New-York tribune., 1882-08-13

c,nscious assumption Of superiority which all
Southerners Of the Governors social standing
naturally display IN cOnyereation with one OF tne
Kings color. This latter characteristics. although,
OF course, unconscousy asserted, was TOO pro.
nOunced not tO be noticeable, and saw at once tnae
the hlng observed II, and was iucDed 10 W quiety
amused at 10. The Governor ut once engaged tho
King IN discussion of Island politics ana govern
ment. lie cndea vorpd with an earnestness that
was somewhat dOgmatlc, 10 point out 10 ms
Majesty that the Parliament was 50 constituted as
TO alwaNs leave the throne at the mercy OF the
Assembly the Lower House, which, being elected
by the people, really gave the KING less governing
power than " as possessed b, President OF Ke'
You sec =" said the Governor categorcally, you
have the appointing power for but one House. the
Nobles which consists Of but twenty members,
Wine the people elect the Assembly. consisting Of
twenty.eight. a majority that can OntyOte you on
any proposition A. both Houses sit together
The Governor who had evidently crammed on
Island government, stopped 10 see what effect this
explanation Jf his weakness ana possible danger
. You are assuming Governor said the King.
that our Assembly l. q unit opposed ~ N, "hich
has never been the case There Is always DIVISION
In the Assembly. one faction siding with The Gov-
ernmeni, which. with the Mobiles, gives the Govern
mcnt a working majority go ,
Ba' -" q.icAly reioned the Governor, with tho
quiet smile Of satisfaction OF 20 man uAO has nicely
caught another out, hut there is al avs tie dan
gerOus possibility that upon some important OpDo-
sltiOn to yOur Majesty the Assembly will vote
soIidly. You see j has that power which. repeat,
Is ynur weakness
You have not forgotten my .eto power. I trust"
sad the King, evidently amused 1T the Governors
earnest ness. 49,,
"Oh." the Governor reioned. rising. in little
excitement uf delight for he had plainly ad ttlo
train of questions. ending in \ trap, wbieJ the
King was now about to have sprung uDOn hlin.
ON that is true: all Chief Executives have the
power of veto but in he Of measure seriously
affecting your Maiesty's interests possibly Your
throne 40 You not see that slight detection from
the Mobiles joined % a solid Assembly, would glye
two-thlrds majority which wOuld override even
your veto - .
The Governor sat down. ana slowly wiped his
forehead with the comfortable air OF having hnaIy
crushed the King into n becoming sense OF bis own
danger if not of Yankee customs. But instead OK
ordering the household troops to make an Immediate
charge upon the Assembly. then m session over the
wav and capture that dangerous body before IL
should do some thing dreadful as | supposed No
might the King only smiled and pleasantly re-
| ma, KEEL You have evidently not been informed,
Governor that our power OF veto II absolute ant
final No power IS vested in Parliament to consider
a measure after our veto"
TINS intimation Of one o. the vast differences be-
! tween a nionafchcal and republican form OF gov
ernment struck Go ogernor Halliday. u most Intense
| American, with such peculiar force that doring
that aud two subsequent visits To the hing No
| carefully avoided the subject OF pOlltlrs' ether
American or Hawaiian. IL was evidently a nara
| blow 10 him He had gone 10 the Palace prepared
| to give the dusky monarch an easy lesson IN poll-
| tics: 10 warn hlm. in all friendllness ot menace
TO his throne; TO point ont glating error ~ TIE
| existfnr form of government; % entrap the Ming,
and having securely fastened HIM. Ia pour lnio MS
| captive ear a little chapter on American politics,
! possibly after the Virginia model, ana cnnVerl
him Derchance to higher AMI purer plane oi
| uOltical ex stence. and 1t had all cVme 10 nan-ht
/ For once the American politician abroad Ma eit.