The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-29
For the National Era.
INTELLIGENCE FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS

Among the marvels of this age is the trans
| mission of letters to and fro, from the distant
islands of the sea- The following letter, from
an American missionary ut Lahana, reached
| New York in fifty -four days after its date. The
reader of this interesting letter will perceive IN
it something new under the sun. A church at
Lahana proposing hundred dollars for pre-
MUM tract, to be published in this country, on
the Sinfulness of American Slavery" Con
verted heather in the Sandwich Islands in
tensely interested to put an end to heathenism
in the United States Wonder if they will not
soon send missionaries to this country, to teach
us some Of the first principles of Christianity.
Who knows l.. L.
LETTER FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
LAnAINA, April 81, 1852.
VERY DEAR SIR The last Monday of every
month we continue to observe as the day to
pray for the end of Slavery. Next Monday is
the day Could you be on this sunny shore,
would take you to Temple built after the New
England style, and dedicated to the worship Of
God There you would see goodly portion
Of the church members Of this village, with
many not in the church, assembled to pray for
the end, the speedy end, of an institution
which all who are not blinded by worldly
short-sighted motives must see comes, not from
Christianity but out of the dark ages OF the
workout of avaricc, pride, and all the evil
roots which produce evildoing OF man to man.
You would see an assembly of tawny faces,
but as believe most Of them as sincerely de-
voted to the great principles of the Bible as are
any Of whittier skin On these occasions, re
marks are often made on the subject of Sla-
very.
have uniformly told them, that considered
the great foundation Of African Slavery TO be
on the Africans themselves. IL they had been
true to one another, to themselves, to their dig
nifty rs men, no one could have carried them
into Slavery. Englishmen Scotchmen, Yam
KEGS, could not be sold nobody would buy
them. | have told the people here that all
apologsts for Slavery continually cry that
Great Britain filed my country with slaves,
when rs yet the United States had no voice as
nation But still, Slavery appears to this
halfenlghtened people an anomalous evil,
cruel prodigy, deep and reproachfnl stain Oh
the otherwise fair character Of our country,
which can neither be excused nor explained
away There is no evil, for the determination
of which the Christian people here pray more
sincerely. In one Of these concerts, one of our
most intelligent natives said to me- "Then it 10
true that some parts Of your country raise boys
and girls to sell, as we do pigs" replied that
10 | understood it. He said, awe have had
cruel oppression enough here, but never any
thing like that even in our darkest heather
days"
You remarked, in ono Of your letters to me,
that we must pray that there was great de
fciency of prayer over the subject Of Slavery.
This we wish and intend to do. We have al
ways great encouragement to pray in the
promises of God and, If we look rightly at the
matter, think we shall find great encourage
ment also in the Providence OF God. Some
may think that the Compromise doings OF Con
gress have put stop to the progress OF Anti
Slavery opinions in the United States. ! have
thought that the course which Congress has
taken-so far as the South acted, certainly
with no motives but to perpetuate Slavery
was Fastening its downfall ;. The question
of Freedom and Slavery will never be decided
in Congress- but in the hearts and consciences
of the American People Send light and truth
blazing through the land. 1t will be welcomed
in some honest hearts, and we shall hear re-
sponses to it, When reason and conscience
become rectifed there will be no great occa-
sion for sending petitions to Congress.
doubt not you find abundant encourage.
ment for all sorts Of Anti Slavery means which
you may have at command. We mean to pray