The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1850-06-29
From the Nsto York Commercial advertiser
Treaty with the Sandwich I.Iands.

From the NsiD York Commercial advertiser.
Treaty with the Sandwich Islands.
The Boston Traveller publishes treaty recently
made between this country and the Sandwich lsi-
ands, the substance Of which is subjoined. The
ratification Of such treaty between this powerful
Government and that people IL remarkable Sign
Of the times, and thorough refuaon Of the sneors
and SANDERS cast upon the labors of Christian mis-
men. hat the Sandwich Islanders owe their pre-
sent elevation 70 missionary labors might be easily
demonstrated. There history ia. In fact the proof
on record OF the civilizing, neoratng, elevating
effect Of Christian instruction by foreign laborers
| or teachers. We freely admit that the same
amount Of missionary labor does not always bring
| about the same results. Circumstances are not al
ways favorable To the same full development and
wonderful consummation of the Transforming and
elevating tendency Of Christian preceps and insti
| tutons; the fire may lie dormant in the popular
mass for lack of the conclusion that would reveal
II; but the element Is there no less really Ia be
elected and made use of when occasion demands.
| The geographical position of the Sand wich Isl
! ands connected with the spread Of western empire,
is the occasion Of the rapid rise of their population
in the scale of nations. But although the :" time'
had been ever favorable, the people" fitted to
embrace it, 20 the advantage Of themselves and the
world, would have been lacking had not mission
| airy instructors prepared and trained them for it,
The missionaries found them ignorant and debased
and, compared with many heather and barbarian
| nations, nidoent and eAeminate. To this native
character they applied the potent remedy Of Chris
weary labors, and hndrances that ought not TO
have been thrown in their path they have at length
| removed the moral malady that oppressed fine
people, and at the very crisis that the aid of the
Sandwich Islanders was required in completing the
chain OF outposts expedicnt and necessary for the
worlds intercourse, led them of the idleness Of
| barbarism.
| Such reflections naturally arose on reading the
treaty before us-one that does honor to both ma
tons
The treaty provides for perpetual peace and amity
between the two countries; for reciprocal liberty of
commerce and navigation, footing with the
| most favored nations, and equality of immunity
or privilege in matters of commerce navigation,
the coasting trade Of each country being reserved
exclusively for national vessels.
American mail steamers shall have free entry of
Hawaiian ports without paying port dues. Anne :.
| rcan whale ships shall have to the ports of
Hilo, Kealakekua, and Hanalci in the Sandwich
| mcnt, as well as to the ports of Honolulu and La
haina, which only are ports Of entry for all mer
chant vessels; and shall be permitted to trade
barter their supplies of goods, without being sub
jcct to tonnage or harbor dues of any description
From this provision, however, to the honor Of the
United States, spirituous liquors excepted Far
Their provisions for trade and barter are made but
from these also spirituous liquors excepted
Armed national vessels subject to quarantine pre-
cautions, have also right of free entry into the three
ports first named.
| The mutual right of residence and travel in the
respective countries by citizens Of either is secured
also the right, personally by agents, to carry
business; but American residents in the Sandwich
Islands shall not be permitted to sell spirituous H.
quors to the people thereof farther than such sale
| may be allowed by the Hawaiian laws
Consus, vice consuls, and commercial agents,
| may be appointed by each government in the ports
| OF the other, who shall enjoy the privileges and
powers Of the most favored nations. Perfect and
entire liberty of conscience shall be enjoyed by the
citizens OF each nation, the Hawaiian government
having, however, the exclusive right to regulate
its own school system. Extradtion of fugitives
from justice for the crimes of murder, piracy,
son, robbery, forgery, and utterance of forged pa
per, is mutually conceded.
The 10Th article we give entire. 1t will be seen
that il constitutes Honolulu some Of the gr, at dis
tributing post offices of the world"
CART. XIV. So steam or other mail pack
cts under the flag Of either of the contracting par
ties shall have commenced running between their
respective ports OF entry, the contracting parties
agree TO receive at the post Offices Of those ports all
mailabe matter, and TO forward it directed, the
destination being to some regular post office of
either country; charging thereon the regular postal
rates established by law in the territories of
either party receiving said maable matter; i'll addi-
ton to the original postage OF the Office whence the
mail was sent. Mails for the United States shall be
made up at regular intervals at the Hawaiian
poet Office and despatched TO ports Of the United
States, the postmastcrs at which ports shall open
the same and forward the enclosed matter as di-
rected, crediting the Hawaiian government with
their postage as established by law, and stamped
upon each manuscript or printed sheet.
"All maiable matter destined for the Hawaiian
Islands shall be received at the several post offices
in the United States, and forwarded 10 San Fran
cisco other ports the Pacific coast of the Uni
ted States whence the postinasters shall despatch
il by the regular mail packets ~ Honolulu, the
Hawaiian government agreeing ON their part TO re-
ceive and collect for, and credit the Post Office De-
partmcnt of the United States with the United
States rates charged thereupon. IL shall be OPP
tional TO prepay the postage on letters in either
country, but postage on printed sheets and news
papers shall in all cases be prepaid, The respec-
live post Office departments Of the contracting par
ties shall in their accounts, which are TO be adj
justed annually, be credited with all dead letters
returned"
The treaty is to remain in force from the date of
the exchange of the ratfcations for ten years, and
further until the end of twelve months after either
of the contracting parties has given notice ofits in
tention TO terminate the same, each of the said
contracting parties reserving TO itself the right Of
giving snch notice at the end Of the said ten years,
or at any subsequent term.