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For the PolyGesian.
Honolulu, Oct. 4, l34l.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE PoLyNEsIAN:


SIR-ln three of the late numbers of
your paper you have published a transla-
ton from the French of an account of the
persecution of the Catholics at the Sand
wich Islands. This publication we think
contains many statements evidently at va
rance with the truth. Some having truth
for their basis but so colorcd or distorted
as to mslead the reader who is unac.
quainted with the facts, and some which
our enquiries have led us to believe are
correct. These traits in the above named
publication will be so obvious to most of
your readers at the Islands, that were they
only open to their perusal no notice of in
accuracies would be required.


But as they have been published in a
permanent form in French periodical
widely circulated and extensively read
throughout Europe, and somewhat in the
United States, as they have become part
OF the history Of the times, Justice to this
government and to the American Pretes.
tant Mission, (Which it is said is the pri-
mary cause of all the eviD demands that
these statements and others which have
been made should be canvassed and
placed before the public in their true
light They will then be able to form
their own judgment and draw their own
conclusions as to their truth or falsehood.
We DO not propose entering into or say
ing much upon this bjec, here, as it re-
M oytonInI a.


time or your columns will at present al
low-but if spared we hope to pursue it
further at a proper place and period.


In the mean time we may present some
thoughts for the consideration of this COM
munlty, or may not as circumstances shall
permit.


Should we pursue our enquiries we
shall endeavor, as far as may be consist
cnt with justice to avoid personality. as ey-
cry thing personal should be deprecated
and avoided where the cause of truth is
not made to suffer by it, but it is somc-
times necessary to sacrifice private inter-
ests and feelings upon the altar of truth
for the public good. The writer's of The
history of the persecution, as also the
Supplement to the Mirror, published one
year and a half since, with the Mirror it,
self, and previously the Gazette, have
made a free use OF names and characters
when in their estimation their cause de.
mandcd it, and with the same freedom
have ascribcd acts and motives, and as
we think without sufficient evidence. II
is not our intention to follow their exam.
pie, but as the public are the jury to de-