Nuhou, Volume I, Number 5, 11 March 1873 — The Praise of Our King. [ARTICLE]

The Praise of Our King.

We are continually hearmg additional partjculars abont the pleasant trip of the Eenieia to Hilo, with tiie Kingon board. The gallant offieers were eo dclightedly surprised in tlieir inter«ourse wiih His Majestj, and they aie m loud in fcheir pi ; aises, that wo opine if the King of tlie iiawaiians_ ehouM oyfianize a Pacifie nayy, lie would not. find it diffieult to recruit the persoiinel of the Hawaiin war manne by volunteers from the lmērican service. The occasion, or rather the reason for tKis surpriBe, was a preyious misunderstanding created by certain miserable precautions, most, iosultiDg to our Sovereign, and to his gallant hosts whieh were taken by Ministers, durmg Toyal visits on board the~ ships of wdr in the harbor, and at an ollieial fcstivity on.shore. The gentlemen of the Eenieia had excellent opporiunity for observing how insulting, and cntirdy luic(ilkd for were these precautions ; and they feel Trhat a mean and narrow spirit in Ministers must j have dictated them. Eut pieayune refbrm, aud f emall beer regulations are about the only policy of sueh men. We are happy ho\Ycver io noUee in the circumstances atteijdiug the appoiiitmeut of the Adjutant General, that llis Majesty is not to be always trammeled by offensive offieiaJ leading stribgs. A MinMcr should have, and maintain his own independent views for the publie welfore; and if he cannot carry them out, or is overruled, he should resign like a man, and trust for viudieation to an enlightened public opinion," but when he sacrifice? his c^ivictions f than lose liis salary, we may expeet him liable at anj time to betray the honor of the Sov.ereign, aud sacriflee the best intereetā] of the eountry lbr a eonHideration. I