The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-09-23

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high consideration that, / have done
my duty to my Sovereign, my coun-
try and to His Maiesty's loyal and
faithful subjects, that their love fol
their country and fatherland may not
be diminished, nor their patriotism
be lowered and weaken by any init
midation on the part of those who
have been for the last 20 years de
crying the unusefulness of the Mill
tary, when they have been foremost
and most unwant only and unwar-
rantably during the last decade were
the ones, who took up arms against
the laws of the nation, and cause a
rebellion by force of arms, disastrous
to the Kingdom and its people. Not
for the sake of social and political
reforms, but for mercenary purposes,
much of which deeds were done with
malice and with plumber
Though, was not in Honolulu on
the Both of June, 1887, but visited
the city three weeks after, I was then
convinced by the plans laid out for
the defence of the Palace, of the dis
tribution of men and the disposition
of the arms, were so perfect that an
invasion of the Palace was an impos-
sibility. And were siege laid to
take it, they had already supply of
rations for II months, would have
kept them alive until the besiegers
would have been forced to an armi-
stice. A sortie party were ready at
the least attempt of invasion and
after the desperation of the invaders,
the city could have easily be re-
claimed. There is really nothing
worthy of merit that can be properly
claimed by the late revolutionist, but,
bravado-bumbast and self-agrandize-
ment during the four years term of
the late fascoans. In justice than
to place the honor where Justly is
due, it is to the officers and men of
the regular Military forces of the
Kingdom which have been obviously
proven by their conduct and charac
ter during the late unpleasantness,
that they were law abiding, peace
able, and did credit to the profession
of arms they have sworn to support
and maintain. Their character now
stands untarnished and unblemished,
and indicated as subsequent poll
ticaI events have proven, and were
l allowed a paradox upon bulwers
inspiration Of Rechelieu's soleliqui
on the force of his pen, l would trans
pose the sentiment by expressing for
the benefit of the present crises,
1.-The ballot, is mightier than the
gun"
I am indebted to Captain Robert
P. Waipa, of the Kings Guard, for
the estimates and organization of an
arm force. With it, I have appended
my report to the Legislature As
sembly of 1884, as we'll as my reply
to the Ministers of the period in the
year 1880, which evidently proves
that seven years prior to the insur-
rection of 1887. The officers of the
regular forces gave full warning to
the Government and to the members
of the Legislature of those periods,
that fatal disaster would surely
occur, if they did not take measures
to prevent its occurrence. Most pro-
phetically, this event did really oc-
cur seven years after on the Both of
June, 1887 Reports were rumored
that the late Minister Mr.. Gibson,
strenuously endeavored to avert the
disaster, but it was too late. He left
the Palace on that day pitiful OBJ
ject of unrelentful spite against him
self for allowing himself to be vic
timised by the folly of his own indis-
cretion and imbecile incompetency.
Three weeks before the Both of June,
he was commanded to have executed
and prepare a warrant for the read
ing of the "Riot Act" and the
readiness of the document PRO
claiming Martial Law" These two
things were never executed, conse-
quently the failure of the regular
soldiers to do their duty, and the
Marshal of the Kingdom to do his.
For the soldiers duty, is to back
and support the police, after all
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duce the mob and rioters to dis
perse. Then the soldiers ale called
to perform their messages and mea-
sures of insuring peace, which mis-
sion they have always prevented to |
be executed promptly and afficaci-
ously.
There is no doubt the figure re |
the cost of maintaining |
SO expensive an institution as that |
of the Military, will bewilder the |
members of the Assembly, but if |
they would only take into account
what has been squardered during |
the incumbancy of the late admin
of drafts without Vouches.
of Opium without License, of sugars
leaving the country without taxa
ton. and numerous other incongrui-
ties, and an appalling sight is at
once exhibited that no sound mind
can hesitate for a moment to the
of the Government to
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