The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-01-10

NEW ORLxASs, Jan. 8, 1850.
Eds Cresesntsomeiime tive letters were published
jedrnai the signature Of Iao purporting
% give some new Information conceeung the Sandwich
lsas From the tenor Of The letters II is,eyiden that the
Writer ceved his Information from Commissioner Ten Eyck,
who he'd Ae the Sandwich Islands md gone 10 San kancisco
as an adypnrer As ap these Letters, BEG you
will insert the following article from the Boston Trayelef
q Youn, ETC.. Il. r. BEAbIE
U; s. Commissioner nt the sandwich Eslends.
The career Of this individual, several respects,
has been singularly unfortunate. Insteadof deyot.
ing hmselfto the true interests of this our country,
and, Al the same time, assisting young and mex
Perenced prince in has novel position he early en-
government, and became an actor in many OF the
unpleasant scenes which have occurred at Honolulu;
The result has been very much as might have been
anticipated. He lost his influence with the King
and his ministers, and failed to,make a. treaty, as
bis, own Government desired and expected. And,
five are correctly advised, Mr.. Buchanan is by no
means satisfied with his diplomatic career. ~ "a
But this false step DC Mr.. Ten Eyck led to Other
contingencies Entering, as he did, into the embts
tered feelings Of Ladd " Co, he naturally formed
avery contemptuous opinion OF the sGovernnenis
and it is not strange that he began lenght to think
no better Of the nation at large. Having gone thus
tar At was matter 81 course that he should either
deny underrste the work which the missionaries
have nthemsans Of accompl ishing Islands,
We are not sure that Mr.. Ten Eyck intended to
take attitude Of open hostility to the mission In
fact, we have supposed that.t was his aim to keep
on good terms with this large and estihable body
Of men. ButunfVrtnnately he wrote letter to some
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sbe sons5sred cor,tete answer IL ali fanlt,
finders and tradueers whether of themselves or
their work. This letter nr,, be- found in The Jan.
arV number of the Missionary Herald lust publish.
ed. and should be read b all who have any doubts
on tie question Of tbe aliesed Improvement arnonr
the Sandwich islanders.
= We leave the subject without introducing
the testimony of the excellent Consul at Honolulu
Joel Tnrrfll formerly a member of Congress from
the tate of New. York q For several Years he
SAYS, 'beGoreleavir the United States had been
disincIined to favor The efforts that making to
send missionaries abroad believing that such efforts
otherwise directed would be,prodtiotiye of much
more good; bat during nv residence in these
Islands have been an attentive observer of the ef-
feets produced by those efforts on1the Hawaiian
race and am free to confess that nv feelings nm
on this subject have undergone a material change.
find here as missionaries, individuals who so far
as my observations have extended are worthy of
their high Calling and the result Of their abors so
apparent in the vast improvement in the moral and
physical condition of is people forces tbe couvic
non. on nv mind. that they have devoted them
selves to their arduous duties. with zeal. and sin
,gieness Of purpose worthy Of The great work in
which they'are engaged. j. do moi believe Chat
another instance can be found. where. with the
same amount Of means so Io1,eb good has ,.e,
done to a1y people Is 80 limited a period This
stateeut fer the rst letter. the Plain
dealer had reached The Island y
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lerfy poa.s, on AonGay evening gust as me snow
storm Yves commencing, a child, about TIVE years!
and hall Oh perhaps, was on the boatln company
Win ms 4n9therr elegantly dressed with small
beaver hat turned up with leather, and wItial as
oeantiui BOY as one may expect to meetln many