The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-03-23
Letter from Rev. A. o. Forbes.

EDITOR GAZETTE The editor of last Saturdays
Advertiser seems to have been in a somewhat fever
ish state of mind. As he has always been SO emf
nently conspicuous for fairness in his statements,
and so remarkable for all absence of i,nueHdo or
iusinrafion in bis conduct of that paper and the
Empress, i cheerfully grant to him full liberty to
rebuke and condemn all such conduct on the part
of others. have wish 20 enter into controversy
with him, any one else, and shall not do So But
he must distinctly understand that long-sufering
public has right to hear both sides Of question,
and that the stale cry of "partizanship," and
{" championing' has become too much like the
false cry of ''wolf' by the shepherd boy in the
fable. He must learn also that no amount OF bull
living and Dragging his part will avail to frghen
those who love the truth and who oppose the artfu
tricks of the demagogue.
As to the personal filings in last Saturday paper,
they NAV pass for what they are worth.
AS to the facts stated in my communication to
the GAZETTE, he does not, and cannot traverse
single one of them.
TO the Adperiiser-ETpress, whether directly or by
implication. let the following extracts speak for
themselves. From the Advertiser of March 18th,
editorial column, fifth paragraph: " and yet
hundred poor sick fevered dying people, lodged on
reef lrifiH ttoo feet of iratsF, that had to wrap
their intolerable itching pustules and sores IN
coarse blanket, are said to be able to help one
another. and need no watchful resident physician,
and yigilant nursing care taken by their sides
the few feet of sand and scoop the ShdttOc PIT ana
iooi Of each others gTdres ~ (Fhe italics are ours.
is this a true statement Is it fair! Does 1t not
artfully insinuate even more than 1t expresses
But the Hawaiian editorials Of the Wednesday,
EIpyeSs are even worse. In the number for
March 2nd on the first page, last column, third
paragraph from the top, we read translated into
Enqlishl at is thing not TO be approved by the
public that the dead corpses at kahakaaulana are
buried where the depth is only little over two
feet and the edge of the grave Is only little over
an inch above the coffin, and the wet sands are
their covering At the times of highest tide, that
place will probably be covered by the sea, and
the tide will carry the remains hirher and thther,
and the fishes will drink, and the bathers In the
sea be besmeared; the crabs will nibble, and side
off upon the rock MOSES.
The description is too revolving for decent ears,
and vet when condensed into milder English In
my reference to wave washed graves and bleach
ing bones exposed to view this editor says 1t Is
"untruer that he " uttered such remarks.
/ regret to have been obliged to translate such
language into English but none the less do hold
the editor of that paper responsible for the report
referred to- which arose from that editorial para
graph In conclusion, let me simply state that ]
claim to have as deep interest In the welfare OF
this Hawaiian nation the editor of the AdUeTfisey
can pretend to have. And l shall always stand
with and for the best interests of the Hawailans
of whom claim to be one by birth, early educa-
ton and full sympathy of feeling. Nor am dis
posed to skulk behind anonymous or ImpersoD-
al shield nor am ashamed of what may write
IL iuii 'O''''''O'-'''9 = - A. o. Forces.