Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1880-11-20
SATU RDAY PRESS.
NOVEMBER 20, 1880


A yEny extraordinary article appeared
in The nui,re portion of tho Express, which
wo had nearly missed ON it's appearance,
for tho want of n competent interpreter.
That want. however, having been snpplicd,
we propose TO make extracts and To offer com
monts thereon, in order that tho "hhIo hao'c"
may know what is being put before the native
as n Trustworthy record of recent occurrences.
Tho article in headed Some Enlightenment to
which We hope to add Some more E"iyhfen-
morf Tho style of this article reminds us
very strongly of tho "Martyr and Mnlcinctor'
article in tho no Haraii Pac alma. II com
mcnccs thus; "Whcn the Cabinet ,rem om i'm
mcdinicly after tho adjournment of the Lcgis-
lnturc of 1850 it pleased the King to appoint
Messrs. Moreno, Bush, Walker and Davidson"
sc. Now. it il perfectly truc to the eye that
the Cabinet trent 0m, but tho phrase " tho
Cabinet went out immediately after the ad-
journmcnt of tho Legislature would have
been more trulhfully put thus So The Cabinet
wns summarly dismissed immediately after
tho close of the Scssion-a few days after de-
feating n vote of want of confdcncen iew
hours after having received assurances of con
idenco direct from the throne
Incidentally VIC may remark that the same
impoicy was pcrpctrated III the case of the
dismissal of the previous or Mott Smith
Ministry. We cannot quote tho whole article
ns we would wish to it il too long, too ver-
bose, too inconscquont but the writer next
proceeds to give reasons why tho King had no
confidence in the Wilder Ministry. These be-
ing summed up amount to the one statement
that the individual ministers had their indiv-
dual IDEAS on some SUBJECTS, and lacked har-
mcny amongst themselves. This may or may
not have been the case II may or may not have
been sufficient reason FOR replacing. one, or
two, or all by other Ministers. But surely this
is the most unhappy advocate who ever at
tempted to defend bad cause hc goes ON to
relate how the divisions in the Cabinet had
been long known to The House OF Representa-
lives and TO the Grown. He says A" In matters
=" of great importance and IN little things their
(" opposition to each other was ai,cuys apparent
- In the appropriation pertaining to the Royal
Household the hHiu hdOies ran on, as also
" they did on some other items" Thus this
laundering apologist proves, or Mt all events
asserts, that the disagrcemcnts amongst the
members of the Cabinet, We're known, and
/" that their conduct of the government was
wrong" in the opinion Of both Crown and
Legislature, to which each, nevertheless, gave
assurances of confidence. The opinion of
rulers is only known by their public utter
anccs, and it is not permissible for them To
accept u vote of confidence one day, and
to plead want OF confidence the next. This
writer even asserts, that "prcvious to the sit
ting Of the Legislature the King had no conf
dencc in his Ministry but this want of conf
dence was actually debated, and finally voted
upon, with the result in favor of the then ex-
listing Ministry.
We cannot follow the writer through all the
details given of ministerial changes, though it
is evident that he is intimately acquainted with
everything that took place, but we pass on to
the accusations made against the American
Minister Resident, the British Commissioner
and tho French Acting Commissioner.
We are told here that these three gentlemen
EXPRESSED their opinions to Mr.. Walker, u
F" member of the new Cabinet, concerning
Moreno. After they had expressed them
"sclves" we quote literally, with angry
words, Mr.. Walker shrunk back through
fear, 30 also with MIR. Davidson, and wrote
"to the King resgning their Offices" Now
we come TO the grounds OF complaint laid
against the three Representatives: cit was
ruaored," says this apoogsl. that the grounds
of opposition to Moreno "wcre, on the part of
"the English Commissioners, on account OF IA
book written by Mr.. Moreno concerning the
evil deeds oi Enylishuen in India, while lie
(Moreno) was secretary Tor q certain chief
"of India"
That the American MluiSteT-' sought Oc-
4" casion for stander, as to The untruthiulness
" Of Morenos word to him about his intimacy
"with Mr.. Garfield and Governor Foster of
Ohio" and that "The French Commissioner
" was Of the same mind AS the others, uiLtoM
" any spsciai reosoa!"
| Next we are informed that certain we'll
| known public meetings were Of a "rREAsoN-
AyLE NATURE against the King, assisted more
over by certain Supreme Judge, OF mis-
sionary family"
We should like to put an end to this staff
about meetings of " treasonable nature"
| II these meetings were of " Unreasonable ma
| ture" the movers, seconders, voters aud all
ought To be indicied-if they be not, the words
should not be used. Ii used they should lie
80 both in English and Hawaiian, that every
one may know what constitutes treason in
this Kingdom. Another clause in the indict-
ment OF the Foreign Ministers runs thus !:
" The haoles did in Sruth unite on the side Of
4" the Foreign Representatives, while they
" hosted the flags of their respective coun-
" tries and secured them day aud night"
Here we must ask, is not Representative eu-
titled to hoist his national hsg, aud having
hoisted il, to secure it from coming down,
either by day or night. by mischief or mis-
ehancey What, We might ask, Was going ON
in the Palace grounds that nightY LOADED held
pieces, mustered guards, harAnguss and Ii
quor, literally dealt out and draft Oh the
treasury TO cover the expense.