Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-10-18
THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
FROM rar snw roax sur or ooroBrn II.

NEW roRK SUN on OCTOBER ii.
We yesterday published the latest intelligence from the
Sandwich Islands, giving account Of the opening Of The
Parliament Of that Island and the speech Of the King When
look back but few years and what religion and cy-
izaon have effected in that group of islands in the Pacific
lost in wonder and establishment. We all are,
ought to be- familiar with the voyages and discoveries OF
Cook and his violent death ut Oaheite. He found there
Of babaans many Of them cannba, wild and savage
without religion, humanity, ORDER government and who
had seldom before white man. II not many years
after the death of Captain Cook that American Missionaries
expressed desire to go among the savages and humanse
them The labor full of doubt and danger, but there
stout hearts, and women willing encounter the
Danger and found to have them to those
distant regions What has been the result Of only twenty-five
years experiment A nation formed government esta
bished religion firmly and advantageousy fixed schools and
churches built and endowed, and moral intelligent people
formed Of Of cannibas and savages This is in
deed triumph OF civilization and christianity
tangible to boast Otto point at Mr. judd an American
appointed by the King Minister for the interior of the Ha
waian Islands and Chief Of the Cabinet makes report
the affairs Of that nation, which full Of interest develop
ing the present and future commercial prospects of the islands
The actual expenses of the Government well receipts
for the year ending April, ls45, as follows:
Actual receipts from all sources $64, O45 SO
Total expenditure .....,..-..--, 10, o3I OS
Showing of expenditures Of. 1921 So
Of this expenditure 1881 IS have been paid for houses
and lots for public purposes which cannot again The
potax in the Island of Oahu amounted to GOA So The
The receipts of the customhouse for 1874 amounted to
$50 &c. During that year ITO whaling and 20 merchant
ships arrived Honolulu and in lS45 252 vessels arrived at
the port he license duty for hotels and public houses
in Oahu amounted 49, 537 So. The Minister recommends
sacrificing TO promote morality law authorized
two auconeers for Honolulu who pay $500 for Ii
and there great competition to obtain them, and
unsuccessful candidate, American complains of being
unfairly dealt with The Minister thinks Justly, that pre-
ference in appointments should be given to citizens his Ma
jesys native born subjects He then opens budget by fix
ing the annual expenses Of the Government $780, 000 and
the income 000 and makes up the deficit by proposing
ad valorcm duty OF per cent (Which adopted)
all articles impoedby tax horses, mules, and asses,
and the issue Of protective certificates foreigners for which
they pay moderate He proposes sell land in
fee SIMPLE and encourage industry and internal improve
ment The Kings palace and country seat have been
pletedthe battery Punch-bowl Hill is remouned,
buoys have been laid down in the habo prisons have been
erected all the islands, government printing press and
types have been purchased to pomugae the laws and then
have the statistics Of education and religion, subjects Of
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