The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-04-23

| is a hard word, Of wide bearing, and nobody has
| seen auy dangers ahead. There is not a single
| state in Europe, none whatever, which mas nlace
50 enormous progress IN the last ~ years as luSi
Norway, having had peace with the other states,
and full freedom in the interior. full justice dealt
to every inhabitant. high or low Where are them
| the dangers spoken of When constitution mas
stood for seventy years, and proved TO be an ea-
eellent one, think the dangers will shrink TO
| nothing There are not many states that can
boast OF having unaltered constitution for sew
/ enty wears What the expressed hope concerns,
IL also vain; the King will pursue the ame course
as hitherto. and with right as | will try to explain
| 10 you.
fhe Ministry IL in number is accused Of the
| following: -,
teration in the fundamental law that the Ministers
be compelled TO take Seat in the Parliament:
| 9nd. Councillinc the King not to allow anything
to be paid to support the People in Arms vol
unteer sharp-shcoter party, and here he has ohiy
| used his snspensOry veto once.
Srd COuncilling the King not to allow tae far-
lament TO elect the directors for the railroad mere
| also he used his susponsory vote only once.
| Ad. l. From time 10 time during many years,
| the Government or what Is the same. the King.
proposed to the Parliament that the Ministers
/ should have Z seat in the sumo, but was always
| refused. When be saw that he could not gam ine
/ case be withdrew his pEuposal. Itmporf HirftH-
fiu Fl nos nfHtumHr ID 1is, and it came TO pass
| that the Parliament would have the Ministers TO
take seat in il. The King vetoed IT, because ne
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from being oyerrun by casual majority, as night
| to dissolve the Parliament, and pensions for tie
Ministers. This would be necessary, just because
we have only one House In Norway, and the MIN.
| listers consequently not having any HOUSE OF
Lords" to support them. II the Parliament would
agree to this, the King sfid he would sanction the
alteration in the fundamental law. As II nov Is
the King has no right TO dissolve the Parliament
and as it now is, the Ministers have pensions,
| which the majority hereafter when the law was
altered. would not agree to, and that the King We
afraid would cause the casual majority to dispense
with the Ministry wheneverthey so choOsed, aud ne
thought and thinks, and many with him, that that
| would do more harm than good, in causing an IN.
certainty IN governing the country, weighing VIII
call it. The independent In party As we call
it, told the uneducaieu and ignorant voters Wnen
| the King repeatedly used his absolute veto, that
he WAS trying TO take all the power frUm the Far.
lament and that the liberty, that word which OF
all is most misused was in danger, and that he
would make them slaves, etc. and they believer H.
Before be used his absolute veto the last time, he
| consulted the legal faculty and that body said
unanimously, that he had right to use 1t, and
consequently he did it. Besides he was en-
Outraged to do 50 by many of the voters, not only
of the Government party, but also by many of the
Le after they had learned the difference between
the absolute and suspcnsory veto, and he also saw
| that the Government party fast gaipod ground,
and am convinced that they will be in the ma
| iurity by the next election, IN 1855. Wonder II
they will punish the present leaders! think not;
when their cause has fallen they will fall too,
confessed it, they will make Norway a republic.
| That is we'll enough but Norway must then FIRST
separate from Sweden, then bear all expenses of
consuls foreign minister residents etc, alone, oil
which expenses Sweden now pays three-toutths,
| and Norway is too poor a country TO do that.
When 1t is then, clearly that it Is better as It
| is why not act accordingly! The intellect right
and truth is on the side Of the government, and
| the result will show that am right.
Adj . In 1860 there was started society in
Norway, called the Central Society for using
Arms and Athletic exercise" Ithad in 1879, 5000
| Notwithstanding not cOunted-and was sup
ported for n long time by voluntary contributions.
The members practiced mostly IN rifle shooting.
In later years It has had subsidies from the gov
eminent. The I'm party then started a similar
society for the same purpose i'll 1873, and called
the Society for arming the people. The admin.
istratou of this was given TO a single man, and
900, and for the Use Of which he should not
account nor be responsible The society also said
that it would need l0OCwt powder and lead enough
10 make the required amount of balls. 100 cwt. of
powder will exactly make 20 600 cartridges, Be
sides thGy advertised for provisions, etc. What
use could they make of all that POWDER Why
erect depots Of prOvsiOnsg No enemies threatened
| 10 invade our country. 10 what purpose was it
then? The old society had worked satisfactorily,
why start new oneg | think the King was right
| in vetoing that resolution.
Adj 3. In our fundamental law is pointed out
what officials are TO be elected by the Parliament,
and by the Crown. Now the Parliament would
elect two railway officials, and the King vetoed 1t.
The Parliament elects bank officials Bank of Nor
way etc, hut has not the power TO elect railway
officials. The King did Just what he had right to
do, in fact, he could not do otherwise without
| breaking the law; the fundamental law would have
| to be altered first
will not discuss this further. and not trouble
YOU any more about IT, but could not help giving
my view Of it, remain, Dear Sir, yours etc,
Oh.