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From The zhephc.i,.asu Register:
The farm of Nj Adrian W L,mrn. on
Rocky Marsh, west of ,ai~ tawa. kaawa as,
tie Walker tract. contoiu.u- si.,,,u acres.
lad, been bought by NJ William Fletcher
Ecsrnyy .or;so0
Alta congregational meeting o. the Elk
B.auch 1T, sbyterian Church at Du,reld,
VI s,-s Melon /. shy jc,, i :. Melvin. JAS
W. Euslc. james b. O,bog-n, T. Oglc Link.
John h. NeGarry and VIM. j. Molcr, were
elected trustees of said church, and sub>e-
d1ently appointed 10y JUICE Faulkner, Of
CD. Circuit Court.
Mr. George snyder. uncle 81 the editor,
O.. tine r. d,tr and "a native of Shei here -
town. die, suddenly at his home in Rich
wood, Ohio. january 9th. aged IS years.
The component, of DIR Brlrs Cough Sy-
rup are daily prescribed bs the ao.est phy-
,.cians, whose success Is due 90 the specific
influence OF these componeats. d.. Bull $
Cough syrup skillmi.y prepared for imme-
diate use. D., for sale by EN- druggists.
Tho Senate Tariff biil-cuti,led can act
90 reduce internal revenue taxation and for
other purposes was passed on Tuesday
ave- A. NAYS 40. tine West Virginia Senators
in the affirmative
Animmeusc stock of Carpets. oiIclo,ls
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AT iron preparations biA.ken the teeth,
c1u~urStc Jhc 0oN ,.,. aaI g.se headache
With "a exception, that is Browns Iron
Bit r>
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Mr.. Lewis Castle died at his residence il
Harper Ferry 90 the l4,h instant
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No $50 runs daily. Ali other trains daily ex-
cept Sunday. ,
supcrgiso7 Of Trains, Winchester, Va.
W NJ CLEMENTS
Master Of Transportation, Camden Station
Nuyen'ber3 is, lSs2
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EnAMOis skins from 70 to - c'7nis. Car
Y rage Sp0ngcs from 20 70 10 ccuts
ALSQUT,li & co.
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EAST BOUND TRAINS.

No. e3s daily. All other trains daily except
Sunday.
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Rev. Thomas NrCor"ick, venerable
Nc.hodi>, Minister of Baltimore, died in
,hat ci,y on TIE SHAY. NJ Mccormick was
born la f1uloun county, Virginia in 1872.
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Harpcr's l'er.y& Valley Branch
H. ~ o. tx. IL.
Took effect Monday, June 10, 1889.
WEST BOUND TRAINS.

63s GU 6lO 65s 0ls
a. Il. A. N. =. Y. ?. a. Pm.
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old family 9OHrnal.
february %. 1883.
Mr NJ. C. Carroll and wife, accompanied
ly Mis-. Mary Burns, are on avisitto flori-
J3.
An old lady named Polly Murdock. aged
,rptope hundred years cicd near Middle
nay ou saturday last
WIN some patron Of the FREE PRESS
.,.lu.a bssssl Of Corn? This week OF
.4rly mex, week.
Sir. J,Lu Il. Bbhap has enlarged hiS
dion and las better facilities for Proseeu-
ting his business.
YNLC.A service next sunday afternoon
~ .tS0.loyl, 10 ihe Baptis; Church
Public invited
fs5., Fsu.koerturned Randall Newman
,,.,,sthe urskey Tor ten days for taking
urs,, ,ha. asa no, belong to him. W.
J...i-ai. maj. ueN mau OF him.
Som. usy De thirstiug a0cr "O.d Rye,
.ly. u.arr Lingering or our hor'c Is after
r-, Have YEA friend iu ibis hour Of our
a..i:
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GiSOCERIIcS--

