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Polynesian., 1844-06-29
THE POLY N.
HONOLULU, SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1874.

The situation Of Queen Pomare of Tahiti,
has been a peculiar one, and is deserving of
attention. Dethroned and spoiled of her do
minions, by an unauthorized act of a French
Admiral, obliged to seek an asylum in the
narrow confines Of a friendly vessel, she has
maintained her honor and integrity, with a
firmness deserving of the highest praise. 1t
most commonly happens that in the contest
between the strong and weak, especially be-
tween the highly civilized and the semi-bar-
barous, that the latter yields. Force may
be unavailing, but the potent charm of gilt
tering baubles and pensioned gold, are at
last irresistible. Not so with Pomare, and
in this instance she honors her sex; true to
her principles, her crown, and her people,
she has neither been awed by threats, or
captivated by promises, but with firm reli-
ance upon the justice of her cause, has sus-
tanned herself creditably throughout. She is
conscious Of the inability of her people to
cope with the French, and is DESTROYS of sa-
wing human life, and her influence, it is said,
he's already saved Papeite from confagra-
ton.
From additional sources of information we
learn that the Tahitians are in no wise dis
heartened by the results of the late battle.
but consider the precipitate retreat of the
French as an acknowledgment of defeat.
On the ed Of March last, Papeite was de-
elared to be in q state of seige. On the
night Of the Cd, a French sentinel was at
tackled. In r~eprisal, the commander Of the
French forces, seized Zone Pritchard. the
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

BY the late arrival from Mazatlan we have
received dates sixteen days later than by the
Hoikaika. The most important intelligence
is the ANNEXATION OF TEXAS TO THE UNITED
STATES. This news was brought to Mazat-
Ian the day before the William Ackers sail
ed. We believe that there can be but little
doubt that such is the case. The excite
ment, both in the U. S. and Mexico, was of
course intense, and the subject is debated
with great acrimony, but it is presumed it
will be acquiesced in by both countries.
We shall look for further particulars with
much interest. Great speculations nave been
made in Texan funds by the merchants of
New York, and other Atlantic cities.
William King, Esq. goes minister to
France, and Mr.. Shannon to Mexico.
W. have not much of Importance from
Europe. The Queen of England has made
several additions to the law prohibiting duel
ling among the military. Louis Philippe, in
September, is to visit Victoria at the Isle of
Wight. The Tahiti affairs are still discuss
ed with much earnestness, but Guizot ap-
pears to be well sustained. The friends of
Dupetit Thouars have subscribed SO, 900
francs to present him a magnificent sword
for his good conduct at the Marquesas ISL
ands.
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

ton of those courts. The punishments which
those courts may infict are FIVE, viz, repri-
mand: dismissal; rustication from the body
Of officers; deprivation Of the right to wear
military uniform; removal from the dwelling
which officers on half pay may have obtain
ed. In all cases where a dispute has arisen,
and duel may follow, councils of honor are
specially charged with the task of reconciling
the parties. The officers intending to fight
are bound under heavy penalties to give inn
mediate notice to those councils, which are
then to procure all the necessary information
on what has passed, and should they not be
able to reconcile the parties, are to refer the
matter to one Of the Courts of Honor. Thu
court, after having heard the parties, will
make a declaration, limited to one of the
three following categories:-l. That the hon
or of neither party is to be considered out
RACED, and the court does not think it neces-
sary to issued a reprimand. g. That either
one or both parties is to be reprimanded, and
that they are to reciprocally apologize before
the court, and shake hands. 3. That one or
both is to be dismissed the service. In the
latter case a report is to be addressed to the
King by the Court of Honor, and an ordon-
nance will subsequently decide on the matter.
S0OulQ Tic UdTtIcS IcIuSc W uCVulcSCC Ill LII
suggestions of the court, they shall be author
ised to fight, but subject to the penalties given
below. Should there be real cause for the
duel, the Council of Honor shall make anoth-
er attempt to reconcile the parties, and if this
should prove unsuccessful, the council and
seconds shall be present at the fight. After
it has been concluded, the Council of Honor
shall send in a report of the matter to the
Council of War, which shall apply to the
combatants the following punishments:-l.
If neither adversary is killed, both shall be
confined in a fortress for one or two months,
according to the nature of the wounds infict-
ed. 2. If one has been killed, or dies of
wounds, the survivor shall be put under ar
rest, and confined in a fortress for a time not
exceeding four years, nor less than one. 3.
Should the challenge be given for a duel a
o~utrance, the survivor shall be confined for
from five to ten years. Should neither ad-
versary be killed, the same amount of pun
ishment shall be inflicted on both, but redu-
ced to a period of from two to six years. d.
If there are aggravating circumstances, the
survivor shall be sentenced to from ten to
twenty years Imprisonment. s.. Should a
duel take place without notice being givento
the Council Of Honor, but in the presence of
seconds; or should it take place without Sec
onds being present, the punishments shall be
increased. 6. In all cases the Council Of
War shall inquire if he who has sent the
challenge has done so deliberately and mali
ciously, or only in a moment Of passion or
irritation. In the former case the punish
ments may be doubled"
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

