The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-08-11


arbitration sSids-ii he means 10 insist
upon being judge in his own cause. on pro
{ n0uceing Us guilty 10 any extent which
his inhalusd 1Rcy can suggest, and tniug
and h1milating Is at his diScFetiOn-we
shall appeal with e0n6ieaee TO the reason
a8i moral sense Of the civilized world
Mr.. Henry Adams. in the North Amsr~
ic,uJ Rsrisir, SAYS Of the Allb.imI treaty,
that If England could have forsSeen that
she would have TO consent to il, she would
have closed with the French proposal Of
Intervention.
TIE EEJErTEp TREATY.
This is az least proof that the treaty
was conceded by the English Government
IN good faith. Your ambassador duly au-
th0Fizsi, came 10 Us to negotiate for the
settlement Of the 4AG5GuIG claims. We
could not in any case have looked behind
his credentials and snQuiFed whether he
had enough political support for Us TO
trsat with him; but iu this eSse be had
been unanimously confirmed by the Sen
ate. as We understood. with this very mis-
sion IN view. He proposed terms 10 which
the English Government acceded without
abatement; be proposed 10 alter his terms,
and the British Government aecsdei in
Ike manner 70 the alterations. The treaty
vas il effect framed at Washington, and
this E1et diSpenSes practically Of any s1s-
picion that the EmbaSsador was corrupted
by his reception IN Englani-a reception
which | think on the part Of the Tories
waS undiguifsd. bat on the part of the
people, was At once perfectly consistent
and sincere Neither when Mr.. johnson
went ont. nor while the negotiations were
in progress on basis which seems TO have
been 10 secret. does Mr.. Sumner appear
10 have uttered word Of warning as to
Mr. JOhus0u's competency to treat with
Is, or Is 70 the prupTisty of the basis on
which he was treStiug. When the whole
proesSs has been gone through, the treaty
vas kicked out OF doors with cOutumely.
amid burst Of hostility and menace
sgziust Great Britain. The Senator who
vas the organ Of that assembly On the oe-
easion did not even acknowledge BY one
courteous word the humiliatiug position
in which. by the act Of his EmbaSssdOr.
the British Government had been placed.
ReTendy johnson may have given offence
here BY bis deme1nOC on his mission. Ii
does not become NE 10 make any remarks
upon that subject; but in that case surely
the object Of pubic resentment ought to
have been Reverdy johnson.
Ne SINNERS sPEzCH AND rHz ENGLISH
PEOPLE
The impression seems to prevail that
the English press. in not giving Mr.. sum
nsris speech II full which It Is said not to
have done has been Influenced By fear
of its possible effects upon the minds of
our people If know anything Of the
English people, the Government. to rouse
them 10 fzrce and unanimous rssistence. |
has oaly TO circulate that speech through |
out the land 4 whole nation Is accused !
u entering into conspiracy for the sub |
version Of = friendly power. Of protecting
aud encouraging piracy. Of itself sending |
cut pirates Of lending an Infamous aid. IN |
e0utzvs1tioa Of its profssssd principles, |
70 the most immoral Of all eaGsss. and told |
that L has righteousiy incurred immeasure-
able penalties. both in the zay OF 6ne and /
humiliation Does Mr.. Sumner thing 1
that he is declining some monster Of 1
history, EhO Is dead and-eaa feel no uOre.
or d0es be know that he Is pouring insults
ID TO living hsaFers2 / have not felt such 4
! Ssucs Of ET01g sine rad the libels OF
evil var; but thoss Ebels zere the work
Of snoByuozz and EresponsIbls writer's.
whose ezlumuies cannot touch the honor
Of nan OF nation This Is the speech Of
the 0rzzn Of the Senate delivered with the
Concurrence OF al his colleagues Insults
are zOt rendered less bitter Ehe1 they are
followed oy professions Of desire for con
cord which, coming n the train Of insults.
becomes an insult II itself; nor Is the
sting taken out Of the threat Of var BIZ
pGtting It into the mouths Of other per
s0us, While the orator himself takes the
fns part Of the Archa1gel Peace an
persuaded that the treaty might have been
rsjscted EItkO9t ez1zinz any irTatatiOn IN
Eagiz1d- and Negotiations might have been
n perfectly aniczble spirit, and
Nth cordial desire TO give yo1 sstizfsc-
ti01 o. the part Of the British 1ztioz- If
the organ Of y0U Senate had been 4 speak-
p less unconscious Of the existeucs Of
selErespect aod seusitivensss 70 honor IN
0ther zsa- tod yoa ny trends at the
commencement Of ny sddrsss, that It vas
; rash undertaking which yoa sanctioned
oy Jour Presence here; and Of all the
Ehirgs which hare szid, this i the only
thing Which VII hare commanded yoar
respect hope RsTer TO speak again on
nv c0ntroTerted Question bordering upoa
politics Nv SHIRT rubife lifz II II can be