August IS. 1882 SIN.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28

direct opposition to them; 50 II comes
about that at the Palace the strength and
cenuiness Of the Opposition Is nlsunder-
stood. A constant contact with those who
have ulterior motives. who seem 70 ee q
easily bought and sold. II not for money,
then for place or for the furtherance OF
net schemes. naturally leads the King to
suppose that all should be judged by the
same standard. Thank heaven. however.
there are those in this country who care
nothing for place nor have they any pet
schemes for which they are willing 10
barter their honor or their self respect.
But If putting ones self In his place leads
Us to see how the king's Judgment may
be warped and his ewes blinded. II also
leads rs to see that this should not be 50.
He came to the throne no mere boy, with
out experience Of mems characters. he
should therefore be able to Judge Of them
with discrimination 4 long career in
subordinate positions about the Court on
IN government employ should have thor
oughly trained him to value sycophaney
and fawning AT their proper worth. That
these lessons have not been learned Is a
matter Of regret 10 those who have the
good OF HAWAII nei at heart
HAWAII might be one Of the happiest
and most respected Of little states. al that
1t needs Is an unostentatious hut respect
able Court and Government: by putting
himself in the Kings place the reader can
see how 1t comes about that It Is ostenta-
tious in the former and disreputable In the
latter; but though this can be seen. there
i deep responsibility lying ON the ruler
who allows his eyes to be blinded TO the
real significance of affairs or events, and
who is foolish enough to accept drOss in
hen OF pure gold
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28
The Hawaiian treat.
WErrTES FoR IKE CunKIDsE TKrsUSE 81 EB p.
BoSD, sECLEIAAI OF rHE HAWAII cLuB.

A-lHAs NEAAEAAAA " LhE EAN
Ily attention has been lately called to an artieI,
n Ias Ti-ibWR. Of January 18th. upou the Hawa.
nan treaty by the Rev. 4 p. Peabody, D. D. aud
its statements.
do not propose at this time, At least to discuss
the general question Of the justice or eXpediency
OF the establishment by treaty Of special reciprO-
cal trade relations between nations. Neither do
propcse to present the arguments, commercial OF
political in favor Of this particular treaty, though
believe very strong reasons can be given for its
Continuance.
] would rather cuutine myself tO what l. offered
as the great objection to the treaty namely, that
It Il IN tie interest Of salary. If this Dc true
there : nothing more to be said. The unclsan
thing should be put away at once Further, if the
statements made by DR.. Peabody are correct, his
deductions tlsrefrOuI would be correct also. |
honor him for dong all in his power to awaken
the community to a sense Of the wrong which he
thinks / being perPetuated BY this treaty. Hav-
ing learned from him the source Of his informa-
ton, ! do not wonder that he believed il trust
worthy His informant had the means and. one
would suppose, the needful incentive to learn and
to tell the truth know, however, that in this
matter Dr. Peabody IS mistaken, and am prepared
70 prove that IN every essential point the nfnrma-
ton he trusted 7Eas false.
The article states that native labor cannot be
utilized on the sugar plantations, which require
seyerer and at some seasons more continuous toll
than the slender constitution and lisless habits Of
the islanders viii bear, and that sugar i pro-
duced solely by eOolie labor. So far Is this from
being true that, notwithstanding the HaWaiians
have the indisposition to any steady employmeut
and the lack Of ambition OF Of expensive tastes
that characterize the children Of the tropics there
always have been and stlll are large numbers 0f
native laborsrs on the sugar plantations, and not
more than oue-half of the whole number have
ever been Cinnamon.
have before me "A partial list Of Iaborers OF
all grades employed on Hawaiian sugar estates on
the first of JanuarT Issa 50 far a. has been nser
tained- showing their natiOuaIitiss- prepared by
AIr- Henry NJ whitney. son Of one of the ear
hest missionaries Of the American Board for
n eriy postmaster general Of the kingdom, and
gentlemen Of unquestio1able veraeity. The list IS
as follows:
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28

c,.upfsirt and IN All snch exarninatunS ths cona-
rlainant shah Be a osnpetent witness; and Il TIE
complaint shall b ssssinsa. s1ch persun shail b
discharged from al obligations ol seFrice. and The
nor no-e than one hundred dollars, and IN def1nlf
Of payment therecf. be imprisoned Al hard labor
until the Stzne IS paid Further. the laws for ths
protseticn Of hborsrs are not allowed 70 become
before whom al labor contracts have 10 Be ex-
eeuted and whose duty il IS 10 rad and explain
them and see that they are Hnderstood; and also q
eonrnissnner Of laeor who visits esee p.An tatlon
the government II the men are being fairy deah
with and the terms Of their contracts dnly carried
CIT.
safegu1rl Mr.. Frank Damon, Son Of the Reyer-
end and rsvered Dr. Damon. for more than forty
wears se8fnen's chaplain at Honol1lu. has devoted
himself % the work Of missionary among the
Chinese residents He has learned the language
travelling from plantation to plantation holding
meetings and looking out for the interests Of these
p.suple ard ] am informed tkat the planters all
isvor this some Of tAeiu having built ehapsls for
the - ervice.
Il IS arnistske to suppose that sugar Is proiuced
at the Hawaiian islands und-r unfKNorable condi-
tion. Climate and soil are peculiarly favorable.
and the yield per acre rrabably laryer than IN any
other sugar-grvstng country. Especially : The
mild and equahle tempsrlture favorable to the
health and comfort Of The laborer. and the laws,
the customs and the Sympethies Of the people IA
vur the working man
1t is har,if0r one like myself vho hss lived ma
nv yeIrs AZ the islands and who knows the humane
temper Of the people. native and forelgn 10 treat
With seriousness this charge OF disposition 20 ne
vive slavery. Among the cue hundred planters
there yOu VIII md all sorts Of uie1. but re rro-
portion Of them Sre humane. Christian men, Amer
leans by birth or p1rentaSe and very largely Of the
old auti-slavery stock-men Who abkor slavery Or
any appruach 70 It.
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28

