Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-06-17

Of truth which burden his newspaper of
ten to the exclusion of everything else.
His success at the polls, earned in like man
ner-bY prostrating himself in the dust to
conquer-is also factor, as is an unwise
attempt by some planters to win him over
to American interests in the event Of his
being called to form new Cabinet, and
also the English faction of planters paying
homage to him on account of his long ex-
pressed desire to introduce British East
India coolies as cognate race with which
TO attempt the fruitless task of restoring
life to the syphiiitic seed OF Hawaii which is
destitute of one living germ. Such political
ascendancy, treading upon the heels OF
crushing reverses hitherto experienced by
Gibson, are rare indeed. During the Kings
absence ON his tour of the world it became
necessary to appoint tax assessor for Hon
olulu, and the Princess Regent mentioned
him in that connection, whereupon the late
Cabinet assured her that if she appointed
him they would return to her their seals OF
office. She appointed Bush, the new Min.
lister Of Finance, instead. On the hlngs
return the city was ipfiamed one day by the
report from authoritative quarters that al
akaua had made Gibson noble. II the
appointment was ever made it was revoked.
Gibson told me subsequently that the
honor had not been conferred, but might
be any day. The King vowed the story an
empty rumor. Next libel suit brought
by the Attorney. General nearly placed
Gibson on the "shelf, as did other charges
too numerous to mention. Now he yields
THE HAWAIIAN sCEPTER,
And to his enemies says, peace, be
still !" He is an admirable specimen OF
divide ct inrperia. He has succeeded in
widening the breach between native and
foreigner, and, like Rhodes ancient colos.
sus, stands bcazen image, as it were,
with foot upon the shoulder OF each.
But the political earthquake that shall lay
him low is foretold near at hand, and al
ready he often finds the majority of the
House against him. His choice for Atter-
ney General is j. Preston, an Englishman
his Minister of Finance, j. K. Bush, halt
cast of most unsavory record, and his
Minister of Interior, S. K. kaai, a drunken
native, whose chief characteristic is an i'm
placable hatred of foreigners. All but
Gibson have held Cabinet positions before,
Bush being Colleague of Moreno, the no.
torious Italian adventurer, who turned the
Kingdom upside down two years ago and
got himself appointed Premier. Little has
yet been done in the Legislature during the
five weeks since its opening. Not till last
week did members seem inclined to work
at all, and the ideas of Representatives
seemed to possess all the breadth of their
ancestors at their first Assembly, growing
eloquent over national questions which
Tod from, that naU To
this, namely, the dog tax, the horse tax,
the peddlers' tax, etc., which it is well to
assess foreigners, but natives should be
exempt, they believe mcn Id Il at on OF
sELT.AcKNowLEDGED PAUPERs
In the habit mutt of civilization. audaciously
demanding life of ease and sumptucus
living at the hands of few enterprising
men, struggling for existence themselves.
The last Of the royal line of Kamehamehas
understood the nature OF his people better
than those who theorized over the Won
derful evolution from heathendem and de.
velopmens in civilization. On coming to
the throne he refused to take the oath un-
der the existing Constitution, which he
regarded as too democratic for them. He
believed in limiting popular suffrance by
an intellectual, income and property quail
tication which should extend to both
electors and representatives, and called
convention to amend the Constitution &C.
cordingly. Five weeks discussion ensued,
at the end of which time he, grown impa-
tient, rising, said: 81 am sorry we do
not agree. 1t is clear to me that, if univer-
sal suffrage is permitted, this Government
will soon lose its monarchical character.
As we do not agree, it is useless to pro-
long the session. And as, at the time his
Majesty Kamehameha I'LL gave the Con-
stitution of the year 1852, he reserved to
himself the power of taking it away if it
was not for the interest of his people !;
and as it is clear to me that the King left
the revision of the Constitution to my
predecessor and myself, therefore, as I sit
in his seat, on the part of the SOW.
ereignty of the Hawaiian Islands, l make
known to-day that the Constitution of 1852
is abrogated. will give you Constitu
ton" In few days he fulfilled his prom
Use, and the new constitution promulgated
by him has remained the fundamentals law,
but the stipulated qualifications are a
little more than a dead letter. In con.
sidering the appropriation bill Representa-
petty offices, and reduce those of foreign
ers holding responsible positions. declaring
that they are willing to accept any such
responsibility at half the salary. The sim
cerity and
ENTIRE INNOCENCE
OF any notion of the ludicrsus with which
300 pound fellow who can hardly write
his name will declare his competency to
hold any trust, be it Acknowledgement or
other Cabinet Office, Chancellor or Chief
Justice, is refreshing and decidedly mirth-
provoking, but the rableau OF the fifth act
may be a tragedy. When a measure of
any scope is preached they get hold of
some place on the outer edge upon which
to talk, but can no more grasp an abstract
principle or complex proposition than any
other child Here it is they show that
their intellect still lies in its swaddling.
cloths, or the malo of their nude fathers,
though their bodies are encased for the
nonce, and to their manifest discomfort, in
the garments of civilization. Theirs is a
burlesque upon legislation (which is too
often farce elsewhere-as their court
shows are a burlesque upon the imposing
proceedings Oh European IoNaitJ' Lihe
those nations Hawaii, who apes them, finds
one indispensable institution TO be stand
ing army, upon which it is proposed to
spend nearly 5000. 00O Fancy nation Of
IS, 600 souls upon eight little pin points in
mid ocean, between 1000 and 5000 miles
from the nearest ports of civilization and
the world, with standing army Stand
ing it may be called, but the natives wilt
never stand W lille it is possible to lie down.
The Press says: d" Ii every adult Hawaiian
in the kingdom belonged to the army they
would not be enough to form complete
division; and if every male, native and
foreign, between the ages of | and 100
years, was in the ranks, they would not
form respectable corps. II will Eext be
in order to obtain an appropriation to de.
fray the funeral expenses of the kingdom.
But the army" is one of the Kings
hobbies, in which he has always insisted
upon being humored but this time 1t looks
as if he had carried the joke too far.
PAU.
TIE HIGHEST RAILROAD BRIDGE IN