The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1873-07-30

less so the amount Of the rOst placsible and
barefaced ehieanery. The latter was eheered
ofen, but no cheer responded TO any argument
showing the necessity Of the measure.
| On the 2lst, lhsie was gOOdly number col
leesed. among whom we're many foreigners. The
meesing vas much more general than the former
one. and the number present was larger. Bot
few except the more intelligent Of the natives
were present, and il was very evident that bat
few demagOgues were there. or Il they were. that
they chose to keep quiet An impression seem
ed to have been made " the right direction. H.
stead Of the furious protest against sbe eessioa Of
Pearl River. the speakers expressed regret. bot
did not deny the necessity Of so doing. as on the
first night 1t bad been thought resolution
sustaining she action Of the ministers woald be
brought forward Tor signatures, but it was not,
and the discussion having continued til late the
meeting was adjourned to the evening of the 23rd-
When the motion for adjournment was brought
forward some proposed 10 defer it TILL next week.
but Others thought that there ought to be a
speedy expression Of our opinion. Then, for the
FIRST time, Mr. KepoikAi showed himself and SAID
in substance, that it was quite immaterial when
the meeting should take place. for be bad already
secured more than two hundred subscribers TO
petition against the eession Of Pearl River This
may account for the unanitnity shown at the
second meeting.
On the evening Of the 10th, there was meet
ing of foreigners in the Good Templars' Hall.
As there seemed to be no difference of opinion
as to the right course to be taken. the meeting
did not continue lOug, but a committee was eho-
sen to draft a resolution approving the course Of
the ministers, aud then adjourned one week.
Waikiki, July 24ih.-The native meeting last
night was numerousy attended, though lever
foreigners were present. But there were more
Of the rabble, who cheered boisterously when any
thing was said derosalory to the government;
and there we're some who disturbed the meeting.
among whom one Waipee made himself cOnspic-
uous. There are rumors that money is being
used for such purposes and that the parties using
il are known. There were no new arguments
brought forth at the meeting. The speakers
against the cession Of Pearl River were asked to
propose some substitute in case reciprocity fail.
ed as it is sure to do if Pearl River is left out Of
the question. But no one seemed ready with u
remedy. Wainee, indeed said, " Send the sugars
to other markets the world is wide and there
must be other places were sugar will SELL" An
other speaker said, " Ii we get a reciprocity and
save $4,000 it would be no help to the govern
ment, but would go into the pockets of planters.
who we're only City in number, while the nation
is fifty thousand. implying that their interests
were entirely separate irum those Of the govern
ment and people. There was slightly feroeious
expression in the meeting. evidently induced by
a much more pronounced expression of the same
sort at meeting at Waihee, on the evening
before, at which the sentiment was said to be,
" Let the plantations go down if they will, they
have been a curse to the country "a rejection,
it will be seen from other quarters. THIS cuImin-
ated at length when Mr.. William Hoapi Kanu-
wal. moving to set aside the subject before the
meeting brought in series of resolutions which
were phced before the meeting for discussion. to
the effect that as the ministers bad shown their
for anything better to save the
government and nation than to propose to cede
away part Of their territory, they be dismissed.
The meeting adjourned without acting on the
resolutions till the evening of Monday next, July
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