The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-03-08
lCommunieatiOn.l
Critic and Gossip ON the Memorial.


The Advertiser Of Saturday last has caused lit
Tie excitement on the corner and elsewhere in town.
A Gossip met friend and the following converse
ton the result:
G6ssip-Well, well, the 4ducrtiSer has the great
memorial and Ministerial reply, with rejondcr in
the leader column.
Critie--Yes, the 4. is fully committed to the
great memorial, or more properly the lengthy
memorial, aud We may look for sharp sparring. that
is, if the Ministry have any stomach for discus
slou.
Gossip-The memorial and the leader bear strong
family resemblance; they twin brothers, siamese
at that Who is the anthor.
Critie-The Shepherd is supposed TO have led of
with the ider- aud strange to say, found strong
support following
Gossip-Are you not mistaken? The memorial was
taken in hand by recently nedsed Noble, and in
troduced by another thought to be nearer the
throne for obvious reasons.
Critie-I confess that your attempt at mystifica
ton is lame. Why everybody knows that the No
bles you speak ofare rakng ehestnuts for cunning
aspirant for political honors.
Goxsip-weil, what do you think of the me-
mortal?
! Critic-As composition, it will strike some as
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advantage in this: it was the work of one mind,
while the answer bears the impress of several For
| diplomacy, tue answer beats the memorial out OF
sight, and this fact no doubt accounts for the gall
in the leditr.
GoSSip-You seem to think that the memorial
conveys a censure of the Ministry and il so, how
can you account for some of the signaturesg
Crific-A number of signers failed TO read the
memorial; it was too long, and they signed because
Others had done SO. Some of the Honorables have
improved opportunity TO say SO. am reminded
of the remark of late Minister, who discussing
petition before the Assembly, and asserted that he
could get signatures 10 hang any member of the
Assembly, SO free were the public with their names.
GOSSip-It must graft y His Majesty TO find that
many citizens are sOlicitous for the welfare Of
his kingdom; DESTROYS that its independence
may be assured.
Critie-Yes, one signature in particular, the one
placed after long and erroneous explanation, must
have caused q smile Why few short months ago
it was signed TO long letter in the " T. Observer
favoring annexation us the only hope for the king
dom. But We should not be hyperelilical; time has
wrought unlocked for changes since that; ones
standpoint may change in few short days In this
hurrying age.
Gossip-lf, as you think, the memorial implies
censuIe OF the Ministry, this signer would have
stayed his hand as did Abraham of old
Crhic-He may have deemed it cxpedent, and the
idea OF expedieney leads men to strange and incon
sistent acts Ollimes.
GOssIp-You must admit that His Majesty prom.
ised much ut the dawn of his reign on this yexed
matter OF population aud far done little to re-
deem his promises.
Critie-He certainly gave birth to the shibboleth
HooHs~ LlhHi, which may mean much or little We
may have failed TO comprehend his meaning
GOssip-I was surprised 10 such array Of
names; church aud state were represented. Strange
how many chopped aud strUve for His Majesty's ac-
eesson 10 the throne" Some of tine names amused
me.
Craic-Probably His Majesty was as much sur
prised and more amused than you could be- The
wires were somewhat tangled on the death OF Luna.
lO but no one ever credited some prominent sign
ers with working for kalakaua
GossiD-It is not often the clergy sign document
OF tue nature OF the memorial
Critic-I look upon the scriptural quotation, an
ncxed to one signature keen but polished irony.
1t may imply lack of faith in the measure, or the
men. Perhaps his ken has greater scope than theirs
lie sees "Ichabod" when they. fancy they trace
" Hope"
GOSsip-Well, there is some force in the remarks |
that more vigor is required in the administration Of
public affairs; that mo talent should be ignored
TO resusciiate the nation.
Critc-Perhaps you may be right; but we may
differ as to what is talent. When the original draft
oil the memorial Was undergoing "eniasculation,"
Il would have been happy thought to have striek-
IN out this taleu clause, ii sayors Of self pur-
pose. 1t leads to the suspicion that population
aud immigration" are but thin veneer too thin to
cover the prime desire Of location in cabinet chair
GoSsip-If the aim was TO unseat minister, why
10 many signatures Of government employees.
Critically dear Gossip, these were simply care
ess too confding they found their error to late
You may be that they will be diiIi1ent when
sked TO sign again, except, perhaps, salary draft
GOSsip-Well, do you think the answer to the
,ointi
Critie-The answer means as much as the memo
nal.
GOSSip-Should the next news be favorable to our
reaty, the memorial and the answer will soon be
orgotten in the pursuit of other matter. We are
tickle community at best. am almost persuaded
hat you are right, Critic. The last paragraph of
he first leader brings out the point arrived at the
xaltation OF the prOnoun in the first person sngu-
ar number.