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The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

under her guardianship, she must now
openly and plainly state the fact. She
cannot look quietly on and. see another
and rival nation, force them to ALLEVIATE
their soil. and dictate upon what terms
their citizens and merchandise must be
received. That such will not be the case,
if they are viewed in that light, is evident
by the queries of Lord Ingcstre. If 9TH
erwisc, KauikeouiI will do well at once
to secure the friendship and assistance of
all the great powers in aiding him to firm
ly establish his government, by well reg
ulatcd treaties. free commerce, a con-
stitution and code of laws suitable to
all contingencies. and formal acknowl-
edgement of his independence. The Wis
it of the Artemise is making a great SEN
sation every where, and drawing the at
tention of the public to this Archipelago.
The press in all parts of the globe is loud
in ccnsuring those acts, and even some
of the French papers comment severely
upon the conduct Of Capt. La Place. 1t
certainly will have a favorable effect.
in deciding upon the independence of
this government, and its relations to 9TH
er powers.
"Lord Viscouat Ingestrc begged to ask
n question of the noble lord. He had
heard that in July last French frieatc
had gone to the Sandwich Islands. and
forcibly insisted that the Governor should
allow site of land for the erection of a
Roman Catholic church. The parties
farther stated that the captain declared
war would be the alternative if the de-
mand were not complied with; and they
gave the King of the Sandwich Islands
IL hours to deliberate on the matter. and
in the mean time they declared the har
Dor to be in state of blockade. He
wished to know whether the Government
had received any official information to
this effect =: He wished also to know
whether any correspondence had been
opened with the French Government
And, in the third place, he desired to be
Informed whether those islands which, in
the year 1894, and subsequently in the
year 1924, when he Uord Ingestrc) was
there, had been declared to be under the
protection of the British Government.
were still considered by the noble lord to
remain in the same position.
Viscount Palmerston said he had re-
ceived no report of the transaction to
which the noble lord had referred. He
had had report of a former transaction
of similar nature. AS to whether the
Sandwich Islands were still under the
protection of the British Government.
they were held certainly to be friendly
states Gas we understood the noble lord.")
English Paper.
hn hn. -,
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

The harbor is deserted, strangers gone.
and residents quite dec:mated by the re-
moval of families to the United States
and elsewhere. Nine have left us since
August last, besides numbers of single
gentlemen, (some of whom are said to
have matrmony in their heads if not in
their hearts-succcss attend thcm) no
small loss to our little communicable if
report says true, the Morea will make
good the missing ones. She may be ex-
pected in all April. The Lama next
month. In the meanwhile, like our BROTH
er quilts at home, in the dog-days, we are
compelled, for want of better matter, to
speak of the weather-by which our read
ers will doubtless perceive that our Edto-
rial box is at its last gasp. Apropos of
the weather-our foreign readers may be
interested to know, that the order of the
seasons here, is quite the reverse of what
they are elsewhere. Summer is a hot,
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

W SpoRrs IN HoNoLULU. One evidence
of the increasing civilization of this place,
and not the least gratifying, is to see the
ardor with which the native youth of both
sexes engage in the same old games
which used to warm our blood not long
since. There's good old bat and ball,
Just the same as when we ran from the
schOol-house to the "Common to cxcr-
else our skill that way; and then there is
something which looks much like "quo-
rum and "tag" too, though what is the
Hawaiian for it we know not. Kites fly
quite as high at Honolulu as they did on
the back bay" in 90 Boston, town, and
the voices OF the urchins sound as merry
as marriage bells. With what regularity,
too, did the seasons for kites, balls, mar
bes, etc. come round no one, as he val
ued his caste, daring to infringe upon the
period appointed to each-how mysteri-
Gus, too, it appeared to the Youngsters.
that without town-crier or almanac, eyerv
one by sort of instructive. perception,
knew when the stated change took place.
Fashion held the sway in these matters of
merriment over our light-hearted minds,
as strongly as ever Brummel ruled the.
world of grown children, and much hap
pier subjects could it boast. We like to
see these srorts-while they continue, no
one need regret the by-gone DAYS of
heather games, associated as they invari
ably were with lewdness or gambling. If
the little fellows had "papas " to beg a
penny from occasionally, they might drive
hoop, by way of variety. 1t is capital
fun and exercise. We should like to get
" coast up, or rather down one of the
tall hills for them.
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

