The Hawaiian gazette., 1874-04-15

stirred up TO commit murder robbery or acts OF
violence and 1t would be defence for You even II
such insiigation were shown
The King was dead. Two candidates for the sue
eession appeared. You favored one Of them. You
had every right 10 endeavor influence the election
10 favor OF the one whom you preferred by every
peaceful means consouant with good morals,
The addresses made for the purpose Of influencing
the election NAV have led TO this violence. but
there are some things the remote influences Of Wnien
the law can take no notice Of In my opinion, anu
probably 10 the opinion OF every one who hears me,
any person who has couuseied violence, during the
last eighteen months, who, by speech or pubicauoh
has suggested H. or who has epoken OF II ~ terms
implying APPRECIATION, or when speaking oil II las
moi met il with prompt dsapproval, is answeraolr
in no small degree TO his own conscience ana al the
bar OF public opinion for The disturbance now uhues
our consideration, yet the law may not reach Invu.
You who are here TO-DAY 10 answer Tor the ouvnce
against good order, must remember that The hing
himself has set YOU the best of examples, In rcIe
renee for the law. When q candidate on the SIN OF
January 1873, be bent without any question 10 the
vote OF the Legislature, and during the whole OF tue
time preceding this election eNhurcd the people 10
observe the LAM and expressed bis determination 10
abide 6y It. You must be thankful that you and
your friends have been pursued with no sPirlt OF
vndictiveuess aud trust that the sentences which
lam about 70 pronounce you will have m ihem as
lar possible, that attribute OF mercy when II Is
my privilege 10 exercise in some degree, ana when
injury NJ your hands.
The pro fprma elections by the people, TO which
illusions have been made. we're utterly Intellectual,
and could have no other effect, nj any rate, than 10
advise vour Representatives OF your wishes lou
saw that 5000 people vOttd-meu, women, and
children This would have no better effect than 70
show YOU that IL 900, more, on this Island ala
not sympathise with you, and fear very much That
"a wrong idea OF the necessity Of Representatives
following What YOU are pleased 10 call the iustruc-
tiOns Of their CONSTITUENCIES has been impaired TO
YOU Representatives are not delegates-and such
an idea rs You seem 10 possess regarding The so
called instructions would be subyersiye OF all dis
custom and must be rejected by every thinking
mau But YOU attacked Representatives who were
sent here by other districts and who most certainly
were voting in accordance with the sentiment OF
their constituencies You attacked some whose
devotion 10 their country is known of all men,
whose public services aud grey hairs should have
invited your protection, who came here under the
safeguard Of the Hawaiian people, and entrusted
with the performance Of high public duty
Through your acts the presence OF foreign troops
has been nCcvssitatcd.
The vote that had been given made halakaua
King and no act OF yours suy one could undo u,
consequently the attack not only barbarous but
senseless. Had every Representative been Killed
and this house entirely destroyed, halakaua would
stIl have been King. The whole proceeding was
such as 20 make every FREUD Of Hawaii ashamed
would have seen for the first time In your lives
formidable arms turned a crowd, and seen your
streets struwn with the bodies OF men, women aud
perhaps children.
How thankful you ought to feel that no deaths
took place here and that only death is atrlbut-
able to the insane folly which prompted you 10
these rash acts.