bpe Since our last number, we have been
informed that Richard Charlton did not hold
the Office Of Consul General, although it was
generally believed that such was the case.
His Office was that of Consul for the Sand
wich, Society, and Friendly Islands. the ex-
tent of his charge doubtless giving rise to the
former impression. We are happy to avail
ourselves Of this opportunity to correct this
error, as on a previous occasion we 80 sta
ted it in Hist. Sandwich Islands, page 25l.
Also, by a mistake of the copyist the Let
ter of President Tyler was printed as ad-
dressed to the "King of the Sandwich
Islands,, the original reads "Hawaiian
Islands,"
Polynesian., 1844-06-29
l. A w r E p O RTS.

THE GOVERNOR OF OAHU,
AS JUDGE OF PROBATE.
In the matter Of Thomas Phillips and Fanny his
wJe, claiming under the viH Of Homai, decd:
Present-His Excellency the Governor, assisted by
Hon. G. p. Judd, and J. Ricord, Esq, II. II. NJ.
Attorney General.
The court called in the aid of a Jury CON-
posed of half foreigners, and half natives, to
whom evidence was adduced to prove the
pathological meaning of the will; and the
following questions being put to the jury,
they retired for determination, and after the
absence of one hour, returned with the
questions proposed answered.
LIST. "Does the will bequeath all the property TO
the child, or does it bequeath it equally to the child,
Phillips, and his wife 20 Ans. cit bequeaths it
solely to the child.'
I'd. "Docs the will bequeath the child to any Der.
son as guardian?" Ans. cit does not"
Sd. "Who pays the costs of court 2" Ans. "The
estate Of the child"
The court refused to submit the question,
who shall be guardian Of the infant heir, to
the jury, asserting its own ~prerogative to ap-
point whom it pleased to be guardian, in the
absence Of a guardian named in the will.
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

only daily mover and instigator Of the dis
turbance Of the natives" holding his prop
erty answerable for all damage done the
French by the ''insurgents," and, "ifFrench
blood is split every drop shall fall back upon
his head" Such was, as we are creditably
informed, the language used by the French
commandant towards the English Consul.
What were the specific acts by which he
brought this %obloquy upon himself, we have
been unable to learn. But from the first
landing of French missionaries upon the
shores of Tahiti, eight years since, Mr.. Prit-
chard appears to have been a special object
of their enmity. He was only released from
departure from the island. He sailed thence
in II. B. M. Steam vessel, Cormorant. His
family left in April, for Valparaiso, in the
Delaware, Capt. Carter. The British Gov
eminent will doubtless call the attention Of
that of the French to the treatment expert
enced. by their representative, and the SUBJ
WV u iulI n tlC Iut-
ter have already disowned the acts which led
to these measures, it is not to be presumed
they will Justify the conduct of their officers
in this respect, or the arbitrary rules which
have been imposed upon the Tahitians, in
placing the town in a state Of seige, and
which must necessarily have further exas-
pcrated them. Nearly all their canoes were
destroyed; none were allowed to go afloat,
without express permission. If a native or
foreigner was detected by the gendarmerie
in a house not his own after the sunset gun,
all within were arrested, the house destroyed
and materials confscated for the use Of the
French. These, and other regulations Of
similar character, induced many of the ma
tives to desert their town.
Some of the chiefs, as we have before men
toned, were induced after the battle to come
into Papeite and hold a meeting, the result
of which was a message to Queen Pomare,
requesting her to come on shore and ack-
nowledge Louis Philippe as sovereign of the
Island. The chiefs who brought the mes
sage were headed by one who had proposed
that Pomare should be put out of the way.
He was so ~insolent to the Queen as to call
for the interference Of the commander of the
Baslisk. Pomare very properly refused to
take any notice of this message, but sent the
following letter to Governor Bruat, of which
no notice was taken. The commander of
the Ketch had great difficulty in persuading
her to go on shore, even if the Gov. agreed
to her stipulations, and it was then only upon
condition of his keeping her children. He
is anxious that she should go, as in his opin-
ion it is the only way to prevent further
bloodshed.
Polynesian., 1844-06-29


