Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 147, 26 Ianuali 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

“Br«>ftthc*th«rttaman w tbaoul so dusd. Who n*Tfr u> himaeK hatb eftid, Thi« ia m* »wn mt native land.” \ScottJ Many of those who «ui>port honeatly the preeent etate of ntfairs, have d»ne bo m the fall hupe and helief, that thereby the dag of their country —the Stars and Striues—wili fluat orer the land in per|>etuitv. Not a single Hawaiian, however. even those lew whose signatures to annexation petitions (not 200 in natnbhr and raostly eonvirts.) hai# been bought or f>rced bv necessity from thera, desires to see any foreign flag replace his own. And lhese Hawaiians are 40.000 strong, with 10.000 voters among them. >'ot one desires to see his country annexed and hiraself transferred to the goverament of another nation or race against his will, and at the bidding of a handful of straiigers. even though they held everv particle of property in the country (whieh they don’t bV a long way). Their patriotism, loya!ty and nianhood, revolte against ihe thought. Yet these 4i*,000 relying ou the h'>nor and justice of the great Araerican nation. are eontent to calmly and peaceably abide by and submit to the present eondition of afikirs, uutil that honorable natlon will restore to thera their rights, and await the time when of lheir own free will, unprorapted and uncompelled by vi» majcure. they eliall seek union with, or admission to that united circle of states whieh was called into being, aud has reraained for over a century,as an eternal protest against all f>reign rule by force. and in favor of individual freedom and Iil>erty of self government, to every man in the world, of whatever race or uationality. No n e ea n be found willing to barter hia w hole national iife, tradition, and manhood, the land of his mother and f.ither, the land of hisb'rth, even in exchange for the proud privilege of becoming a citizen of the greateBt republicon earth. And all honor to thera for the manly and peaceful stand they have tiken, relying on the justice of their cause, and the honor and fair dealing of the nation they appeal t >, for the restoration of the rights of their Sovereifn and them8elves. • Let everybody procure a copy of yesterd;iy’e “Liberal” and read it. It is worth while. Mr. Ashford not alone a very clever writer, but he criticisee the Provieional Government in aueh a fearless and •incere manner that the preea oen*ors undoubtedly will at leaet try (o get sufficient courage to order him iuuszled. If he had beena poor “kanaka,” he would most likely by this tim« have been drawn, quartered.and hanged by tbe irateCom-mander-in-chtef, but being a promineut lawyer and inAueniial politician, the p>wera that be may oons<der prudence the safe«t part of vaior. We cannot agre< with all the opmiona wkieh Mr. Ashford aets forth in hia p*per. We neitber boiiere that the Mooarchy M dead; nor do we kalMm. that annexation aa a atate ie feaaible. Doee Mr. Aahford honetlly beiieve tkat the

Cnited Sut« woold admit this conntrv into the Union ae * stats. with or witbout the expressed wisb of the Hawaiian nstion ? Wfaat poeaihie benefit could the United Statea by giving full state nght« t > » c »unlry whieh arnong ita inhabitai t*> numbers about 45,000 Ohinee*. i.ipaneae and Portugu#ee ••piuper.-.” \V:th full atate ' rights, the three chs?es mentioned would have an und’.i>puted right to aiove in to any other state. and we eau already now hear the howl whieh our neiphb“r3 in Calif rnia would aet up at ihe very undesirable influx whieh that state eapeeially would be subject to. “We eome to bury C.Tsar not to praise him' quotes Ashl>>rd in his editorial of yesterday. It by Ciesar j he means Mr. Dole —whom he by | the way in anolher eolumn ealle Mosea —we are willing to believe that he eomea to bury him. He certainly d<>es not praiae him. But if he sits as a medical expert on the corpse of the monarchy, we fear that he will firtd that theburying of il will turn oui to be a case of premature interment and that he, as gravedigger and coroner, has a pretty lively corpse on his hands. When the *‘Claudine” left here, the last greetmg to Tburston by a well known planter was, “and be sure to get in a clanse, so we ean retain contract lab<>r.” That remark seemed to us to let the cat out of the bag. The Reforra Party is perfectly willing to aeeepl the one or two cent bounty on sug ir, but extremely unwilling to take the other consequenoes whieh would follow from annexation. Of course, Mr. Thurston snarled back as an answer, “that is a eecondary consideration, let us ubtain our main object first.’' But to the planters, it ia certainly no secondary consideration. We fully agree with Mr. Aahford, in his opposition to a territorial government or a protectorat«, but we are feeling more and more convinced that the majority of the members of the Provisional Governraent have already abandon*d all hopes of annexation in any phape, and are now worrving over a future form of government aec*ptable alike to themselves and the Hawuiiane. I Mr. Asbfoid is wrongly informed when he says that nearly the whole foreign population sprang into arms for the provisional govemmenl. The truth is that hardly any Br’tishers have given their eupjx)rt to the move, nor do we believe that one-half of the f»reigners in Honolulu, if a baIIot waa taken would sup;>ort the present state of affairs. By foreigners we do m>t mean those mercenaries whom the provisional government provides wifh provisions. Although we eympathize with Mr. Asbford’s remarks relating to the non-appearance of any Ha- 1 waiian in the provisional government. ve muet state that no patriotic or respectable Hawaiian wou!d join this governm«nt in any way. Tbe Hawailane await peacefully the aoluiion of the eiluation whieh vill eome from abroad aod it will i be at the polle that they will ehow | tbeir strength. but they will oever, ; by joining the provieional governmeni. give it aeUmp of legitimacy whieh it hae ao right to, bdbre it is ahown that it reprce*nta tha nnwne and not a aingle elaaa.

The Manial Ij»w is «till in force in «pit® of the oppoeition to it from all parties. We undersund that tbe government is being furni?hed dailv with rumor? and reports that natives lave lieen 9«»en gathering, that nieeliniia are g>*ing on. etc, ele. The starving rrew whieh at present is depleting the treasury by 8houlderiiig tnuskets is the true origin and source . f such rejK*rts. If everything wa? rep- rted quiet ) and peaceful, as everything truly ie, the oeeupalion of the "volunteers” woold be gone, and thethree •quare meais and two dollars a day wonld vanish and the “volunteera’’ consequently be very mueh j left indeed. The comraander inchief, though. i? too eenaihie and ealm a man (iu splte *of Mr. A9hford ! s as9ertions to the eontrary) to take any heed of such reports invented by the very irreBponsible and unreliab!e contingent of lunatics, 8uicides, and convict* | whieh promptlycrowded themselves in among the respectab!e elernent who serve the government because they think it is their duty and that the government is mthe right. Oolonel Claus Spreckels will arrive here we understand in the beginning of March. We would like to hear what he will say when ! he find “his taxes” being swallowed | by an army more expensive in pro1 portion to Hawaii than is Kaiser Wilhelm’s to Germany. The oath taken to the present government is construed by the beet jurists in the towu as bemg on!y au oath of oflice and in no way invalidates citizenships and allegiance either to this or any foreign country. lt is rumored that certain chingee will be made in the staff of the Customs Bureau. Mr. E. D. Tenney is raent*oned as eandidate for the Collector-General-•hip. The exectitive Ooaneil will find some dlfficulty in providmg •uitable billets for all the members of the Advisory Councd, but by creating a few new offices it may succeed in satisfying all. By the way it woukl be interesting to the puhlie to know what salaries tne ne\vf.mg!ed military gentlemen are to receive. We suppose that a question to that tflect will be eonsidered impertinent and we feel inclined to suggest that the provieional guvernment changes tbe m tto of the land from • Ua mau ke ea o ka aiaa i ka pono” to ‘*The People be damned.”