The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-10-27

Mechanics and Working Men are particular
/ ly invited, as subjects in which they feel q
deep interest will be brought before the Meet
| ing.
If any person wishes e. -erede from the
4 legitimate Meeting to auy other place, OF
course he is at liberty TO do so.
W. C. JONES, Chairman.
c. J. LYONS, Secretary.
In this emergency" one necessarily
felt an uncertainty as to which place be
should go. However, newspaper re-
porter is presumed to be ubiquitous, and
we were at both places. The meeting
at the Armory was not numerous, but it
was highly respectable, consisting of about
forty, who certainly had the best interests
of the country at heart. We did not see
the sixteen native soldiers, mentioned by
the Advertiser, nor sixteen soldiers of
any kiud-unless it is intended to class as
soldiers, members of Volunteer Associa-
tons. Indeed, it would have been sur
prising circumstance to have seen so many
soldiers out of the Barracks and off duty,
at that time in the evening.
Hon. Chas. R. Bishop was called to the
Chair-in the absence-of Col. Jones, who
had attended the other meeting, for which
he signed the call-and Nr. Joseph Cooke
was chosen Secretary. The Majority of
the Committee explained that the Com
mittee had had several meetings to attend
to the duties imposed upon them; that
they had procured the place of meeting, at
which they were then convened and had
likewise drawn up the Resolutions which
they were about to submit that they had
been unanimous on the first four, and only
one had dissented from the remainder.
This gentleman had coDcurred with the
Chairman of the last meeting, in calling
meeting at Kaumakapili Church. Subse-
quently, another of the Committee had
withdrawn his assent from the Resolutions,
which were as follows:
l. Resolved That the agricultural interests
of this country are the main, if not the only
hope of our prosperity; that the sugar
interest, in which so much capital and labor
have been invested, and which now furnishes
employment to so many artisans, laborers,
and others, ought TO be cherished by all just
and wise legislation, as well as by all en-
lightened persons.
2. Resoiged, That, if our producers are TO
compete in a foreign market with the pro-
ducers of other countries, the cost of pro-
duction, here, should not be greater, if
possible, than in Mauritius and other sugar
producing countries.
3. Resolved, That, in as far as the native
population is, and ought TO be, largely en-
gagged upon their own freeholds, cultivating
them for their own account, in the opinion
of this meeting the labor at present in the
country, which can be commanded for wages,
is not sufficient to carry on those enterprises
which are now in progress, and much less
those which may reasonably be expected to
be initiated in Il short time.
f. Resolved, That, whereas the laborers, as
before stated, are not sufficient for the work,
and as population is needed here, as well as
in all new countries, laborers should be
sought for in foreign countries wheresoever
they can be obtained with most advantage.
5. RESOLVED, That whenever the employers
by the nature of circumstances,
to advance considerable sums of money for
the passages and outfit of laborers, which
said advance is necessary and advantageous
TO the laborer, it is just and right that the
employer should be secured for such ad-
vances, and that the laborer should perform
the service for which he has engaged.
g. Resolved, That in the distribution of the
burdens arising from the raising of a revenue
by duties on imports, a fair discrimination
should be made in favor of such manufactures
and products as our own people can best
manufacture and produce; and that it is the
duty of the Legislature TO foster, by wise
the industrial interests of the
country.
These Resolutions having been read
over, were ordered, by the meeting, to be
again read, and considered and put sepa-
rately. Each was passed without dis
senting voice. The meeting then ad-
journed, to be called together by the Sec
rotary, at the order of the Chairman,
whenever he should think it desirable.
All then went up to Kaumakapili.
Here, large meeting was assembled.
We did not see any =" five hundred ~
Messrs. Lyons and Bennett reported the
following Resolutions
1. Resolued, That the Immigration into any
country should be governed by the natural
laws of supply and demand, and by the ad-
vantages which that country holds forth to
settlers and laborers, and not by government
tai interference other than the bestowal of
such sums of money and in such ways as may
be voted by the people.
2 Resolved, That the further introduction
int nf Chinese anOliae Is unda-
sirable-the term coolie" being understood
to mean Asiatic male laborers bound to ser.
vice for a term of years.
g. Resolved, That as the laws of this king
dom do especially favor the introduction of
such laborers, by legalizing foreign contracts
for service, and by providing penal enact
ment for the enforcement Of such contracts,
il is advisable that the law to that effect be
repealed.
4 Resolved, That laws, enforcing contracts
to service by penal enactment, tend TO injus-
tice, and are contrary to the spirit of the
age.
5. Resolved, That we do approve of the ap-
preparation of governmental funds to the as
sistance of Pacific Islanders who come here
free of contract.
6. Resolued, That the waste lands of this
country should in some way be rendered
more easily obtainable to actual settlers,
whether of the Polynesian or of any other
race.
z. ReSOlUed, That in consideration of the
high tariffs of our commercial neighbor the
United States, it is expedient for us TO devise
some means for protecting our own industrial
interests in like manner.
Speaking on the point of FIVE hun
dred being there. The Church was
about one quarter full, and will seat at
the best, if every possible seat is occupied,
one thousand. In putting the second