The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-09-07
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
PROSPECTUS.
On Saturday Morning, Sept. 18th, 1870,
Will be issued in Honolulu the first number, of a
Weekly Newspaper, to be called.
1.-The Commercial Herald"


The time has evidently arrived when new ex-
ponent of public opinion in these islands is imper-
atively demanded The necessity has clearly arisen
for Commercial Newspaper and Advertising Medium,
which shall be second to of its contemporaries in
point of execution and in its mechanical details,
which shall express the views of the majority and at
the time, be independent of Government in
huence and patronage.
In presenting the claims of such Newspaper for
the support of the public, is incumbent upon us to
declare the general principles by which we propose to
be guided.
In Potics,-we have implicit faith in the par
amount virtue value of any particular form of
government. We find here Monarchy, and we
believe to be well suited the people We shall
lend our assistance in adapting that form of govern
ment to the needs of the existing state of society
We hope and intend in the conduct of this paper to
be-to the King, loyal; to his Ministers, courteous
and to the People true. We shall use our efforts to
strengthen the hands of any Ministry whose policy
may consider in accord with the true interests of
the country and will advocate change, when in our
opinion their policy fails by that test Our motto in
this respect will be measures not men,"
The Material Welfare ard Industrial Progress of the
Kingdom,-it will be the special endeavor of 1.-THE
COMMERCIAL HERALD" to advocate and foster
The Commercial Agricultural and Manufacturing in
terests will always find columns devoted to their
wants. Reports from different markets statistical in
formation, new inventions and improved methods and
processes will be diligently collected and laid before
readers. In advocating this Industrial Progress
unhesitatingy commit ourselves to the principles
pounded by the philosopher in his closet, has been
verified in history by the practical experience of
tons. We look upon the so-ealled system of " Pro-
lection to native industry, by the imposition of high
duties imported articles, as perplexing and njur-
ous to any country which adopts it, the hot bed of
monopoly and the bane of foreign commerce,-whilst
it signay fails secure that industry the protec
ton it processes to afford.
The Labor Question, prominent, will have
our careful consideration. We believe that the Mas
ter and Servant Act is. in the main, just right and
1T for the of society which exists or is likely to
exist in the Hawaiian Islands. The same remark p
plies contracts for labor dor term of years, in
diligently entered into and justly enforced.
Religious discussions we consider out of the prov
nce of general newspaper and shall therefore de-
cline them.
In thus explaining principles and objects we
think utter no " uncertain sound" and to those
who differ from us conscientiously, and perhaps
strongly, prefer the hand of friendship and trust
that in reasoning together may allow the
discussion of measures principles to degenerate in
to vulgar personal bi,kering. Let each admit that
the other has proper motive-the public good-and
in pursuing that object let be calm-from the be-
lief that sound reason must in the end prevail.
Finally, we crave the indulgence of all classes of
our readers, especially at the commencement of our
enterprise. We well aware that to conduct
newspaper fully worthy of being patronized by the
discerning public of these Islands, very difficult
task but we them that neither time pains
viii be spared to make /" THE COMMERCIAL HER
AID - in as short time as may be, the best news
paper and the truest exponent of public opinion in
the Hawaiian Islands.
Subscription price, $500 year, in advance. Single
copies IL! cents.
BLACK & AULD,
Publishers and Propriefors,
Straat' Uonolulu II