The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-09-06
UNEARTHED.
A Historical Document If Great
Interest Brought to Light.
an Anonymous Sage Gives Ka-
mehameha ". Some Advice
Which Is Good Yet.

papers OF man, now deceased,
who was for many years prominent
IN Hawaiian politics. The docu-
ment is an anonymous letter to
Kamehameha ", written shortly
after his accession to the Throne.
Kamehameha III. died on the 18th
Of December, 1854, and this letter
is dated only a month later, The
reference to the French Treaty was
oceasioned by the efforts of the
French Commission, Mr.. Perrin,
and Admiral de Tromelin, TO secure
reduction of the duty on French
brandy from 81 to 80 cents per
gallon.
The following is the full text of
the letter:
HONOLULU, January l6, 1856.
SIRE Providence has called you
to throne of your illustrious ances-
tors.
Long may you reign and happy
Under these solemn circumstances,
permit me, a man anxious for the well
fare OF your subjects, to lay before
Your Majesty the respectful tribute
of my humble advice.
The skilful administration of your
financial affairs should, in the first
place, engage your attention. Avoid
the mourning of debts and the rails
ing of loans. In order to that:
Dismiss your Ministry sine die;
Let there be no useless Govern
ment officials;
A simplihcation IN the govern
mental machine;
i Treasurer and Auditor 10 replace
the Minister OK Finance, ard
A Secretary o. State to transact
the business of the interior and for
eign affairs.
Disband your troops. They ara
ruinous, useless, prejudiciRl and n
dicalous. Do not allow vain fear OF
fillibusters to possess you. Are you
not under the protection of the great
maritime powers An efficient police
force is all that you require.
4 pedantie Constitution, N an ar
chipelago where Your Majesty should
possess absolute power, is an absur-
dity disastrous to the true interests
Of the nation
Do away with the House of Repre-
sent tiyes It creates confusion only,
and drains the treasury-besides il
represents only party feelings
Content yourself with a PrIvy
Council composed or your chiefs and
some few foreigners who are deserv-
ing of your confidence.
Reform your code Of laws, which
has become al inextTicable labyrinth.
Abolish those odious laws which
attack liberty of conscience, and SOW
broadcast shame and dishonour III
every direction
Let it be manifest that even handed
Justice is blind see to its fair adj
ministration, for the further one goes
from your capital the more iniquit-
GUS does it appear.
Let perjury be severely punished
Let there be no native judges.
There Is not one who understands
the law, or the Just administration OF
It,
The makai cause misery to your
people let their number be greatly
diminished choose the most honest,
and do not allow them to have any
interest IN the fines.
Compel the missionaries to contine
themselves strictly to the path of
their religious duties.
In your official appointments, let
not differences IN religious opinions
bias your mind, but let capacity and
honesty be your guides.
Watch over the morals OF your
people, whose lack Of principle is
their ruin. Give birth to the senti-
ment of honour cherish virtue, en-
courge fabour, and n all virtues set
the example.
Your people die Of hunger for want
Of knowledge Of the secret of the ant.
Endeavonr to produce q taste for
domestic economy among them, and
Danish luxury
The existing system of taxation is
unjust aud ruinous to the people.
Base the revenue Of the kingdom
upon a proportional taxation upon
land and other property. Impose q
heavy tax upon horses and dogs, and
make a monopoly Of tobacco with
high duty upon it.
Reject without hesitation any
treaty with France, which would di
minish the duty upon spirits and
increase the duty upon the necessa-
RES of life.
Give encouragement TO the making
Of wine and allow the distillation Of
spirits.
Give your attention to the cor
struction and repair OF the public
roads.
Protect industrious foreigners
grant to all equal rights and privil-
eyes, Of whatever nation they may
be. Watch those foreigners whose
moral character is doubtful.
Let your government be sufi-
GENTLY good to cause foreigners TO
abandon their ideas Of annexation,
and 70 prevent the natives from their
idea Of having recourse to il.
Reject with disdain all attempts al
ostentatious displays Of grandeur
which become only great nations
and which would render your reigr
ridiculous. Let simplicity be the
order OF the day and the only Ell