The Hawaiian gazette., 1876-06-07
Honolulu, Wednesday, June 7th, 1876.

u 10 $40 IUllOW their advice when gwen. This
Assembly is the judge Of its acts, hut il mu : Il
eIreiul 10 keep within proPe constitutional tounds
The Judges of the Supreme Court in this kng,lom
are politicians. Not only they judges and poli-
| ticiins, but men OF business we'll Of them
have large interests in planiaiuns and it Is always
possible that these interests m,y int ere with their
judicial duties. They have liberal salaries and t
Woui certainly be proper that they should abssAio
from entering Into comI ct on with the commercial
pirt OF the c9mmunity The Judges certainly neither
ITO Justice themselves the rest Of the conn u
my when they embark in these large specu atoms
Here is a care in point. II Is notorious that the
plantation belonging 10 the Chief Justice is deeply 10
deH aud that that one ia which the First Associate
Justice Is interested is not prosperous he might
desire Tie Minister says that be has srungly urged
the members Of this Assembly 10 support the Cousli-
tuition; but he blows hot and cold with the same
mouth. In his printed speech OF Friday he says.
" There are times When the Constitution links
into nsisnihelnce." Precisely; il poor kanaka 70
gain twenty-five cents by selling case of sprirs-
II he dhrPs to pluck tWig from the sacred trve-ihen
the Constitution not he Niulaiel with mpuniJ:
the cuprii he incl 6e hnn,lrrI dull. :; bot II
u be minister or judge Of the Supreme Court who
IS M trouble, that Is different halter altogether;
the Tree Is IN that case 10 he torn up by the rous. iIs
fngtoenis scattered to he winds lrampled under
foot by the 18th Article Of the Constitution il 10
provided that "irehties ing charges in the
tariff or in any law Of The Kingdom SIN II he referred
for approval To the legislative Assembly" Il is
wei known that the treaty in question was not re-
ferrei for approval the last Legislature But say
the Ministers, something else has zen done which
answers the purpose. | say nothing can lie done but
to comply with the requirements OF the Cons tuition,
Hon Mr. Castle called attention AN article which
according 10 him would settle the matter. This 10
the 6Jih Article which provides that The decisioIs
OF the Supreme COuri, when mIle by u maiiity Il
the Justices thereof shall lie final aud conclusive
upon all Pirlies." To This | oppose. "Article 10.
NO person shall sit as judge juror in any case
In which his relative IS interested, either plaintiff
or defendanf or in the issue of which the said Judge
or juror, may have, either directly through rel
awe, any peeuniaTy interest" Whit stronger pc
culinary IN crest could judges possibly have in any
thing than in the passage Of this Treay which is 70
save them from possible DISASTER at all events to put
monry in their pockets.
know that several Of the Plantations are in irou-
ble' aud no one synIarbizes with their mote
THAI ]; notoly would 60 iur,her or DO more to help
Them in any reasonable mtnuer Ii yon n,k me, Mr.
Chairman, why oppose the passage Of The Treaty
Without referring II ~ the Assembly, say becnuse
consider there IS something worth living for OF vas
~ more value than eIrher sugar dollars aud that
Is honor. Ii maH luse his honor he loses h. all.
Ii Is only few short weeks ago, thar the oath Kas
administered to in this I'LL ly of the Julsea
now present, to support this Constitution, and do
not intend 10 violate my oath IL | know il. have
10y Introducing this resolution thrown The response
hiiy oil my shoulders; rests upon the Assem-
Cly, which can acr as it ple,ses in the mater
Ministers say this resolution takes themunnWnres;
they have hal no notice and ought not Ia be taken
Al surprise III this mtnner. sly, AIs. Chairmin,
hat when they announced 10 This Assembly tbeir n-
ention 10 proclaim this TIcIy as ~ n rs IL was re-
;eivel, they ought az the time to Ia c Lren
prepared To support Unconstitutional az act; but
when The news received that rlr. Treaty hIl &C
ianlly passed tie Uniiel STATES Congress then,
without consulting any being urgp,l hy any
'ne either IN or cut Of the Assembly, considered that
II was high time 10 endeavur 10 prrrrnt ro-sbla
The proposed violation, and introduced the esulutiun
The Minister said ycserl that this is twice that
have endeavOrel to eject him from Off ~ sIy,
Mr. Chaisnln. simply rhit thai rrnIrk is not true.
'nd the Minister may take This of mine to
he Judges Of the Supreme Court, and no doubt they
wall be able to persuade III that it is highly compl
nentlry.
have one charge more to make against the Mia
sier, and it is very grave one nothing les than
living 10 the world mnlil;el document for . COM
llee There WIS a committee OF five of tho
ignefs OF the now notorious memorial wao presented
to the King, aud the reply read 10y him was ateu-
lively listened TO by all of them. The rebly WIS not
i7nde1 to them; but when they saw published in tho
'spers rs this reply document which certainly llck-
Il sentence relating 10 Ministers themselves their
urprise y be conceived. There was no mistake
II ,he matter They all saw each other and con-
ersed on it. One of the gentlemen besides myself
now in the house; but in order that il may he fully
,rovel ask the Con mitee in its report to the
assembly to ask for the appointment of committee
+ investigation.
The Minister elegantly said yester1Iy that he had
ny head in Chancery, and all that he bad to 10 was
. give it a good pumme ling-whicI however DO
'ond not do Ny head possibly may have been in
hat uncomfortable position yesterdty. but his Ger
AMY IS in q much more distressing one to-day.
Before sitting down, Mr.. Chairman, / will caution
he Minister on subject which cilled him 10
rider yesterday lie said he asked the King for per-
Mission TO give me leave TO tell The Assembly Whist
ad happened in the PrVy Council, sud the King
nd granted that permission. Now there was no oe-
aston to ask the King anything Of the sort and
minister's in acting in that manner only proSid-
lg future trouble for themselves and their success-
rs The King ought to have private opinion on
usiness matters apart from his Minister'S and any
hing suggested TO him to the contrary will have the
feet Of giving him false ilea Of his own position
nd power, aud most certainly lead to trouble and
onfusiOn
1t really gave me pleasure to see the Minister Dos
sssed Of 50 much pluck 10 favor the reconsidera-
on OF the resolution; not because expected TO carry
+. This Assembly is too peculiarly constructed for
ie 10 have hoped for that; but because he MAS bold
nough to face what he must have known he had to
ear before taxing my seat VIII say = few words
5 TO my view OF the working of the Treaty about
hich 50 much has been said. The Minister says We
e 10 receive five hundred thousand dollars per year
ON this barg'in; + may be SO, but o,nnol see it.
ct not honorable members think thai one dollar Of
Int money will End lie way TO them. Whatever
ay he received will 60 10 pay of the lcbls Of in
alved plantations 1t may possibly do good
" year OF wo in keeping these going, but when
lniers out Of debt, dou imagine that any
that 100000 will come to US. /. will 20 TO sup
Or; them and their pleasures in New York and else
here. Their sugar viii 60 directly from their plan
iions to S N Francisco. and the es.els that take il
i'll bring back the supplies they require; go that our