The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1879-01-25

to the future Of these Islands. has existed undated
through a number 81 years against a powerful Gle
meat adverse 70 other than the monetary consiiera-
tons Of the question, from the time Of its hrst
mooting until now As much also is il regretful to
see the little sympathy that up to the present date
has been accorded by Government TO the endeavors
Of the press in this particular channel. although
bearing 50 strongly upon the question OF the future
well-being OF the original inhabitants Of the soil. In
their lines Of conduct thus far. a E.as, grotesque
parody upon the original idea and Specification Of
the motto Of cur present Sovereign. adopted upon
his accession TO the throne. has been persisiently
enacted.
What q beautiful picture Of consistency il would
be to see some thousands Of Celestial maIss stepping
ashore from the gangway plsnks Of vessels arriving
at this port, under a banner emblazoued with the iu-
spring motto Of the present Reign.-" HoOulu
Lahui." And yet this is just what has happened IN
fact and has been the oOmmon order Of things for
the last few years.
Dwell upon the subject, and contemplate the
moral curse thus inflicted upon the whole population
to be compounded for by a small imaginary
monetary gain! Truly may we say that a craven
image has here been substituted for a living God. for
this is but the ritual OF its worship. The labors Of
the many self-sacriheing men sent into our midst to
Chrictianize and educate the Hawaiian people, could
bett1r have been spent in other fields, had a future
such as this have been foreseen as the crown and
of their work.
No sane man win deny, for history and facts win
bear out no such denial. that in proportion to the
disparity between the sexes. so win the morality of q
population be degraded. Aud yet there are those
protesting to respectability who would sanction and
encourage the indefinite growth Of this disparity
here already Of Cigap1;r nrororf;on. brt ~ vnr1l
blush at the accusation of having given their sane
ton to immortality for their own gain. But IL is
less than a confession of this nature, when one,
unable to confute the evidence against the immoral
tendency of further exclusive male immigration into
this country, stands up with cool eirontery to say,
he will oppose no scheme more moral, provided it
be equally remuneratipe. if some one else will give
q definite suggestion TO that effect2 This is the
utterance from the Editorial Chair of your contem-
porary, the Gdsefte, once known as q respectable
public print.
This objection to increasing the already excessive
disparity between the sexes applies equally, irrespec-
tive of the nationality of immigrants, although but
an infnitiasmal minority of these are Of other than
the Chinese. But more may be said agains. this
nationality than against that Of any other
yet introduced, or as yet thought of es possible of
as a people capable Of assimilation and
amalga nation with the aboriginees.
Their clanishness is universally known. and
binds them together with irmer bonds than a secret
society, serving specially as an inpenetrable safe
guard against the hands of justice in screening inn
and crimes, which have become TO them
as second nature.
1t is only when their greed for gain impels them
the presence and society of others, that their
work and traffic is in any danger of expo
and it is thus that the crimes which form the
common routine of Chinese life, have sometimes
,ome to 4 light. Already their baleful influence has
been felt by the Hawaiian in more ways than one
perhaps not the least of these is the extensive
of the opium habit, which has become al
most as popular among the natives as among
There is not, l will venture to say, q
village on the Islands which has not its opium
Hong, where tie mob of the natives are daily enticed
o the indulgence of the Supplying pipe-notwith-
the existence of the most rigid laws for the
prohibition Of its importation, sale, or even posses
ZION, and q vigilance in the executive, unequalled in
be execution of any other law upon our statute
books. But who comes in for the punishment of all
his crime "A few poor venturers foolishly enticed
by the real criminals (the retailing Chinese) by the
,fer of large rewards, while the celestial himself is
seldom apprebended. He is many of importation
he buys and sells almost with impunity. The
opium merchant is in the Metropolis, while his agents
ire peddling his wares in every village from Hawaii
o Niihau.
Some have said the Chinese are good citizens, law
hiding, peaceable, and Industrious, faithful hus.
'ands, and fond fathers. This is euphonious indeed,
nd ethical in q degree worthy of emulation by men,
ers of our best society, if il but bear the stamp of
ruth. But what is the reality? They are good
iiizens inasmuch as they are neither drunken,
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either charitable nor humane, are stoical and ut
Indifferent to the suffering around them, and
7ould even see another than one of their own kind
erish before their eyes without the slightest offer of
ssistance. In short, there is between them and
theirs, no fellowship of feeling and their industry
all of q nature to benefit themselves to the detri-
lent of others, and at the expense OF the country
D which they have immigrated. They work
heaper simply because they can live on less than
Tiers, and their prosperity is directly represea-
alive of so much loss TO the country. The faith
IL husband and fond father have in too many in
tances proved their greater faith and fondness
Or their kith and kin in the Flowery Kingdom,
nan for native wives and their children. many of
HON have been left in circumstances bordering
destitution, upon the demise of their supposed
rotector, known TO have been wealthy. The his
Try of Chinese morality is too well known from
of travellers to need much discussion
ere. while more than corroborative evidence
lands at our own doors and plain to the vision of
Their than sightless eyes, of all that has been said
their detraction. The record OF ii as may be
zen on some of our plantations would be too foul
beguile the pages of a public journal.
Doctor Hillebrand, in bis report to the Board of
immigration, has given US caution in these words
Bear well in mind that a Cbinaman is not a
egro nor a Polynesian in character strong ten
of his rights, quick ebullition of temper and
for fight are among his characteristics
as he has been trained to look at death and
IfeTing with Indifference, 10 him are wanting
checks and restraints from acts OF violence,
hich the fear Of retribution inspires" Corro-
Grafton of the truth Of this estimate of their char
is not wanting on these Islands, for more
ian once has an overseer of Cinnamon been com
elled to save his life by fight, or by the use OF i
is revolver. Upon the most trivial provocation, {
upon a mere pretext, / have seen them swarm {
pom a defenceless luna, or overseer, with the j
furious demonstrations Of vengeance, and {
ithout a moments notice. armed with hoes. picks. !
lne knives, pitchforks and many other kinds of
eadly weapons that might be handy. In quarrel
u with Cinnamon, it is not a quarrel between man {
nd man but a quarrel with all who may be
thin hearing or sight,-such is their disposition
combine in each others aid, as before men
oned.
Now. there is an analogy between the govern
of a plantation and the government Of a
alton. and since we have seen a plantation =
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