The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-18

fspo7rAsT Staff OF AFFAIRS-THREArENED RIP
TrHS WITH FRANCE, AND ANNEXATION To THE
United STATES.
CFrom the Alta California April Isl
From recent accounts received from Honolulu, IL
tum ,pd given until the 3oth ult for the government
10 decide whether to accede or rcfuse What 10 be
the nett step IN case q refusal BY me authorities does
not appear; but the superstition i that blockade Of
the port would be declared ~ perhaps something more
immedsissy elective rrs~ ted To- II either the
the other b. 1tcmpt that moment viii be tho signal
.or running ~ VI Gag a the United states with the
Dswshsn ID 4 no guess work II comes " ~ IA
the moss p siye form IL has been determined upon by
tne and his Ministry, that Il he French attempt
nsv-sde or 20 take possession. The gavrrnmsnt viii
isf the stars and stripes anu throw thg kngdVm upon
the protection u the United states. We think our
authority for saying this il perfectly reliable The course
has been decided upon In consideration 81 the inability
Of the Islands 10 contend against the forces which France
might scnd against them and also from the fact that the
ssost entire interests u the Islands In the hands Of
foreigners are those Of the Americana In Homo
lulu at least three-fourths OF the foreigners
Am~riosns their plumber being at least two thou.
ssnd, While In the same place the number q
French SUBJECTS i about dozen France cannot are
shot into the towns Of the Hawaiian kingdom without
destroying the property u the citizens II the United
ststes The moment she does she viii hnd her
count op md with Uncle sam and strict reckoning will
be drwsnded sud Gill be had There Il use in beat
ing about the bush In this matter any longer The
Pr nch must syoid collision with the IIawaisn kingdom,
they r obigs "a 10 assume responsibility not nat
tering 70 thssu.
Prov the Alta California April 101
The acquisition q Florida BY the United states brought
session u Louisiana and tn subsequent anncxSon ~
Texas have ell combined 20 make intimate
Istios Euh thal Island and y impian IN many MINIS
strong desire g po~ee.s What Cuts g the East
s,sies, the sandwich Islands g. Csfarnia-for,
although they ar much farther rgmoycd from "a they
~~verhclssa the nearest group q All thosa which
dot the Pacific ana are, therefore consequence
70 from the fact that they neghAors under
= ain rule capable Of furnishing ~ with similar
fsro-s fscstes, snd advantage y tho In the
West Ipdiee The ssnd-ich flauds West Indies
sni whatever disturbs o. Injuries them = ikely 70
lii Al ri tue.m
progress % nation has inside u impossible or
rpsin unntcretcd spectators q either tho prosperity
or sdvrrre circumstances Of the Hawaiian kingdom Our
interests are too closely connected, our distance too
small otr ptercourse too ocu aud fapid or % h1d
ourselves sloof careless and usaympathising injustice
i attempted. becsuse ~ the nations weakness, aud
perbspa s freedom menaced nd lts forcibe possession
intended We therefore feel our countrymen must
feel little interest the present condition of things
at the Islands where the PREVENTATIVE n powerful
nation. backed by ship ~ pressing demands
against an independent government--csim- which We
look upon ~ entirely wrong and untenable The pre-.
sumption u the claims and the pertnacity With which
they are urged are accounted for only upon the ground
~ the assumed weakness ~ the government There IA
no reason 10 believe that similar would have
uryed upon powerful nation.
The present state u affairs between the Hawaiian
Npeag~ and france hse resulted from q refusal the
par W INC former TO sccede 20 demand q the latter
IN reference 70 the introduction Of wines and brandy
IN the rrstJ with France and England Il expressly
stipulated that wpe- and spirit h. duties
ehsll " optional With the Hawaiian government pro-
80, ~, 49, ~, sslou~ - prohibition The govern.
man' sm auty ~ I'VE dollars a gallon upon wine aud
liquors, 81 snd beer included non = proper reprr.
rehsbor 70 and ~ the British these duties
upon Gle and ber we're refunded upon the ground that
they vcrr neither vines spirtuou ianors and ther
forr vrre not contemplated BY that clause n the trenfy
Thercupon the Frepch claimed that their wines ami
brsndcs should be admitted under The clsuse estabsh
Ing ~ vsorrm duty n Ave per cent apd sS fhe re-
funding 81 the excess which had been collected Roth
three dem1nds have been strenuou-iy refused com
pance nth Our correspondent whose litter UPON the
subject will b. pubiishea in dag gives thair
claims frxt. that the French aud American r,ls.
sf0rprfea should ~ placed upon par IN the 1i~srb,
ton of moneys By the or the supp n ~
their stors Secondly the French demand roprescn-
tation IN the cabinet or minisfry Of the King. NJ
WIFI being scutchman, and Mr. Judd an Amedcan
aud both IN he Mii istsy the Frnch claim 70 have
trrrr linen II similar position. Both these cltns
etm ~ grant q the rights a Independent nation