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FKUUY. MARCH 21. 1S73.
("iifiisl AlIeallon.
'Hie Oregon City Enterprm
commits the injustice of chargiiig
the RkcuhTER with Wing anxious
to become the defender of the Cred- j
it Mobilier thieves. TJieHKoisrreu t)CraU one Sl,ci, bemgdeemed neces
bas never been the apologist or do-: my. hi this way he hopes to ere
tender of any class of individuals, j al0 j,9rty sym,inthy. He does not
whom, personally, or in rii.s tcs-) dtM)V his uiIt ,-ovi)at jg too ai
timony has convicted ot intentional ! )arci,t. he aid speculate in Credit
wrong, either pnblic or private. It j Mobilier stock. 1 le is tremendous
has, however, demanded that the j lv disgusted and mad liecanse those
testimony of guilt shall I clearly j e,&mA bv Ames and himself as
adduced in each case, before it
treats the accused as guilty. Un
like journals, of which the Enter
W is a fair sample, it has never
attempted to screen notoriously cor
rupt and thieving officials from ex-
position and justice, because they
happened to lx; of the same jiolitie
While the Register was holding
such dishonest Republicans as
Hodge up to public scorn ami
censure, Democratic journals, like
the Enterprise, were either entirely
silent, or were endeavoring to pal
liate the crimes of such Democratic
scoundrels as the Tammany thieves.
The history of journalistic conni
vance at official corruption, as ap
plied to the party of which the En
terprise esteems itself a shining
light, will scarcely justify that cyn
ical journal in presuming to be our
censor. Weeks ago the Register
said, "ii bad men from our ranks
have slimed themselves into power,
or if they have coveted themselves
with impurity since their e'evatioti,
A ( fhni and their deeds i- brottghl
ta light, Xo matter how long and
faithful their services may have
been, or how pure ; if they have
presumed to connect themselves
with Credit Mobiliers, they have
betrayed the confidence imposed in
them; they have sacrificed their in-
tegrity tor gold, their honesty for dote the other day, which we re
emolumeitt, and they are no longer ; gard alxmt as good as the average :
fit to represent honest men they An old lady from the rural dis-
are a stench hi the nostrils of the
people." The Register has not
departed from those sentiments in
the least. It does not, however,
seize upon every mere allegation
and treat it, as a fact. Reputation
is too valuable to lie thus treated.
It belieVe that men charged With
criminal offenses should have the
benefit of a fair trial ai.d of ail reas
onable doubts in their favor. In
the Mobilier fraud the guilt of
Ames and Brooks was clearly es-labli.-i,ed,
a:;d nothing less than ex
pulsion snouia nave oeeii inetr pun
ishment ; but, because their guilt
Was proven, does that establish the
guilt ot all the rest changed by them
and suspicioned by others? Justice
demands that every man shall
stai.d or fall, by the testimony. The
JtE'.lsrEfi lias never uttered a word
in favor of any man charged with
tl.is offense, whom the testimo
ny has clearly convicted. It has
aid, in substance, in the ease of Pol.
lax, that as the question of his guilt
is a matter of veracity between him
and Ames, no candid man will hes
itate long as to which to believe.
But even if the statement of the
Enterpriet in regard to 'the Reg
I9TEK were true, it would 1 tetter bp
come that journal to use its anathe
mas against those Democratic Sen
ators and Representatives in Con
gress, who sought strenuously to
save the guilty Mobiliers from a
just punishment.
Too Til In.
Brooks now complains in an ad
dross to his constituents that he lias
been greatly abused; that his ene
mies took advantage of hi physical
prostration to oiler Ames and him
pelf a sacrifices to pnblic clamor.
Of course, he thinks all the other
members charged more guilty than
he was. He endeavors to convey
the impression that lie was made a j
- 0f; because ho was a Dem
implicated in the matter, were not
deemed sufficiently guilty to lie
ranked in infamy along side of him
and Oakes Ames. A committee of
five, consisting of Poland and Mc-
Crary, Republicans, Xeiblack am:
V(CTrK.k Democrats, and Banks,
Liberal, decided unanimously, after
an investigation of six weeks, that
the charges were proven in the cases
of Ames and Brooks, and were not
proven in the cases of Dawes, Kelly,
Schofield, Bingham and Garfield.
