The Polynesian., 1841-03-13

the resources of their country by foreign
capital and enterprise. Affairs seem grad
ualy verging towards this result, but before
it is accomplished, mass of prejudice and
jealousy the growth equally of their own ig-
norance and the arrogant assumption of a
few individual foreigners, have to be done
away with This will be slow to be the case
while there arc men here, who lose no occa-
sion to abuse and insult the government and
their subjects, and distort the simplest cx-
pressionS of judicial right, into weighty char
ges of iniraction Of Treaties, and attacks up
on personal liberty and property But how
is it to be done! Yearly, healthy tone to
public sentiment is becoming stronger, a.
mong foreign residents, and the voice of dis
appreciation is raised against acts maniestly
wrong, committed even by their own num-
ber Let them then support the govern
ment in every endcavor to promote the pros
pertv of their kingdom, or to strengthen the
majesty of the laws. Let the rulers see that
the sympathics of all friends of order and inn
provencnt are with them; let them receive
thr respect which is their just due; let men
act upon the nobler principles of benevo-
lcncc, as well as that of mere pecuniary in
tcrest, and few occasions will be given on
the part of the Hawaiian rulers for charges
of partial legislation or intentional wrong
They have ever been more sinned against
than SHINING
1t is for the interest and safety of foreign
residents to adopt this course. If the gov
ernIneLt is so weakened that any and every
reckless adventurcr can set its authority at
defiance, what becomes then, of the security
of person and property. Anarchy and con-
fusion will succeed to the bright prospects
which have begun to dawn. If the power
departs from the legitimate rulers, we:should
be left at the mercy Of the rabblc, or what
perhaps would be equally injurious to COM
merce and enterprise, the exactions and re-
strictons of some foreign colonial govern
ment, whose policy it would be to swell the
revenue of the parent country, at the ex-
pense of this.
A few years only have elapsed since hea-
thenism darkencd the land. Civilization.
since that time has made rapid strides, and
at no time has its onward movement been
more progressive than the present. Com
pare the spirit of the recent code of laws,
with all their faults of omission and commits
sion to the feeble attempts to egislate some
ten years since. There is as much differ
cnce as between the puny, sckly plant, and
the vigorous, growing sapling. Who shall
declare the change which even another Ius-
trum will bring? Atthc present time we en-
JOY nearly as much security for our persons
and property as in the most enlightened coun-
tries, and far more than we should in many
of the South American States. ENTERPRISE
is quite as freely encouraged as in the latter.
All religions are tolerated. No CUSTOM
house duties or restrictions embarrass the
merchant. Trade is entirely free. Taxes
of no kind are imposed, excepting half dol
lar per annum for an adult foreigner, which
is paid to the king by way of courtesy. JUS
tice for offences by native is as readily OBJ
tained here, as it would be in most other
countries, and at no expense of time or mon
ey. Travellers Of all countries are free to