The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-10-18
sha!, we take the Sandwich Islands

Tie Boston Advertiser contains a cummunica
tion from James X. Jarvis, on the subject of the
anncxation Of the Sandwich Island TO this coun.
try. Mr.. J. has been fyr number ofyears a res
l'lrnt Of Honolulu, whore he publishes news
paper in English and Hawaiian He saws the Of
fer Is now made tn the citizens Of the republic a.
free gift nf the entire Sandwich group, on such
terms "a Congress mag themselves enioin.-1hc
islanders ask IN return simply to receive the rights
and protection according to American citizens
Mr.. Jar9is says. The group ilsterriturial extent
Ia uniTnportan It's area being about 500 square
miea, but it is capable of supporting ten fold its
present population $50 0o0) 1t is the CONNER
cIal and military key TO the North racihc---ihc
crnteRl point from which TO radiate all the chan
ncls Of commerce of that vast sea. Possessing
fine hnrbors, fertile soil, and q sa!ubrous cline.
nothing is required but n stable government TO
make it the Cuba Of the Pacific 1t already con.
sumrs yearly about s 100000 Of American mer.
chandlsp. Its American permanent population ia
not far from one thousand, possessing valuable
sugar and cotton plantations, IN which, and other
Improvements, large sums have been expended.
A merchant of Boston, is the proprietor of "a sugar
| plantation on the island of Kanai, the cost Of
which is nearly 100000. The American Board
Of Missions have expended somewhere near
/ .lAOO0OO IN their operations. and have settled
{ on the group fifty or more families possessing
valuable homestcad-
! The floating American population touching nj
these islands annually, is not far from $1,000
voyagers and seamen from some 400 vessels In
short, Amt rlcan enterprise, both commercial and
phllanthropic, has invested the island with its
present pslitrial importance, bestowed upon The
inhabitants laws. religion, civilization, ana will
add to these gifts language for the English
tongues is rapidly superseding the Hawaiian.-
The inhabitants have thus a moral claim upon
the American nation for protection In no way
can this be more efficiently bestowed than br re-
ceivIng them into the family Of this great repub
lie 1t is true the native population are melting
away by the same unOward causes which have
wasted away our Indians but in a degree.
Those that are left are as well prepared to be
American citizens as the multitude of Europeans
emigrants. Unlike the generality Of them they
can read and write and have already acquired
democratice idcss under the operation Of their
own liberal constitutional form of government.
that it will readily enable them to INCORPORATE
themselves under our government
! One fact is certain the native population is
destined to be supplancd in numbes and power
by II foreign rnce. They desire US to be their
SUCCESSORS and protectors Shall We or shall we
not2 II can now be done with the consent and
desire of all interested. 1t requires no outlay Of
money; the present revenues of the Islands are
more than adequate to the expenses Of their
government, Thine, opportunity. tie interests
alike Of Tie inhabitants and ours, Ives. point to
this result believe if all the facts bearing on
this question be presented to the people Of the
United States. u favorable response to the desire
Of tie Hawaians will be the result