The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-02-20
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
.~SArrRDAY. EEBRrARY %.


ment for tie introduction Of - bonded llborcr-"
from islands in the South Seas, in the bark Mal1a
Loa; but have read with some interest the article
in the h~otoa and the answer in the Government
Organ, and have taken the trouble to inform our
selves as to tie charges and denials contained IN
those papers, and have obtained a. nearly as ros-
sible tie history Of the voyage upon which the
NqHnG I'm has sailed.
The appropriation Of thirty thousand dollars,
for the TurpD=e of introducing laborers from the
South Sea-. passed tie Assembly on the fifteenth
day Of june last. -incc which We have heard vari-
Gus rumOrs Of vessels fitting to proceed On the
voyage, all Of which however have proved fal-e
until tie engagement Of the MatDG Lea was
made public. The Government writer states that
the measures for carrying into effect the wish Of
the legislative Assembly, d have been taken a.
promptly as circumstances would permit We
would ask If the expedition would not lave been
undertaken months since but for the failure Of the
Government 10 satisfy the United States Minister
Resident Of it, sOundness? Did not the pGbliel-
ton, in this city, by the United States Minister
Resident. Of tire following resolution Of the United
S;ates Senate have some effect in delaying the c&-
pedrioH2
~ TIE srv,rr o. TnE United STATES jan. l., i'S5.
UAsss4s. III traffic co. Lb-r,rs, Transported fmm China
s IT. 70. g. "a - q n. ! lii'-d STATE. a. iahaHas saa ia-
moral and nhsrsas, it G ahi.ff.nt O. The srtnt = moi.m
patel N 1ifesa Save T6is o prevent o. s.tzLl.hHent
Grner h rft' eG- Inn te ea,ris7 nrn;. 4 faai il.tead u
frse % max :. yiet". captive br e ther.hre
Ert o. th- raral s-ltin@ut ofth~ nltian. through al 81 As~u-
ssssii - I ls - s-m 2 .al b. ~ Hi,e.ni I.SS',i.
OofsSsa. nat ur -srtary by ~ Erg1ins Re,aiatsaa
behr~ The rrsss3sH; oful- UHt7i stats.
Attest. ~ FoavEy. ssefsury.
We arc advised that the ministry and the
friends OF the measure have lcf, no means untricI
70 secure the cooperation Of the Clergy and
American Missionaries in carrying cut the Act of
the Legislative Assembly,, aud we know that they
have -isnally failed. At least one clergyman was
asked to proceed in the vessel n the agent Of the
Board Of Immigration. Failing in this attempt
and nothing aIsi.LcI, the attempt i then made to
secure tic services Of one Of the missionary PARTY,
and negotiations proceed swimmingly until the
desired agent asks that lie may be allowed to
nominate the captain who shall command the
vessel, doubtless feeling a want Of confidence ~ 10
the intentions Of the Bard, and not caring to be-
made the tool Of designing men. The party Is
named, Il man whom we know to be well acquaint-
ell with the islanders Of this occan-a man
whose name AMI reputation would have dis
armed ali suspicion as to the honest prosecution
Of the voyage. Strange to say the Board drop the
intended agent and again east about for n person
to take charge of the expedition.
Having failed in securing n person from out the
ranks Of the clergy or American missionaries to
give n tone Of rc-Pectability to the scheme, the
Ministry seek to obtain letters from some one or
more Of them to missionaries stationed at the isl
ands which they purpose visiting, and again they
fail. y very general feeling Of distrust prevails
in the religious and missionary element of our
population. The editor Of the Friend does, it il
true, Publi'h n leadins article which tic general
reader would interpret a. supporting the - bonded
labor " system OF the Government but VIC can
safely assert, after a conversation with him, that
this Interpretation was not intended. lie sup
posed that the natives would be landed here to
contract for themselves. vt last the Mama Lon
is chartered, AMI Capt. English il put in COM
mand Of the vessel and duly empowered n agent
OF the Board. We know that Captain English
Is q British mariner, and is reported 10 be
concerned in the cOcuanut oil business ut Fam
ning's Island, and that il j. said he has been in
the habit Of procuring natives from the neighbour
ing islands for the purpose Of manufacturing the
oil. Farther than this we know nothing. The
obliging, kind-hcartcd, reverend editor Of the
Friend endorses him 50 we apply to him for in
formation, and h. assures Us that be knows but
little concerning him by personal observation. but
that he has heard that he enjoys the reputation
Of being n reliable man AMI has treated his labor
crs kindly.
The vessel and captain having been secured,
the crew must be shipped, and we know that it
was Mr.. DOwsett's wish that native Hawaiians
w~,.. - -. st.E sla.r..E.
Islands IN this OCEAN hal been looked up, perhaps
unintcnttoualiy %, and that Capt. English said
that hc had no preference, that he would take the
other ISLANDERS. Nir. DOwsctt assured Us that he
supcrintended tie shipping Of the crew OF tie
Mama liza, AMI that be cOnycrscd with each and
every one Of them, and took pains, at Capt. Eng
lish's suggestion, to tell the StrUns's ISLANDERS
that the yc-rgl would not touch at that island.
We would ask, was there no mildlc-man or men
employed in the shipping Of the crew? II VIC arc
not mistaken, Mr. DOwsctt has admitted that
there was. Tie crew were shipped ON the articles
on Wednesday, the 10th instant. Capt. Daniel
Smith says that when the crew came % be PLACED
ON the articles, h. informed them that they were
10 20 on the eruis, in the vessel amt return 10
Honolulu. The statement italicized surprised the
natives, but Capt. Smith used every means to
make them understand the matter before lie en-
tered them on tie articles. We are also informed
that natives Of POuapc and also Of the Gilbert Isl
ands have been approached and told that the vc-
sci was going TO their respective islands. Mr..
Curtis Lyons and the Rev. DIR. Gulick had both
been informed Of these facts, and Mr.. l.. furnished
Us the item, Shipped for what Port q" in which
VIC cannot detect any mi-statcmcnt Of fact.
At the request Of 4 gentleman We r,-,.ecc.J.J
with him alorgsidc the MHina L0a and questioned
ono StrOng's islander, and he said to u that hc
knew that he was not going to Strong's Island
that he was paid twenty dollars n month. and
wanted to g in the bark and return here again
that he would like to see his mother. brothers and
again. but that he could 90 to them in the