We hear thatthe American ship Charter Oak, which has been for some time on the berth for Honolulu, has been stopped by the Government here, her wonger ship having been refused quai swith the history of the Peruvian, Havana and Macao Coolie Trades—which, fortunately for humanity, are_now things of the past—will hesitate to credit this journal with supporting emigration of" suspicious, unjust Natives go ireely to the Sandwich Islands and there find a fied for their honest labour amongst a peaceable, late-al ple, whose intereouse with the U and other nations is a guarantee of their treatnient; and it has frequently. been re. anarked by those who ought to know, that the class of Chinese who find their' way to physique and in every superior to the general run of passengers to foreign parts. So far as ever heard, not a word of alarm or suspicion has ever been uttered, even from the over-sensitive bodies at home who specially overawe stich matters, of ill-treatment sustained by the labourers employed in these islands, Avd unless the Home Government is deter-its face resolutely against emigraof Chinese in every shape and form, it appears unaccountable that any obstacle should now be placed in the way of free emigration to Hon It is said that letters from {an unkuowe native firm in that place have been received, most hearting accounte of ti Chinese on the plantations there; but as our Consuls are venerally keenly alive to such uiatters, while various associations at home seldom fail to scent oppression from afar, this representation ought, in our opinion, to be received with the very greatest caution. Of the passengers now ready to proceed per Charter Oak, we learn that some thirty oF forty are Christians, while numbers of those detained are now imploring those concerned to we them the necessary permission to go it way to the wider field of usefal-their fri proved to exist true that th quiry into such right ud proper; but in the pros:
sud investigation, it is of the authorities to show every consideration for those engaged in legitimate trade. This has not, it would appear, been very success fully accomplished on the present occasion. The vessel has been circulated for some time, as one of several ships for the anne service; everything has been complied with, we believe, in conformity with the regula: tions;.and' nothing seemed to stand in the way of the Charter Oak's departure an more than there was to that of her bred cosuors 5 h been entailed, 7 after mach, ex hoped that the d stance is only temporary, In to us that by encouraging free emigration we indirectly assist the native anti id the ties to horrors of periodical famine.
he Daily Press publishes the following per-letter in reference to the detenti Two apparently respectable Chinese came to mo this afternoon with a request that L would ass them in writing a petit to the Government; but thi serve them better by gi case, I venture hua sold his patrim mow of paddy-tielt he was a lih who were in prosperous in order to join them he of some few proceed to Honolulu, as he could there get hotter wages and had more prospects of advanees than in hia native country Uhadd his passage money subscribed by his relatives to be repaid by hin with aid be in a position to do it as he would 1 to proceed he avowed his
had no These it vessel jetaiued owing representations made by certain ideals connected with the wah Hospital.
It certainly seems a hard ease that these poor people should hare made the straggle they have done to raise to them the very coniléraile sau of S40 passage money, and then not he allowed by the Government to proceed to their destination, The men state that they murutted no offence, and that they are solely through th al Hospital.—Should loir statement it is surely interference of this mi ion in political matte be confined to its y desire come place cuss their altairs, let them have ing hall or species of municipal council of their own, but by all means let its affairs j be open and above board, and not be conducted in an underhand manner as at the hospital.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.