The Hawaiian gazette., 1869-04-14

member Of the Government who favors any
such system. and that the Emigration Board
was established in 1864 for the express purpose
Of preventing any such abuses as had arisen
in the past. and must be expected to arise in
the future. If lcft TO private enterprise. He
must also know that the law guards as rigidly
the rights Of the employed as those Of the EN-
ployer; that it makes all cruel and abusive
conduct on the part of the employer towards
the laborcr, punishable. and that il such abuse
sometimes occurs il is in spite Of the law. He
must know that every immigrant laborer. able
to read. could also be voter, if he chose to
become subject. because his regular employ
ment brings to him. including bis board and
lodging, more than seventy-hye dollars per
year. He must know that the Government
has used every precaution possible TO see that
every lsborer broaght here under its auspices
has understood his contract, and entered into II
of his own choice, and aimed to see its fair and
Just fulillment here There is no such system
in existence here as the writer's language in
dicates. and If he is really resident of the
country of any length of time, he must have
known it ; and such statements if they have
any influence abroad. tend only to do injury
to the country that pr otects him.
The expedition of the MouHd LOO was fitted
out on the principle before stated, to INVITE
emlgrants to come here to settle. under con-
tracts at first. and to explain. if possible what
was desired of them. No "foreed Coolie
servitude" was eonte mplated. or desired. or
would be permitted If they come. it must
be freely.
If the Government favored n system of
Coolie servitude. would it have sought the
services, first of all. of the Rev. J. W. Smith.
NJ. D.. as its agent to conduct an enterprise
conceived in oppression and wrong-a man,
who. for nearly twenty seven years, as = Mis-
sionary. has preached the Gospel to this peo-
pie, and Us a physician has administered to
their physical wants. Failing in this. would
it have sought Mr.. Chamberlain services,
and accepted his conditions Of nominating his
own Captain, who decl ined for personal rea-
sons? Also, would it have sought the services.
in such cause, Of c. T. Guliek? Would it
have named to NE the Rev. ii. Bingham,
whose health. l felt obi ged to say to the Board
of IMMIGRATION, was pc or. and not equal TO
the responsibility of the work. Would il have
sought such men TO do an evil work, unless 1t
sought to defeat its own object? The ques-
ton answers itself. No. Its duty was TO carry
out legislative action, and it aimed to do it in
a way as honorable upright, and with AS
much consideration FOR the rights of others as
the most devoted advocates of human freedom
could desire.
Again The writer SAYS the Board declined
to take the Advertiser In d Kuokod. Is is true
that it declined to take certain copies Of those
papers. in which ground was taken calculated
TO defeat the enterprise If, after the discussion
Of the subject. the Miu isters or the Board Of
Immigration still thought it their duty to obey
the Legislature and send the expedition, they
certainly could not, with any propriety, carry
papers whose only tendency would be to de-
feat it. They offered to carry any letters,
papers. parcels freight. or Missionary passen-
gers free Of charge, or, in short. to do any
thing they could do. TO accommodate, which
would not injure the enterprise. Why spend
time, strength, and money to get up an expe-
dition for special object. and then take along
with it, instruments dd,gOt and designed to
defeat IL? To have done this, would have
been to be false to the trust committed to their
hands by the Legislature.
Mr.. Editor, 1 deprecate such remarks going
abroad. As [ see things, they give utterly
false ideas of the true tate Of facts, and so
far they exert an ind uence, it must be to
our injury. | have written what have with
great reluctance. but un der the imperative
sense of duty. 1t is my esire to see every
interest of humanity zealou sly guarded, but to
send statements abroad, in furious to people
and individuals, unless they are true, is sub
yersive Of humanity and 7 ght. 1t is 4" scat
tering frebrands, arrows and death"
Respectfully Yours, SAM'L n. CHsrLE.