Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-10-16

with that portion alone referring 10 the At
torncy Generals Department, After care
inI examination" &c, they, the commisnion
cra. ind that the balnn, cs were drawn from the
Treasury 10y tho Attorney General for tie fol
lowing aos0unts, aud placed 10 tho credit Of u
spcc,ai or3Unnf with tho Attorney General ut
MeHsrs Biabop a. to.'s bank, M was shown
by the b,nk book. (Thc italics are ours)
Now Mr.. IIartwol In hia private capacity
had hiR own private account ut The bank and
II was mol 10 this private account, but IL To a
spccidi account with the Attorney GcDoral that
this credit was placed. Tie examiners ilrcn
give a iiat Of drafts from ihis sum. and the
various Objects they were devoted 10. all per
fcctly Legitimate aud necessary, and rcmnrk
that those Auma III not drawn oui would have
bcen reported back To tho Legislative An
rombiy, by the Minister of Finance, ma unex=
pended balances Of appropriations, while tho
ofnccrn named would have been colnpolled To-
wal, until tho amount were rc-nppfopriatod.'
"Thia su, of eii37bi hnr since hoen paid
rpop the drafts Of the oAiccrr.' Further on
"Although tho drafts for these two balnnccs
(tho other being sg6i 10 aud accounted for)
may no, h- IN accordance with the provisions
Of the second section Of the Appropriation Act,
yet the cummiBaiuu finds ailor examination that
such draTts hare Ms sanction n usngr." Italics
ours.)
Tho report concludes thus, The conmission
after examination, believe that the receipts and
disbursements for this department have been
houcstly accounted for lSgncdl 10. CAR
TEH, j. II. PAry, n. =. ADAMS.
Now all this was wcll-know TO tho present
editor of tho Adrsrti'sr in his capacity M
member Of the Iionso Of Representatives, yot
he must still go on with his insinuniiopr, know
ing them to bc unjust, in the hope, we sup
pose that IL hc can fling mud enough some OF 1t
must stick. We think IL will not, certainly the
attempts hitherto have been failures. Has
any one ever heard of the Viper and tho File
WE congratulate the country on its quictncss
aud the ease with which it IN recovering Itself
after tho recent intense political excitement
We, citizens and dcnizcns Of Honolulu may in
deed congratulate the country and one another,
but wc labor, or ought to labor, under dccI
sense of humiliation. Let us ponder n little
over the events Of the last few weeks. I'll,
men lately placed in the most important scat
of the Government, accomplished an amount o
mischief amazing for the short time they held
Office. Within u few days Of their appointment
tho great power: who help to maintain our in
dependence were insulted, and that 40 grossl
that serious difficulties ARE possibly IN stor,
for us. 1t may be said call things are now ~
they were before tho dismissal of the Wilder
| Ministry y - il In not 40 - hitherto the Gov
ernnent has been carried on, upon the whole
| 40 peacefully that few, but those whose dircc
business it was, troubled their heads about po
itical affairs. A large proportion Of the mos
| able and substantial men in the Kingdom die
not exert themselves even ut election times l.
| got good representatives. They were lazy
apathctic or Indifferent Meanwhile, intriyu
aud venality were clntching at the rcins 0
| power, and no far succeeded that at last publ
opiniou was reused, meetings held, petition
and resolutions passed and respectful
presented, but on some ceremonial groun'
their consideration postponed until their fresh
ness and immediate applicability had suffered
| 1t was even deemed necessary, with the ad
| vico and assistance of Moreno TO prepare tn
Palace for defense against some imaginar
danger from the citizens of Honolulu! 30 tru
is it that what one sows, that will he real
But the public is now wakciul and watchiu
and of nothing should it be more jealous tha
of any renewed attempt at personal govern
ment, by means Of feeble or venal public serv
ants. The present Ministry has taken oifc
with AN amount Of earnest, united popuia
support, such AS has rarely been accorded I
former Ministries they fully understand an
recognise their responsibility to tho nation.
We have little fear of sudden, capricious dis
rnissals of ministers, but 1t will tax all their er
crgies and Ingenuity to ward off the insidior
undermining of interested, irresponsible advi
era who are always lying in wait for "a chance
pour their venom into the Royal car. AS "
said before, let the King listen to his respol
sble advisers and to them only. 1t is for hi
to Judge between this course and that, betwet
this man and that, aud that is responsbilii
enough.
Let each man bear his own burden, stick
his own work and not meddle with detail
which are expressly the business of depar
mental officials, and so shall we thrive in pea'
and prosperity at home, and respect and HON
d. rI..Al