SEEIy0 that We have lately been obtain
Ing labor from the New Hebrides It NAV
not b, uniutersstiug 20 our readers 10
know that the subject Of the New Hebrides
immigration Is attracting attention abroad
Early In February q deputation from the
Scottish Free Church and New Missionary
S0eieties was received by Lord Derby and
Lord Granville: the members Of the dep
utGtion wished TO call attention TO the IA
bor traffic in the Islands already meNtiOu-
ed The complaints and the stories aneut
the labor traffic in the New Hebrides come
from a very partial source. Queensland.
Ihat colony Is torn by two factions. the
planters and the white settlers and labor
ers. the former cannot carry on their
Plantations at the rates which are de
manded by the white lab0rers. and 50
bring il q class Of cooLe labor: the latter
Try % prevent auy bringing down of
prices II the labor market and vehsmeutly
oppose the Introduction Of Chinese. Poly
ueslans. CIngalsSe- Hindus and so forth
To carry their point they ara evidently
irving the same tactics that the S1z Frul-
-.scQ thr9-.s used VIZ vIlIhcati0n. We
have seen some infamous accounts Of the
action Of planters in Qusensland and
knowing how such matters have been
treated In connection with our own islands.
We have every reason 90 suppose thst they
are pure fabricati0us.
II l. amusing 10 note that a clergyman.
the Rev VI. Inglis, urged that the natives
q the New Hebridas should even be pre-
vented from leaving their own islands.
on the ground that they were physically
weak and unfit for the labor which would
b e1acted Of them. Those who have
seen the strong. hardy specimens Of this |
race that arrived here in the JR7i can
easily value the work Of such an objection 1
The fact l. these very worthy and thor
oughly well meaning people have taken |
up a question the bearings Of which !
they have not sufficiently studied How /
ever, the IfHt' report says: Lord Derby I
remarked 10 the deputah0n /
that commission has recently been ap- 4
pointed consisting u Sir Arthur Gordon /
and OF two distinguished naval officers in 1
command Of Her Majesty's ships in that
part Of the world. to consider what means /
,an BE- adopted for bringing to Justice 4
British subjects. and others. who NAV com
nit crimes in the Pacific Islands So
that action Of some kind may be looked 1
f1r
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28

FJE several years there has been some
/ talk Of placing Hawaiian sugar planta-
I ton stock upon the san Francisco market.
I In 1880. mainly at the suggestion Of Mr..
/ OaH0rd. one extensive plantation on Ha-
I wan IAfong'sl was Incorporated with 3
| view Of selling portion of the stock in
New York and Boston. No sales We're
made, however. and In 1852 the corpora
| tIon WIS disincurporatsd. BY surrender Of
( it charter some Of Mr.. Spreckels' large
/ plantations are Incorporated under the
laws Of CalIfUuIs, and the stock l. occa-
siouaLy quoted In the san Francisco
stock quotations M McEsague's Heeia
Plantation on Oahu has also been incor-
poratsd ia California. but we are not in
formed whether Heeia stock has found
purchasers there
Undoubtedly California capitalists have
regarded their Hawaiian Investments as
better secured by Incorporating under
their own law with which they are familiar
with the view. perhaps. that although the
corporate property Is here. q California
corporation holds an advantage before the
law of this Kingdom. which a Hawaiian
Incorporated company. being Of the ua-
ture Of a Hawaiian subject. would not
have. We doubt whether this view has
the force which It may present at first
sight American citizens owning property
here would ask and get for 1t the prutec-
ton Of their own government II the Ha
waiian laws should fail 10 protect 1t.
This they would DO. whether their com
pauies were Incorporated here or at home.
But there would be no advantage under
Hawalian aaws. in having property here
held by California corporation. rather
than by American citizens
On the other hand. those who under
stand the corporation law Of this coun-
try can see certain peculiar advantages
which 1t has over that Of the State Of
California Here the company becomes
incorporated upon acceptance Of Z char
ter granted by the Government. in which
the powers. limitations and liabilities Of
the corporation. and the rights and liabili-
ties OF the shareholders are clearly defined.
With a well-drawu charter. there Is no pos
slbllIty Of assessments being made upon
shareholders beyond the par value Of the
shares II the shares are paid mp. even a
majority Of the shareholders cannot com
pei further assessments The only method
for raising funds. besides the voluntary
act Of all the shareholders. Is by mOrtgag-
ing the corporate property. This Is an
advantage which California stock dealers. /
certainly those who wish to do q legitimate.
and healthy business in stocks. can we'll
There Is no such thing. under |
this system. as large holders Freezing
OF" small holders BY Ievying assessments !
which compel q forfeiture Of shares If |
California capital Iz looking here for in |
yestment. Its owners VIII do well to con
slider these matters
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28

