The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-06-09

money 70 ralSe the ether building Tor
meeting-house- Is this good example TO
cite, for the purpose Of showing that Mr..
Emerson ever offered any eounsels, and if he
did, that they were ignored, disregarded,
or opposed Or, il :, ;n-eaded to be ser-
oGsly maintained, that in case Ike this,
public statements are TO be made. regard
ing any man, in public prints. and those
statements. when passed BY in silence, 10
be reiterated again and again, and he is not
TO makeany answer, because one Of the par
ties TO the controversy IS clergyman
Mr.. Dimold must certainly be much as
tonished to learn that the Government. or
any member of it, is unfriendly to him
But lei Us reduce this instance, to its bear
ings. and it amounts 10 this: \ great
many natives, who have mOrtgaged their
lands. receive back the papers, on paying
the money, without getting the mortga-
ges released. Mr.. DimOnd has many in
that way. The presence of these mort
cages on the record. clouds their titles. at
least. and ii Is the custom for the person.
in whose favor the mortgage is made, TO
pay the expenses of the release. Now,
Mr.. kapena. THE editor wishing TO warn
his couutrymen against leaving their mort
cages uncancelled on the Registrars books,
writes the story, exactly as it has occurred,
without making any other reflection on
Mr.. D.. than is implied by the statement,
that he would not pay the lawful fees. TO
have these mortgages cancelled. The
statement, at the close, that he gave $500
to the girls school, is certainly unneceSsa-
", 10 the completeness Of the statement,
but it is fact creditable to Mr. D.. and
suggests. that though he would not do.
what the writer considers. an act Of JUS
tice. yet, be would do a very liberal thing.
But, gentlemen, the gist Of this example
is, that because q gentleman bound some
books for the Mission, twenty years
ago, more or less, though he has been
in the mercantile business ever since, if
any one, ian editor, for instance,) should
comment on q business transaction of
his. and that. too. in respectful language,
it is abuse. and shows that the Gov
ernment is opposed TO the Christian
Religion l-aud its officials are corrupt
and corruptiug and the eo1nsels Of the
American Missionaries, when offered to
the Chief Officers of Government, have
been ignored, disregarded, or opposed
and this is an instance in which they have
not e been listened TO with respect" Re
yarding the lady mentioned by the Ae-
quaintaDce," the passage, which he slludes
to, occurred in letter from Kauai, pro-
Tossing TO give an account OF matters of
public notoriety, there,-the author Of
which was, Immediately. given-and was
indeed well known at Waimea- In the
paper Of the 3rd of June, most full
aud explicit letter was published, con-
the statement made in that of
May 18th. But the same suggestions
might be made regarding this instance, as
regarding the instances. before cited. The
worst that would appear, in that case, is,
that wrong statement OF a eorrespon-
lent was admitted. unwittingly, into
Daper-and that the editor FASTENED to
print another communication-to rectify
tan example which may well be com
nended 10 Others, that we know Of This
surely, does not show any malignity on
he part Of the editor. even, and much /
ess, hostility to the Christian Religion,
,r the American Missionaries, on the part
If the Chief Officers of this Government,
who never heard of the circumstance, or
Knew that such thing had been publish |
d, until attention was called TO it, as
Ibove.
We may then, well commend to all. the /
'eading Of the articles Published last Sat
lrday, as has been before said, and it will 4
'e conceded, that if such instances are the I
oundation of the charges made, or con-
ititute the evidence by which they are to /
'e supported, then indeed, this is happy
,eople.
In closing, may We not be permitted to
uggest, that there are two or three indi-
RITUALS perhaps, as a matter of fact, no
more who are DESTROYS, for their OWL
'nds, Of creating or maintaining a spirit of 1
l-will-we may not say, for their -own
rieksd ends since we are not their judges
4 this respect, not being of the number
f those who feel themselves authorized to
-~DeAl dAmnatioa rVUnd the land,
On each judge thy fos.''
May We not well ask, if grave, serious,
nd well-intentioEed men, will allow them
elves to be embarked, either actually, or
y implication, even, in a course of mean
ngiess and causeless opposition and ira
uetions Surely not On or part, we
ropose to do our utmost to cherish good
ill, and promote prosperity.