The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-09-24

Mr.. EDITOR ALLOW me, through the columns
of your paper, to answer the trade Of abuse
heaped upon myself, by a late arrival from the
Colonies OF Australia. He represented himself as
an unfortunate editor, we extended to him the
right hand of fellowship and endeavored as much
as lay in our power by kind words a1d acts, TO
blunt the keen edge of disappointment 10 which
be reports himself as having been subjected to in
another quarter. He having edited sixteen differ
ent papers, we very naturally expected be had at
tanned the highest degree Of moral refinement and
would be a large requirement TO the staff OF editors
in Honolulu. Feeling that rest was Imperative 10
the continuance of our health, we concluded IL
would be wrong in us to shade so " brilliant a
light" so retired from our editorial labors, and
gave place to this homo hoDsini lupus, we could
have sold our printing establishment for ready
cash, but wishing to help the needy, we sold TO
our traducer without a penny down. He never
received anything but unexceptional kindness
from our hands or lips. until he was called to
an account for his diabolical assault upon our
character in his so called Times, which upon his
part was unkind and ungentlemanly. The mer-
chants OF Honolulu have summered and wintered
us six years, and we defy him TO produce one that
will accuse Of aught but the sternest integrity, so
his assault upon us goes for naught except TO tic
ke the palate of a few scandal lovers, who glory
in the traaucing of right, who end a ready tool in
this " hireling' whereby TO vent the spleen and
malice Of their ~depraved natures. Now we chal-
lenge this editor Of seventeen different papers to
point to one line in Benefits ODn that In the least
u S1h ~ CA1 y W AGA uVu1C VI III
public man in this kingdom.
Since this Wholesale slanderer has delivered
himself Of his budget, we have conversed with the
leading minister OF the crown, who stated that in
bis opinion Benefits Dam had been as ably a con-
Quoted a paper as had ever appeared in Honolulu.
and for bis part he had not a word Of fault TO end
with any article that had ever appeared in that
paper, and we presume that this would be the
answer of every Crown Minister were they inter-
rogated upon the same subject; where then does
this " Angus in berber" get bis authority for bis
untoward attack upon US. Through street brawl-
ers and his own depraved heart, thinking that
those needing a " tool" would pick him up, as be
declares himself for hire. This seventeenth editor
puts US In mind of an ~illiterate preacher who got
starved out among the more refined society, and
concluded to travel out West. He at length found
a congregation senseless enough TO engage him for
a term OF six months upon the stipulated salary Of
twenty bushels OF rye, providing they liked the
doctrine. After he had preached his second SER
mon, he took the leading deacon aside, aud asked
him bow the congregation liked bis preaching.
He said bis trial had been SO short be conld hard
~ tell. Well, says the preacher, ] would really
like to know, because IL this doctrine does not
suit. i must try another, for / must have the rye.
So believing his TRADE Of abuse upon us, Mr..
Editor, gotten up by him preronot0. we forgive
him, II he goes no further. g. @. BENNETT,
Editor and Publisher Of Benefits Oscn.