Nuhou, Volume I, Number 5, 11 March 1873 — Two Political Meetings. [ARTICLE]

Two Political Meetings.

On hand to-day, so "we are told on gobd authorityl One is already authoritatively announeeel to take plaee at the Hot-el in the evening, when Hcta. S. H. Phillips, late Attorney General of the Kingdom, is expēcted to address the citizens of Hojnolulu,jipon subjects pertaining to the welfaro of |these islands, from |in Ameriean stand-point, we suppoLse. And, the other meeting is to take plalee on board H. M,. S. Scout, when wine and other good things are to be diseuseed ; and also, accprding to made by a representative of Great Britain, the āsseniblage on board the.noble ship is to assume the eharacter of a politicai meeting, counter to the one that is announeed for the Ilotel. We cannot suppose that a brave and ditscree officer, sueh as Capt. Cator, is esteemcd to be iu this ioreign eommunity, wouM a?ow or permit any such purpose to be carried out on boavd Iler Britannic Majesty's ehip, under his command ; and it may be In this instancc. as in many a case before, the honor and dip!omatic discretkm of a great nation are and set at faulfc by aa in;iiscrcet official. Thus often is the peaee of States imperilled Jby ineiperienced officio«s meddlers. Thc bonor of o!d England has nothing to fcar from the bravcry of her gons in the tug o£ war, but eveiything frqm the unwise.specch er action of some aceidental jaek in office.'