Mare than ons-fOurth HaEaiians, less than one
half Chimes.
The late Hon Elisha h Allen. Hawaiian Minis
! ter TO Washington and ex-Chiet Justice Of The
! kingdom, man Of the highest character. In rs-
marks made before the House committee on foreiau
anairs last February said 1t Is estimated that
the plantafioHs require the Labor Of about ten
thousand men There are more than that number
Of chinese and Portuguese On the Islands but thev
are employed in every other pursuit Thev are
cDoks and servants, and are engaged in planting.
account tnat had there were employed about three
thousand natives. about fve thousand Chfnanen.
and abo1t tEO thousand POrfuuusse South Se /
Islanders and others On the plantations.
II = Asserted. again, that the contracts Of the
Cinnamon are generally entered into by them With
o1f knOEledce Of their import, and that thev have
no means Of enforcing fulflment on the part Of
the smploysrs-tlaf the planters ann i to get the
most work possible Ouf Of the feEsst lab0rsrs-
that IT Is cheaper for them to ovsrxork tie fez
than to support the many, and the couseausncs Is
very high death rate among ths Iaborers and the
endorsement Of Labor and discipline by the lash in
the hands Of a mercenary overseer
! have not by me the statistics Of the death rate
u the islands but have never before heard that
that rate vas high one among the lll orers and
must believe that IN this as IN other matters Dr.
Peabody has been Iuisinf0rmed.
Col Wm- z. Allen coliector-cenerzl Of the king
nou1- son Of the late lameuted minister, and q
Thoroughly Trustworthy man. nov In this country
on Visit TIIies ne that natives. ChInamen, P5r-
c1ntracts differing only II the matter Of food and
plturaflul Populations The contracts specifT the
nalnDef Of hoars Per day, tsl usually, never more
vagss from {12 to SIs per month: siI - -
paid for BY the hour at double wages and the extra
work not comp1lsory- The contract states the kind
and quality Of food and the house % Be- furnished
and each laboreF his copy Of the contract he has
made Were any planter disposed 70 disregard
tnese e1stolns the laws Of the land are ample to
keep him wifhil bounds
Dr. Peabody has been wholly misinforuled a. 10
the Use Of the lash On Plantations Il has never
been tolerated IN the case Of King - Greeuusll
tired al01t the year ls3 Chief Justice Lee Of tie
s1Prene Coa-t ruled that '-ths whipping Of servants
and labOrers 1 NOT iustifsble under the Laws Of
the HngIi8un lst Hau. Rep. D. s5i and that hss
always been the law Of the lznd
- section - q the CIvil Code, enacted fn lE0
reenaeted IN l5es and amended IN $50 Il Is pro-
ylded that II any master shall Be guilty of aur
cIueligs nlisusgz violation of any of tls terms
Of the eutEet low ards any perzon bound % service
-lcl pers1l InaJ take complaint e any district o.
police justice, pilo snail Elmnou tIs parties Be-
i0ra him. Examine intos hsar and determine TIE
The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1883-03-28


