The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1870-03-23

Ma EDITOE;-Some writer in yosr last nader
the head Of ~Plzoi Bod and Repeal has ne
Piled ably ard vel 10 Pszc1 B9-Es remarks
upon nine about The Master and SERVANTS law
N roar paper q Feb I6. He has answered
oour;eously and logically courteous article
cannot add to Vbst he has 80 vel sid and
think the folioSing sentence eubodies IS mech
Of the principle ooniended for : could be sid
IN 50 few words: -AEy l4l- Dr'oti5iIisg II usG-
kisg 4 su1I a oos.irBf - sd y 5s9ss a Ei<7-
a. or Has ssf9r eivg rs MI insesi rbeE mGis 10
tx sGss ezseEi Is a.y oiksr oozinaT- s,oEld = a
aissiiol T jsls-ios-- beg TO add few remarks
upon this general subject Liberty and the pur-
suit Of happiness are counted inslienzbe rights
and the rery first step Of the defenders Of these
rights uo1ld Be to take them both away. BY pro
hitting nan from making such . contract ss
h .iovgif his Own interest ard happiness req1ir-
ed If yos ~ be does not knO~ where it Is
going to lad him. and hLs f-us intsres,srequire
this resrrsint to be put upon hin. you deprive
bim of his right to judge snd to &C, for himself
II Ehai be thinks bis interests aud happiness r.
ogires; in short yo1 despotically deprive hun Of
Ms inalienahle right to seek his oEu happiness IN
his Own way- and you Do this TO guari - you say,
biz freedom
I did not cite the authors Of the Law being
good men. 10 prone that the Law must nee
esszrily l,e good bot ~here law Is Initiated by
snch meu IS the late Judge Lee and those acting
With him and sus- sined By men of al shades Of
i. l. r =.
TEesumrsive evidence of i,s intrinsic excellence
ard should 10; he suddenly abroesisd. or with
out the mast czrsfai sxaminsiion-and uerticu-
la-ly 80 when the common sense 81 the great body
Of hose sfecied b. it deems It good and Just
and a. leas; fsir proportion cf professional and
educated men pronounce in is favor
The declaration that ihe lsH i based opon
the eternal rsle Of right i declared inexc1-
sab'e- nay be wrong in ny opinion tia; right
and wrong DO not exist BY reason Of statutory
soscimentz or human laws The latter generally
groE OF, Of the necessities Of the case and are
Instituted TO protect men 10 the exercise Of their
rights sgsinst those Who would DO them =nong
As PuHot Borl says they are made EDr the
protection Of society and 10 Erite of a srronq
dine IL o0zHa4ioz rif1 lar. always carries in it.
self the meaning that somebody Is sronged- But
to murder. 70 steal. TO cheat and defrsGd. is In
friHsiogZy wrong and would be If human law
never existed, bot none q them can Be done ex-
espt TO some Party and Ehen said If a man
persists in doing wrong his person i not too "a
cred 70 Re made 70 do night : did 10; think It
necessary. a ] Vas writing Of certain law to
say If II inierseres Nth the rights Of some one
else Nov. a this lsz Is made 10 secure to ev-
ely one the right 70 do shai his ozn Judgement
and interest may dictate without interfering with
those Of others It would be -blO~ at liberty to
Interfere with that right. and zhen exercised it
would be denial Of justice not 10 provide for
the protection Of beth parties BY enforcing upon
the wrong dOsr II either party the fOl6llmeDt Of
bis chosen Obligations 1t would be delrineBisl
TO the moral good Of society to have # understood
that for this species Of Erong-a perfect fraud
really there was DO redress 4 iii fseI Lhere-
fare that he law i based upon the eternal RUE
Il r7ghi. 4 unrssirsined liberty for nan to make
Just sseb eo5;raess As his oEn Judgement q bis
happiness and interest dictaies and xhen msds.
Of justice. 10 euforcirg i,z fuI6IIment II he vii
fully wrongs the rty Who has cOu6ded IN him +.
II The lsz can be amended rgr The better. amend
It. bat do Dot destroy both liberty and justice il
the GARD q protecting it. an change Is lot pro
gress and tr0e liberty e not license IN the Ian
gaage Of one Of the finest American writers and
ornaments Of the bar. recently uttered on differ
ens so6ject bst quite a applicable 70 this: 1T
i really becoming necessary to remember that
cheating Is ehesiing. and robbery Z robbery. and
Of AiEabeau qOOted By another: We soon get