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

their part to labor for any body, which
would all be paid back to the Treasury (he
said in six years, principal and interest,
by the taxes paid by the men, and the
duties on the goods imported for their con-
sumption.
During the evening, likewise, a question
was suggested, whether project to bring
in freedmen from the United States, had
not sometime since been "squelched" by
the Government Mr.. Harris said that
be had seen and heard it asserted several
times, but that it had no foundation 10
truth. That, by the Treaty with the
United States, all American citizens have
q right to come here and make living.
There is no distinction in color, and con-
sequently there was no power in the Gov
ernmen: to prevent any such immigration,
if they desired so to do and that no plan,
proposition or suggestion of any such kind
had ever been made to Government, or as
he (Mr. H. could learn, to any member
thereof nor could any objection be made
to any one bringing them here.
DR.. Hutchinson spoke on the feeling
which seemed to be entertained in favor
of the Manihiki people, and it would be
well for those who thought so favorably of
these people to take those who are already
here, of which the Board of Immigration
has considerable number. When the
Board was about to fit out an expedition
by the Man,aloa, the opposition to their
coming was made in the public press, and
otherwise, by the very parties who now
cry out for them. They called us man.
stealers and the ship SLAYER, yet the
Board persevered in obeying the order of
the Legislature, though every obstacle was
thrown in the way. For himself he had
always been an opponent to slavery, and
everything which approached it, and of
class legislation of every kind. But you
cannot get any of these people, South Sea
Islanders or Chinese, or any other to en-
bark and come here to an unknown land
unknown to them without guaranteeing
to them wages, food and lodging. These
are the inducements under which they
come, and the only inducement under
which they will come. l do not know
what is meant by obstacles to free immi-
grafton. There certainly are none. In
migration could not be any freer than it is.
With regard to the frequent assertion that
they signed the contracts ignorantly, he
had to say that they were acknowledged
before the British Emigration officer, the
whole contract being read over to them,
and each being asked if he understood it,
assented to its conditions. AS President
of the Board of Immigration, many have
come with complaints against their EN-
ployers, sometimes by gangs, but not one
10 all these years has complained Of his
being deceived as regards his contract,
or that he did not understand it. AT
Hongkong, men were obliged to be turned
ashore who had no contracts, and at last
several got on board the last ship the
night before she sailed.
Mr.. Harris had come in after Dr. Hutch
son had done speaking, and not knowing
that the latter had addressed the meeting,
spoke very much to the same effect.
Mr.. j. 0. Carter had, in the course of
his remarks, said that a gang had con-
spired against some one under whom they
had been employed to work on the roads,
and that, some time since, a rumor bad
prevailed here, that conspiracy had been
initiated, which made a great scare,-[it
is remarkable that none of these rumors
can be traced to any better source than
social meeting, or that the conspiracies
never crop out in other ways than rumors.
ED. GAz. j and that one of objections
to the Cinnamon was that they could con-
spire to cut ones throat, right in ones
presence, and the party to be thus injured
would know nothing about it, because of
not understanding his language. Mr.. Car
ter further remarked that pioneer planter
had assured him, that if he had put out
his money at simple interest, he would
have been better off than he now is, and
that if such were the case, it would be
better to let the plantations go under
To the first proposition, about conspiracy
to cut ones throat, because they might
speak in language not understood) Mr.
Harris observed that the Norwegians and
Danes, whom some people thought desira-
bic, likewise speak language which most
employers here do not understand, and the
same remark is applicable where any num-
Der of people Of foreign nation are en-
ployed. The second remark, that regarding
interest, brought up Hon. Charles r.
Bishop, who said: f" l came to this meeting
to listen, and, if possible, to learn, and GER
tainly, since have been here, / can not
but rejoice that the guidance of the IL
terests of this country is not in the hands
of those who have been speaking for these
Resolutions. / have been, aud am, tenn
porary member of the Board of Immigra-