Il we take M auv nun.ber Of the LEsd7a
Weslfg Tr1es We find q tabulated statement
of the public income and expenditure to
date. with the exact balSuce remaining at
the command Of the government Be
sides these statements published in the
newspapers. there are endless Blue
Books.- which give full information Is 70
details and which can be obtained by any
one desiring them There Is no hole and
corner work allowed IN England: the e1-
ecutve court publicity. How different Is
the condition Of affairs here The public
Is kept In ignorance Of how the public
funds are being expended; an important
public official who i acknowledged 10
have rendered excellent service in his post.
i dismissed and It l. whispered that his
dismissal was caused by suspicion Of his
giving information Of the condition Of -ha
Treasury to the outside world: the very
law. which was passed 50 that this state Of
things might come % an end. has been
broken and still the Cabinet continues
screnely on is way. apparently ohlvious
OF the storm which Is rising and which
must inevitably burst. In time. with tire
mend0us force.
The fact Is that in England there i
true representative government: the affairs
OF the nation are conducted BY the people
T1r the people On these islands. under
the present administration. the affairs Of
this little nation are conducted at the viii
Of the hing for the benefit Of himself and
those whom the King delighteth to honor.
The true principles Of representative gov
ernment are set aside. and we have 4
purely Gutocratic rule In the former
case the greatest publicity / sought IN
order to shew those who havn most inter
est in the conduct Of affairs. how those
affairs ara being carried on The English
workman pays no direct taxes whatever.
his contribution TO the state treasury con
sist- In q small indirect tax on tea. tobacco.
beer and spirits. he is q keen politician
aud no one thinks Of denying him the
right 20 speak his mind upon every item
ot public expenditure though, If he he
d JeetOtaler his contribution may Be in
nnite-imsl In the latter ease secre.y- Is
q necessity. accounts must be cooked or
made 70 appear in as favorable a light as
possible. II i not convenient 10 let the
public know how things are managed
We hope that this state Of things NAV
be coming to an end. that early In April
Of the present year. q full statement Of
the condition Of the treasury be made to
the public; the public demands II. the law
commands II and the Ministry must give It. /
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/ ~PCr yourself in his place 4 good
/ prOverb and one which one Of the great
] nJveliSts Of the Victorian era has admir-
ably illustrated in as powerful a work Of
/ fiction Is has ever been written We
! criticize one another before putting the
/ condemnation in too strong terms let Us
[ put ourselves IN his place" This kind Of
I substitution VIII have a two fold tendency
It VIII under certain conditions make the
! reasoner more merciful in his estimate.
under others more scsthing IN his denunci-
ations- This putting oneself in another's
place is very useful in social matters: a
more thorough understanding Of the mo
tives which guide the actions of our fellow
men and women + gained by t. and many
2 little bicker many tiny rift within the
lute' which makes the music Of friendship
mute might be avoided. Not only Is the
process useful in such minor matters how
ever. 1t can be carried into far gTaver con
Germs and We propose 10 apply 1t as high
as It can ile applied in this diminutive
realm
What Is the position Of the monarch Of
the Hawaiian Islands What are his
facilities Tor forming a correct opinion Of
the true views 0f his subjects. OF Of those
the last query As far as it Is possible for us
to Judge We should say that they are
very few. He must inevitably take a low
view Of human nature Those who come
IN contact with him are largely men who
hope to get something: Of these he knows
from hearsay. and tales are readily carried
to HIM. that they do not say to his face
what they are often saying behind his
back There are many such shifty char
actered men, men who VII denounce his
acts to outsiders. who viii cringe before
and faEn upon him when in his presence.
Put yourself in his place under such
circumstances and think for a moment
how you would be impressed lLJst Of rs
are capable BY constant contact with men
of Various characters and natiJnaIities
TO easily gauge the persons are dealing
with; We see men from two sides We set
foibies against good qualities, strike a
balance and judge accordingly. a con
slant repetition Of meanesses from men
who ought to BE- incapable Of such base
ness would be apt, however, to warp the
judgment Of the unsophisticated. and to
make him contemptuOus towards all men
and excessively arrogant This result has |
been reached here: we complain that the |
hing makes Serious blunders IN taking up |
WORTHLESS men II eonsorting with such /
specimens a. Moreno and men Of like kid |
ney in appointing such a set Of men as
foEm the present Cabinet; In grasping after
power and wealth which Is not his but his 1
peoples and yet the sycophancy and tot,-
io'riHl OF some Of his subjects lead him to |
imagine that this is q truly hngly way Of /
rullng We would ask whether most men
put under sueh special conditions are not
likely 70 develop just the faults which we
q con- PLAN Of Interested parties having
.neIr axes % grind are constantly keeping
irum him the true state of public opinion
q are explaining 1t away it Is mach
pleasanter b believe what chimes with
vour wishes than 70 believe what IS IN !