Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1850-02-02

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you may judge when you are told that the
Emperor aud the whole Imperial 4amily are
rery BLAcK-and this race are not usually
very successful in getting up imposing spec
tacles.s On arriving at the church, Soulouque
took his seat in a chair prepared for him, hav-
ing small crown suspended above it. ss
The Imperial crown, which had been ear
ried before him to the church, by one of his
ex-ministers, was then handed 10 him. By
the way, some surprise was felt that the Of
fice of carrying the crown did not devolve
upon the Minister Of State, Upon receiving
the crown, Soulouque rose. and PLACED rT.
uroN HIS OWN HEAD! the Empress and their
little daughter kneeling by his side. The.
Empress and Princess were dressed in lilac
silks, richly embroidered, and covered with
jewels. Her Majesty had also head dress
oil green cypress branches.
The crowning having been completed in
this Napoleonic style, well known and
not very reputable Jesuit, created a Bishop
for the occasion, went through the ceremony
of conservation; after which their maiesties
received the homage of the crowd assembled.
Alter the ceremony Of the coronation was
over, deputation of Senators appearedson
the piazza of the palace, in which. the troops
we're assembled, and gave faro cheers for The
Emperor. These were but feebIy responded
to by the troops. Indeed, all seemed amazed
at the proceedings, and scarcely knew in
what way to receive them. What the issue
will be no one can possibly divine. With
the exception of the imperial family, and
those who expect titles and dienities from
them, none are satisfied The people dread
the name of Emperor, ever since the cruel
days of the Emperor Dessesine.
have given you briefly an account of
this great event, which looks like a burlesque,
got up by some of your Ethiopian Sere-
naders, of the crowning of Napoleon and
Josephine. Ridiculous as II may seem, how
ever, it is every word of it true, and il is a.
matter of very serious Consequence to this
unhappy island. s,e -
We learn from Capt. Cuts that at the
time of his departure it was understood fha,
a list of the nobility, princes, dukes, lords,
barons, &C., would be named in few days.
CANADIAN ANNExATIoN.-A late number
of the Montreal Herald, one of the ablest
article, advocating annexation, in preference
to absolute independence. II reasons thus !:
" The expenses of Government, in case Of
Federal Union, would be divided into two
parts, that which belongs to the cost of LOCAL
or State Government, and that which be-
longs to the Federal Government In Cana
da, at present, We pay only the first set of
expenses. Great Britain pays all those other
charges, which in the United States are borne
by the Federal Government, and would have
to be borne by the Federal Government in
case of union of the Provinces BY Fed
eral Union therefore, we save nothing of
sources of expense, which we should incur
by annexation il is easy to show that these
expenses would be vastly greater in the for-.
mer case than in the latter We have two
millions of people in British North America.
Joined to the United States we should forma
nation of about twenty -four millions. But
the two millions, in order to the maintenance
of a thorough system Of diplomatic relations
abroad, would require as many ambassadors
and consuls, as would be necessary for the
twenty -four The two millions would have
TO 60 to all the cost of paying for President
instead of having an eleventh part of the cost
of one such functionary for the twenfy-iour
The two millions must keep up great vari-
ely Of other civil establishments, in the same
way and out Of their own resources, instead
of sharing the burden with more than ten
times their own number.
Lastly, the army and navy must either
be maniiestly useless, or it must be equally
powerful with that army and navy with which
it would probably have to contend in case of
war The nation with which the North A.
merican Union would have to dread collision,
would clearly be the United States ;-there-
fore our army would either be utterly inca
pable of affording us protection, or it muss
be as numerous as theirs. Two millions of
population then, must go to the same expense
as twenty millions or else waste all the out
lay in useless form, whereas by a union with
the twenty millions, which would diminish
the necessary cost Of the present military
maintained by the larger pop
nlation, the same protection might be had for
a 1.-THE of the money. So far then, it is evil
dent, that the items of increased expense
rendered necessary by a change = would be
incidentally greater in the case of a Federal
Union, than in that of Annexation. Let us
see what would be the advantages.
.s The great advantages to be looked for
in either case, arise from enlarged markets
FOR our produce-an increased field fnr our
future industrial enterprises. Now FEEDER
Al Union of the British Provinces would add.
e they were all customers, only five hundred
thousand people TO eur commercial system.
Of our two staples, lumber and breadstutis,
hese FIVE hundred thousand people would re-
1ure nothing but breadsfuffs. But anncxa-
ion to the United States would add twenty
Il
rive US markets wherever railroad, canal,
:ea-going ship, or pack-horse, could trans
port our present produce, and would openthe
same vast region to our manufactures. pro-
ecfed from foreign competition by "a high
iitiercniiai tariff Instead soi- taking our
,readstuffs only, this immense population
Sould every wear REQUIRE smore and more