The' ( )regon City Enterprise says
that committee "was nothing but a
Radical whitewashing machine,"
which shows that that journal was
ignorant of that committee. It looks
now as if Ames and Brooks sought
to involve as many eminent men as
possible in this fraud, in order to
render their escape more certain ;
but having failed in this, now
Brooks resorts to the martyr dodge,
trying to make it appear that he
was sacrificed because he was a
Democrat. This blubbering plea
falls to the ground in the light of
the fact that two of the members of
the Investigating Committee, as we
have said, were Democrats, aud ad
vocated his expulsion.
Hnd Fits.
A friend narrated to us an anec-
tncts, journeying to see a friend,
was forced to pass the night at a
railroad junction, which institution
(railroad) she had never seen, neith
er heard. During the night she
was much disturbed by the screech
ing of the whistle as the train came
and went. On the inquiry being
addressed to her next morning, j
"How did you rest, Grand Ma?"
she answered, "Rest! Why not at
all. I never could rest while such
a storm was raging, and then what
worried me most of all was the
unearthly shrieks ot some poor crit
ter. I guess he musta-had fits."
The Gladstone party in England
have sustained a defeat. After a
protracted debate in the House of
Commons on the 11th inst., Glad
stone's Irish University bill was de
feated by a vote of 284 for, to 187
against. Gladstone tendered his
resignation to th? Oueen at nooiii
the next day. This distinguished
statesman came into power as First
Minister in 18C8, on a measure to
disestablish the Irish church. His
predecessor in office was Disraeli,
whom it is now supposed will be
his successor.
Hannah Moore wrote 11 books
after she passed 60.
1 . i
England produced 468 novels
last year.
Thomas Guthrie, author, is dead.
KAMEIIAltlAIIA VI.,
The New King of Hawaii.
KAMEfUMEHA VI.
I'rince William C. Lunalilo, who
by the unanimous, voice of the peo
ple of Hawaii on the 1st day of
January, 1873, was elevated to the
throne of that Kingdom, is in the
thirty-eighth year of his age. The
likeness of the new monarch print
ed at the head of this article, was
engraved on wood from a photo
graph, the work of a leading artist
in Honolulu, taken a tew days lie
fore I'rince William's election to
the throne, and is pronounced by all
who have seen the subject thereof,
life-like and a true picture of
"Prince Bill." Below we give the
pedigree of the new King, clipped
from the San Francisco Chronicle ',
HIS PEDIGREE.
William C. Lunalilo was bora in
the city of Honolulu in 1835. As
his claim to the throne, according to
the Hawaiian custom, is based on
his royal blood traced through the
female line, it is proper to refer first
to his mother. Her name was
Kekaulnohi, and she was a daugh
ter of one of the wives of Kameha
meha I. Thus the new King is a
grandson of the first of his line.
Some of the old natives say t hat
Kekaulnohi, his mother, was not
one of the daughters of Kamehame
ha I, and claim that there is good
authority to justify this assertion.
If she was not, this much, however,
is certain : she was the daughter of
a chief of high rank of equal rank
with the King before he was called
to the throne. Kekaulnohi is dead ;
but her husband, "I'rince Bill's"
father, whose name is Charles Kan
aina, is still alive and residing in
Honolulu.
UN'AUI.o's Eiircvnox.
Kamehameha VI was carefully
educated and is an accomplished
scholar. I lis tutor was Amos Cooke,
an American Missionary, who had
charge of the Royal School, where
all the chiefs and nobles receive
their scholastic training. He seaks
several languages. ami converses flu
ently in English, in which latter he
is more at ease than in any other.
He is "a fellow of infinite jest," and
is always good at repartee. As an
orator he is a thorough success and
never lacks either language or ideas
when called upon tbrau extempora
neous speech, His clear enunciation,
good voice and polished manners
unite to favorable impress his audi
tors. In the Hawaiian Legislature
where he sat, by virtue of his rank,
his voice was always heard in the de
bates when an important measure
was under consideration. His dis
like tbr the late King and the lat
ter's retainers rendered him a zeal
ous member of the opposition party
and he invariably esjioused the
cause antagonistic to the King and
-Ministry.
