The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1873-10-18

ADVERTISER. I h-'ber disclaIm ans idea Of d..
tending Mr.. Stirling personally. or his policy
You are doubtless better informed han ! am upon
the course you aver he has adopted in reference to
The water supply. | simply take exception 20 The
inirrenccs you have drawn. and stand forth NJ a
weak but earnest champion Of the I" Land o. Cakes
Although, as before stated. I am not n Scotch
man, ] profess 20 know the character very Iuti.
matcly. ] have travelled considerably since | was
a party 20 plots Tor bl0ising tp my brotherin-laW
"a my father 5 house, aud wherever 1 have been !
bave met Scotchmen. I've been employed by
them. aud ! have employed them I've lived. eaten
and drank with them. ! have worked with them
and | have been carried the best part Of thirty
miles on The back Of n Sc~oiehman. over a rugged
country and through bush. brake aud scrub. In
search OF medical aid, rather than ihr canny
scot would see his mate die in the Wild aud nn.
srttled ranges OF New Zealand. I therefore think
l know something about them.
Nou state that YOU fear the gentleman in ques
ton has brought with him too large a stock OF
that cAnny caution and iread u responsibility Cor
which that nation is 80 distinguished" I admit
that they are, as a people, extremely cautious.
which quality appears to me 90 enhance the value
OF their Judgment, but that they tread rsspoHsi.
biGfg Is altogether new to me. and l. l think an
absolute misconception Of Scottish character.
There is no parallel in history, or In our own
times 20 justify such a sweeping assertion against
a people who have been ever foremost In the ranks
Of war. science and literature. The only " dread p
that l am aware can be fairly charged to them a. a
nation. is the praiseworthy dread - OF /" getting
into debt, or becoming bankrupt-a rather small
matter, Mr.. Editor. with a majority OF your coun-
trymen and niue. Great Britain at tho present
time owes "A large share of the glnrV aha has 4.
quired in war aud science 20 her northern people.
Who was the Napier of Magdala? Who the Clyde
OF India! The Colin Campbell of the Crimeag The
Hayelock OF L~ucknowl-(and may the gods confuse
me if DO not here throw down my guage for the
fair fame Of :" Jessie Brown p aud all true Scotch
women)-who was the Cameron Of New Zealand?
Who but a Scotchman could have assumed the re-.
sponslbilities Of campaign ia which neither honor.
glory nor profit was To be attained Who could
have So well commended with u jealous governor. a
divided ministry, aud a brave, willy and restless
foe? On one hand the suffering colonists clamor-
ing FOR revenge for their ravaged homesieads and
their mutilated and despoiled wives aud children
and friends. On the other, assailed across the
seas by the thunder Of the ianatical philanthropists
OF Exeter Hall, and responsible 10 the Imperial
Government for his every act. / have seen this
under my own eyes, and ! reverence and admire tho
courage OF the gray bearded veteran, Though be-
was Il Scotchman) who would not desert his post
until be had driven bis foe across the Waikato
river aud established a gordon through which they
can never break. | mention these names az but a
few instances of self reliant aud energetic Scotch
men they may be multiplied TO any extent, but
these examples are sufficient TO support my argu-
ment.
Was not Robert Stevenson denounced as Fool
,nl Ilf.4 A.. 49,. IL - ..Is-l....a
Did he quail, blench, or refuse the responsibility Of
the construction of the first railway between Man
chester and Liverpool? Harassed on al sides,
and ridiculed by all the - wise men. " be carried
his cause before the House of Commons. All
must emember the momentous question OF what
would be the result should IA COW get on the line
before his engine? oh, potent Senator, have
mercy! Drive him not to the verge Of despair
viii he shirk the responsibility Listen Calmly
he replies" IT would be- bad for the COO"
Who in our day and generation is DIR. Living.
stone, whose energy and learlessness have made
him the admiration and anxiety vi the civilized
world Who is Henry NJ. Stanley, (Americana
evaporate y his discoverer? And while I am about
il, Mr.. Editor, ia bali the mind TO claim President
Grant and Stonewall Jackson and Boss Tweed and
Napoleon Bonaparte too, on behalf Of my much
abused Scotch friends, only you might think I was
making this letter too long.
In England, in my day, Scotchmen were elected
TO many responsible positions. In other parts Of
the world / have found it the same. and even In
America. | am informed, they oil many and i'm
portant places of trust. l think, Mr.. Editor, you
may make anything but a statesman out Of Scotch
material. They make the best of generals, soldiers,
sailors, artizans and parsons, but they decidedly
fail in statecraft yet, | think the reason must be
sought on some other grounds than dread Of re-.
sponsibility." Hear the poet Thomson.
- manly race.
OF unsubmittiDg spirit, wise and brave,
Trained up 10 hardy deeds"
Finally, sir, / am of opinion that there is little
cause TO apprehend that our very harmless Minister
Of the Interior will suffer any loss Of his " amazing
energy, y by association with his cautious colleague;
and although comparisons are OdOrOt@ as Mrs. Il.
Justly observes, still ! shall be prepared where
OF perspicuity il required. to 20 my
bottom dollar on the " canny Scot"
Yours respectfully,