The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-11-01
Our Hilo Letter.

Hno, Oct. 26, 1882.
Enron GAzl1rE NO local news Of importance
in Hilo. The past month has been a white gloved
one for the Police Justice. One case of insanity
disposed uf-before the Commission Of crime, Is
the record for October, thus far. The weather is
variable. sunshine and showers. The new road
uvcrsecr instead Of improving the streets by throw
ing up the soft alluyial soil on each side into the
middle and exposing it TO our heavy night showers,
has rendered them almost impossible. They now
look like ground prepared for planting rice. He
talks about hauling gravel from kukuau and max
ing top dressing" Of it but no carts 10 bring
the gravel have yet been seen in operation.
On looking over the Iircriissr of the 18th inst,
my attention was diverted to an insignificant com
muuicatou, over the signature of WaiAnuenue.
Tho writer in the interests of the Sheriff tries TO be
witty as well as personal He has signally failed
in both, and has failed TO the truth. know Of
only two persons in HilO who were not shocked at
the occurrence alluded to- one was pOrtly govern
mgut officer, and the other plantation clerk. FL
thCr one or other must have been the writer. They
would desire TO any person convicted of hrnleis
hmm. most vigorously punished-humane, philan-
thrOpic Cusses !. The fact Is on the occasion al
luded TO, the prisoners were not only forced to
carry green plank nearly half mile, but heary,
gran NDrhrcsf ScuHfiUy PKG and 4x6, Is 10 20 #.
long They were not stalwart prisoners They
looked weak and emaciated, on the common prison
fare Of the country, which is no better IN ilo than
1t Is in any other portion of the islands. Men
locked up at night in the pig pen cells of prison,
with bad air and worse fare cannot be very i" stall
warL II the writer of the article in question had
the most remote conception Of gentlemanly eOur-
tcsy. he would not have made any low personal
illusions, more especially when without any foun-
dation in fact. That writer lies-under mistake.
This afternoon, the officers Of the law, under a
search warrant issued by the Police Justice, made
a raid on thoostablishment of G. Y. Aona, in order
to ascertain what quantity and quality Of spiritu
Gus liquors he had ON hand in contraventiOu of
the new liquor law. They found some three cases
Of Bloody Wolf ale, one basket of gin, and 10
cases of miscellaneous liquors. do not think this
large amount for one gentleman's private use,
and for distribution among eight stores tor which
be furnishes supplies, If purchased of licensed
house In this kingdom. However, we will see how
this sgerslggs privilege of the officers of the law
on private rights works. II may all be right but
if We hare Constitution the Bill of Rights means
something Where is tho license for HilO7 The
late Ohio election exhibits the fact that the mass
Of the people wish to be independent. The highest
civilization abhors slavery and oppression in what
ever form they appear. Whether 1t is for mans
good evil TO drink Intoxicating liquors. he alone
is the judge. To CndeayOr to compel him TO drink
water OF mountain dew, Is a tyranOus act. You
cannot compel him to drink boHiOB in place Of eat
ing pate dc Zoe gIus. Leave him to his own taste,
discretion and judgment. The effort to legislate
man TO be abstinent Is as utterly futile as TO leg
islatC man to worship creed he docs not believe
understand. 1t is 50, for the instinct, the
longing, the craving desire for some siimulant, is
a part and parcel of the physiological and psyco-
logical part of man. In all ages, in all cmes civ
ilized or savage, man has had beverage intOIica-
ting in its nature He will have il, until you edu-
cate and discipline him TO trample on the instincts
Of human nature. Then total abstinence will be
acknowledgements is the true doctrine, the
abuse brings its own punishment. Yours in haste.