The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1878-05-18
Honolulu, Thursday, May 10th, 1873.

To The Editor Of the Pacific Commercial ADVERTISER.
SIR: opened the Gazette this morning with a some
what enforced interest TO see what he would have
TO say in reply to "Modesty." and / must say I
am n little, just n little, disappointed. You. like
myself, will have to give it up. II is apparent that
you will never be called upon 10 praise any " evil
dence Of its capacity for improvement" for II
rashly expresses its intention Of continuing the
utterance Of its own opinions in it's own WAY,
{" without regard TO consequence 1.-THE thing"
moves, but its movements arc most e%rratic. Why,
it can't give two consecutive sentences in plain and
grammatical English ; and as for its logic. any
amount Of reading fails TO find it. Its columns
abound with crude, incongruous and half-formed
sentences. My youngest son, Geordie. has left bis
favorite column Of Riddles and Refuses in tho
illustrated, and now devotes a small portion Il
cannot allow more) Of his leisure hour to a study
Of the GaseHe's editorials. To-day, the boy, with
a puzzled expression, called my attention to the
following "When we spoke Of the people from
those States assimilating with those Of these islands,
we did not mean, as the Adperiiser wishes others
to believe, by adroitly, and we must be allowed TO
add, most desingeniOusly attempting to put into
our mouth the word 'miscegenation,' which We
did not use. nor intended to use," and asked,
WHNN wv ~ AH"h ~ ID
and told Geordie that only n Harrisburg lawyer
was " adroitly'' and "disingenionsly" able 20
answer il. Poor boy it's wearing on him. I
shall have to stop IL, for Mann is becoming
anxious.
The subject Of Immigration has engaged for
years the deepest thought Of the best minds Of the
country and intelligent men VINO have lived on
the Islands for a lifetime, have applied their utmost
powers 10 a solution Of the problem. Tho schemes
which these men. who have considered The subject
thoroughly, think the most feasible, are pro-
nounced by this pink Of journalism as chimerical
as well as impracticable." But the Gazette has
a plan. An Well, let us see what Il 10. I'VE
suggest as the next best thing to be done 20 accom-
plish the desired end, that the board Of ImmigrA-
ton be invested with sufficient power, and have
sufficient funds placed at their disposal 10 carry
out he plan at once" The italics are mine.
Read on and you will End the plan. "That IL, 10
try the experiment Of importing laborers from the
sugar and rice growing States Of North America
There you have 1.-THE whole thing in a nutshell.
To - try the experiment. is the 9 thing 20 he done
to accomplish the desired end.' Clear as mud.O
and as clear as the Gasete can make il Sbout
as clear as is remark touching complaints under
the Opium Laws, In its review Of the Chief Justices
Report. / quote two sentences. What precedes
and what follows have no connection Under the
Opium Laws. The Complaints have been I07, out
Of which there have been 1l6 complaints for snug
CLING. aud 100 Convictions. most Of which have for
smuggling opium" Shades Of Zera Colburn and
Liudley Murray BE appoased (, We hope the
ADVERTISER will protect your good names.
The editor Of the GG$efte says he has "yet TO
learn that it is a crime for an individual 10 express
an opinion any given subject, whether that opinion
be based upon a long or short residence in this
Kingdom - and he thanks Heaven il has not
come 70 that yet, that he is In any danger Of bis
personal liberty for the honest expression Of his
individual opinions. He need not fear for anything
he has yet said or done. TO my knowledge. But
he is certainly in danger, great danger, Of going
daft, and forming an acquaintance with friend
Wright, Of Palama, If be continues much longer HE
horrid butohery Of our language.
"In his brain
which is as dry as the remainder biscuit
After a voyaRe-he hath strange places srasnmla
With observation, the which he vents.
In mangled FORMS" Ann