The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-10-25
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modern historians in getting his
name wrong, proves the late date at
which they commenced to search
for facts, and the little trouble they
took to sift them. The genealogi-
cal tree now i'll my possession was
in the care of my late uncle John
Rives and my two aunts, but the |
historians took the easier course of |
drawing upon the fund of SANDER
ready to their hand and their own
imaginations.
| have before me the official certi-
ficate of my grandfather's death
from the French Consulate in Mex
leo, in which by some error his
fathers name Jean Baptiste is in
serted as that of the dead man.
The error may be traced to the fact
that the Consular official notes that
the death was testified to by two
witnesses, and from which it would
appear that Jassont died after
short illness among countrymen who
we're strangers, and by an error en-
tered his fathers name, which the
modern historian has adopted.
A word as to the story about
Rives' conduct in London. Kekua-
naoa, who was one of the royal
party, was related to my father, and
l we'll remember in my girlhood
hearing from him about the royal
party while in London, and he never
had disparaging word to say about
my grandfather, although he spoke
freely about the events of the Jour
ney to myself and family. and there
are several persons still living who
remember his words.
On the return of the Kings party,
Boki circulated a villanous story to
save himself from we'll deserved pun
ishment. Boki's violent temper was
well-known and remarked by all who
knew him, and his close kinship to
the royal family gave him a certain
amount of scope to exercise it
abroad, as we'll as at home. The
story he had concocted to throw the
blame on Rives for the death of the
King and Queen was soon exposed.
1t was proved that Rives was in
France when the royal pair fell sick,
and once, in the absence of Liholiho,
Boki violently beat the Queen, who
was then i'll with measles, and there
by fastened her death. The King
on returning was informed by the
attendants of the conduct of Boki,
and reproached him in words that
have been handed down to this day,
and, in despair at the death of his
Queen, Liholiho sickened and died.
When Boki found the story of his
violent conduct becoming known he
wanted to go after sandlewood, and
persuading the chiefs to fit out an
expedition for him he left and met
his just fate.
| have nothing to retract from the
statements in my former letter re-
garding what consider the preju-
diced sources of modern history in
relation to my grandfather Jassont
Rives. l am confident that posterity
will be more just. As to Query's
admiration of his infallible Aragoi
might | not suggest to Query the
motto of "put yourself in his place"
and picture to Query the fact of his
being one of, possibly, the only half
a dozen Europeans here in that age,
and to be found by Avago minus his
clawhammer coat and reduced to
silks and top boots"
Query may be a public man, or
trying like Diogenes to be philo-
sopher under tub. In either case
what sort of character does he sup
pose his opponents will give him in
few years. If he occupies pro-
minent position as Rives did, his
best motives will be misjudged by
some soulless cynic.
AS to my second anonymous critic
signing himself "Friend," l can
only say to him that l am only con-
cerned in probing the probable
sources from whence originated the
calumny that has been heaped on
my dead ancestor whose good name,
such as we have always heard of it,
is as precious to us as that of the
Rev. Mr.. Ellis is to him, and in my
mention of Rev. Ellis was in
tended. AS to no disparagement
Friends" endorsement of Professor
Alexander as a we'll credited his
torian, am dealing with particu-
lar instance and not generalities. |
could, however, mention a notable
instance in our own time in which
the Professor has shown a consider
, able desire to be discreetly silent
| hope the day may be far distant
when it may be said that I have
proved to be an inconsistent adher.
ent of the faith to which Friend
refers, but trust that | shall eve,
be able to judge between the divine
principle of truth and the state
ments of fallible men. My duty tc
my ancestor to resent false charges
whether made in ignorance or reck
lessness by members of the same
6 faith may cause me to be misunder
stood, but it is none the less duty
to show how false is Jarvis state
ment about Jassont Rives' standing
in the matter of property. / ap
! pend list OF lands held by hir
when he left here with Liholiho
and which we're enjoyed by his
family until they were confscatet
on the false report of Boki. In the
reign of Kamehameha Ill. portion
+. of the property was restored to tn,
family, who continued to enjoy it.
Lands belonging to Jassont Rive
when he left with Liholiho 70