The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-05-27
pAc1rtc COMMERCIAL ADVERTISED. MAY 81 1882.

on the spot the effects Of the malicious
industri,usly circulated statements which
been published there and in the Azores with
tie express object OF stopping the emigration of
the only people who seemed Immediately avail
able To supPly uur want of population and Of
labor. L. the meantime Mr.. w. y. Armstrong
undertook the somewhat difficult position OF car
rying ON the business Of the Interior Once as
we'll - that Of lass own department as Attorney
General. with an implied understanding amongst
Us thst il Was very desirable that Mr.. Carter
-huuld resume !iis position on his return 1t he
could possibly hnish has business IN Europe, and
be back IN time 10 explain 70 the Legislature
the large expenditures and transfers which he
had found necessary 10 make IN his department.
particularly with respect To those connected with
the work Of Sighting the epidemic Of smallpox.
Mr.. Carers arrival IN London and Lisbon was
most opportune, as in consequence OF his repre-
sensations and the notifications he was EN-
powered To make in the contracts of ne Portu-
guese, the emigration from the Azores. which
threatened To- cease was started afresh with renew
ed vigOr. The P0rtugeseGlvernmen received him
IN the most c iTdial manner, and a protocol was
drawn up preparatory 10 negotiating a treaty
between the two Countries, which was To be en-
tered iut, mare al leisure.
Mr.. Carriers adEices, received by the mail
arriving here in April, Indicated that he would
not be able 10 get through his business, at any
rate be!ure the - June or July steamer from
England. lie ulsI informed the Department of
EOietSu AudlIs tiidl II WIS very UeolElDie ildl
something should be done to place our treaty
relations with France on a more satisfactory
footing, for he had been instructed as he passed
through Paris on his way IL Lisbon 10 call
on the French Minister OF EJreis n Affairs,
and obtain th,. SI-,> OF the French Government
in this respect.
Tie Legislature came together on the Both
ultimo, and H1u.Iuble Mobiles and Representa-
uves showed = disposition to require at once from
the Ministry an explanation of the different
transactions Connected more especially with the
I Interior Department. Had the Government at
this time been able to say to the Legislature that
Mr.. Carter was expected back, say in all June,
IL might have agreed To await his arrival for the
necessary explanations which no one could SD well
make as himself, and it might have gone on in
the meantime with other business, but IL would
have placed the Cabinet in a very weak position
for carrying through any important measures TO
have had unanswered Charges hanging over them
The outgoing mail or the 9Th instant was about
to leave, and II became necessary FOR the Govern
ment To make up their minds what Instructions
they should send to Mr.. Carter. Being satisfied
from his correspondence that the chances were
against his being able to be back In time to meet
the Legislature, the Ministry decided on that day
to recommend His Majesty to fill up the Cabinet
and send MIR. Carter instructions To remain IN
Europe and complete his business with Portugal,
and also to send him powers to negotiate a new
treaty with France, it he found that the French
Government desired to do 50.
The release of Mr.. Carter, and the reconstruc-
ton or filling up of the Cabinet having been now
decided upon, the Ministers deemed it proper to
verbally tender their reslguations IN order To
give His Majesty an opportunity to make the
necessary changes. and IT possible to strengthen
the Cabinet, 50 that it might be able to carry the
measures indicated in His Majesty's speech on
the opening of the Legislature, and such a course
became more especially necessary because Mr.
Armstrong had informed me that he had been il
consultation with the Board of Trustees of tia,
Planters Association as to the adyIsabIlity Of tai,
going to Japan with the object of inducing th,
japanese Goqernment to allow their people L
come to this country, and on which nilsson Mr.
Armstrong said he thought he would be m IRE
useful to his country than by remaining in the
Governmental proposition which | was not pre-
pared to contraVert.
At this time, however, many OF Mr.. Carter
friends expressed the opinion that he might be
back by the steamer which was to arrive on thu
18th instant. In view of this the Cabinet, at thu
3 earnest desire of His Majesty. agreed to remain
as they were until the arrival of that steamer, 81
that il he came the Ministers could all take thei
proper places, and make the explanations to TIT
Legislative Assembly which it was it's right t,
demand. The want of an Attorney-G General
: however, and a full Cabinst, and its notoriousl,
unsettled position, was a source of great weak
ness to it in the Assembly during the few sue
ceeding days of the session.
; On the 18th instant the mail arrived with
: telegram from Mr.. Carter, stating that nev
| articles were required IN the protocol with Portu
t gal, and the words - must remain, better ap
point n SUCCESSOR This was conclusive aud tn
Instructions sent to Mr.. Carter by the mail u
the 9Th instant, to be cabled from San Francisco
? to remain in Europe, exactly coineided with tn
telegram now received from him that he - mus
: remain The two kilograms crossed in mi
ocean.
: The immediate reconstruction or the filling II
! of the Cabinet became now Il necessity, but Their
n,aSopfal itaalf n raal a ran ahOTe tho nrnnn
, person to appoint as Attorney General, beside
winch the movements of my colleague Mr.. Arm
I strong, with regard to the proposed mission t
( Japan, seemed somewhat uncertain, still h
5 seemed prepared to be ready if necessary to hav
= the Cabinet filled up, go before the Legislature
. aud explain matters to them as lest we could,
Ia order now that the public should ully con
prehend the situation, 1t will be necessary TO g
!, back and refer To an outside movement tor I'll
e formation Of an entirely new Cabinet, which ha
Tor some time been in progress, but of which at
; tiIn had been kept entirely in the dark. Ii NJ
\ pears that certain influential gentlemen, mainl
u Connected [ believe, with the Board of Trustees
the Planters Labor and Supply Company, havin
observed the situation and becoming aware Of tn
probability of Mr.. Carter 8 not returning and
= Mr.. ARMSTRONG; proposed mission 10 Japar
with tile necessity of demonstrating the Cabine
had considered that it would subSeTve the be-
interests of the Kingdom, and particularly pre-
: mote the continuance Of the Reciprocity Treat
with the United states OF America II an entlrei
new Cabinet were formed, in which His Exec
lency Walter Murray Gibson should take a place
in view of his supposed ability to lead the Repr'
sen;atives in the Assembly but having associate
Il with them, three highly respectable America
born gentlemen whose views IN favor OF Reciprl
city were more pronounced than those which the
" considered the two remaining members of u
[ Cabinet held. They were to be selected, as
' learned, from a party who may be called tt
: Reciprocity at any price party. But wlla
ever may have been the facts, of which | adm
n | have very little actual knowledge, L d. kno
{ that q gentleman generally considered to he Il
y active agent Of the Trustees of the Planters a
sociatiJn, waited upon Mr.. Gibson and strong
urged upon him to take a position in a new Ca
p met under certain conditions if it were offered
him. Mr.. Gibson however declined to acceI
Office under the conditions proposed.
: On Thursday, the 18th instant, Mr.. Armstror
informed me that he should probably 60 to Japal
and intended to send in his resignation to II
Majesty next morning.