I. The streets to be kept in a cleaner con-
dition. The regulation upon this subject,
seems to be getting into disuse.
9. The streets to be named. 1t would
greatly facilitate business, and be of great
service to all the inhabitants, by making ad-
vertisements more Ineligible, and aid all in
their per~egrinations about town. W. pro-
pose Hawaiian Names, selecting such as are
euphonous, and of historic celebrity. These
will be much easier remembered by the ma
tives. Signs boards should be affixed to the
corners of the chief streets.
3. The barking of ours at night. is a great
nuisance to all who love a quiet nights rest.
We suspect the dogs now greatly outnumber
the reals received for them, as required by
law. We merely hint this to those whose
duty it is to see that no canine brute exists,
without having paid his annual tax. Kill,
Kill!
4. A Public Cemetery: when shall we see
some shady nook in one of our adjoining val
Ieys, turned into a Hawaiian Mount Auburn,
Laurel Hill, or Pere La Chaise Men Of
humanity and taste, stir yourselves in this
cause. The dead will rise up in Judgment
against US, if this is not speedily done. AL
ready, the old resting place Of the departed,
has become an overlooking Golgotha, and
the sick or dying shudder at the thought
of where their dust must be deposited. A
barren, ~treeless burying place, with its dill
apidated tombs, and broken head stones, is
a revolving object. But where the forest
waves, birds MARBLE, flowers bloom, and the
streamlet runs, the dead love to lie. A NOR
at quiet pervades the spot, and the soul har-
monies with the music of nature. The en-
during monuments Of the loved, who have tri-
umphed over death and the grave, add So
lemnity to the scene; and the soul aspires to
reach the birthplace Of Immortality. Such
a burial spot we need. Let the land be Sc
cured and laid out into grave and tomb lots,
sold as required, and the money expended
in suitable fences, and planting ornamental
trees. In a few years, with our advantages
of climate, an attractive spot for the living,
as we'll as a suitable resting place for the
dead, would be the result, and strangers
would praise the taste and liberality of the
Oahuians.
5. The necessity of a public walk, or
square, as the town increases, and becomes
more valuable, will be felt. A central spot
should be reserved, and trees planted for this
purpose. 1t is highly necessary for the COM
fort and health Of all classes, that ventilators
or lungs, as these squares have been called,
should be left in all cities. And, a city this
place is destined to become. Should his Ha-
waiian Majesty improve the land intended for
his palace, a portion of the grounds could be
thrown open for the public, as is done in Eu-
ropean monarchies. The site could not be
better for this purpose.
6 Plant more trees, particularly the AL
gerroba, bordering the public avenues.
7 Attention to the condition of the roads
in the vicinity. A little labor and expense
is needed upon them, particularly that to-
wards Nuuanu.
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

The GREAT VALLEY.-The Mississippi
Valley has no parallel on earth-its length
may be estimated at not less than $500 miles,
and its main breadth is from 1900 to 1900.
There are many facts to prove that it was
once covered with a vast ocean, and that the
great change was brought about by repeated
and long continued volcanic commissions.
This valley is the most delightful, the rich
est, and the fairest portion Of the earth, and
capable of sustaining a population Of lOO,-
100000.
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

THIEvEs.-Two houses were entered into
last Sunday night. Some money and cloth
ing were taken, although there were persons
asleep in the rooms. Lock your doors at
night
Polynesian., 1844-06-29

A HARD QUESTION TO ANswER.-We see
the following question going the rounds Of
the papers,
"Suppose a canal boat heads west-north-
west for the horses tail and has the wind
abeam, with a flaw coming up in the South,
would the captain, according to maritime law,
be justified in taking a reef in the stove-pipe
without asking the cooki"
We should think it would depend q great
deal upon what they had for dinner on board,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19


