeopardises vast amounts of CAPT
tal," whether 6reign" or domestic, he
says that which is most untrue if any
one states that this Government weighs
like an incubus upon the moral, intellectual
and industrial pursuits of this country"
he states that which is most untrue if he
states that the natives of this country are
"poor and oppressed, he again states that
which is most untrue. If the person who
makes such assertions has enjoyed, for any
length of time, position in this commu-
nifty, as to enable him to know the truth or
falsehood whereof he speaks, his hardihood
may be more the subject of admiring won
der, but it becomes more imperatively our
duty to deny his aspersions, in sach man
ner as is not to be misunderstood. 1t
makes no difference who writes the denial
it is made in the interest of the public,
whose best interests are attacked by such
Misrepresentation of their Government
The question before this community is, are
the statements true or false? These
of our influential friend
are not unimportant. They form the
ground work by which be expects to in
fluence action. Nor can it be supposed,
for a moment, that they were put forward
by the author as unimportant, in letter
to influence men in power, and
which the editors of the Bulletin say,
" must have exerted considerable infu-
ence."
Our animadversions upon the truth Of
the statement, that this Government sup
presses free discussion" are scarcely well
met, by the remark that they would do so
q if they did not know too well that there
lay the rock on which it would wreck its
inglorious career" since, whether the rea-
son supposed for the not doing thing. is
sensible or senseless, the fact that the as
;ertion is untrue stands the same, whether
The Government, or anybody else, is to
be thanked for it or not"
Having established, as it were by com
non consent, the fact that the 18th article
of "the letter. is entirely baseless, let us
proceed to some of the others. We had
Intended to take that portion of the CON-
nunication which the author considers his
= memoranda of observations" in order;-
eaving aside his memoranda of opinions"
But as gentleman has sent us commu-
Iication, which mainly bears on the first
lrticle, we must pass it one sideA though
We had contemplated treating that like
wise from different stand point than the
me occupied by our correspondent.
We therefore pass to the 4th Article.
t must be apparent to all that it would
Ne impossible to dwell upon all the misrep-
esentations made in it, much less in the
Whole paper under consideration, without
he most ample space and time. We will,
therefore,, confne ourselves for the present
o the following quotation:
"a The present attitude of the Hawaiian
Government is more adverse to the United |
tates than at any former period; though |
uring the war il was more openly manifest |
.dvantage was then taken of our supposed |
Teakness to expel from Office all Americans |
nown to be strongly Democratic in their |
Now, we pretend to say, in the presence
this community, and without the fear
contradiction by any responsible man,
nat every one in this quotation, and
i its implications, ore most unquali-
eddy false-quite as false as that which
e dwelt upon last week, is admitted to
2. The first sentence conveys double
since it implies that the present
,titude of this Government is adverse"
any manner, to the United States; and
condly, that at some former period it has
zen adverse" though less so, and is fol-
wed up by the remark" though during
e war it was more openly manifest Ad-
Intage was then taken of our supposed
eakness to expel from Office all Amer-
ms known to be strongly Democratic in
cir sentiments" 1t will certainly be
.ws to all old residents here to learn that
e strength or weakness of the United
ates has ever been taken into considera-
IN in datarminin0 what individnaIo chonld