HIS AMU.SKMEXTs.
He is an excellent musician and a
good vocalist. The guitar is his
favorite instrument, though he is a
first-rate performer on the piano,
forte. He handles the billiard cue
with dexterity, and can run up a
good string at the game. He is par
ticularly fond of society, and his jo
vial, good natured ways have made
him a general favorite with natives
as well as foreigners. He is par
tial to the saddle and seldom goes
anywhere, on a short or long jour-
ney, unless on horseback and atten-
deil by a man who officiates as his
body-guard.
i MACHKt.On ai why.
'n. K-;.rnW.t ;u,ll,nl,. Iln
h.s been engaged several times to
Victoria Kamamalu, a sister of the
late King. This ladv died about
five years ago. It was more the
late King's desire to have "i'rince
Bill" marry his sister than it was
the former's wish to espouse Victo
ria it was hoped that such an al
liance would better perpetuate the
Kamehameha dynasty. Victoria
was anxious to capture the hand
some bachelor, who washer junior
several years, and did not allow
Concealment, like tlio woroi I' the mud,
Komi upon i,er "damiwed" cheek,
But laid siege to his heart by every
art, device and blandishment known
to the female mind, the gallant
prince, though not reciprocating 'tins
ardent attachment, was still willing,
tor state masons, to unite wun ner
in tre Donas oi matrimony, i no
preparations for the royal nuptials
were all complete on more than one
occasion. A lilieral
TROfSSKAl"
Was imiwrted from Paris, the date
was fixed, the marriage feast spread
and everybody was ready for the i whenever a man-of-war visits the
wedding" except the bridegroom. ! harbor, the I'rince is always uum
MPrin6 Bill," unhappily, got glori- j bered among the most welcome
ously drunk on'the day fixed for i of the visitors from the shore,
the alliance. Instead of going on . ms pitlKKOS.
his honeymoon lie went on j At Qm time thc ri;cc preferre4
a f krrIbIiE spree, ! the society ot Ki glishmen to Amer-
A rid was transported to his home '' ,ate 'ear"' 1,owevt'r h
on a wheelbaraow, to the intense m0Rt tmiate foetid and compan
chagrin of his affiance and the roor- l01,s :ire Americans. His warmest
titication and disgust of all the ! supporters in lus election to the
chiefs and nobles of the little king-' t,m,he wt're Americans. Some of
dom. Another day was fixed lor ;t,lk'm 1)0 ,iere appropriately
tl.o morriam. ith ttio fauna ; enumerated, h n-st m order is II.
trous conclusion. It is said that af
ter this the Princess became too
partial herself to the flowing bowl
and drowned her vexation in royal
"tangletbo," seldom enjoying a so
ber period. Mutual friends still,
l.umt-nr .. ,rn.1 t, . ln-i i. a) .lit
the union of Lunalilo and Kamama
hi, and might have succeeded had
it been possible to get either of them
sober enough to stand before the al
tar. When "Bill" was sober it
turned out that "Vic'' was drunk,
and when "Vic" was sober "Bill"
was drunk. Finally the attempt to
unite the two branches of the family
was abandoned, and the poor Prin
cess, so the unhapjpy romance runs,
drank herself into a premature
grave. I he young King is then
tore vet single, and will add that he;
is said to 1a- particularly "sweet" !
on American ladies.
A ROTAT. TEMPERANCE r.ECTUHK.
This unhappy propensity of i u
lialilo to drink i his only tailing,
le does not imbibe in the native
coverage, winch is a stroi
compOltnd, worse than Jersey light-
nmg and several degrees Mroi.gcr
than Mustang liniment. He favors
American Bourbon, and invariably
takes it straight, tilling his tum
bler up like a veteran toper. Ilis
royal "benders" are periodical, tak
ing place about once a month and
continuing generally about ttu days.