The able Wasbing.on Correspondent Of the
Richmond Wing. sser cOmneniiDg upon the e.
vIls thai iesalt 70 the SOnauy from the system q
President making, and The excitement and ;ur-
buience Of spirit consequent thereon, makes the
f0llo~ips Suggestions:
THAI The election shall Sc nell as nov, ex.
cepi that the Electoral College Of each State
shall be bound Is choose from among its Own
citizens a. candidate and send up his came hilh.
el TO the SsnaIe; in presence Of which all the
names lsays6) shall then be placed ia an arm,
from uhichsthe 6rst draFn shall be President,
the second drawn. Vice President. think this
would destroy Panyism. Corruption, -Oema-
eoguism, in ell cir present forms, and giveus
sober Chief Magistrates, sludious Of lille but
leaving behind their ADMINISTRATIONS verify
name"
The Richmond Wig says thar its own ere.
medal pan is 10 choose a. Presiden. annually. 2
or course il Is mere suggestion, but we mistake
greatly, ifii would not increase fourfOld the ex-
eienenl and fail entirely 10 what il would be de-
signed 10 effect.
The Richmond Enquirer says:
''Lei Us elect our Presidents as they were e.
leciec even some twenty or twelve years ago
Keep The candidates at home. Scout every one
who roams over the country for The purpose Of
eleciloneerng. Appeal to the understanding Of
a free people alone. Insc4ibs ycur. principles on
your banners, and supper! them b argument a.
lone.
The .Eoqoirer's party would have been in
most deplorabls dilemma a,.the laie election BY
inseribng heir principles 90, their banners. For
If, petchance. Southern banner had found its
way1o The North, it wouli.have been 10 "the
wrong pew...and created any thing else than
harmony Of ssirii. Or unity cf action A Lo-
90 Northern. Tariff Of '42r banner would have
been tfsi,ofiFm 10 the South, and severe would
have been The anaihenAs pronounced upon il.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19


From ! statement contained IN the Miliedge-
vile JOuspal. ofahe popular vote of the Stale Of
Georgia. Il The Presidential Election, there can
Be no deabs that the Wings we're regularly
Piaqasmiktd oui Of the vote Of that Stale Ac.
cOrding - he tax books, there were 7l,l69
persons hgalIy entitled to vote-whist the
number Of Votes east amounted to s6,257-te-
+ ing an excess sboye the tax books OF l5.94fi-
Persons soavs 60 years sre exempt fsom poll
tax, consequently an estimate Of little abete
three per cent is allowed, and we have the as
founding facI disclosed that upwards OF 5000
more votes were polled than were legal or ihan
the law could or can by any manner Of means
freeoguize. or thatean be accounted for in the
naiurn Increase bf population. The Journal
contains among others the votes Of the counties
OF Forsyih. Lumpkin. Hsbersham, and Frank
lin, all Of which are contiguous TO the other -
These fou.' counties return to the Comptroller
Generals Office 1850 voters. Add 10 This four
per cent.:(whieh is large estimate) FOR men
over sixt. years Of age, and no, liable 10 Be res
turned, bat suthorizsd 10 vote, and there would
be 203 voters. Atthe late election these same
COUNTIES gave Mr.. Polk 4,el4, a1d Mr. Clay
ls2IAin4all 5 .s35 votes and q msjori,y fqr
Polk of ?. 1873. Deduct from the aggregate soAe
of 5 .s35 1908, The number of votes, returned
on the tax book and men over age, and il will
be seen. that in this Locofoco region, there are
2, 632 voters e which no account is or can be
given. and who are not legally entitled TO vote.
Thisis truly an alarming state Of things, and
demands investigation. If such things are al
lowed 70 exist; then is the right Of suffrage r.
bel on Rspubiicanisfn, and the result, Of the late
election mere mockery OF the sentiments Of
the people.
In the State of New York, we doub, not that
outrsges, parallel 10 enormity to the Georgia
and Louisiana frauds were perPetrated. The
increased vote Of the State at the late election
over that OF 1910 is 1855. or this amount,
the Wing increase is 6,59l, the LocofocO in:
crease % ,O6l, the Abolition increase 10, 004 =
OF the LOeofoco in9rease, more than one-ihird
offhe whole amount, namely 8,s46 which IS
$500 more thar The entir plurality for Polk,
wal obtained from ihescity Of New York and
the counties. Of Erie ard-s y Lawrence, where
illegal vpiers from Canada could be easily i'm
ported In ne city Of New York alone, not
wiihstahding an admitted detection from The
Locofocs 10. The Wing ranks of at least 5000,
The Lotofoeo incfease is 6,36i-more than
enough ~ upwards Of twelve hundred TO have
given the Elec;OralsOIe Of the State to Henry
! Clay
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19
Y'.,.s i,liss LegisLasmrs.
rs.I,aaa,sI,a.en,es q .hs. tnee P..s..
! RIcanIoNp. DEC! 1877

