| Show SHOULD nor BE KILLED if the report from honolulu that the court martial has bas condemned to dot deita th some ome of the abe leaders leaden of the late revolution prove correct the government oi 01 we hawaiian republic should commute the sentence now that toe new form of government has baa beer be solidly established and the royalist party lost loal all al pretense prete oae for further ex istance lat enoe those in power can afford to be merciful the shedding of the blood of the supporters BUp portera t if f the esqueen el ex queen la Is not necessary to the welfare of ane anen rt publeo one charge against the deposed queen was waa that bad she by the aid of the united government been re on the throne she ehe intended to take summary vengeance un on the leaders oi 01 the it war wag pointed out how bow unworthy such a barbarian 1 was to rule the abe people of the island la jande A and ind yet the revolt against her bad it proved ful would today have been a rebellion those WD men in power in hawaii ought to deal with their political prisoner ili an aa they them selves would like to have been dealt with had bad the came been reversed and they found themselves ou oil trial before a court of the queen antho in the government of nations as in the conduct of individuals lf lp the only at safe fe course to pursue Is ie one of justice tempered with mercy acts of cruelty bring retaliation lu some form or another the bet policy therefore ther eore for the hawaiian rulers now la Is to make the punishment of the leaders of the abe rebellion reb elliou as mild as consistent with the laws jaws of the country and to 0 o grant amnesty to those who were misled in the adair only so can those rulers prove to the world their superiority over their predecessors and establish their moral right to the position they now hold |
