Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-10-30

THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
From the New York Sun Of October I,

THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
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From the New York Sun Of October H.
We yesterday published the latest ntelligenc
from the Sandwich Islands, giving AN account o
the opening of the Parliament of that Island an,
the speech of the King. When we look bacl
but few years and see what religion and civil
Ration have effected in that group of islands in
the Pacific, we are lost in wonder and asionlsh
ment. We all are, or ought to be, familiar with
the voyages and discoveries Of Capt Cook and
! his violent death at Otaheite. He found there a
race OF barbarians many of them cannibals, wild
and savage, without religion, humanity, order. OF
government, and who had seldom before seen a
whlle man. 1t was not many years after the
death OF Capt. Cook that American Missionaries
expressed a desire 10 20 among these savapes and
humanise them. The labor was full of doubt
and danger, but there were stout hearts, men and
women, willing TO encounter the danger, and
means were found to have them convened to
those distant regions. What has been the result
o, only twenty-five years. experiment. A ma
ZION formed ; government established religion
hrmly and advanlageously fixed; schools and
churches built and endowed, and moral, inteli-
gent people formed out of race of cannibals
and savages! This is indeed triumph Of civil
lZation and notwithstanding tangible TO
boast Otto point at. MIR. Judd, an American.
appointed by the King as Minister for the int.
rlor OF The Hawaiian Islands and Chief of the
cabinet, makes report on the affairs Of that ma
'ion, which is full of interest, developing the
present and future commercial prospects of the
islands. The actual expenses of the Govern
ment, as well receipts for the wear enJinu
April, lS45, are follows:
Actual receipts from all sources, S64.Oi5 so
Total expenditure, 7O.537 OS
Showing an excess of expend-
lures OF 6,49l 10
or this expenditure, Sl3 1891 So have been
paid for houses and lots for public purposes.
which Cannot occur again. The pol-tax in the
Island oil Oahu amounted to $4,000 50. The
revenue In one year from Maui amounted to
Sl5,450 %. The receipts of the custom-house
Tor 1914 amounted to $l3,58O So Durinu that
year 40 whaling and % merchant ships arrived
at Honolulu, and in 1914, 252 vessels arrived al
the same port The license duty for hotels and
public houses in Oahu amounted to S3537 52
Inc Minister recommends sacrificing revenue to
promote morality. "A law authorized two auc.
uoneers for Honolulu, who were TO paw $500 for
license, and there was great competition to OBJ
lain them, and an unsuccessful candidate. an
American, complains of being unfairly dealt
win. The Minister thinks Justly, that a prefer.
ence In appointments should be given to citizens
or his MaJesty's native born subjects ua then
opens budget by fixing the annual expenses of
me government at $4,000, and the GcO.ne at
SIO,0Oo, and makes up the deficit bv PROMISING
an ad valorem duty of per cent. (Which was
adoPted) on all articles imported-by tax on
horses, mules, and asses, and the issue of pro-
ectlVe cerilicates to foreigners, for which thew
are TO pay moderate sum. He proposes to sell
land In fee simple, and 10 encourage industry
and Internal improvement. The Kings palace
and country seat have been completed-the bat
terry on Punch-bow Hill is remoun,ed, new buovs
in tha
been erected in all the islands, government
printing press and types have been purchased to
promulgate the laws, and then we have the STA
tIsllcS oil education and religion. subjects of deem
interest:
Protestant Churches, 20
School houses used as Churches ooO
go
W., Whoie number OF school houses. $50
Whole number of baptized persons, $4,000
Deaths reported, 1000
$50, 900
Pupils in schools, ~ 0OO
Catechumens, reported by Mr.. Armstrong, IL. 600
OF Catholics, according to the Report of the
Rev. Able Maigret:
| Churches, On
Sc"ooi houses, ITO
rIose'ytes, $4,000
ocho'ars' 1900
large portion Of the remainder of the popu-
/ laton attend Protestant worship.
! All religions are protected alike. Funds are
wanted to afford facilities to trade. A copper
coin is recommended as a good circulating me-
ulum. Catue are Increasing all the islands
I he export o. sugar, molasses, and sjrup has
been considerable. In 1913 1t amounted to sS5s.-
614, and the Hawaiian sugar stands high i'm the
markets OF New Holland, Valparaiso, and Ore
gon. III has been ascertained that the coffee OF
the ISLANDS equals the Mocha in flavor, and can
be produced In large quantities. Cotton has not
as YET been cultivated to any extent, owing to
the nigh trade-wnds, which blow freely over the
Island. Merlno sheep have been introduced -
ne cocoa nut, the indigo plant, the mustard
plant and castor oil shrubs, grow spontaneously
over the island. Silk was exported last YEAR
tne vine iouHshes In some parts of the island
Wheat, maize, rice, and Irish potatoes can be
produced In abundance. Orderand good govern
ment prevail Last year IA 905 sailors refresh.
ed at the lslands. belonging to wbalers. and cen.
orally all behaved well, and the administration
of public justice has been placed upon solid
and equitable foundation. Here, then is a ma
uon and Government out OF the widest mate
rails ever formed by nature, and PROMISING II
Time TO be great nation. Much of these bless
ings they owe to the zeal, example, and morals O
citizens of the United States A great opeuiu,
presents itself there to orr capitalists, and enter
prlSing men. A little money, goods. industry
agricultural labor, and few STUART SAILING YES
sells trading from the islands to China, India is
lands, Peru, Chill, and Oregon, and in the neiuh
; borhood, will make fortunes for some of on
young men in very few years, and with lit;
or no risk. The Pacific ocean will soon be co
vered with the sails Of our commerce.