On the first of the month Lunalilo
draws his allowance from his estate,
which is very extensive. It is then
that his carousals begin. 7'here is
nothing selfish about the man, and
his immediate friends are always in
vited to join him in drinking each
other's good health. It is related
of Lunalilo that some years ago, on
account ol'hisextravagantaiid prof,
ligate habits, he was placed under a
watchful guardianship and only
permitted to expend a limited
amount of his income. An island
tradition also has it that as far back
us 1854 he went on a big spree witb
Kamehameha III, which resulted in
the death of that monarch.
110YA1, JEALOUSY.
As may he inferred from what
has lieen written, the best
of feeling did not exist between the
late King and Lunalilo. The dis
like was mutual. On one occasion,
it is said, tiie King was very much
annoyed at a bitter speech which
the Prince had delivered in opposi
tion to some ministerial measure be
fore the Legislature. The King
j sent for Lunalilo to upbraid him for
his obstinate course. On the lattcr's
arrival at the palace he observed
I that from his Majesty's royal nose
! there trickled a repulsive globule.
hm. l.-: .. .... i i
"ll mj reu ami
lus countenance indicated an ap
proaching storm. No sooner had
lie begun his angry tirade when
Lunalilo exclaimed, "Oh, go and
wipe your nose, sir; then i shall lx'
ready to hear you out." This set
the courtiers in a roar and summari
ly ended the interview.
PRINCE AI.IT.i:i's VISIT.
To such an extent was this ani
mosity against Lunalilo nursed by
the King that on every occasion the
i'rince was slighted and snubbed.
, One. of the great events in the his-
t of p mthn wfta Vw rf
t)(J , )nkp (f j.yij,,,,,,. u, )oIlolu.
luinl870i Tlie )nko wss sp.
0, the flMrfw and a magnifi-
(rlt m,,lti((11 awaitefl lim
m wfts jve) ,(y , ;(, Ri
in his honor, but Lunalilo was not
among the invited guests, it was
only by accident a few days later
that the I'rince met the Luke. The
latter invite! Lunalilo on board his
man-of-war and gave him a hand
some reception. Lunalilo is very
popular with naval officers'; and
VV. Whitnev, formerly editor and
proprietor of the Commeri'ial Ad
xiertiser, whose steadfast advocacy
of Lunalilo's claims to the scep
ter have contributed greatly to the
result in his favor. .1.0. Carter,
'i i i t . .. i ..i
WHO W3S WriUTIV aSSOCiatOG W1W
Whitney on the . Idwiiiser, lias also
been a devoted adherent of the
Prince's cause II A. P.Carter,
his brother, a wealthy commission
merchant, is also to be numbered in
this band. Sfh is gentleman is the
"Demosthenes" of Hawaii. He is
a great orator and temperance lec
turer, though, unfortunately, he has
been unable to convert It is royal
friend. A. F. Judd, a talented
young lawyer and a leading mem
ber ot the opposition party; F. (.
Wilder, formerly employed m
u ells rgo & Co.'s office in tins
euy ami now a ncn sugar-pianier ;
Curtis J. Lyons, son of one of the
original American missionaries, and
a clear-headed, energetic, active
member of the Legislature ; E. P.
Adams, the Honolulu auctioneer,
l . t. i- . .
whose store was used as a polliiig-
place during the election; 1
.1 ones, a well-to-do ship-chandler;
A. S. CartWright, also in the same
business, and a host of other promi
nent gentlemen interested in the
welfare and progress of the Hawai
ian kingdom, constitute the roll of
those who have warmly espoused
the cause ot toe future king.
It is stated that negroes are leav
ing Georgia in large numbers tbr
other Southern States. Arkansas,
Mississippi and Texas are receiving
the larger portion of them. It is
estimated that over twenty thous
and have left Georgia in the last
two years, and the exodus is in
creasing. 7'he stockholders of the North
ern Pacific Railroad have elected
thc following directors : W. G. Far
go, G. W. Cass, R. D. Bice, C. B.
Wright, V, li, Ogden, Frederick
Hillings, J. G. Smith, W. G.'Moore
head, A. G. Barney, W. Windom,
.fas. Stinson, H, B. Cheney and A.
Catlin
A Texan ranger cleared $1,000
last year on scalp Infinities,
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Herschel V. Johnson is now a
Georgia judge