Hawaii Holomua, Volume III, Number 148, 27 January 1893 — Untitled [ARTICLE]

Mr. A. M. Browd has been provided with the billet of Deputv-Attorney-GeueraI by the paternal Provisional Government. M« didn't even know that the young jrentleman a lawyer as he never to our knowledge has appeared in court yet. Of course he inay be in po3se=sion of great ability. but we =hould tbink that that that it would; have been wieer to obtaiu sorae proofs of such ability before placing him in an office of such importance. Th« office of Deputy-Attoruey-General is of vast importance as upon him falls all the work of that department. The Attorney-Gene- * ral’s time will always be fnlly occupied by his duties as a Cabinet officer and legislator and his deputy will have to attend to all the legal work of the department. It is unfortunate that an attorney of more experience and possessing tbe confidence of the people has not been selected for the office. The gentleman who acts as Attor-ney-General in the Provisioaal Government is uot a brilliant legal luminary, and we should think that he would have strengthened his department by a seneible appointment instead of leaving it as a field cf experimeutiug for a greenhorn. Mr. G. K, Wilder has been appointed Deputy-Marshal. Aswe understand that Mr. Cbilhngworth alao holds that p"sition we auppoee that the governraent has decided to return to the former practice of having two deputies. The Legislature altered that priociple on acconnt of economy. but as the Provisioual has struck a gold mine aomewhere we suppose there are no further reasons fiir retrenchment. We are anxiously waiting to see what Mr. Emmelulh, Waterhouse and the other brave revolutionists are going to get as w« don’t suppose that tbe government intends to make the office of press-censor permanenL The first named gent!eman is found of horse-back riding and should be appointed eolonel on the President’s staff while the other gentleman iseminently fitted to be Chaplain to His Eminenee and furnish him with religion by the yard. It was amusing to see a acare on Brewer’e wharfa couplcofdaysago. Captain Gingo eame ashore from the Bosting probably to inapeel the ladies in eamp Boeton, or see if the Chineee restaurauts catered well for the U. S. beys, or to eall on “Jim” and get a sand-interment, bat whatever hia errand waa it waa never performed. One of the town boys who happened to be at the wh«rf told a friend in a voice sufficiently loud to be overheard by Gingo. that an Engli«h man of war waa telephoned and nearly in the harbor. The agitity with whieh the Captain jusaped for hia boat and rcturned to hia ahip waa beyood belief and tba aUte of hia Umpnī ean be laaagfawd—not deaeribed—when befoand that ha waa M aold again. M

Tbe Proviaional Governmenl has repealed the Lottery Act, and mosl likely saddled the eonntry with a damage-suit to whieh the taxpavers may have to foot the hill. if an act granting a franchise for a term of years ean be repealed at any time no company in these Islands would ask for franchises, and manyuseful enterpr:ses will be barred from this countrv. The legal mind of Mr. Dole must evidently have heen some.vhat douded when he sanctioued this pecuiiar and unusual step. There was any amount of merriment in poIUieal «ircles this morning when a letter in tne Advertiser was rf*ad eulogising four members of thelate Legislature—Meesr Kauhane. Josepa, Waipuilani aud Kauhi for being above bribes and corruption. The man or more likely the ladv who wrote the linee of praise is evidently *‘not in it." , One of them at least ought to feel proud if he doesn’t consider the letter pure sarcasm and should offer some of his recently acquired shares in Oahu Railroad Company and Kona Coffee Co. to the writer. The Advertiser is whining that the enemiea are sowing dissension among its supporter«. This is a bare-faced lie.- No one is sowing dissension, but the evil effects of their mutual mistrust and broken promises are evidently producing their natural effect. The mornmg pap«r warns the Portuguese and German musket-bearers not to quarrel over trifles, but etick together «nd they will get what they want. How those promises remiud us about 1887—they look so tempting, but they sre never fuifilled. Where, by the way. are the bouse lot« on Punehhowl whieh the Portuguese elaim were promised to them before the revolution. and whieh they so far have failed to obtain ? Gentlcmen ! the house lote are still ou Punehhowl, and you are in the smoke. The name of the friends of the provisional government is legion says the military editor of the morning Ananiae —tbat may be, but we believe that the legion resembles the legīon of Varrus after , thc battie when the ranks were decimated. Bv the Grace of ihe Provisior.al Government the eommon herd hae been al!owed to sUy out lill 11 o’eloek p.m., und to appear again at 4 a.m.. in ihe morning. We are sincerely grateful to the autocr»ts of Hawaii for this concession, and we hope that all will appreciate this new sign of how greatly freedom. Iiberty, and eelfgovernment are cherished by the provisional administration. The eoniinuanee of the Martial Law shows that there muet be a lot of simpletons in the eouneila of the government. To retain a Martial Law whieh is not enforced and whieh is witboot precedent in any civilixed conntry ia simply a burlesque. and reflecta no credit on the sagac .y of tbe goTernment. K the Martīal Law is kept on for the purpoe« of givmg poopU abroad an impwaion that thi« country ia in an nnstablo and eniieal oondKSoa Ha porpoeo wiU not be gained, aa. both tbe loeal preaa and priraU cerreapend«nc« wiU emphatkaUy ehow tbat aU

