The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-12-06

Of TIE Hawaiian Treaty viii be q plank i
. any political platform in the United State
at present. Nevertheless, political party
stray as it may from the first principles
seldom disavows them, or casts Of
/ its traditions. The Democratic party, "
canno. ignore the fact, is inclined 10 bolt
and aggressive measures. II is the part,
which carried the annexation of Texas an6
the war with Mexico. Even the Iondol
Tisees seems to think that its return &
power is not without special interest +
England.
The lesson we read for Hawaii from thu
turn in American politics is, to put i
mildly. that no less caution is needed nov
than in the past In the administration Of
our affairs, foreign and domestic. Putting
on pompous airs, hkening America tc
Grim Tartary. as the Premier's organ
does in It's pastoral article of last week
seeking to establish treaty relations with
China. to throw ourselves SO to speak into
the arms of an Asiatic mother, is not the
way to commend ourselves to our great
neighbor Common prudence should die
tate to Hawaiian rulers, to give no reason
able cause of complaint to the leaders OF
party which has never burdened itself with
the Monroe doctrine against the acquisi-
ton OF foreign territory. These be plain
words. We hope they will not be mis-
understood.
PASTOR CRUzAS has fallen into the bad
graces of the Primate. Like a valiant
member of the Church Militant the Phi
mate counteracts the evil doctrines of the
worthy Pastor, with somewhat lengthy
sermon of his own: he takes even the
Pastors text and with a modesty which
ever accompanies true merit, breaches from
IT, showing how the subject ought to have
been handled. Why, oh wAy, with such
transcendent ecclesiastical gifts, did not
the Primate remain member of the
Mormon Churchs Why is he not now
shedding the lustre of his pastoral elo-
quence upon rapt congregations? Alas,
after the specimen before Us, we fear that
shining light has been lost to the hier-
archyl
Not only has Pastor Cruzan fallen into
the bad gracGs of the Primate, but "a
friend" (heaven save all people from such
friendsD also finds fault with him, and
says the Pastor spoke In "a strain of dis
courteous sensatonalism unworthy an en-
ightened Christian gentleman" The plain
straightforward statement which both the
Primate and his Friend" would like to
make is that Mr. Cruzan insulted the
King.
Mr.. Cruzan's sermon will be found in
another column; our readers can weigh it
carefully and judge for themselves. We
say emphatically that Mr.. Cruzan said
nothing that was offensive or that could
be justifably construed into being often
sive. Does the Primate object to Ameri-
cans being advised to be strue to America?
We hope every Englishman here will be
true to Old England, every German to the
Fatherland, and we heartily sympathize
with the American citizen who wishes TO
be true to America that is the true ma
tonal spirit and we would be grieved to
see It die out. Is the wish expressed by
the preacher that Hawaii must keep her
position by "moral power" matter of
ofence2 Is the Primate offended that Mr.
Cruzan asked Where lies the strength of
a nation? not in rich plantations, or ships,
or gatling guns, or standing armyn and
replied to his own question, ''Nol the real
bulwarks lay in the spirit and principles
of her sonsn Is either the Primate or
his Friend going to controvert the state
ment that ''the nation, which, by its laws,
and the influence of those in high places,
makes drunkenness and immortality popu-
lar is doomed? or finally is it Milton, the
great poet of liberty who ofends Mr..
Cruzan's critics7 Let the adverse critics
come forth and tell us in what Mr.. Cruzan
has offended, let them not hide behind |
mere general terms; let them come for |
ward and inform our little world what it |
is that they SO much object to- Mr. |
Cruzen's sermon is printed for reference |
and he viii not lack defenders We re-
peat again there is nothing to carp at in the |
Reverend gentleman's sermon, he spoke as
every free born citizen has a right to |
speak, be he cleric or lay, be he In the |
pulpit or the market place.
What troubles the Primate and his
'friendn is that in general terms Mr..
Cruzan gave utterance to some wholesome |
truths.
A clergyman in the pulpit would be
unworthy of his cloth, would be betraying
his sacred calling, were he to soften his
sermon because some one in power was
present in his congregation. The stanch
md grand clergy of England and Scot
and, before the foundation of the Great
Republic, have time and again indicated
heir right to perfect freedom of speech,
md their successors are no degenerate fol
overs Go where we will, we shall ever
ind brood of sycophants and time serv-
rs, but thank God, wherever Anglo -Saxons
20, wherever Americans or English plant
themselves, there will also be found a
trong force of sturdy and independent
men, who are ready to express their opin-
ons without fear or favor, and who viii
upport Pastor Cruzan or any other pastor
Who says, whether in the presence of
'ootblacks and newsboys or in the presence
# Royalty and Ministerial and Diplo-
natic dignitaries, that the 'thighest treas
Ires of nation are manly bodies, Just
high sentiments, intelligence
nd loyalty not only to the powers that
e, but loyalty to the Supreme Ruler"l II