The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-10-20
A Distinguished Tramp.

lSAu Francisco Bulletin. september -SLn. lScl.l
Celso c. Moreno has published card in Chica-
60 IN which he describes himself as a much in
jured individual and the victim of missionary
jealousy. How the missionaries are 10 blame for
Morenos fall in Honolulu we are at loss to un-
Gerstand. Their Onense, In his eyes, Is that they
pray on Sunday and trade on week days This
Is pretty generally true of most people and, there
fore, the missionaries IN Hawaii do not differ
much from other men Moreno does not state in
what way this practice of the missionaries injured
him Perhaps II was BY contrast, as 1t Is TO be
presumed that he neither prays Dor trades, but
goes around the world SchemIng and plotting. and
interfering IN matters which do not concern him.
He Is very angry with General Comfy, the United
State Minister 70 Hawaii, because he Joined with
the other foreign representatives In repudiating
Moreno as Foreign Secretary and head OF the Hl-
waii1n government. General Comfy can afford to
dispise his assailant- His character Is too well
known for anything which IN imprincipled adven-
turer. like this denationaliZed Italian. may say of
him If our Minister at Honolulu had not taken
the stand he did. he would have failed in his duty
because Moreno was acting as agent for the Chi
nese who arr anxious 10 convert the Sandwich Is
lands into 4 dependency from which they might
more easily compass their invasion of the Pacific
slope His policy was autsgonistic to recipro-
city treaty with the Hawaiian kingdom, and Cen
eral Comfy WIS bound to thTart him II possible.
Moreno fell. but BY cringing obsequienee to King
Kalaklua he managed TO get himself appointed on
a special mission to Germany, the purpose of
which Is secret. He says he has sTill influence
enough with the King to ct1se him 10 request the
recall Of General Comfy. We doubt 1t very mnch-
Should s1ch request be preferred. It would have
the effect Of raising diplomatic question between
the islands government and the United States, and
might possibly terminate in the deposition of the
King, and the establishment Of a republic under
American protection IL i related of Ceso c. No
reno that he fattered his Kanaka majesty BY
kneeling IN his presence. accostfug him as sire
and assuring him that should he visit China the
Emperor v0uld receive him on terms of personal
equality and extend the protection of his empire
to the Ha~aiELns rs men Of the same race and
color. In this way he ingratiated himself with the
Hawaiian sovereign, never missing an opportunity
Of decryIng Americans, and declaring that they re-
garied the King and his little country with con
tempt This l. the man who ventures 10 arraign
the United States minister TO Hawaii He Is an
irresponsible tramp, and should be passed along.
Especial to the Evening Bulletin-l
CHICAGO September S7th--The Times Washing
ton dispatch says: Celso Caesar Moreno, late
Prime Minister 10 King kalakaGa, has arrived.
and has inserted IN one Of the Sunday newspapers
4 paid advertisement of his peculiar virtues. He
insists upon General Comly's immediate recall.
He SAYS If the Government does not call Comfy
home, he Moreno has still influence enough with
kalakaua 10 have the King request Comly's retire
nIent- En-Minrster Moreno attributes all the
troubles N the Sandwich Islands to the presence
Of the missionaries. These men pray on Sunday
and trade on week days. According TO this dis
tinguished friend Of the King the missionaries
take anything they can lay their hands