Two months ago we requested M,
of all who wished to stop their s,,bs,,
tons, intending to discontinue the D,,
should there be any deficiency. WeJ
ceivcd notice of none, and conclrdai
persevere. The papers have been So
to all subscribers as usual, and the Al
notice we have received of any decr,]
of subscribers is the refusal of some to j
knowledge the bills sent. We care NJ
for the discontinuance, but we wish ,ol
treated, (aftcr every cndeavor on our nd
to learn the sentiments Of the commp,
in this respecD as they would wish TO !
treated themselves in q similar case
timely notice given Of their intentions
all we ever asked. and is what we are h
ly entitled to receive. The laws Of n
United States make subscribers respos
bic in all cases when it is not Given
here, we have simply the honor of genA
men to depend upon.
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been the effect upon the whiskcy mai.
that the manufacturers have been olr
to seek sale for it in the West Ill
and Portugal. The papers state n
Louis Philippe, deeply impressed with /
evils resulting from the abuse of win,
his dominions. has adopted the total /
s'inence principle, for the sake of c,,
pie to his subjects, and that he aab,.]
strictly to it, Notwithstanding the y;l]
attacks of some of the papers.
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

In consideration Of the somniferous pr9
pensities of some of the good people \
this town, a native, actuated by a spirit
benevolence, under the conviction ta
late rising is destructive of health, ped
ambulates the streets at an early hou1
drumming together the scattered sens
of the victims of Morpheus. May his cl
ertions be rewarded-by bucket of coli
water if he approaches our sanctum
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

The cause of temperance is advancing
rapidly in Ireland, principally through
the efforts of the Catholic CLERGY In
wards of 100000 individuals have signed
the total abstinence pledge, and such has
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26
THE LATE CENSUS!!t

If the Missionaries on all the island
where the Census has been taken of thcI
districts will send us the details, we sla|
pc much gratifed.
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

from the Edinburgh Review for July last-exradd
for the Long Island Star
BRITISH ENTERPRISE. The spirit, 81
gaclty, and success of the British colonl'1
OF North America form the subject Of on
OF the most brilliant passages in Mr. Buh
celebrated speech on "Conciliation W.T.
America" Were that great man alive I
would find equal scope for his genius I
the ieats Of his countrymcn in South \
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

His Hawaiian Majesty holds the ANN
al festival Of the Chiefs on the 3Ohc
this month, at Lahaina.
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

HOUSE BREAKING.--Several houses hav
been entered recently in the night TIM
and property taken in the most DARN
manner, without the thieves being detec
ed. We recommend to all so expos
to provide themselves with certain leadc
messengers, which, when well directei
fail not of overtaking the feetest foo
and are capital illustration of the nece
sary distinction between meum and teun
which some absent minded Individuals
pear to have entirely forgotten. Let on
OF these scoundrels be shot, and the ri
malnder will be more cautious.
The Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu (Oahu), Hawaii) 1840-1841, 1840-12-26

GROWTH IN Honolulu. The StOl1
Church is growing taller, business duleI
eggs cheaper, the streets cleaner, the phf
greener, news scarcer, and the Polynesla'
drier.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17
DREADFUL CALAMITY

