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Some of them, however, have told me of having known certain 

 things done by certain missionaries, viz., what Mr. Bingham said to 

 Kaahumanu, " I have seen some people made to serve at hard labour 

 on account of their having worshipped according to the Romish reli- 

 gion. Whose thought is that ?" Kaahumanu said to him, " Mine." 

 Then he that spake to her objected quickly, saying, " It is not proper 

 for you to do thus, for you have no law that will apply." When he 

 said that, then Kaahumanu immediately replied to hirn with great 

 strength, " The law respecting idolatry ; for their worship is like that 

 which we have forsaken." Mr. Clark, also, and Mr. Chamberlain 

 spoke to Kinau while Kaahumanu was yet alive, and objected to said 

 conduct, and afterward Dr. Judd. And at a certain time Mr. Bino-- 

 ham and Mr. Bishop disputed strongly with Kinau on account of the 

 wrong of punishing those of the Romish rehgion. 



And now in Kekauluohi's time, Mr. Richards disputed strongly 

 with Kekuanaoa, urging the entire abolition of that thing, and that 

 kindness should be bestowed on them, that they might be pleased, 

 giving them also an instructer to teach them the right way ; and thus 

 also he said to Kekauluohi and to me. 



And afterward, when Mr. Bingham heard by Mr. Hooper that 

 certain women were confined in irons at the fort, he went imme- 

 diately and made known to Kekuanaoa the wickedness of their con- 

 finement for that thing, and when Kekuanaoa heard it, he immediately 

 sent a man, and afterward went himself to the fort, to set the prisoners 

 free, for their confinement was not by order of the chiefs. 



Should it be said by accusers that the American missionaries are 

 the authors of one law of the kingdom, the law respecting the sale of 

 rum, or if not, that they have urged it strongly, I would say, a number 

 of captains of whale-.ships commenced that thing, thousands of my 

 own people supported them, and when my chiefs saw that it Avas a 

 good thing, they requested me to do according to the petition of that 

 company, and when I saw that it was really an excellent thing, then 

 I chose that as a rule of my kingdom. 



But that thing which you speak to me of, that they act with us, or 

 overrule our acts, we deny it, it is not so. 



We think that perhaps these are their real crimes : 



Their teaching us knowledge. Their living with us, and some- 

 times translating between us and foreigners. Their not taking the 

 sword into their hand, and saying to us with power, stop, punish not 

 the worshippers in the Romish religion. 



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