The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-24

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II nsests4 s. c. s.ng.l NJ Damon.
By Any J EoluI-a. EF Ehl.rs q C.
G sr<aeer& Co nssG NAY.
II : Grnhaum A. g. lsne. MAXI,
Thomas J Mcsszzu. EstfcAr,
Iseo u Davis. Dinoud,
4 cie<horn, II Boyd.
6 Bsrtow. j b kihsrtss.
u DgS.r shsu-au Teck.
II & Moasau1t. pa M a,chiaessr A. Co.
chssR BshgP, John 1h9Eas wAteThOuse,
samaeiG Waaer. YesIbbiaj , n.
WI Green, Ls~ers r Dickson.
II 7 Garter. . W Aa.tiH.
u RaPlec, chs, Brewer.
1Ilsss hhNH levers
2 A sehasEr, n WOOD, u.
If ans evidence were needed OF the straits to
which our community has beoa brought, the
above memorial, signed by many of our respocta-
bic citizens. Tor the purpose Of e~xtolling His Maj
es,y's late Envoy to Washington, at our expense
and that of the editor Of the Government press,
affords an instance. The Ga=ette says the memo
rial explains itself:'' Tie contrary is the fact.
and to understand it rightly, requires further ex-
plantation.
At a Privy Council held last Saturday, of
which no mention Is made in the official organ,
the name Of DR.. j.. Mott Smith, editor OF the
government press, was proposed rs agent of the
Hawaiian Government TO proceed TO Washington,
and, apparently without much discussion, the
Council approved the nomination. Immediately
on the adjournment Of the Council, it became
known that DIR. Smith had been named and ap-
proved rs envoy TO Washington, in response to
the memorial We last week published. The COM
munity was taken by surprise, and a feeling of
disappointment and chagrin was shown in every
quarter, that n gentleman had been ,smad for
the service who was an enti-...,-orno- .. W,sb-
ington, and pos-eg..t oe Cc,v or tho o,,Ii6ca,inns
u anesT0y. 1t indicated that the Government
had either determined to give a mere formal res
pOnse to the prayer of the memorialists, by send
ing the person who could best be spared for a
pleasure trip, or else that it had lost all faith IN
the passage of the treaty.
Thus the matter rested until Monday, when a
committee of merchants waited on the ministers
to inquire the cause Of the unexpected action of
the Government, and the reason why Mr.. Harris
could not 20. At this meeting the language of
the Commercial AdGerLiS.r was quoted by the
ministers, in which it was stated that the mer-
camille community here have little faith in the
good that has been or may he accomplished by
him Mr.. IIarrisl and did not by any means in
tend by the memorial % recommend him. and
in reply the gentlemen present stated that they
were not responsible for the language which had
been uttered, and did not agree in it. It was
then suggested a. the simplest way 70 correct
the matter, that it n memorial was prepared and
sent IN, stating the opinion of tine meInorialists
regarding him as envoy, and dissvowing the Ian
guage of this PAPER, it might result in a change.
The memorial was therefore drawn up and
circulated. some OF tho signers being given to I'M
dcrs,and that it merely called for the re-appoint-
ment Of Mr.. Harris. 1t IS addressed 10 no ono in
particular, ard received only a portion of the
sixty-two signatures on the first paper. Besides
bestowing uncalled for hattery On the late Envoy,
and insisting that no other person is so competent
for the service-which form Of debating TO a SOW
ereign is not very modest, TO say the least-it
disavows the language Of this paper, and carries
the inference that in the opinion Of the memorial
lists. the gentleman who had been named for the
service was entirely unqualified. 1t is therefore
a most unfortunate ard probably unintentionai
stab n, one officer of the government at the ex-
rense Of another. who seems willing TO sacrifice
everything to his ambition.
When we last week objected u the re-apPoint-
ment Of Mr.. Harris or indeed any other man to