l.,
The Albany papers give the fnt
account of the disaster which took /
in that city on the 22d ult:
Our city was the scene Of an acct I
on Saturday afternoon, entirely mi
seen and attended with fearful loss nj
A few minutes before S O'Clock, he h
when steamboats, leave this ci,ywM
York, a lunatic James Caveno mend
of two gentlemen from Oueida con-
came upon the State street bridge;uI
they reached the draw (made in ihea
of the bridge for the passage ofcanalt
and other vessels) the lunatic, who 1
hitherto remained perfectly quiet, sod
ly became furious and attempted told
away from the persons who ha]hnI
charge. They Immediately endau
to handcuf him. and succeeded inda
the effort, but during the struggsa1
crowd collected around the party, sni !
draw, unable to bear the unusual wei
suddenly gave way and precipitaadr
ly all the persons on it, besides tvad
and a baggage wagon, with the hei
attached, to the water beneath.
The subjoined is from the Albany u
ming Journal Extra, dated Saturday 4
ming:
They fell about twenty feet into tV|
feet water. The struggle for life an1
the sufferers was brief but awful
shudder at the horrid recollection \
Hundreds of citizens, with dozen b
sprang to the relief of their fellow city
At Z o'clock, Is dead bodies had
recovered.
A part of the draw fell after mos
the sufferers were in the watf ~
which many were injured. 0lhnv
wounded by the struggling horses.
body Of Mr.. Human and that Of
show severe wounds.
A large number of citizens cont
their search for the bodies until
Several missing persons are suppose
be numbered among the dead. /
Medical gentlemen continued thst|
forts to restore life until hope exp
All their exertions were unavaillng
Several bodies were recovered VI
five minutes after the fall, and we CD
ly account for the abortireness Of
effort to resuscitate life by MpM|
that the persons lost were injured y
fall, or wounded before they sunk.
We learn from a gentleman, say
New York Star of August 24sh, W.
less than 30 bodies had been found II
the last boat left.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17

Clay had not right to argue (as he ex-
presses il from cause to effect in the ex-
animation Of my official conduct, but that
he had no right to pervert facts for the
purpose Of giving effect to ISLANDERS Of Mr.
Livingston and myself.
Taking the same latitude that Mr. Clay
did in his speech and in answer to my
card, or by tracing effects to their causes
with an impartiality and justice which
will SANDER neither the living or the dead,
it would not be difficult to refer the pub
lie TO a far more appropriate source for the
evils of which Mr. Clay complains than
Mr. Livingston's appointment. This
would be the extravagant extent of bank
paper system, upheld as it has been by
the federal party in their efforts TO make
the federal government subservient to the
schemes of the stock iobbers and money
brokers Of this country and Europe
But | do not feel called upon here to vim
dicate the measures of the administration
on this subject which have been so long
resisted by the party of which Mr. Clay
is the head.
Mr. Clay, when successful in the in
trgues which made him secretary of state
declared-'sgiue as patronage and zee
mW make oarselces popular" He has
grasped twice at the presidency. The
people repudiated the principles of the ad-
ministration of which he was prominent
member. He has made an incessant war
upon every measure of my administration
and assaied the character of every public
man who has not favored his ambitious
pretentions. Awaiting himself of the cor.
ruptions of the bank OF the United States
and of the disasters which have hefailen
the country in consequence Of the paper
money system, he now makes piteous APP
peals TO the people, concealing the real
causes of heir pecuniary difficulties, and
instead of exhorting them to unite in main
tanning the inviolability of contracts and
reforming the currency, he tells them to
make another bank Of fifty millions.
This certainly is not the man to come
here and lecture Tennessee on morals or
politics, and to pull down or build up the
reputation of her citizens.
MIR Clay seems to have considered that
he was addressing benighted people
before whom he might indulge his ma
lignant disposition to SANDER the living
and the dead without exposure, and whose
passions might be appealed to by the cx-
hibition of empty pageants and flags Of
new device, not the flag of our country,
but flags representing the evil passions OF
the leaders of the various factions that are
united in the present war against the prin.
ciples of the republican party. l leave an
impartial public to determine what reli-
ance ought TO be placed on the statements
of a demegogue thus reckless Of truth and
decency. ANDREW JACKSON.
Nashville, Friday, august 81, 1910.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17
NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.

NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION.
We present below, from the county re-
turns, the Wing and Loco Foco vote of
the several Congressional Districts of
North Carolina.
By comparison Of the votes in the
several districts, it appears that two of
the districts represented by Loco Focos
are decidedly Wing, viz: Hills by ma
jorily of 3s5, and Fishers by majority
of 3,l5l votes; and third district BY
nuns came very near following in the
footsteps" it giving majority Of but 5
votes in favor OF Loco. Focoism. 1t may
be set down also as a de facto Wing dis
.trict, inasmuch as in a Congressional dis
trict where the loco foco majority is only
10, the bona fide legal vote. of the same
would be majority of fifteen times ff-
teen votes in favor of the Wings. Solely
to the popular vote Of aliens, minors, and
other non-soters. are the present admin
istra,ion exclusively indebted for their as
-cenlancy in the House of Representatives.
Fisher, however, was elected Wing; but
after going on to Washington, the minis
try bought him up. and his only hope of
sanclifying his political detection was,
that by his course in Congress, and the
exercise of his Supposed VAST influence
at home, he would be able to revolutions
ize his district upon his return after the
late session of Congress. He according
ly, upon his return home, stumped it
through his district. but, wherever he ap-
peared, there also appeared Mr. Rencher,
(Whig,) and his predecessor, and at eve
cry place they met, the latter so efectual-
ly annihllated his sophistry. shat at last
he became afraid to attend places of dis.
cussion, and skulked and lodged Rencher
all he could. The result of his mighty
labors, in the sttempt to convert an intel
ligent population from right to wrong,
was as above-a majority of 3,l5l votes
against him.
AS to Bynum, he has been several times
elected and reelected to Congress, and
ever since he has been there he has ar
IDENTIFY aspired, labored hard, and pulled
and blowed with all his might. to attain
the high honor of being considered the
principal stag in the loco foco park
knocking or attempting to knock down,
Wing members during the session of the
House-audibly calling them liars-and
committing other rufian outrages.
From the following table it is therefore
apparent that t,co districts at least, if not
three, have been misrepresented by the
House of Representatives during the pre-
sent CONGRESS-.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17
THE PERsECIITFn -

LII JEMo l.
A large meeting Of the IsraeG,..n ~
city was held at the Synagogus ~. |, J
Jasherun, in Elm street, on NV w.. !
last, in relation to the barbaroass,a's s
nous persecution Of the Jews i W.. y
The meeting, in common with ~
lied world at large, deprecated i.
judicial proceedings against tho Y
Damascus, and uttered It's BELIEF NJ
voice of the civilized nations n;' ny
conviction TO the mind of the o o. 3,
Egypt that the torture is renud;.' s..
subversive Of the principles - s'ss
humanity and justice Ii distin,,l'ss IS
ted that the charges against ~ I
were groundless and only couee;,'9 n
besotted ignorance.-N 7. .atle, ,'sa
The Jews OF DAaAscrs.-a,, /
ing holden in London, for the NM.
taking into consideration the ra rs,p's!
ment of the Jews at Damascns, '.' y,
view of adopting such a series u sha
tons as should express the fesl;a .sao
deep sympathy which were emu:
by the merchants, bankers. and . ~
citizens of the metropolis, the D., OasI
Pientz, a clergyman attached 10 ,hs n
sion at Jerusalem, (who having bas,
a Jew, visited Damascus, in order + \
his testimony that the Jews rel;s;a,
far from requiring murder, ey Da
forbids it,) gave the following as ! hi
the lor'ures which have been applieasI
Jews.
/. Flogging. Q. Soaking uerso,, |
large tanks of cold water in Their esaI
3. The head machine, by which H. /
are pressed out of their sockets, i
ing up tender parts of the body, and NJ
ing soldiers to twist and horribly dirD
them into such contortions, that The I
sufferers grew almost mad from p,,
Standing upright for three days, NH
being allowed any other posture, nv,I
to lean against the walls; and whe, [
fall down aroused up by the slamSn,
tinels with their bayonets. {. N
dragged about in a large court bythl
until the blood gushed out. /. HrE
thorns driven in between the nails +
the flesh Of the fingers and ,os J
Having fire set to their boards tillaAE
ces are singed. 9. Having candles I
under their noses so that the flames +
upiu their nostrils. I
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17
at was Immediately reinstated inetRe

