The Hawaiian gazette., 1870-02-23
NJ. RAPLEE.

may, or may not, be true. since the Arti-
Gle 4l6 of Civil Code. directing the
appointment Of the Director of the Gov
eminent Pres, enacts that q Nothing con
tanned IN tins Article shall be construed
n making the Government in any way
responsible for the views expressed. or
matters Published by the Director of the
said Press" Undoubtedly, if the Editor
of this paper had not the confidence OF
the Government, and did not coincide
with their general views, ne would not
have been appointed; and 1t would be
unreasonable 70 suppose that any one who
should abuse the members of the Govern
ment, and good citizens, generally, would
h. s-ontiaued in this place. But vet, the
Editor Of this paper does not feel his indie
peadenoe compromised. an this account :
for, during the many years he has resided
m tins country, he does not remember TO
have ever entertained the wish TO vilifv
or uaduce anyone, or even TO have taken
delight in finding unreasonable fault He
might go further and say, that he has felt
some satisfaction in forbearins to find
what appeared 10 him. at the time. rSsa-
sonable fault; and has frequently expe-
1eneed selfapprohation for such forbear-
ance. upon finding eventually, that his
supposed grounds Of disapproEal were
baseless, Now. in al this, We undoubt-
edlv differ from our confrere and critic,
who finds viruperation, tradnction. mis-
representation, and causelesS tault-fndinC,
most cunceniai 70 his disposition An
Independence IN critieising the acts Of
Government, and government oficers-in
pointing out fault that ought TO be rem
edied-or warning against course that
rnsy lead 70 danger. Is praiseworthy in
itself. and profitable 10 the public But
II NAV be reasonably doubted whether
Independence IN perverse misrepreseuta-
ton Of faets-in keeping alive insinuations
against OF about respectable citizens-in
opening ones columns to every envious
or malicious, and Offentimes ignorant
person. who wishes TO convey : sheer. and
that TOO without inquiring or caring
whether the foundation Of the statements
which are made Is true, or untrue-and
even IN inventing stories, is any profit TO
the community. such independence may
sell q few more papers TO those who enjoy
seeing virtue and honest public zeal black
guarded. or whose corrupt natures wish
10 think III Of their neighbors; and II
may be. that other and quite worthy mo-
tires may induce some TO bear with, and
by their patronage support the paper;
but we are proud to believe that those
who take such : course misjudge this
community if they think that either they
or their paper has any influence here
Let Us take last Saturdays paper as an
Illustration It sppe4rS that the Editor
SAYS THAI a Mr.. Randolph, having the
honor of having the Editors brother
in-law for an amauuensis, dictsted an &C
count Of the shooting Of Mr., Mahoe, at
Apaiang. especially for the Commercial
-4draTissr.~ Now, we will take the lib
er7y Of imagining that Mr.. Randolph cares
shout as little FOR the p c. 4 as he does
for the Patagonian who may be on the e1-
tnsme end Of Cape Horn: we further be
heve thar if anybody directed anything
to the Commercial 4dperFiser, II was that
very worthy and estimSble gentleman, the
Editors brother-in-law, and that be did
not 20 there as the Reporter of the en-
terprising -4irerriS,r, but as the Dele
gate or Agent of the Mission Society: and
we further believe that the Public care
exceedingly little whether they get piece Z
Of information through the p C. i. OF
Otherwise; but they have right TO de
msnd that such things as come TO a public Z
Office, which are Of interest to the general
public. should be communicated as early
and IS enthusiastically as possible. How
ever this may be,-whether we are right
OF wnong IN this last snrmise.-the said /
brother-in-lsw being in the employ Of the
Hawaiian Missionary Society, oOmmunica- 4
led the facts N the form Of Report to his
principals, not claiming any COPYRIGHT Of
II Tor the Editor Of the p c. 4. and they.
IN Their turn, directed the facts 10 be laid
befon'His Majesty's Government, which
ordered them to be published for the infor-
nation Of the peOple,-nO mention being
made Of the Editor or Nh. Randolph
II the matter, other than SIS Mr.. RS name
appears in the narrative 1t would be
vel, also, 10 state here, that the p c. 4.
Was issued between the time the Agent
Of the Board arrived and the issue of
this paper, N which the report of the
shooting Of Mr.. Mahoe was not only not
Published, but was not even mentioned.
Il Is not very surprising that the Direct
Ors Of the Society felt themselves TO be
the proprietors Of sil the information OBJ
tanned by their Delegste,-wkereupon
the Editor. feeling himself aggrieyed
by The important fsct that his nfsxSnsnerf