The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-10
TEE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 10.
who Killed the Trenty?

II las often been seen in the worlds history
that when 4 general has been sent forth with 4
fine army fully and perfectly equipped, and re-
turus defeated, with bat I demoralizcd remnant
Of the army with which he set forth, it i never
his ,cqni gf ganeralskiy which has caused his de-
feat. Either enemies az home or traitors in the
camp have thwarted LIS plane. If others had
obeved his orders, or those at home had listened
70 his demands. lie certainly would have returned
covered with glory and the enemy would have
been sent headlDng to destruction.
Something Of this kind may have been true in
regard To the result Of the labOrs Of the di-tin-
suished Diplomat whose return after eighteen
months Of f~ruitless labor in behalf Of the Reel
Trocity Treaty Is - doleiully announced in the
Gazette OF the 9Th inst. The efforts Of that gen.
tIeunan were perhaps rendered nugat1ry through
the acts Of those who insisting THAT they were
in favor Of the treaty, while their every act has
tended 10 disIarage and defeat its ratlfeation-'
Now, whether il has been certain persons, the
writers for this paper for instance. who have dis
cussed the labor question rather freely and given
the system SUNG hard names; or certain Others,
who, tenacious Of the high dignity pertaining TO,
and em5lumeuts from, positions Of trust and
honor in this government hare hyPoeriioaHy pre-
tended 70 advocate this treaty. while At heart,
blinded BY n national prejudice a. contemplate
as II il ridiculous, have really been opposed TO IL,
and have watched, and 20 far - lay in their
power. htrarfs9 ereTy measure calculated 10 pro-
mote iis rqhfc1lan: whether they are not the
guilty partie- who ; have insisted that they were
favorable to it, while their every act has tended
to disparase and defeat is ratification Is a
question which Will bear some investigation.
Let u ask tie distinguished diplomat himself
whether be has had most difficulty in combating
the bad impressions created either by the public
press Of this country or I-ttes from there islands
published in foreign newspapers, or from actual
Iapers in the share of ~de-Iatches from this gov
eminent, which would almost look ~ though
they were INTENDED to destroy the good feeling OF
the American Government towards this? and
Cause it to hesitate before granting the boon ask
ed? If he (the distinguished diplomacy or the
m0dthpieee Of tie government teiH aHsirer tbs
QUESTION, the Indignation Of the public will I'M
.dOubteIly lie directed against the proper parties:
and the government will become aware as To the
fact whether il does not carry az fsey the ele-
ments Of defeat. II the latter IS really the case,
it would appear somewhat ridiculous 10 send an
envoy TO the United States whose only business
must necesslrily be 10 correct bad impressions.
which would hardly arise were everything right
at home. IL would seem better to institute a
sort Of reform here az least. before this or any
other distinguished diplomat shall venture upon
the . sea Of trouble which seems to envelDp our
p0os treaty.