tHdt was Inmedlately relnStated M the
command.
1t viii be recollected, that the order
above alluded to, was written on the night
previous to my receiving it; had il been
delivered to me las was intended) that
night, | should have obeyed it without
hesitation; its not reaching me in time,
was the only reason which induced me
TO consult my officers on the propriety of
waiting the generals further order.
1t has been stated also, that upon my
representations Of my ability 10 maintain
this post, the general altered his determi-
nation to abandon it. This is incorrect.
No such representation was ever made
And the last order received from the
general, was precisely the same as first
given, viz: That if l discovered the ap
proach of large British force by water,
(presuming they would bring heavy ar
tillerv) time enough to effect retreat,
was to do so; but if | could not retreat
with safety, to defend The post to the last
extremity
A day or two before the enemy appear
ed before Fort Meiys, the general had re-
connoitered the surrounding ground, and
being informed that the hill on the oppo-
site side of Sandusky completely COM
handed the fort, offered to undertake.
with the troops under my command, to
remove it to that side. The general,
upon reflection, thought it best not to at
tempt il, as he believed that if the enemy
again appeared on this side the lake, il
would be before the work could be finish
ed. 1t is useless to Disguise the fact, that
this fort is commanded by points of high
ground around it; ; a single stroke of the
eye made this clear to me the first time
had occasion to examine the neighbour
hood, with the view of discovering the
relative strength and weakness of the
place.
1t would be insncere to say that am
not flattered by the many handsome
things which have been said about the de-
fence which was made by the troops
under my command; but / desire no plan-
dts which are bestowed upon me at the
expense of General Harrison.
| have at all times enjoyed his conf
dence so far as my rank in the army
entitled me to it, and on proper occasions
received his marked attention. l have
felt the warmest attachment for him as a
man; and my confidence in him as an
able commander remains mistaken. /
! feel every assurance that he will at all
times do me ample justice; and nothing
could give me more pain than to see his
enemies seize upon this occasion to deal
out their unfriendly feelings and acrimo-
NOUS dislike--and SO lag as he contin-
ues (as inmy humble opinion he has done)
to make the wisest arrangements and
most judicious disposition which the
forces under his command will Justify, |
shall not hesitate to unite with the army
IN bestowing upon him that confidence
which he so richly merits, and which has
| on no occasion been withheld. Your
friend GEORGE CROGHAN,
Major 18th Infantry.
Commanding Lower Sandpsky.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17
~ Dh v N,
Messrs. VIM. Eaton, and others.

At a public discussion at Charles City
Ct. House not long since, the Federal
orator took Riches tack with the Army
Scheme, and asserted that Mr. Van Buren,
never saw it: "Proue that" (said a
warm supporter of the Administration, J
and I'm done with the party. If Mr.
Van Buren,. recommended measure to
Congress without knowing what it was,
he is'nt fit to be President, and I'll not
support him
We have heard of another, who was
so disguised swith the cowardly effort to
relieve the Presidentof the responsibility,
that he said, he could no longer have
any respect FOR the party. A man who
would recommend measure, and, after
flndlng 1t unpopular. would skulk from
the responsibility, deserved the support
OF no one.
So we go. We hope Richie may sue
coed IN procuring Poinsett's certificates
they will about give the finishing
stroke to the Feds, and make them 10 9
stink in the nostrils of the whole conn.
try.-Richmond U7hig.
The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-09-17
"a FAIR ORGANIZATIONS

'sArticles of agreement. Wethe Dem
ocra,s. of *****, do jointly and several
ly agree to purchase one COW, the use of
said COW 10 be given to - for the
benefit of his family. under this condition,
that the said shall make a fair recan-
tation and return to his party, and vote
with them, which we deem an honor to
himself and country. !"
The foregoing is a true copy Of a pa
per which was in circulation among the
office holders party in town in Piscata-
quis county, on the 18th inst. Have
the administration party no higher opin-
ion of the people, and do they think that
every honest man who deserts the ruin
Gus policy Of Mr. Van Buren,, is to be
bought back and bribed from the path Of
duty in this gross and insulting manner?
Do the individuals who have subscribed,
and we have their names, know that for
this very act they are liable to indict-
ment.--Bang. Enquirer.