The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-10-12

were feeling that 1t was misundsr-
stood and misconstrued Ivy many
and so they made a change. There
is law that there shall be levied or
paid to the King or to his Majesty,
certain stamp tax, and that was
claimed by some persons not versed
in the law, that that was the per-
sonal perquisite of the King, whereas
it was intended that that stamp duty
should 90 to the Kings treasury
the public treasury.
Now when a British vessel Of war
is called "Her Majesty's ship" it
does not mean that it is Queen Vic
toria's private property, that she
has q right to sell any ship of war
and take the proceeds and buy new
dresses. This seems perhaps fool
ish talk TO you, gentlemen, but /
thiuk perhaps it is necessary that
you may understand that when the
expression is used, against the
Kings government" it means the
Hawaiian Government.
Now, what's the Government? II
is difficult to define properly what
government is, hut | have one def
milton that think expresses It, ''it
is that part of society which attends
to the business of the whole, it is
the ruling power, the executive"
Government is necessary, for If 1t
were not for the government, every
man would follow his own aims, So
ciety would consist OF individuals
each one pursuing his own aims and
ends. Now when the business of
the whole is delegated to certain
number of persons, or an uncertain
number of persons, then they con-
stitute the government. 1t might
be vested in various departments, it
might be very much subdivided and
the authority distributed, but whGr-
ever we find the power lodged, that
is the government. 1t is not strictly
correct to say that the government
consists merely of four gentlemen
who are Cabinet Ministers, for there
are other branches of the govern
ment. They are the executive,
however,-they are the principal
executive officers of the government.
Now to explain what / mean here
by simple illu5tration: Take n
human being; he has soul in him;
by cutting off an arm OF a leg you
do not lessen his spiritual nature or
his soul and mind at all. You may
dismember him, cut off both arms
and both legs, he would still
he a man, he would still have
existence. So, with the Minis
try, if one half the Ministers
should be killed, that would not
lessen the government one half, or
If one quarter of them wsre killed,
it would not lessen the government
one quarter, The government would
still exist so, if all the Ministers
should be swept away, the govern
meut would still exist, it would be
somewhat disorganized, but society
would not break MP in consequence,
and the government would exist.
say, in order that you may under
stand it, that there may be treason
charged though it does not have for
its object the Reinforcement OF or
destruction of tue King, and |
charge YOU that it is the law OF this
country that an overt act in procur-
ing, preparing or using force, or
putting themselves in a condition in
readiness to use force, in order to
effect the repeal of the general law
or to act in opposition to the author
ity Of the Kings government, would
be an act Of treason.
Now, it has been we'll said by
counsel who addressed you in behalf
Of the King in this case, which is
styled 1.-The King against Loomens,
that that does not mean the King
personally, it Is the King as the re-
preventative of the state. In a re
publican form of government, in,
dictments are in the name Of tbs
people OF the United States OF Am.
erica, the people of the State Of
New York, or the people of tbs
State of California; in England il
isehe Queen against so and so, ano
in this government, which is con-
stitutonsl monarchy and Limited
monarchy, the title is 'the King
against whoever is arraigned for al
offense against the laws.
The facts shown by the prosecu
ton are not seriously denied. Their,
are / believe some facts with refer
ence to the particular acts of the de
PENDANT which are not admitted
which are contested by the othe
side, but the general facts in refer
ence to the affairs that commenced
on July 10th, or earlier, and culmi
mated on the morning Of the 30th o.
July are not denied by the defense
They put on the stand as their wit
ness the man who says he was thu
chief one in moving and carrying
out this scheme. Mr. WilcoH him
self does not deny the essential fact
which were attempted to be proved
by the government when they pa
on their part OF the case, 50 | say
gentlemen, That the essential fact
OF the case are not seriously deniec
by the defense, but they have pu
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