The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-04-24
Another Letter frens Justice.

Another Letter fren, Justice.
Mr.. EDITOR 1t would be an injustice for me to
claim all the honors which the writers for the Ga=ehe,
with characteristic correctness. heap upon me. SO |
will merely say that the writer for the San Francisco
Herald Is a person utterly unknown TO me, and So
far as contributing to your editorial columns, or re-
ceiying pay for what | am constrained by q sense Of
right to communicate to your paper, let Inc say that
/ neither contribute to the one or receive the other,
So much for the yirtuous Government . planter, -
whose holy Indignation at my writing anonymously
is not raised at all at the anonymous article Of his
revered friend of g sixty years Of age" etc. Per-
haps they are identical personages, and it is in judg-
ing others by his own standard of practice that the
party has fallen into error. However, finding my
sself in company so acceptable to the Ga@etis, l will
preserve my incognito.
While oil the subject of the Gazette writers let me
say, that in the last Legislative Assembly it was ar
gued that the paper was " necessary for the defence
of the Ministers, - but now, it appears, that it is
only for the benefit Of the poor people, who cannot
afford to pay full prices for advertising. You VIII
see who these are by looking over the columns Of
that paper. Well, some provision ought to lie made
FOR such, though imagine the majority of the tax
payers would prefer contracting for their printing
Il iiptlI ols-tLlltl Of the Cost u lHAS aAiii dAN ~
the advertising minority pay their own way, and
forego the eeahiy columns Of such Aminidab Sleek
ism as this week appeared in " The Peoples Own
But, seriously Sir, 1 do protest against any man
using the name Of JUSTICE to cover such ~sophistry as
appeared in your first communication over that sig
nature, last week. The writer can see no difference
between a seaman shipped for specified service, Oh
board a specified ship, with 4 specified master, for a
$500. i .---. l. II :.
free when the vessel becomes bankrupt or unable to
pay for her own repairs. and who cannot be held for
debt after his voyage is ended; and a man shipped in
a strange country, whose services may be transferred
to men he never saw, to perform work he may not de-
sire or have anticipated when he contracted; who
may be held to service for an indefinite term after
his contract expires, in spite of the plain wording of
his contract, by laws he never heard OF, and which
are interpreted by Judges who largely own in such
property, or hold mortgages upon it. The gentle
mans argument Is worthy Of a New Orleans Bishop
in the palmiest days of slavery, who declared that
the slaves Of the south were as free as the Northern
g Mudsills,' who were compelled by their necessities
to labor, as much a. the slaves were compelled by
their masters. But this 8. Justice . says, if a man
is able to pay his debts, and refuses, he should be
treated : : as a criminal Does he mean this rule TO
apply to all classes If 50, think of that you who
have compromised at fifty cents on the dollar, or Left
a pile Of accounts in the Bankrupt's Court, and now
enjoy your newly-gathered wealth. Carry out such
a scheme, and We fear some of our coolies would
change places with their masters, But no, this
plantation Justice " Is only hard on the poor un-
fortunate who has been enticed to sign a contract 10
labor.
The Indignation of this Ministerial planter
because the various Commissions and immaculate
Boards should be suspected, would be piteous we're
it not palpably assumed. Where, indeed, Is the
man who would suspect them or any Of their members
Of securing his own interests, or any political end
through them? Who ever knew Of a Minister in
charge Of this same peoples" paper who would
use it 10 SANDER one Of the people: Surely no Dis
trct Judge was ever known to write TO a Governor
or Minister before he decided a case in favor Of q
foreigner. whom he supposed to be unpopular at the
fount Of al Ministerial and legal wisdom, located
between Fort and Union streets. No Minister ever
gave good Offices 10 a Member Of Parliament for his
vote, or to senile writers for their columns Of perverted
Certainly not. Those untarnished mir
Of honor whose hands are in the Government
crib, members Of the = Mutual Admiration Society,"
weekly sing each others praises in the Gazette,
were never suspected Of aught but diSinterested
motvese Such stories are " invented ;" Of course,
bat sadly enough some such are abroad, AMI full
differentiation and proof could be furnished, were
there, n before sad, any independent tribunal where
impartial hearing could De had.
/ have been tod by some Of those who now crinse
to Ministerial power, that they could not help them
selves that these people, the Ministry, had 1t -
much in their power 10 injure them, that they
were not disposed 70 spoil their bread and butter
and, Mr., v]irtuous - Planter. - I an not obliged, by
any rules Of right. 70 expose such to the prosecutions
Of the Boards sud Departments under an sbSolurism
where such a one would have no chance Of being
NJ man can be expected 70 plead before an
Pr p1r,s tribunal. I am confident the public knows
enough Of these matters 20 acknowledge the correct
of al that I have charged.
In closing, let ms say tLst no one, that I know Of.
,bjects to contracts maEs istsiiSsF-'y, both parties
fully knowing each other, and understanding the
TO be performed for 81 sta,ed time but =
contract that permits Jhe service Of one hundred or
noIe men being put up 1t auction. and sold, with
put the consen, Of the parties themselves, and held
to hold, after the death Il one OF the parties, the
body Of the other, Is an outrage no, sanctioned BY
civilization or by Hawaiian law and l maintain ,ha,
ii>iutlry>,vi tribunal has ever held i, - 90 b.
Yours, Jy~rIgs