The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-04
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 4.
Allie somcwhercc

In our issue Of June 9Th, when referring to the
introduction Of southern freedom ~ laborers, we
quoted the language Of Captain Gibson, Us pub
lished in the Ga=ene, confirming our statements
or their readiness TO migrate hither, and adding,
in the same connection that as he was the special
immigration agent of the Hawaiian Government,
his statement was worthy Of creiit. The Gazette,
Of June 9th, denied the truth of our assertion in
the following unequiyOcal language:
AGAIN, THERE II No COMMISSIONER OF INMI-
GRkTIoN, FROM THIS EITHER
Wise, N kNERicA OR Else. NOR HAS
THERE BEN ANY ABROAD SINCE THE RETURN
or DR. H~ILLEBRAND"
Lest there should be no mistake, the official
paper added, :. In the first place, this is not the
statement Of an anonymous writer, but rs an
authorized statement" In other words, His
9iajesty's Ministers publicly declared and assumed
the authority Of the above statement. Now let
us quote from another source:
"NEw YoEE, July 10th, 1863.
ny pEss ssss. am from the STATE Of south
i.laSds- HOLD A COMMISSION FROM his
MAJESTY % EING OF THE ISLANDS
PROCURE LABoRERs AND ~coLoNIsTs FOR THE
), 3, oIsi. E.q, M. M.je. &c cosssl' = se y &f :,ssss, Ses
foFs, viii receive Proupt ai,saii9a ron mao,
H. ~. ~ Cons Emigration
Now let our readers judge for themselves, rs TO
whether n gentleman OF, 80 fr ~ we know, I'M
impeached ycracity, would 80 far siultiiy himself
"a to publish to the world such n statement, If
untrue, or whether the Minister, who IL supposed
To have deliberately written the denial quoted
above, is to be believed. There may be some
satisfactory explanation offered, but until there
is, the public have the right TO believe that n
base and deliberate EaLehOOd has been uttered.
We have frequently been charged by the
writers OF the official Gazette, with uttering
false statements, without any attempt on their
s;ateneut OF the facts regarding the coolic or
ship CaAao, which was made only after q
knowledge or the facts, was thrust back on US by
the Ministry in the following modest language:
&. . . whether these things pertlined 10 The ship Cat
en about hcr-s more than We k@D~ Gr the morality q the
Duntry, 3 of jasI mat rEags tAaI L any Oae eoaIa have known
y. sams 81 The writer, aad stated, ea ,hs strength % that
Hrn-l out % b. antrse, &c oaiy taS N very qashhsi de-
hat "a was merely a supposed ease, and NOT an assertion of a
aet. NJ rae ASSERTIONS haa been posihEeLy and srsH cir
,Iiss1ssas ssie1 daily or ssaE3y ssssssss Eoss is .a1@s,
a hks source foseking tais eeaHhSy, "a -oHM BE- si,.riy
EHuortAy of any prudent maG 20 bgIisrs one Hord Of hsm,
sHfsss Supported By otasr and reliable tssfiaOHy.
This is merely the latest effort of the Minis
manager Of the official organ to break the
force or our strong statement about the coolie
ship, every word of which could and ironH be
under oath, las has been sought,) were
not that the evidence might be used for pur-
poses not contemplated when the statement was
published. Owe simply introduce it to show the
character of thTe with whom We have to contend
in editing our paper. Hereafter, let not our
be officially denied without the proof
being at hand to substantiate the denial.