The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-04-14
Yours truly,
STEAM.


was ar accident, l really did not intend 10
"miSrepresentn that party" TO tina, extent
Everybody recognizes the greatness Of the
error, in saying that his paper was published
on the 2lst and 2Sth of February, when in
point Of fact, ii was the 2lsi and 2Sth of Jan
uary. Permit me 10 express the hope that
my apology will be accepted.
I shall not, for reasons which l shall state
hereafter, ask your friend TO reeiproeate in
apologies, for certain Misrepresentation on
his part. will not ask him 10 acknowledge
that it is his I'VE" not your correspondent,
who garbles his various and sapient vapor-
lngs on the Labor Question: ! shall
attempt 10 prove that it is the Editor him
self, who in his squirming, has garbled his
0ra editorials. Besides the "misrepreSen-
tatiou'' in regard 10 the issue of his paper in
February, 1865, the "Thuuderer'' accuses
your correspondent of " garbling'' his article
on labor, published in the advertiser of the
18th Of February, 1865, OF which he says, in
commenting upon the extract made by me,
to prove that he WAS at one time in favor of
the Government taking charge Of the intro
duction Of laborers:
This extract made by the above writer,
. without any reference TO the fact that the
article from which it was taken was written
in favor Of the superiority of European i'm
migrants, in which We used the following
language:
1t has been the fashion to a fact, thar
ill., ~ #aF Nras.z
labor in tropical climates. The Indies are cited
I proof and the conclusion drawn that the l0rdly
white must not toll in countries We shah
not stop 70 refutc here what deem absurd h,l-
lacy, especially when applied TO thi, kingdom but
rather express candid opinion that II sufficient in
I ducemsuts were offered BY fair contracts. all the
necessary labor needed could easily Be obtained from
EJps, intelligent labor too, which being les waste
ful. and more productive, would leave wider mar
gin % the producer. We really believe that the
/ average produce would De much greater that the
cost Of the staples grown would not be higher than
| they are while superior quality would probably
command an increase in vslue, Of the product. The
eject. to-, Of the example Vi intelligent European
laborers the abOrginss, would be Of incalculnbe
beaeht 20 the latter, stimulating them to industry
and thrift'
Can there be 4 more palpable and mali
I ciOus misrepresentation Of facts than that
attempted by this uuprincipled ministerial
apOlOgist! We approved Of this original
law for the Government 70 procure laborers,
but We accompanied our endorsement with
arguments 10 favor of the superiority of
rhits labor from Europe, maintaining that
whatever efforts were made should include
the obtaining of the latter, for which ample
authority had been made in the law. With
that in view, We closed the article with the
following language, portion of which the
GAZETTE SURPRISES for its own purposes"
Now, the oftener read his assertion, that
.ba srfinIa IN ,val.;,r r-as :. ,-ritt,, i, E,vo-
OF the superiority of European immigrants"
or maintaining that whatever efforts were
made should include the latter" the more l
am astonished; because, if the article was
written for that purpose, it proves that at
least, before his views had become more
matured," he must have been s most
"unprincipled and inscriptions" dema-
gogue. Listen to what this lover of the
Hawaiian people, whose blood boils with
indignation al the very intimation that he
is disloyal TO his Sovereign, says in this same
article, previous to his remarks on European
immigration, and tell Us if it looks like an
argument or 4 preface to an argument in
favor Of such measure:
I'VE cannot consider the question but as
one not little embarrassing TO the govern
ment, as the matter OF RACE goes for great
deal in the ultimate solution of this pro-
blem; for, should an alien people be intro
duced into these islands to any great extent,
the time may come when the dynasty of
Ramehameha, may be left truly alone
without one SympathiZing subject; while,
on the other hand, the persevering energy
and force Of character OF other races seem
TO unite (strike, perhaps,) with paralysis
the little yigOr lett in this decaying
people. In Difference 10 the Royal fam
ily, and the best interests of this King
dom, We suppose the immigration ques-
ton will be treated Of much in this fashion,
Will infusion Of other POlyuesian blood into
this people, from other parts of Ocsanica,)
work out the ends proposed by this act
Would any one believe that any man would
be willing to stultify himself with the asser-
ton that be was seeking by his argument to
favor the introduction of a race, which of
all Others even his unmaturedn under
standing must have felt would have accele-
rated the approach Of that time, when the
- Kamehsmeha dynasty may be left alone,
without one sympathizing subject or would
it be believed that he would have the cool
effrontry, now to avow that he was advOcat-
ing measure, which would unite strike
perhaps with paralysis, the little yigor left in
this deeaying people - No Mr.. Editor, do
not let Us, for moment, believe that your
friend IS as bad as be would have US believe
In fact, We have proof to the contrary; for
on the I'D Of December Of the same year, he
tells Us distinctly, that if We are TO have i'm
ported labOrers, they should be POlynesians,
because Of their great similarity in appear
ance and habits to the Hawaiian. Mind you,
l do not pretend to say, that such is his
present opinion, for nothing is more likely
than that his opinions 10 a state of . matu-
rity' should differ from those Of his chaotic
immAtucity But let Us return TO your
friends article, of the 25th of February, 1865,
and see if possible, who Is guilty Of having
" garbled'' it, III fact, think in this article
We shall ind, who has done all the garbling
and lodging the question, in this discussion.
The Editor says besides what has already
been quoted, that there was q want Of labor
that the law was amply sufficient to provide
for it-that it hsd not trznspired what course
the Government would pursue in the matter,
except that it had determined "to keep the !
thing in its own hands, instead Of leaving it 1
TO individual enterprise" That no large I
choice for the selection Of immigrants was 4
then open; among them, were Chinese 4
coolies, Indian coolies or Lasears, Polyne- I
sian Islanders, and Europeans" Now, let I