The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-06-06

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way to settle it is to refer the question TO the
Chief Justice.
\ resolution was introduced by Mr.. Kcawe-
hunahala To provide crackers, cheese, champagne
and light wines. Mr.. Kaakaua moved to amend
by substituting soda water in place of cham
payne, and His HiGhncss Prince Lunalilo moved
to amend 50 u to include other liquors, all which
articles appear to have become indispensable
aids in Hawaiian Legislation.
"The resolution and preamble originated with the
Representatives; WAS introduced into the Assembly
by them, and was finally carriel-the preamble hav-
ing been dropped, a. pIejudging the case, ana as be-
ing only deelaratoTy Of opinion, and therefore IN
necessary-by the votes Of the Representatives, the
vote ieing - clearly in the affirmative A. to render
the calling Of the ayes and nays unnecessary. 1t was
the resolution Of the people, through their Represen-
tatives, defending themselves aud their Government
from unjustihable journalism, and DESTROYS, by ex-
pressing their views, TO correct n fault patent TO all
reasonable men in the community"
We copy the above paragraph from the last
issue of the Government Gazette to show the dis
position of tLat Journal TO falsify a matter which
must become a part of Hawaiian history-the
attempt of the Ministry to gag the free press of
this country. \ brief repetition of the facts will
be necessary
lNc e-OlullOu wis unucr-lDO1 10 nave origin
ated with one OF the foreign members, and was
introduced and vigorously supported as a Minis
teTial measure. The native members did not
even understand it's tenor. surprising it referred
to other matters than what il did. The Assem-
bly, Immediately voted it down, there having
been only eleren supporters of it and hcenty-ftco
against it. The vote certainly showed that it
was the Ministerial clique only which sought to
pass it, and that it was in no sense whatever "a
resolution Of the people"
Thus the matter rested till the next day, when
n motion was made To reconsider the vote, and
the discussion on it took up the entire day, with
out coming to n decision. Several of the leading
Representatives then asked the editor of this
PAPER what course lac desired to be pursued with
it, a. they could pass it or kill it. He replied he
wished the resolution passed, 80 that the Minis
tiers might have an opportunity to substantiate any
charges they had made. Thus it was at our re-
quest alone that the resolution was voted for by
the opposition members, and not because they
believed there was any ground for action.
Ii was not . the resolution of the people,
and for the Government editor to assert it, under
the circumstances, is a downright falsehood. No
one knew better than nc that the Ministers could
not have carrlcd the RESOLUTION, had II not had
the approval of the editor of this paper.
The Ga=ene further says, a. the debate turned
not on the freedom of the press, but hoeRSe-that
IL, whether any restriction, save that of : print
ing whatever We may please is in force in this
If the mere license of the press is the
question in dispute, We know Of no better sub
ject for the investigation Of the Assembly than
the article in the Ga<ene of February 18th, un-
to have been written by the Minister of
the Interior. Never has bascr or more foul
Inoutbed language been uttered by any press, and
well does the Government GG=eHe merit the title
it suggests for itself-the : Satanic Journal"
We assure our readers that the real and only
motive (sO far as can be known) that prompted
the Ministerial clique to bring in the resolution
referred to, was a desire to iHtinudote the editor
IF this paper, and thereby 10 oIridii and destroy
The liberty of the press. Now tlat Ministers find
that they have stirred up n hornets nest, and
that the people are aroused. they and their paid
are ready to smooth the matter over as
they can, even ut the expense of truth.
The Representatives, If true TO themselves and the
will not let this matter rest here.
The article REFERRED TO in the Gazette, is on n
par with the Legislative report, which is garbled
~ please the ministerial party On Thursday
Mr.. Lyons presented n resolution censuring the
,ditor of the Au Okoa for publishing n false re-
port, and this PASSED. The representative from
just the opposite to what he said in the
Assembly, perhaps that the same might be used
against him in some future edition of the lfaka-
mae HarGii.