-ttSADADftDf DcSs 14sslNp47s i
Ine business Of ihe past week, IL The senaie,
has presented eryliliIe matter woflh nosejng.
Tpe resolution Of Mr. Wallace. oh the sabjeet
q Texas, was referred Io select tousns,tee-
aas Mr. Shina's resolution cencerniog 81 nu b
o 'ns ftesioeai's message as related toErexas,
'hs 1ef@anae states, and Chill, was lai.. on The
table.
The resolution for The Reception of r..s
Money has 1otbeen acted upon 10 The sRnsie.
resolution was adopted, 80 give ia Senate
recess from The 18th instaft 10 The 4ls Of IS.
nuaEy, ard he Hduse agreed toit Thk senate
being merely agspisory bod y. can do no,k ine nm
y bulls are inquired and passed By The Aouse.
No movement on the s0biect II eke,;pg : !.
Senator i Likely % take placs uniil sok,e Tine
10 January '''''as
Both Houses have agreed 10 eIert / h,doe j.
place q Judge BayIy Of Accomac. d IL Is, i,
Of January. 1S'n
On Tuesday ii Ibs sEwArE. the folf, ;,.,.,.
Sc from lhs Flrsi Auditor was pressns,s s. ne
Speaker = As
AuDsHoR's 0FFicr, Ded. Iokls44
SIR-Iu compliance with sresolhlitks 81 he
seaase Of me 7lh inst, ] have Ire kaaor Is
state, that there being ne accotate eataskown 10
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19


The wig name IS significant fndtgh for rs,
We love il, and prefer il TO ell eshsrlnanes- 4
is he 81 pc nameshai emblszsnse - banners q
our palriol fa:hersi aad we a.szr lalEfand By i,
"come veal, come wOe.a We aIsa Sighting a.
ginsi concenlraiion Of poser iAi,k Executive
head. and our fathers opposed ssdse1 irsliraiion
Of power in the crowned MoeareSy 4 England.
wears opposed TO The one-nsn IIpefet and so
weie they. We heartily ajep. aslfeutimeuts
Of correspondents OF the Isteilskntf. and We
say change nOrlhe nsm. n IFzgs tisaIni II aud
defend il i. will fGAliy prove le|ertf Strength,
as hat IL Democracy YET is. eveas al !, has for
feiisi il claims IOslhe Publis cont 5ekce. Make
ne new issues. raise no new poiei{ sfeonirovef-
~, Seek no, for the ePhsmsrsi cd ssaliOu of
those who. reused into action hyIttsAl o. per-
sonai causes auempt new enierprile4
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19
HIG HLY IMPoRTANTi
cortspea5.nss sflAs baltimore .amsrts i

Correspondence fine Baltimore .4nsr3ef,
sWAsHlSoTos. Dec. 18Th, is44
There are runners, which appear % be
we'll founded, that war-llke Messaes- viii
be eatto Congress Tomorrow. from 'resi.
dept Tyler. The message Will be infefer-
ence 10 TIE recent~~correspondepeE be.
tween Governor Shannon and SehA Re.
jon, and ihe natural result Of III. There
j. great troap!e and much closetlng st,ihe
White House
The puhlsc mind here, psriiculasly as
connected With Congress Is deeply sxci,.
ed upon thiS whole subjeSt I,hate ne
yer seen among members ef the sasr& par
y. More elimination and gecrimitalion
than there Is at present. with ihetpsrty
bow IN power, and so soon In hak the
responsibility Of the whole Government
upon their shoulders.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1844-12-19
REPAID FoR rnEIR IlAfoRi

The Atoliiionisfs OF the North 2 be dumh
founded at The course taken BY spalh CstOlins
in The expulsion Of Mr.. Hoar frOpIlhst STATE
after having joined the ''ehisalry 7 sne assisted
them 10 the election OF James X. PtIk They
will think, and Justly too, that 75is is shabby
treatment, after entering into a''b4uAef union'
with these "hot-spurs, - and will dosbIless stis'
matize tbemAas traitors 10 the bsrsalns
The "ehiVslry" al home dona al Hear to have
understood the bargain as Welt IS those al
Washington, who acquiesced wilhfqia murmur
ii the fescinding Of the celebraledRS b former
" 2lsp Rule, which prohibited thf esepIion Of
Abolition petitions, else they wo4 have been
more courteous 10 their neatme9 ID that gen
lieman. What win James G. Rt4kysay 10 il:
His Locofocoism however bslanaeS bis Adolf.
,ionism 80 well .,hatwe suppose he ~ scarce OF.
Ter VOID Of execraIOn but the itsson pure SEQ
h0ris' y no aided the "chiyalry' hlhe election
of Mr.. Polk won't take il so coclIH