proepecU of diāturbance, or breach of the peaee. are to b« found only in the vacuum-pan. whieh the ; powers that be eall their heads. A? Israel in ancient times sat weeping by the waters of Babylon to the plaintive songs whieh an>«e from their singers, so i sits Hawaii in grief and mourning to-day an«J to Her our bard sings; I ha«t a 'lneani. I saw * vi»ion pas» before me. Lonk - a*res pa-t anwe in «wift armt. ▲down the strea:u of tiaie mv rie«t ng j fancy bore me Froui »ge to age nnio the preeent day. j Far o'er the s:>uthern sea I s*w brave ! »hips a-saiiing From isle to iaie. till at Hawaii’» »hore ( They touched, and s«jon with joy the n»tiv*s eame, them h*iling ; With pious awe, inc*rn»te God» of yore. From all the land they t!ocked with ■peed to »ee the etranger, Adoring gave their gifts both rich »nd rare. But time brought fuller knowledge, knowledge brought its dangers And Capt»iu Cook'a life paid the forfeit there. And down the «tream slill eiaionn eame a-floating : Vancouver eame unto thie race eo br*ve; > Reetored the frieudabip Cook had lo»t; while noting That Bntain ne’er wou!d hold them a» her a'.ave. 8till awei)t tho vi»ion on with flight ao speedy; Ore ship alone thia time eomee into view— America's gift untothese ialanda needy, Peaee, love, goodwili—aud Christianity t'X). Right lovingly wu we!comed eaeh new teacber, The people flockad to he*r good newa ao true, Tbat more and more it aeemed to ewery pre*cher, The harreat plenieoua, but the laborere few. And time flew by om wings. The lalea gr w fair, and fairer; One Brit >n thonght to aeue them for hia land, But Britaiu’e Admirml, our independence bemrer, Restored the flag midat praise frem everr hacd. The ye»ra paaaed by. Through mll the land there roee the aieople— The premcher oontrolled all with kindly hand; Give land and conatitnt;on to your people! (0 King 1 Give heed!) and God will hleaa your Iaud. Year followed year. Ch*nged Kinga »nd canstitntioD. The etranger incroaaed : took mortgagea on lmnd: Kept Hmwaii'a d»ughtere, sistera, wives in prostitutīon: tspread povertymnd vicemround on ev’ry h*nd. Still yeare rolled on. Wilh sugar now grown wemhhy, The f >reigu Christimn lifts his eye mround, And eays: “For me no doubt th» elimale is moat hemlthy, “Tho’ poor mnd dying Hawmii’» nmtive eona mre found. “Some seventy year« mgo we gmve Ihin iand the Bible “And trird to temch them then its use, “(To say we’ve showed them poor «*• amplee ia no iibel) “And fair exchmnge 't w 11 be to eook tkeir gooee. “Their eiiee for right mnd joatioe eoon we'U etifle: •*Tmke for ourselvee this Pmrmd>ne on emrth. “II thry object. we’ll emeh one tmp ow rifle, “And emU for hnip npon onr lnad ol hinh. “Unfit to ruie with nU thann ymn W trmining — “(WeH spremd the lū mrounfl «■ mwj h*afl.) “TonTI wm tWjr*Ulet uflo it, nn»»n» “For tbay hnve got o*r Bibie, mnfl m we'U Uhn their lnnfl.“

A t thi* ■ n jī*b »wok« m«, *ad io woader I §»w the very inKiaee cJ mr «iiwaai. Hawaii’ī Queen anJ N*t;Tee w«re pei under To bolit*r np :heir monee-*ettin£ •ehwme And now forth frotn them goee *cr>j*e the wi’.en* One Ust *ppeal for Jnstice *n-f for Right. pe»ce. H*waii's pen’eoni eoni *a<i d*n£hters, Befcre ».»od’* thn>r.e un high. in pr»ror unite; ••Great t»od! the Jn<tjte of All! Ths recurds th‘>u *rt keepine! *" l.ook dpwn in mervy on oar !>*d e:»tate ”Be kind unto ur’ He«r oar rotce of weepin*! **T)ll thou restore. grant «• ;n pe*ce to w*;t. "And thoa. gre*t n»tion’ homeoftruth *nd br*very! ••Freo»iom’s defend#r! we pr»y tnee u* 0, hear! "Re«:ore our Queen ani u t : now. *• in sl«verT, ‘•£feld by usurp*r’« *nn*u (e*r. *‘Reetore our rights «nd help u* to maiut*in them! “0 let our pr*yer be crowned with euccess! *‘Our conduct and your (riendahip wiil ret»in them, "Th* God of na'.ioni leill for rrtr bln