The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-06-05
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In our remarks on free immigration, published
Il month since, We stated that the freedmen of
the South were ready and anxious 70 migrate 10
these islands and settle as laborers. The official
organ, as usual with it, hoOtcI ut the idea. and
said, when il is remembered that the freedmen
have 10 knowledge OF the existence Of any such
country ~ this. il is remarkable as we'll as praise
worthy that any one should have devoted himself
70 finding out that - large n number as 500 or
even 100 are not only willing but ready to
come here
The Gazette Of June > publishes 4 letter signed
c." and supposed TO be from this Govern
ment's special and confidential immigration COM
missioner, now in America. After travelling
through tie Southern States, and gaining much
information from tEc people. he says:
Many Slatheraers want TO try cotiou-rh1iinr at the Isl
i-u Brazil u Hawaii. Al immense colony oi ruined ~ IN
er-.rir planters. and or ias9ri9,.s fyeesn.sn, would Start Tor
IT, Pacific with very slight encouragement. Many viii 20
Parne Eain-I ~EI send many aLveu,Grefs L, YOUR shores, Il,
ASSIST b. t-stoiEs the T-ssIsces- Il u4- Hawaiiaa h.asdoi4.'
Not only i our statement sustained, but the
Ga=eIs correspondent asscrts even more an
IxxENsE Colony . Of luxurious freed-
nol ,rouid start for the Pacific ,cfh ra-y sight
Hcourcyauenf.'' This Is tie language or the
Hawaiian commissioner, who can doubtless prove
every woId be SAYS. And hi- assertions ought To
be ample issuance tia; oil ME ]lalOrers wLIch og
planters rraAf for He nat Gre gears, can be pro-
cured from among the frCellcn, with very
slight encouragement" on the part Of this Cow
eminent, which Encouragement consists in PAVING
their passage hither-just what is done with
laborers from any foreign country, and just what
the money appropriated by the last assembly was
for.
Now turn back and read tic remarks Of tine
gentleman who does the Government PAPER. and
You viii zee what sc have to contend with in
discussing themes Of public interest. Because
the Government writer has .no knowledge
about the freedmen, who they are and what ,hcy
are. and has no evidence in ms possession to
prove what we assert 70 Dc true, and have let
tcrs 10 sustain our assertion, therefore be declares
our statement wholly unreliable. IL is n fair
specimen Of the weakness and narrow-miudclncss
Of our Ministers in all their acts.
VIII any planter longer doubt. from tie evil
dcncc Of Captain Gibson, that all tire hborcrs nc
wants can now be obtained, Whenever slight
encouragement Is made to procure them by the
Board Of immigration? No one suproses that
that body will make any efforts to introduce
these freedmen, or that it desires our planters 10
have such intelligent laborers. one of whom Is
worth, at the start, four or FIVE of the wild saw
ages it is daily expecting to receive, and tine pro-
cural Of which must always leave Us exposed TO
the stigma of being engaged in the infamous
traffic in natives of the south seas, which now at
tachcs to tie Queensland Colony. But the broad
fact will stare us all in the face-TmAT LiDoRERs
ARE WILLING AND READY TO MIGRATE HITHEE,
with VERY SLIGHT ENCOURAGEMENT - and moth
ing now prevents our obtaining all We want, ex-
ccpt the resolution of the aforesaid Board that
no one shall import laborers but itself, and Il dis
position to show itself Of some service to the
country. The time may come when our planters
and capitalists viii be compelled 70 admit that
iorbearancc las ceased to be a virtue, and that
laborers MUST be had. or all our Industrial enter
priscs will end in bankruptcy.