t..*i - tini-ss oi und the uut
r..g--s which would have been perpetrated
b' C tncin if they had succeeded in their
attempt to overthrow the republic. Those
who know the Hawaiian temper and dls
u .-i'iu.i understand inat there is no found
ation for s ;<-h fears. Tho behavior of the
r o' is to tho; e foreigners whom they cap
t n-< d ana iie-d. showed that there was no
14 alignaiicy in the hearts of the Hawaaians
-ad lll'lieH. If
J doctrine of ti e Christian missionary
fathers, taught to my people by them
.. > : -e who succeed 'd tin n», should have
f.i 1. n like the se?d in the parable, upon
burrvit ground. ,
•I r>u t deny your right to try me in
HI- manner nd by a court which you have
lulled together for this purpose. In your
actions y u violate your own constitution
ai d l;v.s which Are now the constitution
aud laws of f“« a There mav be in
your consciences a warrant for your ac
tion, in what you may deem a necessity
of the times, but you cannot find any such
warrant for any such action in any set
tled, civilized or Chvlrjian land. All who
uphold you in this unlawful proceeding may
scorn and despise my words, but the offense
ot breaking and setting aside the specific
purpose of the laws of your own nation and
uisr.'garding all justice and fairness may
be to them and to you the source of an un
happy and mueh-to-be-regretted legacy.
